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Eschalon: Book II - May 12 Release Date

The highly anticipated indie CRPG Eschalon: Book II will be released on May 12 for Windows, with other versions soon after. Here's the official PR:

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Basilisk Games Announces the Release Date for Eschalon: Book II

Indianapolis, IN - April 27, 2010 - Basilisk Games, Inc. today announced the release date for Eschalon: Book II for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

"We are very excited to finally be able to announce the release dates to our second game, Eschalon: Book II, after more than two years of development" said Thomas Riegsecker, Lead Developer of the Eschalon series. "Eschalon: Book II is considerably bigger and better than the first game, and incorporates over 60 fan-suggested enhancements."

Eschalon: Book II is scheduled for release on May 12th, 2010 for Windows based computers. Basilisk Games will release the Macintosh and Linux versions of the game on May 26th, 2010. Eschalon: Book II will be available as a digital download on most major distribution services and directly from Basilisk Games website.

About Eschalon: Book II

Eschalon: Book II is the sequel to 2007's hit independent role-playing game, Eschalon: Book I. Continue your journey across massive outdoor environments and deep into twisted dungeons as you seek to uncover the mystery of your past and who is behind the menace that threatens all of Eschalon. No experience with the first game is needed to enjoy this second chapter in the Eschalon trilogy. More information on the game and links to the video trailer can be found online at http://basiliskgames.com/eschalon_book_ii

About Basilisk Games

Founded in 2005, Basilisk Games is an independent game developer located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company's mission is to produce compelling old-school computer role-playing games for gamers who still remember what great computer RPGs used to be about: "Single-player. Turn-based. Stat heavy. Story driven." Visit Basilisk Games online at http://basiliskgames.com

More information.

Very good. When can i preorder a physical copy?

According to the website, "once the digital download version is available".

http://basiliskgames.com/purchase

The moment i can preorder it, i will !.
So looking forward to this.

w00t! Will be picking this one up as soon as it comes out, glad they've made it through to a second release.

excellent - there seems to be little on the horizon Rpg-wise so this should tide me over nicely ;-) I quite enjoyed the 1st title, although it was a little short. Anyone know if Book II is going to be substantially longer?

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Originally Posted by BasiliskWrangler

Book II will be longer than Book I in terms of more quests and areas to explore. But like Book I, Book II's length is largely going to be determined by how much extra stuff you do. It would be impossible to say how much time will be required since everyone plays at different speeds, but we would like to provide a 40-hour experience for the average player. In comparison, Book I was a 20-25 hour game for most people.

http://www.basiliskgames.com/forums/…p=13034#p13034

I know the quote is nearly two years old, but I hope that answers your question booboo.

Demo??? just buy it :P

Well, seriously it is like this, you download the "shareware" version which is the demo… and after that if you want to go on playing…. just buy the code.

Excellent. I can see many beautiful spring days when I should be outside with me hunched over the computer addicted to this instead. Great news.

Glad to see you've got your priorities right.

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Originally Posted by pibbur (Post 1061009067)

Glad to see you've got your priorities right.

Always. What good is health if you can't play games?

I wonder if I could get mine early if I just drove to Indianapolis? It's just 4 hours away. I think DTE practically lives in the Wrangler's back yard….

Outstanding, my calendar is marked. I've been looking forward to this game since, well, since I finished Eschalon I. :P

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Originally Posted by Jedi_Learner (Post 1061009039)

…..but we would like to provide a 40-hour experience for the average player. In comparison, Book I was a 20-25 hour game for most people.

I know the quote is nearly two years old, but I hope that answers your question booboo.

That sounds really great for an Indie title - I'm even more enthusiastic now!

Side question - can one get back problems from being hunched over the computer for too long. Mine's been bugging me. It's probably DTE's fault. ;)

I know you guys will be impressed.

Cool! I've been waiting since I picked up E1 a while ago. And the timing is almost perfect.

It's on my calendar; I'll want the disc version though!! :)

Holy shit! I had no idea the release date was so close! And I'm still not finished playing through the first one…

May is going to be quite the expensive month… :sweatdrop:

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Originally Posted by magerette (Post 1061009089)

Always. What good is health if you can't play games?

yepp. Living healthy doesn't make you live longer. It only feels so much longer.

Are we there yet?… Are we there yet?… Are we there yet?…

:)

Still no link!! I get Basilisk didn't wake up yet!

Lizards in general need a lot of time to wake up from cold, cold winters ! ;)

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Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer (Post 1061010920)

Lizards in general need a lot of time to wake up from cold, cold winters ! ;)

But he´s the wrangler of basilisks, so no excuses!

GRRRR you got it before me! Congratulations, I will get it as soon as possible!!

The purchase and demo links are up here on the main page. Yes! :)

Right after I downloaded my full copy (from a pre order of the DVD version) I quit to switch on Mac for Mac Steam and Torchlight. Ha well Mac version of Book II is coming soon anyway.

Pre-orders for the DVD version are also up, but those will include Linux and Mac versions, so the DVDs won't ship until after those versions are released. Bad news for those of us digital luddites who prefer physical copies for our inventories.

Thankfully ordering the DVD still provides a digital key, so anyone ordering the DVD can still download a copy while waiting.

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Originally Posted by Stanza (Post 1061010992)

Um… can't you just like, drive over to his house and ask him to burn a copy for you right then and there? ;)

I don't think they'd appreciate strange computer geeks knocking on their door.

Especially not one who's only just finished a protracted crunch cycle.