Wasteland 3

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  1. DavorJ
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    I really like the concept of Wasteland games, but I think the series, if it continues to evolve in this direction, will worsen over time. Hence an overview of the good and bad.

    * Plot: I think it was well conceived although the Deth-path was not well fleshed out. Learning about the Patriarch involves secondary missions, hence I can image that people that don't explore those, don't    I really like the concept of Wasteland games, but I think the series, if it continues to evolve in this direction, will worsen over time. Hence an overview of the good and bad.

    * Plot: I think it was well conceived although the Deth-path was not well fleshed out. Learning about the Patriarch involves secondary missions, hence I can image that people that don't explore those, don't understand well why Angela calls him a tyrant. (8/10)
    * Music: OST is probably the only place where the game really excels. There are a couple of really good songs such as the Jong's Down in the Valley to Pray and Barton's Monster Mash. On the other hand, these are individual performances, and their incorporation into the game is not always ideal. (10/10)
    * Voice acting: very good, with some memorable performances: McTavish, The Prisoner, Dorseys, Scotchmo, … It was clear that there were lots of well-chose actors. (9/10)
    * Design: the overly punk-style design. Car exhaust pipes on armors, oversized spikes that impede movement, constant fireworks effects on explosion-modded weapons, … all over-fantasized that even 8-year olds wouldn't buy. But at the same time the target audience is PEGI +17. W2 was better here. (4/10) Scorpions were great though!
    * Atmosphere: in some places there is a post-apocalyptic feel, in others (e.g. DLCs) you feel like you are in some futuristic setting having technology hardly imaginable to be possible at all. "Post-apocalyptic" implies some restrictions, and they should be respected. Again, I felt the old Fallout 1&2 and W2 scoring better here. (5/10)
    * Combat: mechanics seem to be dumbed down versus W2. Spike meter versus aimed shots? Distance-based accuracy of weapons no longer visible. And so on. The biggest issue is that the initiative has become completely obsolete and replaced by being completely determined by who starts the battle. This has a profound impact on the battle outcome since the turns are per squad, and no longer per character, hence starting second often means losing directly on Supreme Jerk. (6/10)
    * Character development: my occasional google almost always resulted in someone complaining about min/max-ing the rangers. In my case, all my rangers were equally exceptionally good in coordination because it directly affects AP, and were equally unlucky, because it is probably the most useless attribute. That is I think due to the broken attributes system. Why not penalize it, like the skills system? And why not make important skill checks on it during the game? We are two decades later, and I still feel that the original Fallouts (and Fallout Tactics) had the best character design. Why fix things that aren't broken? (6/10)
    * Companions: underdeveloped, like usual. And then you have the custom rangers that have practically no background at all. W2 forced one to have 4 custom rangers, in W3 you are forced to 2. I hope in W4 we will finally reach 1! Hence (8/10) just for being optimistic.
    * Difficulty: Supreme jerk was enjoyable as it made you prepare for every encounter, although I don't like it when the difficulty merely impacts the "tankiness" of the opponents. And the latter is unfortunately the case. (8/10)
    * SFX: Special effects were probably the most bothersome. Burning trashcans at 5 meter distance sound as if standing in the middle of an inferno, blasting my eardrums out. And then this click-pop sound over and over at HQ armory and many different locations is just maddening. I don't remember ever (!) experiencing SFX this disturbingly bad. I literally had to constantly adjust the SFX volume to not loose sanity. (1/10)
    * DLC: God I hate those, and this was again such an experience. I remember a few times were DLC felt OK: in Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age: Origins as separate (!) mini-stories with a clear beginning and end. In W3, both DLC are placed as primary quests, with no effect on the main story. What is more, they introduce new gameplay elements and design choices that are not in line with the original, hence feel as if you are playing a new game within a game, completely breaking the immersion and feeling like an endless chore just to "check" boxes. There were two occasions where I considered quitting the game, and both were related to the DLCs. (2/10)

    Hence although some elements were good, like the music, voice-acting and even the story, some aspects seem as if directed by some young grads, as if the old veterans weren't involved at all. So overall, 6/10, and without the DLCs it would have been 7/10.    … Expand
  2. UrchinChieftain
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    This game provides a very unique, and interesting experience, compared to Pillars of Ethernity or Kingmaker, it has an interesting world where your decision feels impactful. The only issues this game has are the size of the game and some technical issues.
  3. drlowdon
    Aug 24, 2023
    6
    In a post-apocalyptic world, the Desert Rangers try to rebuild society from the ashes, but they’re fighting a losing.

    Despite enjoying this type of RPG in the past, Wasteland never quite clicked with me. This was partly due to the fairly regular disconnections when trying to play online multiplayer, but also because the storylines weren’t as interesting as games like Divinity. That    In a post-apocalyptic world, the Desert Rangers try to rebuild society from the ashes, but they’re fighting a losing.

