I tried and tried to like Eschalon 2 (didnt try the first one). But while it seemed really deep in some ways like character progression, skills etc., in practice it was a really empty world with enemies that were pretty boring to fight. Click click click. Looks like you're winning? keep clicking. Looks like you're losing? run for the cell border and you're safe.
I like the look and it seems to have real heart, but it just seemed really uninspired when it came to game world and stuff to do. Maybe it opens up? Maybe, but there's better games out there.