Wasteland 2

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  1. MRGamer
    Sep 27, 2014
    6
    This game is a commendable effort to bring back the feel of old school CRPGs. It creates a gritty environment, presents fairly interesting characters and story, and is at times clever and darkly humorous. However, as a tactical experience it is mediocre at best and obviously broken at times. Combat mechanics are shallow and shortcuts have been taken to make up for the lack of adequateThis game is a commendable effort to bring back the feel of old school CRPGs. It creates a gritty environment, presents fairly interesting characters and story, and is at times clever and darkly humorous. However, as a tactical experience it is mediocre at best and obviously broken at times. Combat mechanics are shallow and shortcuts have been taken to make up for the lack of adequate tactical AI. A real game breaker for those who seek a satisfying tactical combat challenge.… Expand
  2. reronin
    Sep 25, 2014
    5
    This game flaws are covered by NOSTALGIA all over it by reviewer's .

    At first I played the game and found it interesting. But than i realized I played game like this and it was much better experience. Fallout 2 !! Graphics : Many people here say Wastelands 2 isn't about the graphics . Fine . The graphics are one thing. You can make a game that has low tech graphics but still has    This game flaws are covered by NOSTALGIA all over it by reviewer's .

    At first I played the game and found it interesting. But than i realized I played game like this and it was much better experience. Fallout 2 !!

    Graphics : Many people here say Wastelands 2 isn't about the graphics . Fine . The graphics are one thing. You can make a game that has low tech graphics but still has ArtStyle that adds great Vibe to the game. Again Fallout 2. This game has problems in artstyle direction it has no direction . The World looks empty , unfinished , nothing like America from that time period I felt more like in Ukraine not USA. Some places just slap generic textures on models that look horrible. Sometimes you see nice post apocaliptic scenery after two steps you look at horrible buildings from PS1 era. There is noo Cool Armour (still can't see it after you wear it), Characters lack any cool detail and their creation is just very basic . Guns are your standard arsenal except for the special guns that better versions are found in . Yep . Fallout 2.

    And Google Map Looks better than the world map in this game !!!

    Enemies : Another thing that got me bored were the Enemies . Your standard . Generic Giant bugs , people , robots . Nothing Cool in design to fight Like in Ehem ehem Fallout 2 Badass soldiers in first cutscene ;) . There are not a single Cool Boss fight . The Ending is very generic I won't spoil it for you.

    Strategy and AI - It's very basic . I started on Hard and I never felt like the enemy will do something different than rush at me. Like I said maps are empty and most of the time Narrow and limited. You won't find cover in the buildings. The only strategy you use is too position your troops soo you wont hit your friend . After that it's just numbers game and hope your gun wont jam . Most of the times I lost a team mate because of just Bad luck . Missed when I had 92% and second shot jammed my gun in the same turn . CoD has more strategy than this game. Seriously after playing hours I found my self bored. AI is very basic . And Random Encounters on World map are a joke. Maps are very small and repeat over and over. Again in Fallout 2 you had randomly generated maps and you could find something interesting in them aside from enemies.

    Skills - These are your standard stuff in rpg , guns , rifles , agility , charisma etc. I didnt like that almost every Door , Chest had to have a Trap . And you got diffrent skill to lockpick different skill for safe and hacking, 3 skills to talk Those were just BUSY work and most of the time you had to switch characters too use them. There is too many traps . I just started to save my game all the time and reload because in early game you will die often because of those traps. And there are some quests that you will fail if your % of fixing will fail .50% deactivating an alarm . Failed ? Reload . This system it stupid . It dsnt require no skill only luck. In Deus Ex you had to play some minigame to open lock's it required your focus. Here just Luck

    Story and Quests - Story is a mixbag . You will have to read . A lot to get something o value . This game has a lot of text. It describes everything and it could be a textgame because it's says most minor details. It makes the mistake : Tells but never shows . Game is voice acted sometimes , sometimes it's not . The Idea was a mix of MadMax and Texas Ranger . Voice acting is great , storytelling was good but it moved sooo god damn slow.
    The main problem was I never felt like doing anything Epic . Aside from shooting my life is more interesting than this. Fix this Fix that . Kill Bug's , Bring that , Fix that . Again In Fallout 2 from the start you know your on Epic Journey and you meet soo many interesting NPC in game. In this I never felt . Wow this is a great Hero or NPC I like. They are all bland. Cities are bland also Quests are very dull and stupid .

