Amberstar
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Amberstar is the first installment in Thalion Software's never-finished role-playing video game trilogy.[1] Although considerably more advanced, the game has many similarities to Thalion's earlier game Dragonflight, and was by many fans thought to be a sequel. As with most of Thalion's other releases, the public interest was somewhat limited. A sequel, Ambermoon, was released in 1993.
Plot
The game is set in the
Development
The musical score is by Thalion's Jochen Hippel.
Reception
Amberstar received mixed to positive reviews in Germany and the UK. Many critics praised the deep storyline while feeling that the graphics were a bit outdated in comparison to other current RPGs such as
Magazine | Date | Score |
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Amiga Action | Oct 1992 | 91% |
Amiga Format | Jan 1993 | 81% |
CU Amiga | Dec 1992 | 65% |
The One | Dec 1992 | 78% |
DatorMagazin | Jan 1993 | 64% |
Amiga Joker | Mar 1992 | 82% |
ST Action | Sep 1992 | 92% |
ST Format | Dec 1992 | 73% |
ST User | Oct 1992 | 82% |
ST Review | Jan 1993 | 83% |
Power Play | Mar 1992 | 85% |
ASM | Mar 1992 | 67% |
PlayTime | May 1992 | 87% |
PC Joker | Jan 1993 | 76% |
Legacy
While planned as first part in a trilogy, Amberstar was succeeded by only one sequel called Ambermoon. Unlike Amberstar, Ambermoon was released only on Amiga. Disappointing sales of both Amberstar and Ambermoon led Thalion Software to close after the sequel's German release.[citation needed] The title of what was supposed to be the third and final game was disclosed by game creator Karsten Köper as being AmberWorlds.[3] On May 14, 2023, the surviving source code for the game and its sequel Ambermoon was uploaded on GitHub by Jurie Horneman, programmer of both games.[4]
References
- ^ "Amberstar by Thalion Software".
- ^ "Amberstar Review". The One. No. 51. emap Images. December 1992. p. 54.
- ^ "Amberstar/Ambermoon - Dungeon Master Forum".
- ^ Horneman, Jurie (14 May 2023). "Amberstar and Ambermoon source material released". Intelligent Artifice. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.