Eschalon: Book I - 10 Years old and FREE now!
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Has it really been 10 years? I remember this being one of the first indie RPGs I was interested in, and once it launched it was as good as I hoped it would be (maybe a little too slow paced for my taste). I highly recommend this for anyone who wants a good solo turn-based RPG.
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It's free, so get it! I very much enjoyed it when I first played it a few years ago. The second one is good, too (maybe even better than the first one). Didn't try the third one yet, but it seems to bring the trilogy to a rather rushed conclusion and was not received very well.
Carnifex
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Great games all three, and if you can score one of them free, well, that's winning. Get the first free and throw money at the other two, you won't regret it.
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Nice one! I've always been interested in these but then I hear they are 25-30 hour RPGs and I end up playing a longer game...
SSIGuy
An Islander Returned
I'm not certain they're even quite that long (maybe I missed things in my play throughs) but they're worth playing - certainly 1 and 2.
That's a wonderful gesture by Basilisk! It's also an excellent way to create goodwill in the greater cRPG community. Good on 'em! Hopefully more players will jump on board and try more indie rpgs as a result.
Then your expectations are possibly misinformed. But why am I not surprised by this viewpoint?
It took me 54 hours to complete. Take from that what you will; I'm quite a slow deliberate player (rather than an all out completionist) so other mileage will naturally vary.
Then your expectations are possibly misinformed. But why am I not surprised by this viewpoint?
It took me 54 hours to complete. Take from that what you will; I'm quite a slow deliberate player (rather than an all out completionist) so other mileage will naturally vary.
Pretend the three games are one long game…
Lucky Day
Daywatch
Book 1 took me several days. What a great game! I got a great shock whenI saw our name in the end credits.
I couldn't get into Book 2. Still mean to finish/restart it though. I don't even know if I have a copy of Book 3.
This looks interesting though
It might be worth tracking for now.
I couldn't get into Book 2. Still mean to finish/restart it though. I don't even know if I have a copy of Book 3.
This looks interesting though
Basilisk Games said:
It might be worth tracking for now.
arthureloi
Visionary Vampire
Why judge a game on length anyway? I just finished Hollow Knight in 28 hours and it's one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had, surely the best metroidvania since super metroid. I didn't even notice the time I spent, whereas it often drags when I play a filler rich rpg epic of 150 hours.
Hollow Knight was long enough to be memorable and become a new classic, a new staple of its genre and it did not need a massive number of hours to complete. It should be ok this way.
Xian
Sentinel
I bought it direct from Basilisk when it was released. I didn't realize that 10 years had passed.
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Eschalon 1 - a musthave, grab it while it's free.
Eschalon 2 - another musthave, cmon it's not expensive, get it already.
Eschalon 3 - a letdown. Maybe I expected too much, but somehow it didn't feel as fun as previous two. If you keep expectations low, you might still like it, sadly, I cannot recommend it.
Eschalon 2 - another musthave, cmon it's not expensive, get it already.
Eschalon 3 - a letdown. Maybe I expected too much, but somehow it didn't feel as fun as previous two. If you keep expectations low, you might still like it, sadly, I cannot recommend it.
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Did I just read this right? Fluent giving a game less than 100%?