Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a role-playing video game and the sequel to Eye of the Beholder. It was developed by Westwood Associates and published for MS-DOS by Strategic Simulations in 1991. Versions followed for the Amiga, FM Towns, and PC-98. The game adds outdoor areas, increased interaction with the environment, and more role-playing elements. A third game, Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor, was released in 1993.

Gameplay

Much of the game remains within the confines of the temple, where the player is allowed to roam freely between locations once inside. The game itself features the catacombs beneath the Temple Darkmoon, the upper levels of the temple, and its three towers; silver, azure and crimson. Like the first game in the series, Eye of the Beholder II was also ported to the Amiga computer.

Plot

After the adventures of the first game, the heroes head to a local inn to rest and enjoy their newfound fame but a note gets slipped to them from Khelben “Blackstaff” Arunsun, Archmage of Waterdeep, who says that he sent a scout to investigate reports of evil brewing in a temple known as Darkmoon but she has not returned. Khelben then transports the heroes to the temple to find Amber and continue the investigation. While battling their way through the temple’s clerics and other inhabitants, the players discover that the high priest, Dran Draggore, is assembling legions of skeletal warriors to attack Waterdeep. The players need to pass an acolytes’ test to gain access to the inner parts of the temple. In the final confrontation, Draggore turns out to be a red dragon.

Read more on Wikipedia ↗