    I want too be fair this game had some good things thats why i gave it 5 . I focused on bad things because its like no reviewer EVER mentioned those before . Basicly this game is like a Slot Machine. If you have bad luck no skill will save you. If you Never played Fallout 1,2,3 , or XCom you can get all those games that are far better for the price of this game.    … Expand
  3. haplok
    Oct 8, 2014
    6
    Yeah, actually it could be a 7/10, but the second half is very buggy.

    Well, first the good: I like the graphics. Weapon models in particular are nice. Though kill animations could be more varied/weapon dependant. You get to control 7 characters. It has turn-based combat with a cool Combat Initiative system. Oh and it has a GREAT atmosphere. Not so good: Its full of plotholes.    Yeah, actually it could be a 7/10, but the second half is very buggy.

    Well, first the good:
    I like the graphics. Weapon models in particular are nice. Though kill animations could be more varied/weapon dependant.
    You get to control 7 characters. It has turn-based combat with a cool Combat Initiative system.
    Oh and it has a GREAT atmosphere.

    Not so good:
    Its full of plotholes. Like if Rangers spent the last 15 years strenghtening their ranks and fortifying their position, how could they NOT secure their nearby respective water and food supply towns.
    Combat system is kinda simplistic. Flanking doesn't work well, as cover provides full 180 degree frontal protection. And you get the cover accuracy bonus even against enemies behind you... Ranged enemies run into melee range and want to hug you. You can't target and disable different body parts (there's only "headshot", which cannot score a critical hit). The critical hit system is pretty basic. Weapon ranges are pretty pathetic, especially for sniper rifles.
    There are no Perks/Talents/Feats!
    There are many redundant skills, such as Field Medic and Surgeon.

    The BAD:
    The attributes are weak, have very little impact on gameplay. The difference between 1 and 10 in Coordination or Luck attributes provides less to-hit bonus/critical chance then 1-2 weapon skill ranks.
    Skills are entirely severed from the attributes and function in a void. A Strenght 1 character will be just as good in the "Brute Force" skill, as a Str 10 body-builder. The skillschecks get progressively tougher in this game (regardless of what the skillcheck concern), only maximum skill ranks count. Which means that you designate some skills to each character in the start andalways onlyraise these skills. Level ups are monotonous, as you only get some hp and a few skill points which may or may not be enough to raise one of your chosen skills. It could just as well be automatic.
    The loor is entirely randomized. It seems in Arizona it was raining booby-trapped safes and boxes with master locks, as they are scattered everywhere, regardless if their location makes sense or not. Unfortunately they contain mostly useless, random junk.
    Armor is useless. The system is pathetic and actually it may be harmfull in the second half of the game.    … Expand
  4. Razhomon
    Jan 11, 2015
    9
    A very good game despite its bugs when it first came out. I finished the game and that is huge coming from me who gets bored easily with games nowadays.
  5. blade01
    Sep 24, 2014
    5
    Sooooo, Wasteland 2 is out!Nice!Or not?Let me explain why my score for Wasteland 2.Ill go into my technical troubles first, than i review the game itself.

    Technical trouble:I got an old PC.Thats not a problem, most games run just fine(im talking about assasins creed black flag and such titles).Im glad when a game like WL2 comes around cause it suits my PC better.Thats what i thought.I    Sooooo, Wasteland 2 is out!Nice!Or not?Let me explain why my score for Wasteland 2.Ill go into my technical troubles first, than i review the game itself.

    Technical trouble:I got an old PC.Thats not a problem, most games run just fine(im talking about assasins creed black flag and such titles).Im glad when a game like WL2 comes around cause it suits my PC better.Thats what i thought.I had issues in the EA-version of the game with the "Write to location 00000000 caused an access violation" problem.If you got a 32 bit system youll probally know about it.In short, the game uses up too much ressources while doing things.For some, even open the questlog will cause a crash.For me, it cashes when im entering the railroads nomads camp.Gamestopping i think.There is a workarround for some people but that shouldnt be necessary and its not always working.Sorry, the game looks like crap, sounds like crap and even Skyrim runs just fine on my PC.But WL2 got issues?Bad optimization, sorry guys.For that, ill substract 2 points from my score.

    Ok, into detail:

    Visuals:The game looks like crap, in every setting.While this is ok for some things, thats just to much.Everything looks like you are standing in a puddle of mud.Charactermodels are pretty bad.Visual effects?Nonexsistent!Even explosives are not great.You can say its an indiegame or its costs just XX, i dont care.Even much older games look better and the games artdesign is not that great.Look at Fallout 1 or 2.You can play it today, it looks oks cause it aged well.Wasteland 2 looks not just outdated.

    Sound:There is not much voiceacting, but when there is a voiceover its is great!!!Good quality, great cast.
    The music is ok, it fits the setting.But there is not much variety.Weaponsounds are cheap.The FAMAs for example sounds better than most weapons, why?

