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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The king defeats the Tyrant again and ends the conspiracy to overthrow him, but after realizing that he went too far in trying to please people who will never be satisfied, decides to AbdicateTheThrone anyway and become a farmer. Alabaster refuses the crown, claiming tha she is too consumed by revenge to rule. The question of who will rule is left up in the air.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The king defeats the Tyrant again and ends the conspiracy to overthrow him, but after realizing that he went too far in trying to please people who will never be satisfied, decides to AbdicateTheThrone anyway and become a farmer. Alabaster refuses the crown, claiming tha that she is too consumed by revenge to rule. The question of who will rule is left up in the air.]]
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:The king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:The king may he be flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: The tyrant claims that the king is as tyrannical as he was, despite trying to justify himself.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: The tyrant [[spoiler:The Tyrant]] claims that the king is as tyrannical as he was, despite trying to justify himself.
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'''Tyrant:''' What you tell yourself doesn't change your actions. If everyone thinks you were as cruel and brutal as I was, how are we different?
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: The tyrant claims that the king is as tyrannical as he was, despite trying to justify himself.
-->'''King:''' But I still did what I thought was right! You never did.\\
'''Tyrant:''' What you tell yourself doesn't change your actions. If everyone thinks you were as cruel and brutal as I was, how are we different?
-->'''King:''' But I still did what I thought was right! You never did.\\
'''Tyrant:''' What you tell yourself doesn't change your actions. If everyone thinks you were as cruel and brutal as I was, how are we different?
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The king defeats the Tyrant again and ends the conspiracy to overthrow him, but after realizing that he went too far in trying to please people who will never be satisfied, decides to AbdicateTheThrone anyway and become a farmer. Alabaster refuses the crown, claiming tha she is too consumed by revenge to rule. The question of who will rule is left up in the air.]]
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* DragonsVersusKnights: The first level pits the knight-like king against the [[{{Dracolich}} undead dragon]] that terrorized his kingdom when alive. [[spoiler:But the traditional morality is subverted when it turns out that the dragon used to be a protector of the kingdom who turned against the king when he betrayed her by stealing her land to use as farmland.]]
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* WinWinEnding: Of a sort. [[spoiler:With the exception of [[BigBad the Tyrant]], both sides get what they want- the king retires from his duties and can live a life without the pressures of ruling, while Alabaster and Dravious have technically gotten their revenge by removing the king from the throne and getting him to realize his folly.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Tyrant]], the FinalBoss and only unambiguously evil character, is behind the conspiracy to dethrone the king. [[spoiler:He’s the past king and wants to retake his throne.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Tyrant]], the FinalBoss and only unambiguously evil character, is behind the conspiracy to dethrone the king. [[spoiler:He’s [[spoiler:He's the past king and wants to retake his throne.]]
* BossGame: The four levels consist of an AdvancingBossOfDoom chasing the king, who must direct platforms at them to defeat them.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:The king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
* BossGame: The four levels consist of an AdvancingBossOfDoom chasing the king, who must direct platforms at them to defeat them.
* BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:The king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
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** BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:On the other hand, the king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Tyrant]] claims that he’s better than the king because he was satisfied with being a monster, wheras the king claims to be a hero.]]
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on a Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alabaster to The Tyrant.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alabaster to The Tyrant.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.]]
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on a Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alabaster to The Tyrant.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alabaster to The Tyrant.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.
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* MeaningfulName: Alabaster the sorceress has pale white skin.
* ThemeTune: "Life on a Throne" by Debs and errol.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is very difficult to go into detail about this game's tropes without spoiling the plot.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Downplayed with Alabaster, who is an AntiVillain seeking revenge on the king for her destroyed village.]]
* ThemeTune: "Life on a Throne" by Debs and errol.
* WalkingSpoiler: It is very difficult to go into detail about this game's tropes without spoiling the plot.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Downplayed with Alabaster, who is an AntiVillain seeking revenge on the king for her destroyed village.]]
