Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight, is a video game developed and published by Mindscape in 1991. It was released for the Amiga and a year later converted for MS-DOS with alternative sound and music. The title is a reference to A Hard Day's Night. Moonstone's gameplay is a mix of genres, including strategy, real-time combat, and role-playing. Up to four players can participate in a basic turn-based role-playing game with real-time combat for all encounters. It is also known as one of the bloodiest games of its time, with some exceptionally gory combat and death scenes.
Story
The player takes on the role of a chosen knight sent by the Druids to return the mystical "Moonstone" to Stonehenge. The game supports 1 to 4 players simultaneously, with the computer controlling all non-human knights as rival NPCs. The world map is divided into 4 different regions: Misty Moors: the NW region of the Blue Knight (Sir Godber). The monsters you'll find there are the axe- and spear-carrying troggs, as well as their warbeasts. There is also the town of Highwood with the High Temple, where the player can buy and sell magic items. Wetlands: The SE region of the Red Knight (Sir Edward). Monsters include the trolls and the mud people. There is also the town of Waterdeep with Mythral the Mystic, who can improve (or randomly reduce) the player's abilities in exchange for gold. Great Forest: The SW region of the Green Knight (Sir Jeffrey). The monsters are the troggs and the rat people. Here there is the Stonehenge, where the player can gain a life by donating a magic item. Northern Wastelands: The northeastern region of the Orange Knight (Sir Richard). Monsters include troggs and baloks. Here there is also the tower of Math, the wizard, who can randomly reward the player or turn him into a frog if he asks him repeatedly.