Session Impressions – Ascension: Storm of Souls

by jmgariepy · February 15, 2012

I was late to the party on the Ascension: Storm of Souls podcast, walking in while it was halfway through. My first response is disparaging because I didn’t know we were recording, was asked “How do you feel about the new Ascension expansion” and, knowing that I was talking to a room full of game reviewers, jumped into argument mode. Sarah is really good at editing, however. She cut and pasted three comments that made it sound like I knew we were recording and had ‘jumped right into the show’.

Ascension, Storm of Souls is a good game. If I sound like I’m down on it, it’s only because I like what Ascension is doing so much that I want to get in there and help with the design. Most of the choices Justin Gary made, though, are valid options, and I’m glad that Ascension provides a solid alternative design to the Deck Building Model.

At one point, I mention that I don’t really need to play the new expansion, because I haven’t spent enough time playing any of the older expansions. Take that comment with a grain of salt as well. The Myriad Games Presentations staff plays a lot of games. When I say something like that, what I’m really saying is “Man! I wish I got to play more Ascension. That’s a really good game, and I haven’t had my fill of it, but I’m stuck here reviewing Tulipmania.”