Classic turn-based role-playing game, played with one customizable character. The player travels between towns, does quests and explores dungeons.
Very Positive
409 Steam reviews
| LANGUAGE | AUDIO | SUBTITLES | INTERFACE |
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For a free game this isn't too bad, but there are some problems; Enemies aren't visible behind walls, you can save-scum the contents of chests to get better loot, you can only move one tile at a time, & you cant move using keyboard, which makes for a very awkward experience. It's also annoying that you can't import your own character art, since the defaults are not very inspiring.
[h1]Очень достойная игруха. Главное, что её можно запустить с любого тостера в квартире. Возможно, я перепройду всю трилогию на стриме [/h1]
First game in a series of 3, with this first instalment being released for free, I am glad to have played and beaten it. It's a nice CRPG, surprisingly difficult and with quite a lot of skills and attributes to choose from to mould your character. It's a short game which is great because it does not outstay its welcome. The only downside is the slow walking speed (which I did get used to) and most of the loot is randomly generated - so if you save and reload you will find totally different items when opening chests. I may well try the next games in the series. Kudos to the devs for releasing this game for free.
かなり完成度の高い古き良き洋モノRPGなのに無料。ありがたすぎる
日本語対応はないもののそこまで長文も多くなく比較的に日本人にも遊びやすい
ただ好みが分かれる点がいくつかある。
①レベルが非常に上がりにくい
クエストこなすと経験値が多く貰えて雑魚はそんなに。強い敵からは勿論貰えるが
②ステふりなおしないので最初のステ振りがかなり重要
レベルUP時に貰えるステ上昇率が3。で、かなりレベル上がりにくいのも相まって最初からビルド決めて貫きたいところ
③チェストがランダム。店売りもランダム(どっちも固定枠はあるけど)
洋ゲーRPGではもはや珍しくないけど。固定も勿論あるけど大半がランダム
セーブロードで厳選必須（主に序盤）
④魔法の仕組みが初見でわかりにくい
特に最初に設定するキャラクリ時の上の項目が大事。どれ上げたらMP増えるんだよ！どれ強化したら火力上がるんだよ！ってなるので説明文熟読するしかない。
⑤小刻みキャンプ必須
どこでもスペースあればキャンプで自由に回復できる。ただ敵に襲撃もされる
なのでちょっと休む、起きる、セーブ、ちょっと休む、起きる、セーブ
これが面倒臭い。街戻ればいいんだけど面倒。とはいえこの仕様のおかげで敵が無限に出せる。リスポンはしないものの有限ではないのが救い
無論サバイバルスキルを高めればいいのだけどそんなものにふる余裕はない
⑥クエストアイテムの扱いが雑、インベントリが狭い
チェストにも入れられるし何なら売れる。でインベントリは狭い。倉庫もない。そこいらのチェストは8枠しかはいらない。かなりアイテム整理に難儀する
⑦敵からの酸・呪いが強すぎる
酸食らうと装備溶けてロストします。これ気づかず最強のヘルムがロストしてました。芋虫に注意
呪いは1000Gも解除にかかるのおかしい
以上。どこにでもいけるオープンワールドなのが素晴らしい。クリアしたけどかなり大満足
以下は攻略のアドバイス的なもの。ネタバレ見たくない人はスルー推奨
ギミックや隠し要素なども多く攻略サイト必見
ステふりはEnd、Intともに早めに高くしたい(LV UP時にEND参照してHP上昇、INT参照してMP上昇するため)。特にHPは低いときつい。LV17位で終わるゲーム
魔法使わないならINTいらないけど魔法が便利・万能過ぎてこれなしでやるのはかなりきつい
場所記録させてそこに自由にテレポートできる魔法、照明、鍵開け、範囲魔法、回復他何でもできるから。一方で近接、弓は特定のスキルがないのが寂しい
矢は弾数消費の為買う必要ある上、重量もきつい。ただ魔法だけだとMP枯渇するから魔法戦士に自分はした。ハイブリッドおすすめ
one of the best rpg's I have ever played and it's free!
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This game has me right on the edge of recommendation. It's a solid exploration-focused RPG with good dungeon crawling, but there's one aspect that makes me almost want to not recommend it. Ultimately I still decided on a positive review because it's a solid game overall and free to boot.
As an RPG, it's pretty simple, although there's a lot of skills to pick from at character creation. You can only create a male character (a female option was added in the sequels), but get a lot of freedom in customizing his abilities. Apart from the classic attributes of strength, dexterity, intelligence etc you can pick his origin and axiom (you could be religious, which makes blessings more effective but also makes you more easily affected by curses, or atheist which gives you a lot of magic resistance but also makes blessings useless) and choose from a large list of different skills. The first level of every skill costs 3 points to buy, after which raising a skill costs 1 point per point invested.
Apart from the different weapon and armor skills, there are two magic and several utility skills. The most interesting of these is cartography, which determines how detailed the minimap at the top right of the screen is. If you have no cartography skill, the map remains blank. At the first level of cartography, you only draw the outlines of walls and treelines. The more points you invest, the more detailed the map becomes. It's an interesting feature but in practice you want to raise it high enough to at least properly display different ground types, as at low levels, everything including water is colored the same grass-green, which is even less useful than having no map at all.
Among other skills, you want at least one weapon skill, a defensive skill, and one magic skill. I focused on building a melee fighter with some buffing spells, choosing swords as my weapon skill and Divination as my magic skill. It was a decent enough build, and the magic became very useful in the later stages of the game when you face large groups of powerful enemies.
The game's focus is clearly on exploration and dungeon crawling. Quests are simple and straightforward: fetch, kill, deliver. The story has you waking up without memory. A mysterious person left you a bunch of letters instructing you on what to do, and you have to follow the breadcrumbs until you figure out what's going on. There's just one or two quests that have any degree of choice, but the writing itself is very competent and it's refreshing to read dialogues that are completely sincere without any "millennial" irony. It's simply a classic fantasy story that instills a sense of adventure and establishes a couple of mysteries for you to unravel.
Combat is a simple affair and works very similar to traditional roguelikes. The world stands still until you move. When you move, everything else moves too. If you've ever played a classic roguelike you know how it goes, except here all the content is hand-made (which I vastly prefer over proc gen). There isn't much in the way of tactics beyond which spells or potions to use, most of the time you'll just exchange blows in melee until the enemy drops dead. Simple, but gets the job done.
The world has a decent size, with several wilderness screens, a handful of towns where you can trade and accept quests, and a bunch of dungeons to delve into. The dungeons in particular are a highlight here, as they're filled with traps and force you to use a torch or a light spell as you can barely see anything in the darkness. Torches on the wall can be picked up and added to your inventory, which is a nice touch. Pretty much every dungeon has a puzzle or two, usually involving switches, and some even have little secrets to find. It's an open world game so you can attempt its locations in any order, but of course you're going to get slaughtered if you enter high level areas at a low level. So you have to explore, test the waters, and go elsewhere when you find yourself in over your head.
So far I've only talked about the positive things. So what's negative? My first complaint is just a nitpick, not a big deal: weapons are way too mundane and most chests contain random loot, so looting isn't particularly exciting. While there's enchanted armor that increases your stats and skills, the only enchantments I've found on weapons is +1 or +2 to damage. No fire damage, no hit bonus... just a bonus to damage. That makes gear progression a little unexciting. The game could have done a lot more with its weapons.
