<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Artisan	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dear	O
Villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Orcanon	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
demigods	B-Language
called	O
the	O
"	O
Fated	O
Eight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
enemies	O
in	O
hand-drawn	O
2D	O
environments	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
multiple	O
video	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
were	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
primarily	O
features	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
which	O
incorporate	O
gameplay	O
conventions	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
platformer	O
and	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
features	O
over	O
20	O
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
unique	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
is	O
turn-based	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
in	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
active	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
combatants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
occasionally	O
depicts	O
Ulan	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
flying	O
creature	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
playable	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
collectible	O
card-based	O
minigame	O
called	O
"	O
J-Ster	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
strategic	O
hexagonal	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
French-Canadian	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Artisan	O
Studios	O
,	O
with	O
Dear	O
Villagers	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
feature	O
the	O
contributions	O
of	O
several	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Kobojo	O
's	O
2015	O
mobile	O
title	O
Zodiac	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcanon	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
has	O
no	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
Zodiac	B-Application
,	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
conceived	O
by	O
Nojima	O
called	O
Orcanon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
also	O
adapts	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
graphical	O
assets	O
of	O
Zodiac	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
CyDesignation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astria	B-Application
Ascending	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