    Despite enjoying this type of RPG in the past, Wasteland never quite clicked with me. This was partly due to the fairly regular disconnections when trying to play online multiplayer, but also because the storylines weren’t as interesting as games like Divinity. That being said, the level of freedom is impressive, and the combat fairly deep, so fans of the genre should still check it out for themselves.    … Expand
  4. mk3636
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    Much better than the predessesor. No bugs at all in 2023. If you enjoyed games like Fallout 2 or Baldurs Gate 2 you can't go wrong with this one.
  5. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    this game is just tedious. The good parts are too short make up the long winding boring dialogue scenes and the slugish movement sections. Uninstalled after couple of hours.
  6. bloodlines
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    Настоящий fallout 3, хоть повестки напихали во все щели, но игра все равно очень зашла. А кооп это вообще нечто невероятное для игры в таком жанре
  7. Welkinz
    May 7, 2023
    8
    it is a fine and balanced rpg game. It could have been better if they spend more time depicting main characters around the player
  8. LionAlhazred
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    A good game, if not excellent. The gameplay is still nice and will remind the fans of the first fallout games, the style of these games but there are some design choices that annoyed me.

    The fights that start automatically when you haven't moved your characters yet. The thing is that depending on the characteristics of this or that character, if they are uncovered they will get their    A good game, if not excellent. The gameplay is still nice and will remind the fans of the first fallout games, the style of these games but there are some design choices that annoyed me.

    The fights that start automatically when you haven't moved your characters yet. The thing is that depending on the characteristics of this or that character, if they are uncovered they will get their races smoked. Because obviously in these cases, the enemy group has the advantage of the turn even if you have a high initiative. It's quite annoying since the characters get smoked and you can't do anything at all. Just pray they don't all die.

    The level design of the battle arenas is often bad, especially indoors. The layout of the different covers is bad. The best way to play indoors is to stay out of the rooms where the enemies are concentrated, wait for them and beat them with overwatch (Activating overwatch during your turn allows you to automatically attack the enemy when he comes in range during his turn).

    The scenario is far from being exceptional, it is nicely written but the story itself is basic. Excellent dubbing though.

    And don't take the DLC, they are lousy, they add game mechanics that look good on paper but are badly executed. I don't want to elaborate, look at the reviews on the page of the said DLC.

    Optimized with the ♥♥♥. I had crazy framerate drops, I was going from 120fps to . 30 fps in a totally random way. (I7, 16go, RTX 3070 laptop version)
    It can happen anytime, anywhere without any logic. I went to see on the internet and I'm not the only one in this case.
    Bard Tales 4 was also badly optimized, a constant with this studio.

    I only broke the game but I still had fun in the end, that's why I gave it a blue thumb. The exploration is rewarding and the combat gameplay is fun once you know the game systems and how to operate it but Wasteland 3 lacks elegance in its design choices in general.

    I'm still curious to see what inXile will do next. After all, Wasteland 3 was a game paid for by crowdfunding and it's not doing too bad under those conditions. Now, with Microsoft's billionaires, it's time to turn the tables.

    Brian Fargo and Chad Moore, I count on you.    … Expand
  9. Forseti
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    If you like x-com style combat combined with the crpg genre, then it fits like a fist in the eye.
    One of the few games that I wanted to play again after playthrough.
  10. oxpxd
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    A very good following of Wasteland 2. Hope we will see Wasteland 4 one day.
  11. DrDoko
    Oct 24, 2022
    9
    Big fan of this franchise after starting 20+ hours in this game. I like the combination of open world and turn-based encounters. The way that you interact with the world can change the outcome of your party and the story. Something I've rarely seen in other titles. A crowded nightclub can be a friendly HQ or turn into a shoot out zone in an instant, depending on how you play your cards.Big fan of this franchise after starting 20+ hours in this game. I like the combination of open world and turn-based encounters. The way that you interact with the world can change the outcome of your party and the story. Something I've rarely seen in other titles. A crowded nightclub can be a friendly HQ or turn into a shoot out zone in an instant, depending on how you play your cards.

    Getting the proper flow of party members and classes is a great dynamic for how you handle encounters, and rewards smart play styles and foresight. It's truly an 'indie' gem that I constantly find myself wanting to revisit to try different loadouts and play styles.    … Expand
  12. Rob-Piton
    Aug 2, 2022
    10
    Best game in a genre IMHO, variability and solid quality, when I finished it first time, started from the begging same day on harder difficulty
  13. zezima
    Jun 21, 2022
    4
    Great graphics, characters, sound, enemy variation, story.