My second complaint is the big one: walking speed. You'll do a lot of walking in this game: exploring, backtracking, fetch questing. I don't mind that, all of my favorite RPGs have you travel back and forth a lot. But here it becomes a chore due to how slowly your character walks. And the biggest problem: you can't do anything about it. I tried changing the refresh rate in the ini file. Nothing. I tried using CheatEngine's speedhack. It doesn't work. It works for most games, but there are a few where it doesn't. This is among them. So, whatever you try, you're stuck with a walking speed that's fast enough for towns and dungeons, but becomes a real downer whenever you have to travel a longer distance. Wanna go back to the forest to hand in a quest there? 5 minute walk at the least. This really drags the game down, and a walking speed slider would improve it tenfold. Or just reprogramming it to be compatible with CheatEngine's speedhack! I have no idea how this was coded to be entirely unaffected by that. The speedhack seems to attach to the process properly, but it doesn't do anything to how quickly animations are rendered.
At least the game has a handful of fast travel points you can move between with one click. When you discover a town with a fast travel point and click on the town's sign, it will be added to your fast travel menu. Whenever you are in an outdoor location and not in combat, you can instantly travel between these points with one click. However, there are a few locations you'll return to frequently that are a good distance away from any fast travel points, so you'll still spend a lot of time slowly walking through the wilderness. There is one spell in the game that should fix this, but...
The portal spell is a high level spell of the Elemental school. You need to have at least 11 points in elemental magic to learn that spell. I had no points in that school at all, so when I found the spell and couldn't use it, I was quite frustrated, so I used CheatEngine to give myself the necessary skill points. Now, every spell in this game can be cast at different tiers, each tier increasing its effect. There are six tiers in total, and casting higher tiers requires a higher magic skill (I think you can see where this is going). Once I had cheated myself a high enough skill to use this spell, I placed one portal and kept exploring. Then, I wanted to cast another portal elsewhere - as each tier of the spell gives you another portal. Only to find out that I need an elemental magic skill of 14 to cast a second portal!
Making this spell one of the highest level spells in the game completely defeats its purpose. It would be most useful in the mid-game, when you explore the wilderness and go back and forth on fetch quests. Requiring 11 points in elemental magic means only high level mages can learn it at all. By the time you can cast two or three portals, you're almost finished with the game and there's no more need for teleporting around. Had this been a low or mid level spell, it would fix the walking speed problem. Alas, it comes in way too late to be useful, so you just have to bear with long minutes of travel time.
Overall I can still recommend this, but the walking speed is such a big issue it almost ruined the game for me. Almost.
I can not believe how much I am enjoying this game. It has a slow burn story that is quite captivating. To enjoy this title requires patience and a bit of reading. I would have been happy had I paid for it . Doubly so as it was free.
WHEN YOU CHOOSE A HERO AND START OUT CLUELESS ON HOW TO USE A WEAPON AND WHEN IT SPAWNS A WEAPON THAT IS USELESS TO THE MADE CHARACTER SKILL SET SHOWS THT THE PROGRAMMING AI MAP SPAWN IS POORLY PROGRAMMED AND EVEN WHEN IT WORKS THE GAME HAS OTHER ISSUE, like the character as a archer using a bow cannot hold the torch in the caller the is dark and can to even do the side mission as this set character a the main quest or maybe i missing something but i found many issue not really thought out in making the characters skill sets. I noting like the older games like fall out that work flawlessly and had everything balanced. THE REAL ISSUE IS THEY HAVE 2 OR MORE OTHER GAME THAT ARE NOT FREE LIKE THIS ONE, makes you wonder if they will be issue too.
Sorry i would not consider buying the other same game style if this free one works like this one, with situations of ending game due to a skill set will end the progression of a game.
Update it seems now the game is crashing and will not exit.
Отличная игрушка! Великолепная музыка!
Рекомендую поставить в NVIDIA (120 фпс) без вертикальный синхроимпульс . Renderer OpenGL.
Чтобы не так долго ходить.
Кайф игра 15 часов - купляй и продавай - прокачувайся - ломай торговлю - с купляй все зелья мира - забей на монолит камня - убей короля всех стражников замка
= получи достижение Каратель!
Un jeu avec une progression lente et méthodique qui amplifie l'immersion et l'imagination du joueur. La philosophie principale du jeu me rappelle beaucoup Daggerfall, là où l'incarnation du personnage est de la plus haute priorité.
Une autre comparaison qui me vient en tête est Dragon Warrior sur la NES. D'avoir seulement un hero sous le control du joueur crée une sorte d'isolation qui amplifie l'aspect préparatoire, nous ne pouvons compter que sur nous-mêmes.
La région de Thaermore ne pardonne pas: maladies qui nécessitent des prêtres pour guérir, des embuscades pendant qu'on campe, des marchands escrocs si on ne possède pas les habiletés de mercantile pour les contrer, aucun level scaling, pas de map sans investir dans la cartographie. Le jeu prend même en compte les sources de lumière lors des roulements de dés, swinger une épée dans le noir ne sert pas à grand-chose.
Bien que le jeu possède une apparence rétro, il reste quand même très intuitif dans l'utilisation de son UI. Il n'y a rien de trop compliqué, juste assez de complexité pour garder le joueur engagé dans son expérience. Eschalon, dans toute sa simplicité, reste quand même un CRPG pur et dur. Si on n'investit pas dans notre personnage d'une façon calculée, tu risques de rater ton build et de te rendre la vie beaucoup plus difficile.
La dernière chose que j'aimerais mentionner est la direction sonore, c'est vraiment la cerise sur le sundae de l'immersion. Les sons ambiants et la musique me donnent le goût de mettre des écouteurs, d'éteindre mon deuxième écran et de me fondre dans l'univers.
Bref, dans mon cas, ce fut une découverte ravissante à laquelle je ne m'attendais pas en 2026, une découverte qui me redonne de l'espoir de trouver de nouvelles perles cachées dans l'océan "Steam".
Два заклинания — отдых. Убил одного противника — отдых. Забежал не в то место — отдых.
It is good.
This game is useless garbage. People who were too lazy released this piece of junk as a retro game. It's not a retro-style game; I've been playing games for 30 years and this is definitely not one. It's an outdated and flawed piece of junk. It's not entertaining, just annoying. The game is about trying to find the path where you won't get killed. You kill four enemies, then sleep for two days, and the process repeats. It's boring and impossible to have fun with. The four hours I spent playing it were wasted; it's not even worth it for free.
I completed the entire story. It took me about 20 hours, although it could have been less. The game is excellent for RPG fans, but if you don’t enjoy a slow, tactical style that prioritizes story and character building, this game may not be for you. That said, it’s free and the plot is very good. If you want to get into RPGs, this game welcomes you. It’s easy to understand, has the right mechanics, and all the depth this type of game offers. 100% recommended.
Game doesn't work. Tried running in every compatibility mode. For some, it doesn't even pull up the launch window. For others, it pulls up the window but has this horrible crackling sound, and even then pressing the launch button just closes the entire thing. And others, it opens the launch window, no sound problems, but launch button closes everything again. Yeah, I am not wasting any more of my time tracking down a solution for this game.
