Game 2 - Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

Year: 1993

Developer: Silmarils

Publisher: Silmarils

Platforms: Amiga AGA, also available for OCS/ECS

Game session:1

Game time so far: 30 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Entertaintment level: very high

This wonderful CRPG is the second part of the Ishar series. Its the succesor to the Ishar: Legend of the Fortress from 1992.

 

Silmarils - game developer from Lognes, France (1987-2003)

 

Lets talk at the beginning about the world of Ishar in this game. Ishar became a cultural and intellectual centre, casting its radiance over the whole archipelago of Arborea, which consists of seven islands: the Isle of Kendoria and six others. 

 

Thanks to massive immigration by the peoples of the Northlands, submerged by the sea, Zach, the best known of the islands, developed rapidly and remains a very important city today. The other islands are inhabited by different races at various levels of development.

 

One fine morning, Zurbaran, the new Ruler of Ishar, received an unusual visitor (alchemist). After that the Zurbaran begins his new adventure. And you too :) 

The start of our adventure

 

We start playing this fine CRPG on Irvan's Island. With Zurbaran alone. The bandits or whatever these are 😀 at the beginning of the game almost killed me. I escaped barely with very few hitpoints. Than i began to explore this first game location, searching for some town or village where i will buy supplies and sleep in the tavern or use whatever possible way to heal Zurbaran. Some companions to form the adventuring party would be nice addition too. After few minutes of walking I discovered settlement in the top left corner of the map of Irvan's Island…

Saved and drinking

 

Yeah, dear Zurbaran. Come to the inn, meet some people, drink and be happy. This is not a faery tale, this is CRPG.

In the inn you can listen, sleep for 900 gold or eat for 500 gold and enroll new companions. I slept, than listened to peple in the inn. Than I enrolled some new companions.

 

My party is now: Zurbaran (Human Warrior Lvl 5), Zeloran (Elf Magician Lvl 5), Edelia (Elf Ranger Lvl 5) Yornh (Human priest Lvl 4), Olfren (Elf Mercenary Lvl 7).

 

Now its time for some equipment, because only Zurbaran have one sword. Next morning my party went shopping. A Bow + 6 for ranger and 20 arrows, the + 4 Shortsword for mercenary. Than two helmets with two shields for frontline warriors.

 

My two warriors and elf ranger with bow. 

 

 

 

 

The mage Zeloran and the priest Yornh will not get any equipment because lack of money.

Gave all money to Zurbaran, the chief of a party (of a fear that there will be conflict and some companions will flee. I do not know how it works in this game with party morale, but there is a team spirit statistics in character screen). Maybe it is time to open the game manual.

Location of the village on the map of Irvan's Island

The general store

 

In the second store in this village I purchased some food and a rope.

 

This is it for the beginning session of the game. 

More next time.

Current game time: 30 min.