    Go into the game knowing you have to basically have beaten it already/ use exploits to progress through it's god-awful early game balancing issues
  14. SegeiNowichkov
    Jun 13, 2022
    9
    Awesome. Just awesome) One of the best RPG ever. There is such a amazing fighting system, beautiful music)
  15. Nackzx
    May 16, 2022
    9
    Super relaxing game with great dialogs, fast pacing turn based action and good graphic. I was stunned by how fun this game is. When i finished the game Wasteland 2 is next. I gave 1 point less because some things could have explained beter. I missed some things.

    Even when its turn based, it plays pretty Quick. No long battles
  16. Woolee
    May 12, 2022
    10
    Look past some of the bugs, the game is absolutely amazing and really may be the best game of this genre ever made. Cant say enough good things about it! Will remember it for a long time :)
  17. Kotofon
    Mar 30, 2022
    9
    Действие игры будет происходить в штате Колорадо после глобального конфликта, в период ядерной зимы.

    После событий предыдушей игры серии, в которой Аризонские Пустынные Рейнджеры были вынуждены уничтожить собственную базу, оказались в очень трудном положении. В один момент с ними связывается некий Патриарх, называющий себя правителем Колорадо, и предлагает им серьёзную материальную    Действие игры будет происходить в штате Колорадо после глобального конфликта, в период ядерной зимы.

    После событий предыдушей игры серии, в которой Аризонские Пустынные Рейнджеры были вынуждены уничтожить собственную базу, оказались в очень трудном положении. В один момент с ними связывается некий Патриарх, называющий себя правителем Колорадо, и предлагает им серьёзную материальную поддержку в обмен на помощь. Рейнджеры, не имея других вариантов, соглашаются и отправляют в Колорадо конвой, но он попадает в засаду, в ходе которой практически все рейнджеры, кроме пары человек, погибают или пропадают без вести. Выжившие связываются с Патриархом, который в качестве компенсации даёт в распоряжение старую военную базу и поручает им найти трёх своих детей — Вэлора, завербованного фанатиками из секты Гипперов, поклоняющихся искусственному интеллекту Рональда Рейгана, Виктора — маньяка-психопата, и Либерти, объединившей под своим началом крупнейшие банды Колорадо.    … Expand
  18. F1_is_WWE
    Mar 15, 2022
    3
    The only good thing about this game is that it makes you appreciate how good XCOM is. Wasteland literally copy pastes XCOM but it doesn't work - why? Because in XCOM your goal is not only to win the mission, your goal is to keep all your soldiers alive. But in Wasteland you don't care about that because all units come back to life at the end of the battle. So whereas in XCOM you can sitThe only good thing about this game is that it makes you appreciate how good XCOM is. Wasteland literally copy pastes XCOM but it doesn't work - why? Because in XCOM your goal is not only to win the mission, your goal is to keep all your soldiers alive. But in Wasteland you don't care about that because all units come back to life at the end of the battle. So whereas in XCOM you can sit there for 5 minutes debating whether or not to run that overwatch, in Wasteland you don't give a damn.

    And without all that tension, the game isn't fun. Do yourself a favour and just play Long War again.    … Expand
  19. JackPlack
    Mar 9, 2022
    9
    One of the best turn/team based games.
    - much better than Wasteland 2 (7/10)
    - main story and side quest very entertaining - not too much talking or just interesting dialogues - good situation and uniwersum design, music, art, situations locations, characters - lot of interesting things - rebuilding HQ - good elastic loot/team customization - nice fight system, and defense/damage    One of the best turn/team based games.
    - much better than Wasteland 2 (7/10)
    - main story and side quest very entertaining
    - not too much talking or just interesting dialogues
    - good situation and uniwersum design, music, art, situations locations, characters
    - lot of interesting things
    - rebuilding HQ
    - good elastic loot/team customization
    - nice fight system, and defense/damage maths, entertaining

    Small problems:
    - weapon level system - stupid, also hp level up system and linear progress with it. Fallout logic is better
    - performance leaks. Game constantly loose FPS. Sometimes its just after some fight from 144 to 15fps instantly. Maybe it happened twice. Only restart game helps. Usually slowing down is less visible. After 3h from 144fps it could slow down to 80fps. There is also no manual frame limit only v-sync
    - unity engine (this version at least) - like many other unity games one of the ugliest same way. Poor performance/details ratio.
    - not greatest graphic details.
    - there should be maybe info - how much time i have to solve the quest or where is possibility to get quest    … Expand
  20. kaczan3
    Feb 19, 2022
    0
    One of the first characters you meet is a female leader of your military unit. She's bestest at everything and everyone loves her, and the only reason she looses is because 1-dimensional male villains who lick knives while talking to you jumped her with overwhelming numbers and superior weapons, and she still managed to kill like half of them.