Me ha gustado mucho, tanto que casi me lo he terminado, cosa que no me sucede a menudo. Acierta en cosas que a mí particularmente me gustan:
No te da la chapa, hay texto para leer, en un inglés un poco complicado, pero no me ha dado la chapa que es algo que valoro mucho. No tengo ganas de aprenderme todos los detalles geopolíticos de un continente entero porque los guionistas de videojuegos no son Tolkien, ni Moorcock ni Robert Howard, etc.
Me gusta que en un rpg tengas realmente que desplazarte por el mundo y un viaje sea un viaje, eso es difícil de gestionar, es fácil que el mundo se sienta vacío y si abusas del backtracking es tedioso. Este juego no es perfecto, hay que volver a localizaciones ya visitadas frecuentemente pero está bien pensado lo del viaje rápido.
El sistema de combate es muy simple, los enemigos poco carismáticos, aunque la sensación de peligro y desafío se mantiene durante todo el juego, necesitas usar los recursos a tu disposición y saber bien cuando puedes jugártela y cuando no. Las quests me han gustado, me ha apetecido hacerlas y justo cuando se puede empezar a poner pesado ya te orientan hacia el final del juego.
Lo único negativo, por lo que lo he dejado justo cuando llegas a cierta Ciudadela, es un pecado que comenten muchos rpg y es el de incrementar la dificultad de un modo abusivo y absurdo, esto es, lanzándote mi3rd4 a la cara como si no hubiese un mañana.
Ya tengo en la recámara el segundo tomo, a ver qué tal.
Como tengo 10hs si solo lo instale para ver como era? si no te molesta leer en inglés te lo recomiendo, lo malo es que los puntos de viaje rápido son muy pocos y las caminatas se hacen un poco extensas. Recomiendo guardar la partida antes de abrir algún contenedor, y luego cargar la partida en busca de algo mejor si lo encontrado no convence.
This game teaches us all a very important lesson:
if you punch a barrel, it punches you back.
800x600 fullscreen here we go babe
this game has original world. try.
Верная олдскульной традициям RPG с отличной системой прокачки и большим миром.
Минусы: очень медленная скорость передвижения, неоригинальный сюжет.
Amazing game!
There's probably better ways to spend your time, but I must admit I enjoyed the 20-ish hour playthrough. I found no way to get the game running on modern Windows, but it plays flawlessly on Ubuntu with proton.
Ca pourrait être un jeu retro et sympatique si ....... si le dev l'avait actualisé un peu :
- ça pête les yeux pour plusieurs raisons qui ont rendu ma progression douloureuse et m'ont fait fuir:
* L'option fullscreen donne un rendu aplatit si vous ne changez la config de votre pc pour jouer.
*Jouer en 800*600 fenêtré (taille minitel, je rigole pas.....), oui, mais en ajoutant un effet loupe windows d'au moins 185%, avec "un cadre sombre" autour !
* Aucun des deux modes n'est confortable car la v-sync ne suit pas. La nuit en jeu, ça passe, le jour en jeu, les décors clignotent aux déplacements.... En mode fenêtre, c'est parfois toute la fenêtre entière qui clignote....
C'est même pas une question de lenteur si j'ai arrêté de jouer ! Il est en tour par tour dynamique, si vous maintenez le clic droit enfoncé ou la touche w, vous pouvez vous balader facilement. (A condition que vous ayez mis suffisamment de points dans la stat de vitesse).
L'histoire parait simple et intéressante, la fiche perso est bien pensée et donne envie d'aller plus loin. J'ai testé un "True Druid" pas de souci, on trouve des parchemins de sorts dans les conteners que l'on apprend, on choisit leur niveau/consommation de mana et on alloue sur une touche rapide 0-8 puis clic-droit pour lancer....
C'est marrant quelques minutes de fouiller les barils, les bois, les maisons en ruines, lire les petits livres à la Baldur, kiter les salamandres et les dégommer.... mais j'ai 70% de mon temps de jeu à essayer d'optimiser l'affichage..... et que ça soit le moins pénible possible.
Vraiment dommage, le livre 1, 2 et 3 m'auraient intéressée, mais pas au coût d'avoir les yeux qui saignent.
Je joue également aux Hero of the kingdom, et j'ai joué à UO, Daggerfall etc...., vous imaginez bien que ce jeu m'a fait de l'oeil, mais c'est un gros "NON" parce que pour nos écrans et affichages, il est complètement obsolète, et avec les clignotements, c'est hyper désagréable à jouer.
Alors, oui, si vous aimez le roleplay et les pixels comme moi, vous allez le downloader juste pour voir...., mais ça sera juste pour vous donner bonne conscience et vous dire que vous l'avez testé.... Quel intérêt de souffrir? Le dev met ça en ligne sans faire l'effort de l'émuler correctement : ça gâche ces efforts passés !!!
Voilà la seule réaction qu'il obtient des joueurs qui sont passés ici et n'ont même pas pris le temps d'écrire une review...
Y'a que 3-4 acharnés qui ont des 10aines et des 10aines d'heures qui ont donné leur avis, certains pour le défoncer le jeu sur le contenu!!! ce qui est encore plus ridicule après autant d'heures, ridicule puisque c'est l'aspect technique qui pêche ici !
Le contenu à l'air correct pour de la "simple" Fantasy Old-school sachant qu'il s'articule sur 3 jeux jusqu'en 2014.
Les opus suivants sont peut-être mieux niveau réalisation, mais j'en doute en voyant leur vitrine de magasin où l'on constate qu'entre les 7 ans séparant l'opus 1 du 3, il n'y a eu aucun progrès sur le moteur. 2007 ----> 2014 !!!! Quoi ZUT !
Y'a surement de la narration derrière, mais y mettre les formes et que ça soit aussi jouable ailleurs que sur un écran de minitel, ça fait parti du job.
+1 免费 没中文 没成就
《埃斯卡拉：卷一》（Eschalon: Book I）
《埃斯卡拉：卷一》是一款复古风格的角色扮演游戏。你将穿越广阔的户外场景，深入数十个错综复杂的地下城，探寻自身身份的奥秘。游戏采用瓦片搭建的回合制游戏世界，每一个动作的结果都通过掷骰、计算或数据统计来决定。在这款深受经典 RPG 启发的作品中，数百种物品与数十种生物正等待你的探索。
核心玩法与特色
1. 复古回合制核心
游戏采用瓦片搭建的回合制世界，所有行动结果均由数据计算决定，绝非 “动作 RPG”。策略是成功的关键，胜负取决于对技能的精心管理、装备的合理选择与魔法的巧妙运用，而非快速点击按键。
2. 丰富探索与随机性
包含数百种可收集物品与数十种可遭遇生物。
宝藏结合随机生成与精心隐藏设计，确保每一次游玩体验都不相同。
3. 自由角色养成
提供 24 种独特技能与 8 项基础属性，可自由搭配打造专属角色。
游戏世界不会根据玩家风格调整难度，角色养成的成败直接决定游戏体验的难易。
4. 灵活节奏与开放世界
回合制战斗节奏由玩家掌控，可快速推进，也可细致分析每一步策略。
采用非线性剧情，玩家可自由选择是否跟随主线探索世界。需谨慎选择探索区域与信任对象，对新手冒险者而言，埃斯卡拉的世界充满致命危险。
5. 经典单人史诗冒险
纯单人 RPG 体验，致敬《创世纪》（Ultima®）、《魔法门》（Might & Magic®）、《巫术》（Wizardry®）等经典复古 RPG，还原老式角色扮演游戏的沉浸感。
Классическая изометрическая RPG в думе старых Black Isle. Глубокая проработка мира, нелинейный сюжет с выбором, который имеет последствия. Тактическая пошаговая боевка и сложность, требующая вдумчивого подхода. Графика аскетична, но создает особую атмосферу. Идеально для фанатов жанра, ищущих вызов и ностальгию по ретро-играм.
Eschalon Book 1 is a classic fun game with old school graphics, music, and gameplay. The worldbuilding is detailed and interesting, and fed to you through conversations with vivid characters, fascinating letters and charming books. The non playable characters are believable and interesting, and I enjoyed chatting with them. I liked talking with them just to learn about the game's world and history, and different religious beliefs. Even the cities and towns feel unique, as they each have their own history and culture. Eschalon makes you feel like you entered another world from a bygone era.
The gameplay is challenging and creative, and I enjoyed how you can create your own character with their own job, religious beliefs, cultural background, strengths and weaknesses. Watching my own character develop their skills in combat and magic was rewarding too. I liked how you can choose to use hand to hand combat or far range spells to combat opponents.
There's plenty of quests and missions, which is a plus. Some of the missions can be cancelled or left incomplete if you do them incorrectly (I think one quest was cancelled when I made my character sell a book. But that's my fault, not the game's).
The beautiful, soothing music also adds to Eschalon's charm. Plus the old style graphics don't bother me at all. I find them endearing in a way.
I don't know: it's got a lot of problems. I've tried to get though this game probably half a dozen times and I just can't figure out how to make this game fun. Melee is auto attack spam for the entire game. Magic is powerful, but requires resting after every two or three encounters. And I wouldn't try and do both at once. If you somehow find a way to make the combat fun, you still fight lizards, wasps, oozes, bandits and goblins for 90% of the fights. There are some interesting story beats and the skill system is unique, but it's not enough to see you through the game.
Great game. Love the classic style and gameplay.
Played it! Enjoyed it!
A very good classic RPG. Finally some game that is not for toddlers - there is some challenge early-mid game!
The story, quests and world are pretty ok.
The most annoying thing is the walk speed. I would rather play it the way classic roguelikes play - waiting 1sec to watch character animation is not fun. But if I could travel 20 tiles in a second or two if I spam movement - that would be much better.
First hour or so is the most frustrating. If you can manage, the game gets better over time and falls off near the end, when you become kinda godlike and is kinda boring again (but thanks to fast travel and portal spell, I could at least skip walking so much).
Honestly, it is a very good game, especially since it was released in 2007. I wish I knew about that game back then lol.
差不多就是回合制+单人+简约化规则的博德之门。个人认为比spider web的一系列游戏更容易玩进去。文本不是很晦涩，优秀的crpg。而且有三作，量大管饱。
love the secrets and challenge
Зачем так?
这是一款深度致敬经典CRPG的复古之作，其核心魅力在于纯粹的硬核角色扮演体验。游戏采用开放世界设计可自由探索广阔地图与庞大地下城，通过八种基础属性和二十四项技能构建独特角色，决策直接影响剧情分支与战斗难度。然其操作机制已显过时：键盘与鼠标组合操控繁琐，大量快捷键需反复适应，且界面布局复杂，对现代玩家不够友好。
战斗系统完全依赖骰子判定与战棋式策略，缺乏动作元素，节奏缓慢可能劝退追求爽快感的玩家。随机生成道具与隐藏内容虽提升重复可玩性，但画面风格过于复古，低分辨率贴图和简陋场景建模难以满足当代视觉期待。叙事层面，非线性的故事线依托文本展开，但全程英文且无官方中文支持，对语言能力要求较高。
I didn't handle the game as a child, but years later remembered about it and decided to give it another shot. It was good!
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Плюсы:
-дух старой школы
-честная ролевая система и боёвка
-музыка на высоте
Минусы:
-разрешение в полноэкранном режиме 800х600 и выше этого значения не поставить
-более комфортно играть в оконном режиме, что немного мешает погружению
В целом, рекомендую!
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fun little game.
结尾有点仓促了，感觉地图上还有很大一片区域没有探索，然后就突然结局了。。。
不过，这是个好游戏，复古的设计和玩法，沉浸式的体验，虽然没有汉化，但英文也很简单，基本都能看懂。
最关键的是，现在有各种AI翻译，直接拍照就能翻译的不错。
况且，这个游戏在steam上居然是免费的！！！
而前不久也刚刚在GOG上领取了免费的第二部。
哈哈哈，继续开玩第二部！
This is a game that will leave a strong impression
Ugly and clunky - yes, but very atmospheric, it is worth to play all 3 books at least once, if you are into such games
Жена сказала, что если на этом обзоре наберётся 10 лайков и 5 наград, то она подарит ящик пива. Мужики, выручайте!
No longer boots
Eschalon: Book I. Brakowało mi takich "klasycznych" cRPG. Prosta fabuła - zły goblin czarodziej chce rozjebać swiat, powstrzymaj go. Oprócz tego dużo olschoolowej exploracji, walka polegająca na klikaniu mobków (animacja nieco lepsza niż w Tibii 😉 😉 😉 ) , zbyt wiele niepotrzebnych statsów, umiejek i zawsze za mało punkcików by je poprzydzielać.
Chcesz mieć minimapę? to zainwestuj w umiejętność kartografia. Ale nie, że jeden punkcik, co to to nie - wtedy będziesz mieć tylko granice obszarów zaznaczone. Jak chcesz mieć zaznaczone zbiorniki wodne, lasy, ważne miejsca - to musisz wsadzić jeszcze co najmniej kilka punktów w tę umiejętność, co zwykle oznacza jeden cały zmarnowany level na rysowanie mapek xD Niektóre tego typu umiejki można kupić u nauczycieli, ale złota też zawsze brakuje, a sprzedawcy sprzedają itemki po 2x ich wartości, a kupują od ciebie za 1/2 xD
Save scumming jest niezbędny, bo RNG potrafi sprawić, że zwykła (duża) pszczoła cię zajebie, mimo że nosisz na sobie pełną płytówke xD
8/10 a dopiero jestem gdzieś w połowie fabułki pierwszego parta z trzech.
best rpg i have ever played it's a fantastic adventure and a hard one with a world that is harsh at every corner.
