Court of Ashes combines visual novel and an unusual step-by-step strategy with emphasis on diplomacy. The action of the game takes place in the medieval kingdom, which is involved in a military conflict. Events begin with king killing. At the most inopportune moment, the country is deprived of his ruler, and the five influential advisers decide to unite to create a council and through it rule the state.
Court of Ashes have to play for one of these 5 characters:
- Bruno Martinelli - General Army Commander;
- Armis Lieber - Master over a coin;
- Brida Loclett - Royal Alchemist;
- REGINA ELLER - chief minister;
- Janpier Graye - The Rector of Her Holy Holy.
All heroes and heroines have their strengths and weaknesses. When choosing one protagonist, you will have to develop relationships with its four remaining colleagues. Communication with them can unlock 60 story scenes. The main story has 18 endings. Thaletl can be reused repeatedly to see all the forks, as well as open all additional costumes and starting parameters. The gameplay lies in reading numerous dialogues or descriptions and choosing further replicas or actions. Decisions made influence on the course of narration. In addition to conversations with high-ranking officials, you need to follow the affairs of state importance and competently distribute resources. There are several varieties: influence, gold, food, goods, troops. You can, for example, allocate soldiers to accompany the Supreme Priestess. It will help to establish relationships with the Church of Light. But if the fighters in the reserve will not be enough, then there will be no one to protect the peasants in the case of the attack of bandits. From similar dilemmas and consists of a gameplay.
