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a little clunky and a work in progress

Isn't Talisman like 40k candyland?

Warhammer Candyland, maybe. With killing monsters, finding treasure, and dominating your friends and making them kneel in submission to you when you get to the Crown of Command first.

Well, yeah. I don't think I could play a lot of candyland, but
it's good to try once in a while.

I must admit that I haven't tried any other type of RPG
adventure board game yet.

The original Talisman had the virtues of simple play, gorgeous art, and the ability for a group of 4-6 friends to play in a very relaxed, casual manner. It did tend to run long if the players didn't choose to push the action and start the run for the final objective (the Crown of Command) before they were 100% assured of making it. If you just wait around and explore and get your character strong enough to make the final stage easy, it takes hours.

That said, most of the popular adventure RPG games that are popular today (Descent, Runebound, etc.) also take a long time, and while their greater complexity gives the play experience more depth, it also means they don't lend as easily to the hanging out, shooting the breeze and having a few beers mode of play which Talisman really supports.

Rumor has it there will be a version of Talisman released this year on X-box live!

There have already been several board game successes on the service including Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne. It will be intesting to see how they implement Talisman.