В ті давні часи релізу гри я її пройшов, мабуть, з десяток разів. Тоді мене захоплювало все: цікавий (хоча і не дуже оригінальний) світ, наче і простий, але якийсь зрозумілий сюжет (з вибором кінцівки лише у фінальному діалозі), медитативний покроковий геймплей. Мене зовсім не лякала архаїчна і банальна графіка, досить однотипний та бідний звуковий ряд, простенька прокачка, куций набір ворогів. Це все було настільки мізерно та другорядно, що я все більше і більше насолоджувався милою атмосферою цього дивного світу, читав записки, займався алхімією, вичищав кожну скриню та бочку, намагався прокачатися ще більше, щоб вивчити побільше навичок, досліджував кожен куточок карти. Було цікаво навіть просто сидіти на форумі та вивчати різні питання інших гравців. І так це все було тоді круто, мабуть тому, що мені завжди імпонували олдскульні піксельні класичні РПГ. І з часом нічого не змінилося. Зараз я купив всю трилогію, всю обов'язково перепройду, поностальгую і з часом повернуся для ще одного занурення в цю прекрасну історію. Яку створила, між іншим, аж одна (1) людина за допомогою кількох тестерів. Особисто для мене, ця нішева гра - ідеал. І якщо ви теж гравець старої школи. то рекомендую придбати всі частини даного тайтлу.
I first played this in 2006 or 2007 and it's still just as fun. It is stuck on 800X600 so you'll need to run full screen unless you want eye strain. This is a solo character game and you can pick from warrior, thief, priest, and mage but can choose skills from any of the disciplines to learn. There are items that will give you some skills as long as you have that item equipped. For instance, a wolf necklace gives cleaving skill. This is just your typical indie rpg from way back in the day and it's a joy to play. Basilisk Games knocked this one out of the park.
Simple but nice game.
An old school CRPG that is not going to be to everyone's tastes.
This is an older game, as best illustrated by its fixed low resolution and pixel graphics. Unfortunately you will have to play this stretched to fullscreen on modern monitors or in a very tiny window.
This game is at its best when it lets you wander the open world, discovering locations, gaining XP and looting.
The game features an innovative automapper function where the level of detail on the map is determined by your level of cartography. If you have even mild OCD then you might find yourself putting skill points in cartography instead of combat-focused skills and revisiting old areas just to improve the map. You have been warned!
This highlights a core problem of the game - if you don't know what you are doing it is easy to build a character that is not going to be able to finish the game, since you can't catch up the power curve of the enemies. Use your save slots wisely.
The story is nothing special, amnesia, important do-hickey, save the world etc. As stated above the best part is that the game is set in an open world where you can go anywhere without too many guard rails. You will quickly discover which areas are above your level, and frequent saving and reloading are your friend here.
I found this to be a hard game as a melee character although I didn't completely min/max my build.
There are a number of exploits available and these will help you greatly:
- use the edges of maps to safely rest and recover mid combat
- save/reload to disarm traps and open locks with 100% success rate
- save/reload to get the best loot from chests
- save/reload to identify items before deciding to vendor or use them
Old good game.
Great game
Yes.
Gute alte Machart like sacred 1, bg 1, divinity 1 und andere games aus jener Zeit. Guter Zeitvertreib ohne questdurcheinander oder gendermist. Ich würde sogar bis 5 Euro dafür zahlen.
It is an old school grinder done well, in my opinion. I am sure it won't be for everyone but I like it. Grinding, exploring, puzzle solving. and character building. I mean...whaddayawant?! hehe
Eschalon: Book I presents an intriguing premise that could have captivated modern players. However, the game suffers from the passage of time in several key areas. The interface is clunky and lacks adequate scaling options, making it feel dated. Additionally, the mechanics and overall gameplay can feel archaic, and the writing often comes across as amateurish, detracting from the experience.
Graphically, while the visuals are decent, the heavy reuse of assets creates a repetitive feel throughout the game. In isolation, Eschalon might seem acceptable, but when compared to its peers or later titles it inspired, like Balrum or Exiled Kingdoms (which I strongly recommend), it becomes clear that it falls short.
There are certainly commendable ideas present, such as the cartography system and the ability to hide in the dark, which add depth to the gameplay. However, the main plot remains elusive, and the sparse number of NPCs makes the world feel empty and less engaging. Walking across the map can feel long and tiresome, leading to a sense of fatigue rather than adventure.
Ultimately, while Eschalon: Book I has its moments, I find it difficult to recommend it to contemporary players looking for a rich and immersive experience. There are simply too many areas where the game doesn’t hold up against more modern offerings, or older games like Fallout 1 & 2, Wizardry, Ultima etc...
A very nice and nostalgic game. The inscriptions on the tombstones make a particularly pleasant and deep impression on me. The music in the main menu creates a pleasant nostalgia. Well? What else are you waiting for? Shall we go on an adventure together?
I got interested in this game as an example of a game with roguelike gameplay but without the usual "roguelike elements" (procgen and permadeath), so I have checked it out to see how much it feels like a roguelike. After all, permadeath is just the player's choice, and procgen should not matter if you are playing just once.
The problem with it is that it turned out quite boring. After every battle, my character tended to be quite damaged, so I moved to a safer place, rested there, and returned. And sometimes resting at these "safer places" would also generate bands of monsters, which would damage my character even more. So the ratio of time spent cool things (combat, exploration) to the time spent doing boring things was quite low. In a good roguelike, you do amazingly cool things almost all the time!
It is great that the developer has released this game for free. If you are interested in games on the roguelike boundary like me, I would recommend to try for yourself. The story and graphics are good. Maybe other character classes are more interesting than the mage.
Of course the best roguelikes (such as DCSS, ADOM, Brogue, etc.) are free too.
Залипательная игра детства
need steam points soo this is bob.
like the game its so and so
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From my child hood time playing this, to the music, and multiple dynamic ways to play this in not strict way. I love coming back to play this first one over and over to remember it again after a while, glad it had such along development over all and had so much detail put in too. Honestly wish the final book 3 ending was more open to different scenarios, but was still a fun game till the end anyways
このゲームを遊ぶ為だけに、翻訳ツールを作ってしまいました。
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NOT BAD
Good game if u like grid based
10 minutes in and I get killed by a priest because I tried to take his stuff.
Very entertaining, lots of problems to solve, a lot of sleuthing, many ways to build character, a lot of play. I play this one over and over.
MY CHILDHOOD
The game could be fun but most of the time I end up camping and then fighting or running away from random encounters meaning I end up camping again and the cycle just repeats. Its was fun for a bit but its not so fun anymore!
Классическая игра с устаревшим, но приятным ностальгическим геймплеем. В молодости пройти её не хватило терпения. Теперь, надеюсь, хватит свободного времени.
Так
Fun experience
um jogo muito bom pra ser de graça, ele te força a fazer muitas estrategias para cuidar dos inimigos, e cada classe que vc constrói torna a tua gameplay muito diferente
Great!
this game is just too darn slow and they stole music from siege of avalon a much better game
[h1]Rundenbasiertes Hau-Drauf [/h1]
Das Spiel sieht eventuell noch älter aus, als es eigentlich ist. Da stellt sich bei einem Retro-RPG schon die Frage: Ist das beabsichtigt?