    Gameplay:There are some flaws in the general design.For example when you talk to someone and you want or have to use one of the speechskills(like kissass).Youll have to select the character for this action.While on its own this isnt so tragic, there are many little things like that and they sum up over the time.At some point i was really annoyed(like the regular callin for promotion aka leveling up).What the developer have done well is the deversity of skills you can use.Often, there is more than one way.I like that.The combat is a problem i think.You cant do that much, even taking cover is ruined by the fact that many enemy groups are made up of a mix of enemytypes.They will try to storm you position like hell(and will get kiled far too easy).That ruins the only real option you got, take cover.So, youll often just standing arround and shoot, especially when you fight animals.For 2014 thats not enough, sorry.And there is another problem with the random encountersystem.The groups youll encounter are badly scaled.There are small groups of 3 enemys with 15 HP or less that are too weak for you, even when you start.And than there are overpowered(when syou start they are really overpowered) groups with 80-145 HP and good armor, in the starting area.Thats badly designed, sorry.

    All in all this game is no masterpiece.It still got bugs, many bugs.Gamestoppingbugs.Search on google, youll see.After such an extensive EA-phase thats a no go!!!A solid 7 if you got a 64-bit OS and enough RAM.If you got a 32-bit OS its pure luck if the game runs like it should.Ive got a 32-bit OS and troubles, for me the game is a 5 at best.    … Expand
  6. Zakk
    Oct 30, 2014
    9
    If you like fallout 1 or 2, you will love this game, no matter what. Difficulty in the beginning is quite hard, and a lot depends how you build your team. You need to plan ahead your character skills and attributes before starting your journey. But after few hours you'll master the game mechanics and playing comes more pleasant. Story is good, but there are some glitches and bugs thatIf you like fallout 1 or 2, you will love this game, no matter what. Difficulty in the beginning is quite hard, and a lot depends how you build your team. You need to plan ahead your character skills and attributes before starting your journey. But after few hours you'll master the game mechanics and playing comes more pleasant. Story is good, but there are some glitches and bugs that still need work. Nothing that breaks the game, but... Load times are horrible at least on my PC, so you've got a wait a lot when quick loading and changing areas. Random battles become boring pretty soon, but otherwise game keeps you in it grasp. Took me over 85h to complete, so there a lot of exploring to do!… Expand
  7. MacrosTheBlack
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    I really enjoyed this game, the story was good, excellent quests and a good amount of playtime to finish. The only real gripe I have is that it's difficult to make a very varied RPG when you just have guns to deal with. It's much less unique than being able to play around with special abilities such as magic. Overall a winner.
  8. marto
    Oct 20, 2014
    8
    Overall a very good game but not superb. I am a big fan of Fallout 1, 2, 3 and I was a kickstarter backer for Wasteland 2.

    I like how the game was created and funded. I don't like that it cost $50 for non-backers. I like how much it resembles the original Fallout games. I don't like how it is missing key elements from the very same games. I still think it is very good and    Overall a very good game but not superb. I am a big fan of Fallout 1, 2, 3 and I was a kickstarter backer for Wasteland 2.

    I like how the game was created and funded. I don't like that it cost $50 for non-backers.

    I like how much it resembles the original Fallout games. I don't like how it is missing key elements from the very same games.

    I still think it is very good and enjoyable and because I am more or less passionate about the series and the teams behind them, I will list the big cons I've experienced so far:
    - Skills and attributes have very little connection. Attributes affect skills in marginal or indirect ways. I hoped to see an improved version of Fallout where each attribute matters nearly equally. Instead, I really only need intelligence and/or strength and/or coordination. The rest is rubbish.
    - It feels painfully linear. Painfully linear. One of the awesome traits of the predecessors was their non-linear nature. In Wasteland 2 I feel locked to the point of claustrophobia.
    - As some others stated, the overall feeling is that the world is hollow.
    - Near the end of the game, and particularly in Hollywood, all quests are completed within 10 feet of where they begin. Do something super trivial for this stage of the game, get xp. Very disappointing.
    - Outdoorsman skill. Oh boy. It is not an investment in something useful. It is extortion. Put points in it or you can't get from city A to city B without 5 random encounters that bring you nothing.
    - At some point I found a very cleverly hidden sniper rifle - decent one. 5 minutes later a salesman comes in town and he has all the best weapons for this stage of the game. I have enough money to buy them all. It feels so unrewarding.
    - The landscape is filled with safes and chests. Half of them are rigged. Most contain junk. Very unpleasant.
    - In one of the cities a shopkeeper has all the top-tier weapons of each class. I can buy them all and still have some cash. I can buy all the armor, as well. And all the good explosives. And still have cash. Very unrewarding.
    - Hard Ass, Smart Ass, Kick Ass don't feel unique enough. The conversation branches which are unlocked with these skills are one-liners with instant xp reward.
    - The only aiming option, headshot, is unbelievably useless in most cases.
    - The game pushes hardware to the limit without amazing visual effects.
    - I expected a ton of bugs due to the nature of the game. The case was the same with Fallout and all those patches. And it is :) But, seriously, patch 1 is a gigabyte, patch 2 is 2.4 gigabytes. Really?
    - The discussion thread on steam had a message from a dev. He asked for a specific way to report bugs: reproduce at least a couple of times, have a savegame, describe all the steps and conditions for the bug, send an email with attachment and fill in all the details. No sir. That's not how you do it.

