Just finished Eschalon Book 1. The description "old style" is appropriate. The game was enjoyable and brought back memories of older Dungeon and Dragons titles and some of the old Origin games. I do have some criticisms. The plot was puerile and derivative at best. Graphics were way too small on my 19" monitor and I continually found myself having to lean forward to see the screen particularly in dark dungeons. I found the initial stages difficult; not being able to find enough money to buy necessary equipment. There was a lot of combat with no reward (other than experience points) which violates a basic precept of game design from a psychological viewpoint. Resting was problematic. If you rested too long you risked random encounters which were not balanced i.e. you seldom had a chance of surviving. I found it to be overall an enjoyable time waster. However I suspect a lot of my enjoyment was "nostalgic" and suspect it would bore younger gamers to tears.
When I found this game, I was roaming the net looking for some good old rpg. What really convinced me about the old school style of this software was all the details I found on the official site forum and the good answer... Read Full Review
First and foremost if you are expecting unbelievable graphics or uncanny bloody combo fights stay away from this game cause this is no RPG like hack n slash games like Fable and such... This is THE old school RPG game th... Read Full Review
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