{"id":7859,"date":"2020-02-02T11:25:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T11:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2020-08-20T05:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T05:27:51","slug":"eschalon-book-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/eschalon-book-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Eschalon: BOOK I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Similar to the Spiderweb<\/a> Software<\/a> games, Eschalon<\/a> is a throwback to much older titles. Though sadly, it doesn’t feature the same graphical upgrades those do; 800×600 is the only resolution option.<\/p>\n

The gameplay here is also turn-based, albeit with just a single controllable character, while the plot and dialog is significantly more sparse. Health and mana both regenerate, but they do it at such a glacial pace that progress through any dungeon area ends up a tedious stop-and-go affair… even when using a save editor<\/a> to fully restore the mana pool between fights. I’ve read that the sequel<\/a> significantly increases the regen rate, so I think I’m just going to stop playing this installment now (~5 hours in at 6th level) and jump to that one.<\/p>\n

If you do decide to play this, here are a few tips:
\n– Pressing F3 displays the various hotkeys.
\n– Right-click on the map area to show the fast travel menu.
\n– Closing a portcullis on a monster instantly kills it.
\n– Loot is randomized the moment you open a container, so save beforehand and then reload until something useful appears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Similar to the Spiderweb Software games, Eschalon is a throwback to much older titles. Though sadly, it doesn’t feature the same graphical upgrades those do; 800×600 is the only resolution option. The gameplay here is also turn-based, albeit with just a single controllable character, while the plot and dialog is significantly more sparse. Health and mana both regenerate, but they do it at such a glacial pace that progress through any dungeon area ends up a tedious stop-and-go affair… even when using a save editor to fully restore the mana pool between fights. I’ve read that the sequel significantly increases the regen rate, so I think I’m just going to stop playing this installment now (~5 hours in at 6th level) and jump to that one. If you do decide to play this, here are a few tips: – Pressing F3 displays the various hotkeys. – Right-click on the map area to show the fast travel menu. – Closing a portcullis on a monster instantly kills it. – Loot is randomized the moment you open a container, so save beforehand and then reload until something useful appears.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,7],"tags":[28,121,473],"class_list":["post-7859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pc","category-video-game-related","tag-fantasy","tag-rpg","tag-third-person-perspective"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t