    It's still a 8/10 game for me. I was expecting more, after a year of delays.    … Expand
  9. Arnuphis
    Oct 8, 2014
    8
    An instant classic for fans of Wasteland 1 and Fallout 1/2. I loved every bit of the 60 hours I played. Haven't been this hooked on a RPG since Dragon Age. I would rate it higher but there are some bugs, especially in the second map and it is easy to break some quests if you are not careful. Things like that are fixable and at heart it's a grand time. Just don't expect the combat of Fallout 2.
  10. vipares
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    As a big fan of Fallout 1 and 2 games, I was looking forward to this title. I played the game, and I was pretty satisfied with it.

    Look, feel and gameplay is definitely Fallout like. However the game misses some depth of character building options Fallout 2 had. Knowing that, there is not much into playing multiple times. I played it to half first time, then restarted since I    As a big fan of Fallout 1 and 2 games, I was looking forward to this title. I played the game, and I was pretty satisfied with it.

    Look, feel and gameplay is definitely Fallout like. However the game misses some depth of character building options Fallout 2 had.

    Knowing that, there is not much into playing multiple times. I played it to half first time, then restarted since I realised I made wrong weapon skills choices. Next time I made better team and finished the game. It was cool, nice, fun, but kinda easy this time when I had proper team.

    I played it once more on Supreme Jerk difficulty, but this time I didn't come to finish since it is all pretty much the same.

    Bad sides are:
    1) there is no "perks" from Fallout 2
    2) character "skills" are not related to character "attributes" at all
    3) you are forced to look on-line for "followers" information if you want to plan proper team setup with supplementing skills, or you can gimp your party (game-play) heavily
    4) wearing "armor" does not affect your look :/ - instead there is clothing you can change, but it doesn't change anything except actual look, which is pretty pointless in single player game - you can just sell all cloths on start to get some extra money :)

    Overall, well worth the money.    … Expand
  11. Piolvs
    Mar 24, 2015
    9
    Great writing, decent visuals and sound. The character advancement and tactical combat systems are a bit shallow but nice nonetheless. Recommended for the veteran RPG player.
  12. WerN1211
    Feb 25, 2015
    8
    Much better than it was back in September 2014.
    I had pre-ordered and was very disappointed when the game hit Steam. I played for several hours and uninstalled.
    I have just reinstalled (02/20/2015) to give it another chance. The game is now great. Much better "view management". Difficulty level seems to be lower, which suits me better. I have now played "Highpool" and "Agrocenter"    Much better than it was back in September 2014.
    I had pre-ordered and was very disappointed when the game hit Steam. I played for several hours and uninstalled.
    I have just reinstalled (02/20/2015) to give it another chance. The game is now great. Much better "view management". Difficulty level seems to be lower, which suits me better. I have now played "Highpool" and "Agrocenter" with pleasure (I had stopped the agrocenter mission right in the middle when I played the first time).    … Expand
  13. windpeoples
    Sep 24, 2014
    9
    While not perfect (there is no such thing as a perfect game), it is a worthy sequel to the original Wasteland. There is a hidden depth in character creation and game mechanics that many overlook, but I found refreshing. Not a game for everyone probably, but more than satisfied to have backed the project on Kickstarter.
  14. fjo3
    Sep 30, 2014
    10
    The RPG I've been waiting for since 1998, when I first beat Fallout 2. This game gets a 9.5/10 in my book - it has flaws, but they are completely outshone by how perfect this game is in almost every way.

    I don't understand why this game gets so many negative reviews. It's not a game for everyone, but if you like turn based, strategic, old-school RPGs in a post-apocalyptic setting, it    The RPG I've been waiting for since 1998, when I first beat Fallout 2. This game gets a 9.5/10 in my book - it has flaws, but they are completely outshone by how perfect this game is in almost every way.

