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Eschalon: Book I


8.0

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Eschalon: Book I is a classic role-playing game experience that will take you across massive outdoor environments and deep into sprawling dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of who - or what - you are. A tile-built, turn-based game world where the result of absolutely every action is rolled, calculated or statistically determined. Strategy is paramount to success; careful skill management, equipment selection and magic usage will win your fights, not rapid button clicking. We are very pleased to say this is not another "action RPG". Hundreds of items and dozens of creatures await your discovery. A combination of randomly generated treasure and carefully hidden goodies means that no two games will play the exact same way. [Basilisk Games]

PUBLISHER:	Basilisk Games
DEVELOPER:	Basilisk Games
GENRE(S):	Role-Playing Game
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	RP (Rating Pending)
RELEASE DATE:	November 19, 2007

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Pelit (Finland)

A very nice surprise. In this age of good looking, but simplistic and short, easy games a touch of classic role-playing was really refreshing. I hope to see the remaining Books, too. [Jan 2008]

PC Zone UK

The only major shortfall here is a clunky natigation system, but this aside, Eschalon: Book I is a very accomplished RPG. [Apr 2006, p.86]

PC Format

The production values are far higher than many rivals, and anyone looking back fondly on the RPGs of yesteryear will soon be sucked in. [Feb 2008, p.115]

2404.org

Despite the many warts, Eschalon is not without charm, as this game would have been an award-winning achievement in 1986 or so. Everything is done well, for that era, but, much like steam locomotives, I’m just not convinced this style really works nowadays.

The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Karel K. gave it a7:
The game has a good fooling feeling about it. The turn to base combat feels fluent, the skill system remains interesting throughout most of the game and the story is entertaining. Most of the locations in the game were fun as well, with little puzzles and fun sitequests. What I liked less about this game was that it was too easy, at least, for a mage. No creature moves faster than your character, so as mage the pattern of killing critters becomes a bit boring. That is, shoot some fire darts, run away, and repeat. All in all, definitely an entertaining game, but a too easy for the old-school rpg that the game strives to be. Due to this, the game looses some of its appeal later on in the game.

C.J. D. gave it a9:
A well-crafted game with a decent but immersive storyline that feels like an old-school cRPG.

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