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Ascension to the Throne

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

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Quick resume

Ascension to the Throne is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. In a vast fantasy world the hero will have to pass many tests on his way to victory. Enemies seek to stop players from regaining power and taking revenge. Gain new friends to aid you in reclaiming the throne.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Engaging tactical combat
    • Strong nostalgic appeal
    • Interesting fantasy story
    • Open world exploration
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and ui
    • Technical bugs and crashes
    • Some balance issues (magic dominance)
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Linear story progression

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players enjoy immersive fantasy world and story as a form of escape and entertainment."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage troops strategically, making decisions and guiding unit actions."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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