[b]Gameplay[/b]
“Eschalon” ist ein absolutes Old-School RPG mit isometrischer Perspektive und rundenbasierten Kampf. Wir dürfen die Spielwelt recht frei erkunden und insgesamt ist “Eschalon” sehr an dem Prinzip von Dungeons & Dragons angesiedelt, wenn natürlich auch auf Einzelspieler und Computerspiel umverändert. Wir müssen uns schon auf einen Charakter und bestimmte Fähigkeiten festlegen, auch wenn wir prinzipiell Alles lernen können. Als Ranger kann man zum Beispiel nicht den Bogen verwenden und dabei eine Fackel halten. Da wäre zumindest grundlegende Magie doch nicht verkehrt, oder?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3126146409
Auch die Umgebung lässt sich teilweise sehr schlau im Kampf einsetzen, was auch nötig ist. Das Spiel ist nämlich wirklich schwer und man kloppt da nicht spontan mal 3 Banditen um, sondern muss seine Stärken schon gut ausspielen. Finanziell ist man immer knapp dran und mit dem generellen Schwierigkeitsgrad überlegt man wirklich, welche Risiken man eingeht und je nach Fähigkeiten geht jeder Held etwas anders an das Spiel heran. [quote]Vielleicht schau ich mir den Dungeon mit den Zombies...ja noch…später an…[/quote]
Ein Großteil der Beute und der Händlerinventare werden dabei übrigens zufällig erstellt.
Für ein Spiel von 2007 ist es dabei allerdings schade, dass es kein Autosave gibt. Daher: Speichern, speichern, speichern!
Wer jemals ein RPG gespielt hat, dürfte die meisten Spielelemente kennen. Ansonsten ist ein Handbuch als PDF im Spielordner vorhanden und es gibt auch ein paar Guides für Neulinge.
[b]Story[/b]
Wir erwachen ohne Gedächtnis und nur mit einem Brief, der uns die Richtung weist. Während wir, klischeehaft für die 90er, ohne Gedächtnis durch die Gegend stolpern, erfahren wir was im Lande Theramore so abgeht: Der Kanzler schickt seine Truppen gegen die Orakur, im Boden lebende Wesen, während das Land gleichzeitig vor die Hunde geht und Goblins und Banditen sich überall breit machen. Das Spiel hat dabei immerhin 1-2 Plotttwists, aber man sollte nicht zuviel erwarten.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3126147194
In den (Neben-)Quests haben wir zwar ein wenig Entscheidungsfreiheit, aber nicht unfassbar. Spaßig ist, dass wir Questbelohnungen auch teils einfach klauen können oder potenzielle Questgeber stattdessen auch ausrauben können. Man stellt sich als Spieler schon selber die Frage, was für eine Figur man spielen möchte. Die meisten DnD Kampagnen werden ja als chaotic neutral gespielt. Mein Ranger war dabei auf jeden Fall chaotic, aber zumindest noch halbwegs gut. Hey, ich brauche deine drei Äpfel, um die Welt zu retten. Danke für deinen Beitrag, Bürger!
[b]Grafik/Sound[/b]
Sahen 2007 so Spiele aus? Ich meine, da kam [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715130/Crysis_Remastered/]CRYSIS[/url] auf dem Markt. Naja, dass man hier keine Wunder erwarten kann, ist ja klar. Allerdings ist die Auflösung echt ein Problem, denn wir haben hier nur 800x600 als Option. DAS war auch schon 2007 nicht mehr immer Stand der Dinge. Ich habe “Eschalon” auf meinem Laptop mit 1366x768 gespielt, was also durchaus ging. Aber auf einem großen Monitor stell ich mir das schon sehr anstrengend vor! Oh, und das Abenteuer ist natürlich sehr textlastig!
Die Grafik ist sonst ziemlich einfach und man kann schnell mal was übersehen. Allerdings freut man sich wie kaum in einem Spiel nach einem Dungeon wieder an die helle Oberfläche zu kommen. Die Dunkelheit fühlt sich wirklich bedrohlich an und man weiß nie, was da so auf den neugierigen Abenteuer lauert…
Wichtig ist noch, dass das Spiel nur auf Englisch verfügbar ist!
Musikalisch ist das Spiel sehr schön gestaltet und bietet klassische Abenteuermelodien.
[b]Fazit[/b]
Spätestens mit [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/]Baldur`s Gate 3[/url] sind die Dämme von Dungeon & Dragons endgültig gebrochen. Aber auch so erfreut sich Pen & Paper in den letzten Jahren einer immer größer werdenen Beliebtheit. „Eschalon“ hat mich richtig motiviert, über die Weihnachtstage weiter zu spielen und die Welt zu entdecken. Vielleicht lag es am schnell ablaufenden Rundenkampf, aber ansonsten kann ich eigentlich mit Dungeon Crawlern wie z.B. „Diablo“ nicht viel anfangen. Trotz der Grafik guckt man hier immer genau hin, sucht jeden Loot und überlegt immer: „Wie kann ich diese Feinde jetzt am besten austricksen?“ Das Spiel hat aber natürlich auch klare Probleme: Es ist alt, es gibt kein Autosave und das Spiel ist ohnehin nur auf Englisch verfügbar. Ich habe das Spiel gerne gespielt, besaß es aber schon vorher. Mittlerweile ist der erste Teil der Reihe kostenlos verfügbar, was ich auch cool von den Entwicklern fand. Ohnehin gab es damals wenig ambitionierte Indieprojekte und habe auch ein wenig Respekt vor diesem Versuch. Wer wirklich mal ein richtiges Old-School RPG Erlebnis sucht, wird hier auf jeden Fall fündig. Das Spiel bietet einen Flair, den man heute bei vielen Spielen vergebens sucht.
Hier muss man noch richtig als Spieler mitdenken. Ich verstehe ja den Komfort moderner Spiele, aber selber überlegen macht manchmal auch einfach wahnsinnig viel Spaß. Was ist dir lieber: Eine spannende Questbeschreibung oder einfach ein Questmarker? Auf jeden kannst du in[url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Drakeschool] meine Steamgruppe[/url] oder der [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/ger_steam] German Steam Community[/url] Spiele aller Arten finden!
Pretty good story. Fun to mix it up with some old goodies
Old style RPG with a single player character. Well-balanced, a lot of different ways to skill your char. Alchemie, Magic, all on board. Easy controls, easy to understand magic system, one click to switch prime and secondary weapon. Decent storyline, nice riddles. A few fast travel points, but later on also a spell for teleport (several portals can be marked and traveled back to it). Good variety of side quests. A lot of items to be gathered. Good mix of traveling / doing quests in the sunlight as well as in the dungeons. Excellent work Dev's ;-)
This game is hard but very addictive.
Tips:
1) Every class should have at least one level in Divination so the skill Cat's Eyes can be used. This night vision spell can be purchased in the magic shop in Aridell. A torch should not be used in combat situations. An archer can't hold a torch with a bow and melee fighters can't hold a shield while holding a torch. Furthermore, being able to see your enemy without them being able to see you is hugely advantageous for all classes.
2) If you're a mage, put ALL your stat points into Perception. You'll need the mana regeneration.
3) If you're a melee fighter, always carry a detox potion. You're vulnerable to being poisoned.
4) Save your game often with F2. It's easy to die from surprises.
5) Use gates and traps to kill your enemies whenever possible. This will save your life/mana.
6) Don't buy armor or weapons if you're a mage. Just use what you find. Only spend money on spells and potions.
7) Don't buy armor if you're an archer. Just use what you find. Only spend money on spells, potions, a bow and arrows.
