★★★★☆ (4.5/5)
If you’ve been holding off on Ascension because of technical issues, the Duplex fix is essential. It transforms a frustrating, glitchy experience into the polished, epic prequel that Santa Monica Studio intended. Kratos’ most underrated adventure finally runs like a god of war should. god of war ascension duplex fix
I’ve been wanting to replay God of War: Ascension for years, but the original PS3 version suffered from terrible framerate drops, audio glitches, and even full system freezes during some set-pieces. Enter the – and wow, what a difference. ★★★★☆ (4
Here’s a well-rounded, positive review for God of War: Ascension with the fix (likely referring to a crack/fix released by the group Duplex). This review assumes the user is on PC (via RPCS3 emulator) or has a modified console setup, as the game was originally a PS3 exclusive. Title: Duplex fix makes Ascension finally playable – a brutal, beautiful masterpiece I’ve been wanting to replay God of War:
You’ll need a decent PC (or a jailbroken PS3) to benefit fully. On real PS3 hardware, the framerate still dips in a few places (like the final battle), but it’s vastly better than the vanilla version.