I really enjoyed this game: the humor, the story, and the creatures. My only critique would be the pace of battle (I'm more of a laid-back turn-based gamer than a fast-paced real-time strategiser). 4.5 out of 5 game experience for me.
Great game, first off! Played it once awhile ago and now I'm back again!
However, there are some things that bug me about it.
1) Needs an Auto-Save!
2) Needs a list of daily local prices for goods for each individual town. (Perhaps a commodities page in the Newspaper?)
3) Should be able to sell any and all your equipment at Shops, regardless of whether they need it or not. (However, once a Shop has purchased as many items as they need, they will pay at an increasingly reduced price. For Example: A Shop buys 50 9mm bullets at $0.36 each. You try to sell them 50 more, but since they don't need anymore, they cut their buying price by half to $0.18 per bullet)
4) Should be able to trade goods with other Caravans (especially if you are low on water, forage, or medicine).