My Favorite Ray Traced Games: The Ascent

Revolution or refinement?

PC screenshot captured by the author.

The Ascent feels like one of those megahits that came and went; it exploded huge out of the gate last summer, but then got lost in the shuffle of the holiday release season. I’m here to tell you that you have to go back and play it. It was one of the first reveals for the current generation of gaming hardware that I was personally excited for, yet I…