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Tags: Basilisk Games; Eschalon: Book III; GOG
In an age where relatively high budget retro RPGs are making a comeback, it's easy to forget the one man indies that kept the fire burning during the long age of RPG decline. Among them were the Eschalon games, developed by Basilisk Games. Eschalon: Book III, the last game in the series, was released today. It's currently available directly from Basilisk's own site and on GOG, for the price of $20. It'll also be available on Steam later today. Here's the game's description on GOG:
Overview:
Eschalon: Book III brings the trilogy to a climactic end as you seek to uncover the mystery of your past, the secrets of the Crux stones, and who the Orakur really are. You’ll traverse miles of virtual wilderness and dungeons, filled with secrets and danger, in an unparalleled role-playing experience designed to feel like a true pen-and-paper RPG.
Book III is not a dumbed-down “RPG for the masses”. Rapid button clicking won’t save you here. Eschalon pays honor to the greatest RPGs of the past, with unlimited character development options and freedom to explore the world as you wish. The difficulty of the game does not scale to your character.
What's cool about it:
Incidentally, GOG also has a ton of sales today for Valentine's Day, including a free giveaway of Dungeon Keeper, so you might want to check that out.
In an age where relatively high budget retro RPGs are making a comeback, it's easy to forget the one man indies that kept the fire burning during the long age of RPG decline. Among them were the Eschalon games, developed by Basilisk Games. Eschalon: Book III, the last game in the series, was released today. It's currently available directly from Basilisk's own site and on GOG, for the price of $20. It'll also be available on Steam later today. Here's the game's description on GOG:
Overview:
Eschalon: Book III brings the trilogy to a climactic end as you seek to uncover the mystery of your past, the secrets of the Crux stones, and who the Orakur really are. You’ll traverse miles of virtual wilderness and dungeons, filled with secrets and danger, in an unparalleled role-playing experience designed to feel like a true pen-and-paper RPG.
Book III is not a dumbed-down “RPG for the masses”. Rapid button clicking won’t save you here. Eschalon pays honor to the greatest RPGs of the past, with unlimited character development options and freedom to explore the world as you wish. The difficulty of the game does not scale to your character.
What's cool about it:
- Dozens of fan-requested features and updates to the engine and rule set.
- Hundreds of graphic updates including re-rendered tiles, new spell effects, and enhanced environment effects. New sound effects and music in crystal-clear HD audio via an updated sound engine.
- Expanded stats for creatures give them new abilities, defenses and vulnerabilities. Combat will require new levels of strategy.
- New spells and hundreds of new items for you to discover. A huge world filled with secrets, riddles, traps, treasure, and glory awaits you!
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