Ascension to the Throne: Valkyrie

[h1] An interesting yet flawed game [/h1] [table] [tr] [th]Pros[/th] [th]Cons[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]🎮[b] [u] Gameplay: [/u] [/b] Gameplay is pretty interesting, a blend between RPG and Strategy elements. In which you control the main character and go around the map along with the story completing quests, recruiting troops for turn-based battle.[/td] [td]❌ However, the implementation of how it would perform is flawed and limited to say the least. The game system sets the difficulty to the max even in the beginning and at some point can soft / hard lock you since the strategy options are limited. Ex: (1) you cannot position your troops in any way to gain advantage. (2) the game know which troops can easily be defeated or if the MC is weak enough to kill thereby ending the battle (3) Some battles start out of nowhere without allowing you to recruit or warn you or have the option to avoid or sth, cause it can basically curb stomp your entire army and there is no way to progress.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]🖥️[b] [u] Graphic: [/u] [/b] Visuals are pretty enough, high praise for the models, especially the very sexy MC (Eneya) ❤️[/td] [td]🐞 Bugs such…

Nostalgiaaaa

A sequel to Ascension to the Throne game that takes place during the events of the first game. While first game gives us perspective of Alexander, this game allows us to experience the story from the perspective of Eneya, the prophesized "Valkyrie" and human that grew up among Orcs. This game reuses the engine and much of the locations and assets from the previous game, so I'll review it assuming someone is diving in after first game. Just in case, the tl;dr of that review and this - Ascension to the Throne is a flawed in many regards (graphics, balance, amount of content) King's Bounty-like that I feel is endearing enough of an experience, at least at a discount. As mentioned, large chunk of locations and good number of enemy and ally units are reused from the previous game. Game balance, however, was changed up quite a bit. While first game has some difficulty spikes, it was overall a relatively simple to cheese experience, especially by specializing in magic. Compared to that, sequel is made fair bit tougher in many regards and does actually take a degree of effort, if not too much, to succeed. Main character no longer can learn more destructive offensive spells like triple fi…

good game

Well, my previous review was quite hostile, but I figured out I missed a yuuuuge chunk of map and that prevented me to gain levels, leading to utter failure in a particularly nast spot with no way back. I take it back, the game is very similar to the original but you play as a scantily clad warrioress. Nice story, strategic battles, plenty of fanservice. Still so ridiculously difficult that trying to push forward is a waste of time and sanity, but worth the 99 cents if it's on sale.

Extremely disappointing after playing the first game. Same skin with different perspective. However, the game artificially drives the difficulty by pitting your slow or weak melee army constantly against range and caster enemies placed far away. Your hero is handicapped with single attacks and weak gear through most of the early game, while enemies quickly develop into long range multiple striking mobs. The game is also much more linear than the previous. The balance is extremely poor.