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Ishar: Legend of the Fortress came out on the Amiga in 1992 from Silmarils, a developer known for their ambitious, if sometimes uneven, titles. It was part of that wave of European RPGs that tried to do something a little different from the usual dungeon crawlers, focusing more on party dynamics and tactical exploration. You could feel the ambition in its design, even if the execution wasn't always smooth.

You control a party of up to six adventurers, recruiting them from taverns and managing their morale and equipment. The main goal is to reclaim the fortress of Ishar from an evil sorcerer, which involves exploring a large world map screen by screen, delving into dungeons, and engaging in turn-based combat. Key mechanics include managing your party's loyalty (they can argue or even leave if unhappy) and using a first-person perspective for navigation and battles. The pacing is deliberate, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, especially with party management. It feels like a thoughtful, sometimes frustrating, but deeply engaging attempt at a complex RPG.