8) Learn alchemy if you want to stop spending so much on potions. Potions are expensive!
9) Don't use armor or weapons you're not trained to use. Doing so will actually lower a stat.
Достойна олдова ролівка.
Бойова система не привела мене в захват, але досліджувати світ було цікаво.
Eschalon: Book I, kim olduğunuzun gizemini ortaya çıkarmaya çalışırken sizi devasa dış mekan ortamlarına ve düzinelerce genişleyen zindanın derinliklerine götürecek eski tarz bir rol yapma oyunudur. Kesinlikle her eylemin sonucunun yuvarlandığı, hesaplandığı veya istatistiksel olarak belirlendiği, parçalardan oluşan, sıra tabanlı bir oyun dünyasına sahiptir...
Eschalon sağlam. Bu örnek teşkil edecek bir şey değil, kötü değil. Bu türün hayranıysanız zaman ayırmaya değer oyunlarla dolu, 70-75 aralığında metascore yapacak türden bir oyundur. Hikaye klişe; Macguffin'leri bulup büyük kötüleri öldürerek dünyayı kurtarın. Bu onu mutlaka kötü yapmaz. Unutulmaz değil ama işe yarıyor. Temel olarak, Eschalon Book 1'i oynamak çok daha küçük bir Elder Scrolls oyunu oynamak gibi hissettirdi.
Решил поиграть часик, посмотреть че за фигня.... через два дня вылез из за компьютера, пройдя все три части
, пошел спать. АХОНЬЬЬ 5+
Great game! If you want to get back that warm, oldskool crpg feeling, if you feel weird for not liking Baldur's Gate 3 (it's ok!), if you're craving the real stuff... this game might be just for you!
P.S. Would be nice to have running when out of combat.
Nice, isometric RPG, Turn based. I like the character creation.
Edit nach 90h in Book 1 und Book 2:
Wenn ihr, wie ich, immer schon Baldurs Gate spielen wolltet, aber euch weder mit altmodischen D&D Regeln noch Party-Management anfreunden konntet, dann ist die Eschalon Serie genau das richtige für euch!
Ich schildere euch meine emotionale Reise durch dieses Spiel (natürlich ohne Spoiler)
Ein RPG in meiner Lieblingsgrafik und das auch noch gratis?! Ist gekauft, los gehts.
Wow, die Charaktererstellung alleine macht schon unerwartet viel Spaß, man darf direkt ein bisschen tüfteln.
Naja, dass das Kämpfen nicht so der Hammer wird, war mir klar, aber macht nichts.
Man geht relativ langsam, ob ich das aushalten werde?
Uff, die Gegner sind aber ganz schön schwer, hoffentlich werde ich bald stärker.
Alter, wie geil ist der Kartographie Skill bitte? Umso höher dieser ist, desto detailreicher wird die Minimap beim Erkunden gezeichnet. Das kommt in meine Ideensammlung, falls ich mal selbst ein Spiel machen sollte.
Sehr vollgestopft ist die Welt ja nicht gerade, aber das Erkunden macht trotzdem Spaß.
So langsam werden die Gegner aber arg schwer, wie soll man das schaffen?
Man kann zwar rasten um so Leben und Mana wieder langsam aufzuladen, aber das dauert schon länger als einen Spieltag, und in der Zeit wird man garantiert überfallen, aber nicht von 1-2 schwachen Gegnern, sondern von 3-4 starken, da ist einer schon eine Herausforderung. Rasten ist also Selbstmord. What the hell? Jetzt reichts! Gibt es Cheats? *google* Nein, es gibt keine Cheats, scheiße.
Ok vergiss es, das Spiel kommt direkt aus der Hölle. Nahkampf kannst komplett vergessen. Es ist eines dieser Spiele wo man nur bei jedem 5. Schlag trifft.
Aber irgendwie will ich wissen wie es weitergeht und vor allem ein paar Skills noch ausbauen. Noch lebe ich ja. Heiltränke sind zwar aus, und die Händler haben keine mehr, aber irgendeinen Ausweg hab ich bisher immer gefunden.
Ich kämpfe hier echt bei jeder Tour ums Leben. Fast jeder Gegner hält sich hier für den Endboss.
Also ich weiß nicht ob mir das gefallt, und schon gar nicht ob man das jemanden empfehlen kann. Eher nicht.
Es ist soo unfair, ich glaub ich lass es damit gut sein.
Hmm, aber noch spiele ich. Es könnte sich eine Hassliebe ausgehen.
Aaaaaaaaah so funktioniert die Schnellreise! Wenigstens etwas.
He warte mal. Wenn ich vor einer Kiste speicher und neu lade bekomme ich immer anderen Loot. Yes! Endlich eine bessere Waffe. Ohne diesen Speichertrick hätte ich die wohl nie bekommen.
Ja, so langsam, ganz langsam, werde ich stärker. Ich muss zwar immer noch Gelände-Engstellen nutzen damit mich nur 1 Feind gleichzeitig angreifen kann und danach lange rasten, aber wenigstens weiß ich jetzt dass man die Überfalle vermeiden kann indem man nicht länger als 5-6 Stunden schläft, speichert, den Vorgang wiederholt.
Ein bisschen nervig ist das schon. Aber hey, die langsame Laufgeschwindigkeit fällt mir dafür kaum noch auf. Ich glaube das Spiel entschleunigt mich direkt etwas.
Nun gut, wirklich leicht ist es immer noch nicht. Man hält sich immer gerade so an der Wasseroberfläche. Mit OP oder Imba ist hier gar nix. The struggle is real.
Und omg, jetzt hätte ich endlich die geilen Kleriker-Zauber, aber ich habe Atheist gewählt und kann die meisten so nicht benutzen, verdaaaammt! Da muss ich jetzt durch xD
Ok jetzt weiß ich wie der Hase rennt - gut 25 Stunden später ist's durchgespielt.
Irgendwie war es ziemlich geil. Zwar auch nervig, aber doch (durch unerwartete Aspekte) fesselnd.
Empfehlung? An und für sich nur für Old School Begeisterte oder Hartgesottene. Aber komm, probieren kostet in diesem Fall ja nichts.
Mein Spielehorizont und Ideenfundus wurden bereichert. Das kann nicht jeder Titel für sich verbuchen.
Hurra.
Edit after "getting gud":
Das beste Stat-System das ich je in Rollenspielen gesehen habe. Jeder Stat (Stärke, Intelligenz, usw.) ist für jeden Build nützlich. Die Funktionsweisen sind sehr verschlungen und komplex, sieht man erst auf den zweiten Blick bzw. wenn man verschiedene Builds gespielt hat.
Book 1 ist zwar noch ein bisschen "rough around the edges", aber ab Book 2 wurde deutlich mehr poliert.
Sehr viele geile Rätsel und Secrets zu lösen, beim ersten Durchlauf unmöglich alle zu entdecken.
Auch Nahkampf ist, wenn man weiß wie, alles andere als unnötig. Spiele gerade einen Krieger mit schwerer Rüstung der alles wegkloppt.
Das Reinkommen ist evtl. etwas schwierig, aber es lohnt sich dran zu bleiben.
