Eschalon: Book II

Basilisk Games Shelves Zodiac, Working on New Sci-Fi RPG

In a new “The State of the Basilisk” post on the studio’s official forums, Basilisk Games’ Thomas Riegsecker reveals that Zodiac and the Marauders of Sol was becoming “Frankenstein’s monster” and has been shelved for the time being, but also…

RPG Sale on GOG, Eschalon: Book I is Now Free

The release of Torment: Tides of Numenera is a big deal for RPG fans everywhere. To commemorate this occasion, GOG is having a sale of select RPG titles until March 5, 2017, with discounts going up to 80%. And to…

Five CRPGs We Should Check Out

Given the fact that it includes the entire Eschalon series, this feature on Play Die Reload that seeks to profile “five CRPGs you should check out” technically spans a total of seven titles. Still, if you haven’t yet picked up…

Basilisk Games Interview

Basilisk Games’ head Thomas Riegsecker has fielded some questions from RPGWatch on subjects such as the state of the game industry and RPG design, the reception of Eschalon: Book III, and the indie studio’s next project. Riegsecker isn’t kind to…

Basilisk Games Reveals Plans for “Next RPG Franchise”

In a year-end holiday greeting posted to the official Basilisk Games website, we learn of their plans to develop “a few smaller titles” that we can only assume will be non-RPGs, another undisclosed RPG franchise after that, and potentially some…

The Eschalon Trilogy: Surviving in a Niche Market

Basilisk Games’ Thomas Riegsecker has penned a retrospective feature called “The Eschalon Trilogy: Surviving in a Niche Market” over at Gamesauce, taking us through the development of all three Eschalon titles, the highs and lows he experienced during the nine-year…

GB Feature: Eschalon: Book II Content Overload

Continuing our journey through Basilisk Games’ Eschalon trilogy, we’ve brought you our full review of Eschalon: Book II, as well as the dedicated subsite that we promised last month.  And just as we provided in our Eschalon: Book I coverage,…

Eschalon: Book I and Book II Reviews

Basilisk Games is pointing us over to Macworld for favorable reviews of both Eschalon: Book I and Eschalon: Book II, in which the former scores a 3.5/5 and the latter takes home a 4 Since Book II should still be…

Old-School RPGs Are New Again

Prompted by the recent popularity of such titles as Knights of the Chalice, Eschalon: Book II, Avadon: The Black Fortress, Cthulhu Saves the World, The Battle For Wesnoth, and several others, PC World has kicked up an editorial that seeks…

Eschalon: Book II Review

It’s been awhile since we sifted through a new Eschalon: Book II review, so it’s kind of nice to see PC World giving the second installment to Basilisk’s excellent trilogy this brief but favorable critique. A couple of paragraphs: Hearkening…