Kentilla

Kentilla is a text adventure with graphics. It is a sequel to an earlier text adventure by Derek Brewster, Velnor's Lair.

At the end of the previous game, Velnor was vanquished and his soul was hurled through the void into the flames of the Abyss. In the spilt second that the corridor was opened Grako returned from the Abyss and now controls the source of Velnor's power, the Moonstone of Aigrath. The object of the game is to defeat Grako and to return him to the flames of the Abyss. In this the player is aided by the mystical sword Kentilla and companions such as Elva, who can carry things as well as perform tasks and fight.

The game's text parser, in addition to accepting the normal commands of 'Go North' and 'Get item' allows the player to issue commands to others such as 'Say To Elva "Get Moss"'.

The game also plays music while the game is in progress.

Added January 12, 2026
Published By Mastertronic Ltd.
Micromega
The game's title screen (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The game starts here, outside Ogeron's house. The door is closed and I could not get back into it so no pillaging or plundering there. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
North from Ogeron's house and already I'm being pursued by a bad guy. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A couple of screens on and I had a near encounter with a rattling quarg (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Not all scenes show a picture. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The rattling quarg is back and this time it attacks (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
This is the battle with the rattling quarg. The original text that described the location has gone (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
This screen displays as the game loads (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
The game starts here (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
Its no fun exploring without a weapon. It's just another way to die very quickly (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
After a little exploring I get a weapon (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
It's during times of combat, which happen very quickly in this game, that the adventuring philosophy of experimenting until you find the correct command syntax becomes very wearing.... (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
... and sometimes when the correct syntax is found the game becomes more of a test of accurate typing than one of adventuring. (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
Accurate typing is essential when attacked by multiple enemies (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com
But sometimes even the best typists just aren't good enough. (ZX Spectrum) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1984

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Puzzle Adventure

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

Free to Play:
Yes

Available From: