Last night I got to the end of Eschalon. Clocking in at 18 hours + 3 hours spent playing the demo. (I started a new character when I purchased the full version, even though you don’t have to.) I tend to play through games quite fast, and there were a couple of minor quests I didn’t complete and I never did find out what was in the mysterious cave or what a couple of odd looking items were for. Maybe I’ll have another play through as a different character when someone has written up a good spoiler walkthrough, but for now I need to devote my time to gettting some work done on my own game.

Eschalon is definately worth the $25 usd price tag and brings back fond memories of RPGs of old. There are some minor improvements and additions I’d like to see for the sequal such as more quick travel points and faster walking speed on the map. Most of those complaints can be aimed at almost any game in the RPG genre anyhow.

If you like RPGs and want a good turn-based varient, you can’t go wrong with Eschalon.