Adventuring in Eschalon is like having a look back at such classic RPGs as the renowned Ultima series. While not as comprehensive and not without quirks and a few dubious design decisions, anyone who's enjoyed the old classics should welcome the non-linear and explorative gameplay style offered here.

Eschalon: Book I offers a good selection of stats and skills for customising your protagonist. It's a good idea to read up a bit on character builds before creating your character. If you focus on the wrong characteristics for your character, you could get in trouble.

Story and dialogue takes a back seat to turn-based, die-rolling combat and exploration, with plenty of old-fashioned dungeon-crawling to boot!