Despite the fast-paced nature of the game and its reliance on a fast internet connection, Century: Age of Ashes was also surprisingly good at keeping a steady frame rate.Ĭentury: Age of Ashes isn’t just a feast for the eyes but for the ears as well.
Human character models are less impressive, but that is mainly because they are insignificant compared to everything else going on on-screen at any given time. Likewise, the environments are jaw-droppingly impressive, which was a necessary feat given that they needed to be large enough for massive dragons to fly through without looking silly. The dragons look equally majestic and imposing, with gorgeous animations bringing them to life. If there’s one thing Century: Age of Ashes absolutely nails, it’s the visuals -though as you’ll find out, thankfully the game is great in more than just this aspect.
We do get short blurbs about the setting on the loading screens, as well as short snippets of text in the bestiary, but these aren’t enough to fully flesh out the game’s backstory. Having an opening cutscene or some kind of backstory would help tremendously in explaining how humanity was able to tame these magnificent creatures, and why they are duking it out in deadly aerial battles. It’s a bit of a shame, as there is a lot of potential for worldbuilding here, with the fantastic evocative designs for both the dragons and their riders. There’s no story present here, which makes sense given that this is essentially a game that is all about fast-paced online matches instead of wanting to immerse you in an epic narrative. It’s a winning concept: fighting PVP battles from the back of a firebreating dragon, but can it deliver on its premise? The subject of today’s review, Century: Age of Ashes, from developer Playwing Bordeaux, is a free-to-play title as well, though as you’ll find out, this might be one of the “good” free-to-play titles. There are exceptions of course, and in the gaming world of today, it’s the less predatory games that survive the longest -just look at Fortnite, for example. For the most part, this is deservedly so, as there is an ever-growing plethora of free-to-play titles determined to suck the wallets of their unsuspecting player base dry. We imagine that the term ‘free-to-play’ leaves a foul taste in the mouth of most gamers.
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