For an oldschool gamer such as myself, Tribes: Ascend is a delightful little slice of nostalgia that has brought back (and improved upon) countless memories of jetpacking, disc-slinging, and truly kickass gameplay. For those who have played Tribes 2, the game will be extremely familiar. For those who have never touched a Tribes game, it will provide a refreshing, riveting experience like none you've ever had.
The intensity of combat and the fast pace of the game might remind some of games like Unreal Tournament or the like, however - Tribes offers a whole new dimension of movement by giving players the ability to fly for short distances, which makes it kick so much more ass than Unreal Tournament games. You're also given the ability to "ski", which allows players to essentially ignore friction for the most part and slide across the ground on your feet. Combined with jetpacking, players can build up some serious momentum and travel at speeds previously unheard of in FPS games.
Along with movement, much of Tribes: Ascend is virtually identical to Tribes 2 (though much better). The graphics are the best of any Tribes game to date, and the physics will have your stomach turning knots when the action gets heavy. A few of the gameplay mechanics and your ability to acquire weapons have been somewhat tweaked to fit the Free to Play format (you have to level up and spend points to earn new weapons and equipment), and HiRez Studios has even added some new weapons and items, but for the most part the game feels like an old friend from the past.
To be fair, Tribes: Ascend is still in the beta stages (though the beta is now open to the public), but if the plan is to do nothing but improve the game based on player feedback from here on out, then I'm already sold on this game.
Oh, and the best part of all? The damn thing's free. Yeah - it'll cost you much less than some of the steaming piles of crap that people call games out there, and it already kicks ass. So here's what you do: go to the the Tribes: Ascend website, download it, and start kicking some ass right now. And become a better person because of it (probably).
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