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* WalkingSpoiler: It is very difficult to go into detail about this game's tropes without spoiling the plot.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Downplayed with Alabaster, who is an AntiVillain seeking revenge on the king for her destroyed village.]]
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[[spoiler:[[Main/TheStinger I'll be a farmer.]]]]
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''King's Ascent'' is a 2013 flash vertical platformer developed by Aqualuft. [[OnceUponATime Not so many years ago]], the king orchestrated a plot to defeat a great dragon that was terrorizing the kingdom and eating the livestock. The king would throw a feast in the beast's honor, and after it had entered a food coma, the king's guards would kill it. The plan went off without a hitch, and the king had a tower constructed for him to watch over his citizens.
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''King's Ascent'' is a 2013 flash vertical platformer developed by Aqualuft. [[OnceUponATime Not so many years ago]], the a tyrant king ruled over the land and lived in luxury while his people starved. A lord who worked for him became tired of his cruelty and overthrew him, becoming the new king in his place. The new king later orchestrated a plot to defeat a great dragon that was terrorizing the kingdom and eating the livestock. The king would throw a feast in the beast's honor, and after it had entered a food coma, the king's guards would kill it. The plan went off without a hitch, and the king had a tower constructed for him to watch over his citizens. \n He also routed a town's water with the town's permission to stop a drought, and defeated an invading army through tactical trickery. Because of his good deeds, he is beloved by his people.
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-->--Level 1 Intro
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->Not so many years ago, a terrible dragon started ravaging the Northern lands. She devoured livestock and would easily fight off all who tried to stop her. In response, the King devised a cunning plan to stop the monster. He held a great banquet in its honor. He showered the dragon with praise and fed it until the beast was stuffed. Once the dragon was sedated by it's own gluttony, the King's knights leapt from their hiding spots and slew the creature. The king then built a great tower to watch over the people and remind them they were safe.
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Today, the king is trying to track down his sorceress, Alabaster, and general, Dravious, who have neglected to show up for a meeting. While he is searching for them, the tower is shattered by the animated skeleton of that same dragon from all those years ago. The king must climb up the levitated ruins of his castle, dropping debris on the beast below. However, it quickly becomes clear that not everything is as clear-cut as one would believe...
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Today, the king is trying to track down his sorceress, Alabaster, and general, Dravious, who have neglected to show up for a meeting. While he is searching for them, the tower is shattered by the animated skeleton of that same dragon from all those years ago. The king must climb up the levitated ruins of his castle, dropping debris on the beast below. However, he soon learns that the dragon is merely one member of a [[TheConspiracy conspiracy]] out to overthrow the king... and it quickly becomes clear that not everything is as clear-cut as one would believe...
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''King's Ascent'' is a 2013 flash vertical platformer developed by Aqualuft. [[Main/OnceUponATime Not so many years ago,]], the king orchestrated a plot to defeat a great dragon that was terrorizing the kingdom and eating the livestock. The king would throw a feast in the beast's honor, and after it had entered a food coma, the king's guards would kill it. The plan went off without a hitch, and the king had a tower constructed for him to watch over his citizens.
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''King's Ascent'' is a 2013 flash vertical platformer developed by Aqualuft. [[Main/OnceUponATime [[OnceUponATime Not so many years ago,]], ago]], the king orchestrated a plot to defeat a great dragon that was terrorizing the kingdom and eating the livestock. The king would throw a feast in the beast's honor, and after it had entered a food coma, the king's guards would kill it. The plan went off without a hitch, and the king had a tower constructed for him to watch over his citizens.
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* AtLeastIAdmitIt: [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Tyrant]] claims that he’s better than the king because he was satisfied with being a monster, wheras the king claims to be a hero.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Tyrant]], the FinalBoss and only unambiguously evil character, is behind the conspiracy to dethrone the king. [[spoiler:He’s the past king and wants to retake his throne.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler:The Tyrant]], the FinalBoss and only unambiguously evil character, is behind the conspiracy to dethrone the king. [[spoiler:He’s the past king and wants to retake his throne.]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]] The postmortem confirms that this was intentional.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
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* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alabaster to The Tyrant.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality:[[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]] The postmortem confirms that this was intentional.
** BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:On the other hand, the king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
* HeelRealization:[[spoiler: Alabaster [[spoiler:Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
* TheGoodKing: The titular king. [[spoiler:At least, he tries to be.]]
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** BlackAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler:On the other hand, the king may he flawed, but [[BigBad The Tyrant]] is plain evil.]]
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Downplayed with Alabaster, who is an AntiVillain seeking revenge on the king for her destroyed village.]]
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on the Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]]
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on the a Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]]]] The postmortem confirms that this was intentional.
* GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.
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* ThemeTune: "Life on the Throne" by Debs and errol.
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* ThemeTune: "Life on the a Throne" by Debs and errol.
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''King's Ascent'' is a 2013 flash vertical platformer developed by Aqualuft. [[Main/OnceUponATime Not so many years ago,]], the king orchestrated a plot to defeat a great dragon that was terrorizing the kingdom and eating the livestock. The king would throw a feast in the beast's honor, and after it had entered a food coma, the king's guards would kill it. The plan went off without a hitch, and the king had a tower constructed for him to watch over his citizens.
Today, the king is trying to track down his sorceress, Alabaster, and general, Dravious, who have neglected to show up for a meeting. While he is searching for them, the tower is shattered by the animated skeleton of that same dragon from all those years ago. The king must climb up the levitated ruins of his castle, dropping debris on the beast below. However, it quickly becomes clear that not everything is as clear-cut as one would believe...
Gameplay consists of platforming through vertical levels while being chased by an AdvancingBossOfDoom. In a unique twist, instead of reaching the end of the level, the goal of each floor is to deal damage to the boss by dropping the falling platforms onto them. The game can be played [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/shoosein/kings-ascent here]] and a postmortem can be found [[https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SharonHoosein/20130725/197015/Kings_Ascent_Postmortem_What_we_learned_from_creating_a_unique_platformer_with_a_narrative.php here.]]
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!!''King's Ascent'' contains examples of:
*TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on the Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
*GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]]
*HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
*MeaningfulName: Alabaster the sorceress has pale white skin.
*ThemeTune: "Life on the Throne" by Debs and errol.
*Walking Spoiler: It is very difficult to go into detail about this game's tropes without spoiling the plot.
Today, the king is trying to track down his sorceress, Alabaster, and general, Dravious, who have neglected to show up for a meeting. While he is searching for them, the tower is shattered by the animated skeleton of that same dragon from all those years ago. The king must climb up the levitated ruins of his castle, dropping debris on the beast below. However, it quickly becomes clear that not everything is as clear-cut as one would believe...
Gameplay consists of platforming through vertical levels while being chased by an AdvancingBossOfDoom. In a unique twist, instead of reaching the end of the level, the goal of each floor is to deal damage to the boss by dropping the falling platforms onto them. The game can be played [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/shoosein/kings-ascent here]] and a postmortem can be found [[https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SharonHoosein/20130725/197015/Kings_Ascent_Postmortem_What_we_learned_from_creating_a_unique_platformer_with_a_narrative.php here.]]
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!!''King's Ascent'' contains examples of:
*TheChainsOfCommanding: The focus of "Life on the Throne," and a main theme in the game. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that everything the king did, he was pressured to do by his people.]]
*GreyAndGrayMorality: [[spoiler: The game does not make it clear who is in the right. The king certainly seems to have tried his best, but he has made many grave mistakes and refuses to admit them, even when confronted. Alabaster and Dravious are correct about the king's mistakes, but they insist that everything he did was self-serving even when it almost certainly wasn't.]]
*HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Alabaster and Dravious's plan is to induce this in the king by forcing him to literally face his failures. It doesn't work, as the king instead resigns as he is tired of being forced to try to please everyone.]]
*MeaningfulName: Alabaster the sorceress has pale white skin.
*ThemeTune: "Life on the Throne" by Debs and errol.
*Walking Spoiler: It is very difficult to go into detail about this game's tropes without spoiling the plot.