    I don't understand why this game gets so many negative reviews. It's not a game for everyone, but if you like turn based, strategic, old-school RPGs in a post-apocalyptic setting, it doesn't get any better than Wasteland 2. Fallout 1 and 2 have finally been surpassed: well done Brian Fargo and the inXile team.    … Expand
  15. inmyth
    Sep 27, 2014
    8
    If I were to score this game in words then it would be "dodged a bullet". It managed to dodge a 7 and got an 8. Whereas I expected a real Fallout 3, the truth is this game feels like turn based Dungeon Siege. Strategy-wise, combat is pretty light with a few options like "headshot" or "ambush" that keep it short of being a total Dungeon Siege. Wasteland 2 however, manages to establish aIf I were to score this game in words then it would be "dodged a bullet". It managed to dodge a 7 and got an 8. Whereas I expected a real Fallout 3, the truth is this game feels like turn based Dungeon Siege. Strategy-wise, combat is pretty light with a few options like "headshot" or "ambush" that keep it short of being a total Dungeon Siege. Wasteland 2 however, manages to establish a setting which is believably well...post-apocalyptic. And more importantly it manages to detach itself from Fallout cliches.

    Cons:
    - Minimum combat. Tactics are often nothing more than moving your characters away and closer to enemies. There are few hiding spots and even so they get overrun with melee units in the first turn. This is not to say that combat is not fun. It still is but it's not deep.
    - Probability nightmare. Everything in this game works on probabilities, in and out combats. And these probabilities don't always feel like they should be. A weapon that has 4% of jam jams like it was 20%. I often faced multiple consecutive jams in a fight. Also, spending a lot of time loading the game just to successfully unlock a chest isn't really fun
    - Dungeon Siege/Diablo-esque progression. Things are more difficult to do simply because you encounter them later. In Diablo, monsters you face in later levels are the same ones you faced before, but with more HP and different name and color. It's the same here except they don't have different name or color. Sometimes it feels anachronistic. Why can't I unlock this chest when yesterday I disarmed a nuclear missile ?

    PROS
    - Excellent writing, at least in the fist half of the game. Witty narrative and character interaction, dark humor, it's all there. However that the longer you play the more you will feel the game was rushed. The second half of the game is like a copy of the first. You fought barbarians, religious fanatics, and robots in Arizona. Well you fight barbarians, religious fanatics and robots in LA too. The finale is the weakest of all.
    - Excellent voice acting. This is something that Fargo games excel in. I particularly like the radio chatters which play when I walk around the wasteland. They even hired a church choir to sing radio commercial of a demented church gang.
    - Bold story branching. If you have played RPGs from Bioware or BlackIsle, you must have seen the "third option" option in dialogues or other interactions that requires a lot of points in speech or other particular attribute. When you pick it, you will pacify two conflicting sides or save everyone in a distress. In Wasteland if you pull this off, you would kill everyone. Wasteland is grim and bleak world and even if you think you have given it the best, you will still screw it.

    So is it a good game ? It is, in the way that Dungeon Siege was not a bad game either. Maybe it is not Jagged Alliance or Xcom as some of you expected but it is still fun and satisfying. Still, I can't help but feel that Fargo will have more difficulty convincing his backers of future projects, Torment Numenera comes to mind.    … Expand
  16. Kribmeister
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    I was not sure what to expect of this game, after all it's been nearly two decades since Fallout 2. I was most pleasantly surprised, when I found out the game is as old school as it gets. Hard, Rewarding and an all out fun experience.
  17. Lauranda
    Oct 24, 2014
    7
    The original Wasteland holds up as one of my favorite games of all time, so when I stumbled upon the kickstarter for this more than 2 decades later, I jumped on it...and then had to wait another 2+ years in anticipation. I probably would give it a 6, but it gets a bonus point for the nostalgia.

    Wastleland 2 definitely brought back memories of the original, but it did get a bit tedious.    The original Wasteland holds up as one of my favorite games of all time, so when I stumbled upon the kickstarter for this more than 2 decades later, I jumped on it...and then had to wait another 2+ years in anticipation. I probably would give it a 6, but it gets a bonus point for the nostalgia.

    Wastleland 2 definitely brought back memories of the original, but it did get a bit tedious. Kill the baddies, sell/salvage the extra loot to free up encumbrance, buy more ammo, repeat. I can also see how it could be tough going without having read up on how to make a party before starting off. You definitely want to understand the CLASSIC system before you start and do not spread skill points too thin.

    Multiple ways to solve problems (and decisions affecting the side stories) was nice.

