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On 2/5/2014 6:24 AM, Xocyll wrote:
> markB <m...@netweb.net> looked up from reading the entrails of the
> porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
> 
>> Anybody else aware of these guys - basiliskgames.com
>> 
>> The third in the Eschalon series is coming out this month.  I just 
>> discovered them, and am busily into Book I.  It is surprisingly
>> good.
> 
> 
> Well I suppose if you're into turn based, isometric games that look
> like they were made 10-20 years ago...

I prefer 1st person, turn-based.  Or at least pause-able.
> 
> Seriously, touting a fixed 1024x768 resolution in 2010 as a
> _feature_ and upgrade for book 2? Oh look the screenshots for book3
> are in that resolution as well.

My monitor is 24" 16x10 at 1920x1200.  Running Book I full-screen keeps
the aspect ratio, and promotes the game's 800x600 screen very nicely.
I, too, was surprised it looked good.  Books II and III are 1024x768 so
I'm not worried about resolution after seeing how nicely the lower res
scaled up.  Seriously.

> This is exactly the reason I don't buy most "old school" games, it's
> one thing to want the feel and gameplay of those old games, but these
> guys forget that when those games were new, they were being played
> at resolutions that fit the hardware of the day, resolutions that
> were at or near state of the art whenever possible.

Well, the designer stuck with the same engine through the series, and
the resolution is built-in.  His next game will "catch up" with current
resolutions.
> 
> There's a vast difference between 1024x768, native on a 17" CRT and
> the same resolution windowboxed on a 20" 1600x900 widescreen LCD
> (which is what I have, though it's by no means state of the art.) 
> That windowboxed display is actually _smaller_ than on the 17".
> 
> That doesn't equal fun, it equals eyestrain and headaches - no
> thanks, no sale.

I just get fun, no eyestrain :)  The demos may change your mind, and are
free.  Try Book II. The 768 vertical is not much of a stretch to get to
your 900.

-mb