Fantasy role-playing fans in search of an "old school" click-fest might enjoy Eschalon: Book 1, but at the risk of insulting the talented developers at Basilisk, the game-play gets a little, well, bland after a short while. While the dialogue is well-written, the clichéd story and somewhat repetitive hack-and-slash-then-rest gameplay might bore some eventually. Yes, you can try to improve your cartography or lock-picking skills and try to unlock new areas to explore, but likely only RPG fans will have the patience to sink hours into this fantasy adventure.
