Valkyrie: Ascension to the Throne is basically the same game as its
predecessor Ascension to the Throne. The game tells the story of Eneya, who
was among King Alexander’s companions. She was raised by orks and now she
needs to prove her worth as warrior by battling evil and a plague.

The game is a mixture between RPG and turn-based strategy game. When exploring
the environment the player sees Eneya from behind. He talks to people in
multiple-choice conversations, takes quests, finds treasures, buys equipment
with earned money and hires mercenaries.

When walking the player meets especially marked enemies which cause the game
to switch to a turn-based combat screen with hex fields. These enemies don’t
leave their position in the game world and can be avoided unless they stand in
a narrow place. In the combat itself the player starts by positioning his army
and then he gives order to his troops every turn, e.g to move, to attack or to
cast a spell. If Eneya dies the game ends instantly. New are special boss
monsters which Eneya has to face alone.

The player’s army consists of ten slots: Eneya and other plot-related
characters take up one each, the other ones can be filled with up to ten
troops of the same kind. With a few exceptions the player has to pay troops
with so-called authority points which are mostly gained during level-ups,
after certain quests and by dividing found treasures between the army. The
player also can improve other stats when having enough experience points which
influence Eneya’s armor, damage and magic abilities.