    I had no problem with the graphics. They are a nice mix of modern meshed with old-school (if you are a young'un, don't expect top of the line HD stuff here).

    The story was a little shallow, but it was very similar to the original (which I think was a nod to it). I also thought the final battle was a bit of a let down.

    One thing I did notice (or rather did not notice) was the lack of bugs. I know this is one of the reasons Fargo and company extended the deadline...they wanted it perfect. I can say I never had an issue whatsoever with anything going haywire.

    Overall I liked it, but it could have had a little more story and a little less monotony. Perhaps a Wasteland 3 will get the score up in the 9-10 range.    … Expand
  18. Mayaexplorer
    Jan 2, 2015
    9
    I`m a huge fan of old Fallout series. Wasteland 2 gives me felling of that word which i love in Fallout. Music of Mark Morgan hit me again. Battle are similar to Fallout Tactics. The only negative is going to graphic design. In some places it`s erratic and low budget. But after all its not a big problem.
  19. eric65536
    Feb 13, 2015
    10
    Truly a brilliant game if you like old school RPG's. I find it's amazing all these great RPG's that are coming out recently, Thanks mostly to Kickstarter.
  20. MrSndman
    Oct 24, 2014
    8
    Amazing return to form for Brian Fargo and his development team. It's rare that I will play a game to completion, but this one had me hooked from the beginning. If you're a fan of Fallout (the top down originals, not the newer FPS versions) you'll love it! If you're a fan of the original Wasteland (which spawned the Fallout universe) you'll REALLY love it. If you're a fan of obsessiveAmazing return to form for Brian Fargo and his development team. It's rare that I will play a game to completion, but this one had me hooked from the beginning. If you're a fan of Fallout (the top down originals, not the newer FPS versions) you'll love it! If you're a fan of the original Wasteland (which spawned the Fallout universe) you'll REALLY love it. If you're a fan of obsessive compulsive writers that spend way too much time on toaster lore...well, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up. We need to support developers like this - they make the games that people want to play without regard to how a shareholder might respond. This will not make a hundred million dollars for the studio, and it will not have product tie-ins and toys (there's a funny gag right on the opening screen trashing day 1 DLC) but it will make some new diehard fans of the genre. Also looking forward to their next endeavor - a return to Torment!… Expand
  21. Infaereld
    Sep 30, 2014
    9
    Originally coming from an Amiga and console background, I was a bit of a late bloomer with PC gaming so never played the original Wasteland and Fallout series. However, being a massive fan of Fallout 3/NV, I thought I'd give this one a whirl.

    This game has been very well made. Although still a tough buggy at times, the story, combat, character customisation, game world, loot etc are all    Originally coming from an Amiga and console background, I was a bit of a late bloomer with PC gaming so never played the original Wasteland and Fallout series. However, being a massive fan of Fallout 3/NV, I thought I'd give this one a whirl.

    This game has been very well made. Although still a tough buggy at times, the story, combat, character customisation, game world, loot etc are all top-notch.

    I can tell a lot of thought and talent has gone into this title and it shows.

    Here's hoping for a WL3!    … Expand
  22. gashsha
    Oct 21, 2014
    9
    If you played (and liked) Wasteland, Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics you're gonna love this game. Wasteland 2 is the best approach to the question "What if Interplay made Fallout 3?".

    Deep, dark and mature storyline and setting, nice combat system (if you're into isometric, turn-based RPGs) and an amazing experience if you don't mind to read a lot while playing.
  23. Bruny
    Oct 29, 2014
    8
    Un buon gioco di ruolo, ottima ambientazione, forse troppi combattimenti ma anche molte possibilità di dialogo. Il motore Unity è leggermente pesante, la grafica tuttavia è molto gradevole anche se con qualche sbavatura. Non bellissimi i modelli dei personaggi, oltretutto si sarebbe potuto puntare su una personalizzazione maggiore per quanto riguarda armature varie. Colonna sonora di MarkUn buon gioco di ruolo, ottima ambientazione, forse troppi combattimenti ma anche molte possibilità di dialogo. Il motore Unity è leggermente pesante, la grafica tuttavia è molto gradevole anche se con qualche sbavatura. Non bellissimi i modelli dei personaggi, oltretutto si sarebbe potuto puntare su una personalizzazione maggiore per quanto riguarda armature varie. Colonna sonora di Mark Morgan da urlo, bellissima. Se cercate un crpg solido che vi faccia tornare con la memoria a fallout 2 con una spruzzatina del tactics (ma solo per i combatitmenti) è quello che fa per voi. Molto buona anche la longevità, gustandosi il gioco è possibile passare le 60 ore.… Expand
  24. Matshock
    Nov 6, 2014
    9
    This is a solid 9/10 title as of patch 3.

