<s>
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Basilisk	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Eschalon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Riegsecker	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Basilisk	O
Games	O
made	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
CD	O
versions	O
sold	O
would	O
contain	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
following	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
with	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
download	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
CD	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
following	O
extras	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
Reigsecker	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
future	O
CD	O
versions	O
would	O
include	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
new	O
CD	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
:	O
a	O
"	O
slightly	O
altered	O
DVD	O
jacket	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
disc	O
itself	O
has	O
a	O
green	O
gradient	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
tan	O
gradient	O
of	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
disc	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
has	O
generally	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
75%	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
from	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
3.5/5	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
attempt	O
at	O
an	O
'	O
old	O
school	O
 '	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
and	O
definitely	O
worth	O
the	O
download	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameBanshee	O
selected	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
its	O
2007	O
"	O
Independent	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
broke	O
down	O
the	O
games	O
sales	O
by	O
platform	O
:	O
48%	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
42%	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
and	O
10%	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Format	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Riegsecker	O
mentioned	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	B-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
Ash	O
Island	O
,	O
an	O
inaccessible	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Riegsecker	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
add-on	B-Application
had	O
taken	O
a	O
back	O
seat	O
to	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Eschalon	B-Application
series	O
(	O
Eschalon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