Hier ist ein Entwickler noch mit Herz und Verstand am Werk der Spiele produziert wie sie einst gedacht waren. Ohne Online-Zwang, Lootboxen, Pay2Win, Patches und sonstige neumodische Gaming-Sünden.
Wer da als RPG Fan nicht reinschaut, ist selbst schuld^^
Крайне рекомендую любителям старых олдскульных РПГ'шек, русик найдёте в сети.
https://youtu.be/NWG5-yn7IjE
Good but slow and a very hard start. Probably these days most people wouldn't enjoy such a dated game but I liked it.
Eschalon: Book I, Basilisk Games tarafından geliştirilen ve yayınlanan klasik bir rol yapma oyunudur. 17 Kasım 2007'de piyasaya sürülen oyun, oyunculara zengin detaylara sahip bir oyun dünyasında sürükleyici bir deneyim sunuyor. Oyun, RPG oynanışına geleneksel bir yaklaşım izleyerek, oyuncuları kendi kimliklerinin gizemini çözerken geniş açık hava ortamlarında ve karmaşık zindanlarda bir yolculuğa çıkarır.
Eschalon'un öne çıkan özelliklerinden biri: Book I'in öne çıkan özelliklerinden biri de karolarla inşa edilmiş, sıra tabanlı oyun dünyası. Oyunda yaptığınız her eylem yuvarlama, hesaplama veya istatistiksel yöntemlerle belirlenir. Bu da strateji ve dikkatli karar vermenin başarınızda çok önemli bir rol oynadığı anlamına gelir. Hızlı tempolu aksiyon RPG'lerinin aksine, Eschalon: Kitap I, dikkatli beceri yönetimi, ekipman seçimi ve büyü kullanımını vurgular.
Bu oyunda keşif önemli bir unsurdur. Çok çeşitli eşyalar ve karşılaşılacak çeşitli yaratıklarla oyuncular sürekli yeni şeyler keşfedecekler. Rastgele üretilen hazine ve gizli sürprizlerin birleşimi, her oyunun benzersiz bir deneyim sunmasını sağlar. Ek olarak, Eschalon'da karakter gelişimi: Book I'de karakter gelişimi son derece esnektir ve oyun boyunca karakterinizin yeteneklerini ve eylemlerini şekillendiren 24 benzersiz beceri ve 8 temel özellik arasından seçim yapmanıza olanak tanır. Dünya sizin oyun tarzınıza uyum sağlamaz, bu nedenle başarınız karakterinizi ne kadar etkili bir şekilde geliştirdiğinize bağlıdır.
Eschalon'da Savaş: Kitap I kendi hızınızda gerçekleşir. Sıra tabanlı sistem, savaşa istediğiniz kadar hızlı veya yavaş girmenize olanak tanıyarak size her seçeneği dikkatlice değerlendirme veya hızlı ve öfkeli savaşlara girme özgürlüğü verir. Oyun ayrıca oyun dünyasını uygun gördüğünüz şekilde keşfetmenize olanak tanıyan doğrusal olmayan bir hikayeye sahiptir. İster ana hikayeyi takip etmeyi ister alışılmışın dışına çıkmayı seçin, Eschalon: Kitap I özgürlük ve sonuç duygusu sağlar. Bununla birlikte, Eschalon dünyası deneyimsiz maceracılar için tehlikeli olabileceğinden, dikkatli olmak ve kime güvendiğinize dikkat etmek önemlidir.
Eschalon: Book I, Ultima, Might & Magic ve Wizardry gibi geçmişten gelen klasik RPG'lerin özünü yakalamak için tasarlanmış epik, tek oyunculu bir RPG'dir. Birçok oyuncunun değer verdiği eski tarz RPG'leri anımsatan sürükleyici ve zorlu bir deneyim sunuyor.
Genel olarak, Eschalon: Book I, geleneksel rol yapma oyunlarının ruhunu kucaklayan bir oyun. Derin oynanış mekanikleri, zengin detaylara sahip dünyası ve stratejiye verdiği önemle klasik RPG hayranları için ilgi çekici bir deneyim sunuyor.
Good
In a nutshell, Eschalon is a standard 2D single-character fantasy western RPG. ("western RPG" here means "opposite of JRPG")
Eschalon is solid. It's not exemplary, it's not bad. It's the kind of game that would metascore in the 70-75 bracket, filled with games that are worth your time if you're a fan of the genre.
The story is cliche; save the world by finding the macguffins and slaying the big bad. That doesn't necessarily make it bad. It's not memorable, but it works.
For the most part, combat in Eschalon is a game of numbers and dice. I played a magick user, and for the first half of the game, all I had was a basic single-target spell. The outcome of a battle essentially boiled down to how many times I could cast it with what mana I had, how many turns it took the enemy to close to attack range (which is melee for most enemies), and how many hits both of us could survive. Later on, I got a few area-effect spells, which added a small layer of strategy, though numbers and dice were still the dominant factor.
The first half of the game was extremely tedious as a magick user. Mana regen is very slow to start, though you can build for quick regen after a few level ups if you eschew everything else. There is a rest function that causes time to pass more quickly, but it can still take as long as a minute to fill back up. Health regen works the same way, and I have to imagine it's just as tedious for melee-centered characters.
Basically, playing Eschalon Book 1 felt like playing a much, MUCH smaller Elder Scrolls game. That's just me though; your mileage may (and probably will) vary.
THE VERDICT: Eschalon is a solid RPG that will entertain an RPG fan for about 20 hours. It's not the best game out there, but it's not the worst either.
Лично меня игрушка зацепила с самого начала. Стандартнавя идеально сделанная тактическая рпг .если бы не фентези ,то был бы идеальный клон фоллаут 2 .Спасибо разработчикам .
I've played this game for a bit now and it buggs the ♥♥♥♥ otta me!!!!!!!!!! F-N blackwater
Fun rpg game. old school. turn based
看起来挺有趣，玩起来很枯燥。
事实证明不能盲目复制古典游戏而无视历年来的人性化改进。
Love this series; find I just keep coming back to it every now and again, when I want a not-overly-involved (that's a good thing!) old-school RPG fix. Like the art, the music and the story very much.
this game off the chain yo
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You see I played for 11 mins, but actually I've played this game since I was 11 years old. I finished the Book 1, 2, and 3 for so many times. I fell in love with this game thanks to my dad.
Игру проходил года 2 назад, но раз уж могу что-то о ней сказать, почему бы и нет, тем более бесплатно лежит и вот думаю как нибудь пройти наконец вторую часть.
К сожалению игра меня больше расстраивала, чем радовала, её сложность заключалась больше в наборе опыта игроком, чем набором опыта героем, можно запросто запороть героя, сделать его неиграбельным дном с самого старта и долго мучиться на простом задании прежде чем вдруг станет понятно, что игру проще начать заново. Не то чтобы в других классических рпг не так, тут ещё идёт вдовесок очень монотонный геймплей и не шибко интересный лор. Руби себе всех и всё.
С некоторым сомнением ставлю палец вверх, под конец игра становилась уж слишком медлительной и скучной, а вырубка мобов была таким же приятным занятием как выдергивание волос из носа.
Зато бесплатно, налетайте.
I won the Linux version of this about 7 or 8 years ago