    It plays like someone picked up where the late 90's left off and created the next generation of story driven RPGs that went missing with the advent of MMO's. With that in mind the UI is a familiar but streamlined version from that generation. The visuals are about a generation behind the current but that was normal the last time this category    This is a solid 9/10 title as of patch 3.

    It plays like someone picked up where the late 90's left off and created the next generation of story driven RPGs that went missing with the advent of MMO's. With that in mind the UI is a familiar but streamlined version from that generation. The visuals are about a generation behind the current but that was normal the last time this category was popular. The audio effects are the only area where I get the impression of indie production values. I weighed all that against the fact that this is a USD $40 new release and USD $60 is now the norm for AAA productions in determining my score.

    My only sage advice: have a strategy going into the game re: character development, trying to develop one as you go will lead to longer grinds for experience and take away from the pacing.    … Expand
  25. daroczi
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    THIS GAME ROCKS. If Fallout 3 didn't give birth to New Vegas, I would say this should've been Fallout 3. I imagine most of the nay-sayers are those who believe The Elder Scross are true RPGs but have never played Daggerfall or Morrowind. If you appreciate the challenge, depth, grit, variety, and actual exploration (which doesn't exist anymore. chasing a treasure chest icon on a mapTHIS GAME ROCKS. If Fallout 3 didn't give birth to New Vegas, I would say this should've been Fallout 3. I imagine most of the nay-sayers are those who believe The Elder Scross are true RPGs but have never played Daggerfall or Morrowind. If you appreciate the challenge, depth, grit, variety, and actual exploration (which doesn't exist anymore. chasing a treasure chest icon on a map isnt exploring) of the pc classics, then you need this game asap! As always, support the developer and buy it. I recommend GOG.com… Expand
  26. joelofdeath
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    This game is amazing. Great return to form for inXile and so happy that this style of game is being made again. Mood, atmosphere and music are spot on. Turn based combat at it's finest.

    Absolute must play for any isometric fan.
  27. bordo
    Sep 22, 2014
    6
    It does have some bad aspects, sometimes it is stupid, sometimes it's meaningless. I was expecting a darker, meaner, more offensive game.
    It probably won't leave a nice mark in my mind as fallout 1 & 2 did, but it is enjoyable and there are no games like it nowadays, so play it, you won't regret that much.
  28. Kar-Chee
    Oct 20, 2014
    3
    I really wanted to like this game. But i can't. I love isometric RPGs and i played them all. I even replay both the original Fallouts once every three years or so. Sadly, the Wasteland 2 fails on so many levels that the few that are actually good won't save it. And the fact that Divinity: Original Sin and Shadowrun: Dragonfall came out recently and are superior on almost every level makesI really wanted to like this game. But i can't. I love isometric RPGs and i played them all. I even replay both the original Fallouts once every three years or so. Sadly, the Wasteland 2 fails on so many levels that the few that are actually good won't save it. And the fact that Divinity: Original Sin and Shadowrun: Dragonfall came out recently and are superior on almost every level makes this game look even worse.

    Combat:
    Total letdown. Almost no tactial options. While in Divinity i would use my rogue to sneak behind enemy lines and start with an ability that costs a lot of AP and is only usefull as an opening getting bonuses from backstab as well as from attack from stealth. After that i will use the artifact and teleport my tank to the rogue and make him knock down the most dangerous foe while my mage will teleport oil barrel near the enemies and ignite it. While my tank has fire resist over 100% so the flames actually heal him.
    And in Wasteland? I open with a shot. After that all my other characters shoot. Some use the weapon ability to shoot multiple rounds as it has the best dmg/Ap. Then all the enemies shoot, now all my characters shoot. When you are skilled you can try for a headshots (And that just causes more dmg, no penalties to aiming or anything and you can't aim for any other bodypart) Sometimes you can use verticality or cover (that has been clearly added to the game as an afterthought) And THAT IS ALL! No abilities, no gadgets, no skills, no perks. NOTHING!!!

    Character progression:
    There is none! You have attributes and skills. Attributes can be minmaxed as some are clearly better than the others. Skills are just your percentual chance to do stuff. You will NEVER gain new ability or perk or anything. Nothing that will change the gameplay. You will never learn anything new throughout this game. You will just know how to open a box better. Mainly because boxes near the end of the game are harder to open then the boxes at the beginning of the game. Yes, the same boxes...

    Quickloading:
    As the game desing is bad you will load very often. In fact you will memorize the loading screen very well. You see, everything is percentual and dependant on your skill. IE luck based. You see a locked box with a trap and an alarm. You have 50% to disarm the alarm, 40% to disarm the bomb and 70% to pick the lock. So disarm - fail - disarm - fail - disarm success - alarm - fail - alarm - fail - alarm - success - pick - fail - pick - critical fail - LOAD and repeat.

    Graphics:
    Amazingly bad. I mean really bad. Much worse than Fallout 1 or 2. It is technically bad (low res textures, low poly models) and aesthetically bad (repeating of assets, assests with different textures next to each other, the same mood everywhere, the same models everywhere). You don't even have much of an avatar picture choice when creating your characters. And some of that pictures are later used in the game on other characters! The graphics are much worse than in The Fall: Last days of Gaia which is old, low budget german post-apo game from nonome developer.

    Story
    Here it isn't bad. The story is quite good. Sadly it is told via big chunks of texts. I like to read in games. Planescape Torment is one of my most beloved games and it has much more text. But the text in that game is exciting and relevant. Here most of the things that people will tell you are things that you have already heard milion times from others. But you have to read it all because sometimes in this ocean of text there is useful information.

    Choices
    The choices are a mixed bag. You are often presented with multiple choices and you actually feel the consequences. That is very good. But sometimes the choices themselves seem illogical. At the beginning of the game you have to choose to save one of two settlements. Either the superimportant one that feeds all the surroundings including your ranger base, or the other superimportant one that provides water to everyone. You as a new recruit. One ranger of many. And after you do that you suddenldy hear the other rangers chat on radio. How they helped to save some merchants or how they saved some cows. Yea, but they couldn't save the superimportant settlement...

    Conclusion:
    This review might seem too harsh but if someone asked me what game to play - Wasteland 2 or Fallout 1, the game that came out 17 years ago, i would recomment F1 without hesitation. And that tells you something about this game...
    If you want to play good modern isometric RPG, play Shadowrun: Dragonfall or Divinity: Original Sin.    … Expand
  29. frankielee
    Nov 1, 2014
    9
    making me hopeful about computer games again. been a long time since i played a good turn based rpg with fun story and characters and a long play time. even more of a joy for fallout 1&2 fans.
  30. weazz1980
    Oct 6, 2014
    9
    For the anxious people: If you liked Fallout 1 and 2 you will probably also like Wasteland 2. Now in detail: First thing to say: The graphics are appropiate for this game. They win no trophy, but they are good enough to transport the atmosphere of the harsh wastelands. It reminds of Fallout 2 but in 3D.

    I played for about 20 hours now and at around the first quarter of the story. I    For the anxious people: If you liked Fallout 1 and 2 you will probably also like Wasteland 2. Now in detail: First thing to say: The graphics are appropiate for this game. They win no trophy, but they are good enough to transport the atmosphere of the harsh wastelands. It reminds of Fallout 2 but in 3D.

    I played for about 20 hours now and at around the first quarter of the story. I picked a wide variety of skills for my party to be prepared for almost every situation, that's how i play such games. Later in the game i specialize my group when i have learned which skills and weapons are usefull. For the people who say: The attribute/skillsystem is **** sorry, but you have to read! Every skill and attribute is exactly described. And solely because other games need strenght for a meele charakter, doesn't mean that every game have to do it that way. Again, just read the description of the attributes.

    So for now my party is doing very well. The quests are very diversified and interresting. The locations are detailed and immersive. But for the hole experience you have to read a lot of text. All characters and locations you find have very well written descriptions and information for the plot or some quests. You have to think for yourself, there are no questmarkers or such things. And there are a lot of decisions to make, sometimes with an unexpected outcome. So the world and the story so far are great and i'm really enjoing it right now.

    The combat system pretty much is the same as it was in Fallout 2. You have cover, different firing modes, different calibers etc... this is important, because bigger bulltes punches better trough tough armor than smaller ones. The only feature i'm missing compared to Fallout 2 is to target specific bodyparts. But ok, no major gamebreaker.

    So in the end Wasteland 2 is a great game for me and i give it a solid 9/10.

    For the 0/10 people... seriously?    … Expand
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#58 Best PC Game of 2014
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 65 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 65
  3. Negative: 0 out of 65
  1. DarkStation
    Nov 25, 2014
    80
    Wasteland 2, for the most part, provides everything that its Kickstarter backers and fans of the genre are looking for.
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  2. RPGamer
    Nov 13, 2014
    60
    If you're a fan of this style of game and have played the best recent releases, look behind you. Because that's where Wasteland 2 is going to be.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 12, 2014
    100
    The epitome of old-school that doesn't reek of decay. There are a few bumps along the road, but oh, is it a road worth taking. [Issue#246]
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