    The first male leader you meet is called    One of the first characters you meet is a female leader of your military unit. She's bestest at everything and everyone loves her, and the only reason she looses is because 1-dimensional male villains who lick knives while talking to you jumped her with overwhelming numbers and superior weapons, and she still managed to kill like half of them.

    The first male leader you meet is called The Patriarch. He of course turns out to be a loser with big ego who needs to be taken down and substituted with a woman. That's basically the theme of the game. Men are patheric loser and whiners who only get ahead by doing evil things, while women are the bestest, and if they fail at something, it's because they were put in an impossible situation.    … Expand
  21. occ86
    Feb 6, 2022
    8
    First things first: My score is strictly for the game, but honestly with the amount of issues I had with Wasteland 3 it should be lower.
    However, most of these issues simply stem from the bad Microsoft Store and Universal Windows Platform. Because every time I tried the game with steam everything worked fine and every time I played the game on game pass, everything was **** again.
    The    First things first: My score is strictly for the game, but honestly with the amount of issues I had with Wasteland 3 it should be lower.
    However, most of these issues simply stem from the bad Microsoft Store and Universal Windows Platform. Because every time I tried the game with steam everything worked fine and every time I played the game on game pass, everything was **** again.
    The worst issues were the ones that broke even my save games. That's why I simply can't give a lower score, because it's obviously not the developers or games fault.

    A lot of games I played on game pass had most of these issues.

    Wasteland 3 is pretty much everything I hoped for after I was done with the prequel.
    These games don't have the best story, but it's still servicable. However, as it is with Fallout (at least before it was handed to Bethesda), the reason why I love these kind of games isn't the story but rather the characters, exploration and settings.

    Aspects that are definitely great in Wasteland 3!    … Expand
  22. Vasot
    Jan 27, 2022
    4
    Weak story based on "humor" (which is not funny) and forgettable characters after 8 hours of playing i just got bored and can't persuade myself to continue playing. Gameplay is OK but gets repetitive fast as for stealth there is none you just have to avoid getting close to enemies in some room or else the combat starts. The main problem is that the game feels so stupid and most charactersWeak story based on "humor" (which is not funny) and forgettable characters after 8 hours of playing i just got bored and can't persuade myself to continue playing. Gameplay is OK but gets repetitive fast as for stealth there is none you just have to avoid getting close to enemies in some room or else the combat starts. The main problem is that the game feels so stupid and most characters talk like idiots or mentally disturbed feels like watching a silly comedy show. Also from the technical perspective has many bugs which is inexcusable for a $60 game tile. I am so disappointred Fallout series were way better that this… Expand
  23. FlGh
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    Sure it's not Fallout 3 Van Buren, but it's the best Wasteland so far. Choices and consequences are all over the game. And it really is a fun to play, with good humor, fantastic soundtrack and even good visuals this time.
  24. VigilanteOito
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    Um dos melhores RPGs taticos que já joguei, talvez o melhor.
    Joguei pelo gamepass pc.
    Tem alguns bugs, mas nada que atrapalhe a gameplay.
    Só joguei agora por que no lançamento não tinha a tradução pt-br.
    Recomendo, horas e horas de diversão.
  25. TSTINKERS
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    I really enjoyed playing it. I liked it and played till the end. It still has some improvements and I was debating between 8 or 9 but I gave it 9 because I would definately buy wasteland 4 if they do it. I just enjoying playing this game. The thing I don't like is sometimes the jokes are really bad and the dialogue goes on a bit too long and it feels a bit off.
  26. Droubek
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    The ambiance is something to enjoy. Partly because of music, which I found to be outstanding. The story is good. The loading times may be bit of a pain. But overall this was a good game.
  27. ErayTellezi
    Sep 26, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Geçen hafta Divinity Original Sin 2'yi oynamamış olsam eminim bu oyunu daha çok severdim. Öyle bir şaheserden sonra combat ve açık dünyanın keşfi biraz sığ geldi. Ancak yine de sevdim.

    2. oyunu çok sevmiş birisi olarak değerlendirecek olursam, onun üzerine koymadığını belirtmem gerek. Çetelerle olan problemleri çözme şeklini size bırakması, verdiğiniz kararların başınıza daha büyük problemler çıkarması klasik bir rpg'deki kadar güzeldi. Özellikle ana görevlerde sık sık zor kararlar vermeniz gerekiyor. İflah olmaz bir transhümanist olduğum için her problemde robotların ve sentetiklerin tarafını tuttum, insanlarda ise ilkeli davranıp köleleri ve mağdurları destekledim, düşmanları öldürmek yerine tutukladım. Özellikle Steeltown fabrikasında ve Denver petrol bölgesinde verdiğim bu kararlar bölgeyi ekonomik olarak mahvetti. Evet, oyunu olabilecek en kötü sonla bitirdim. Kısacası problemleri çözme serbestisi 2. oyunla aynı seviyede, eh bir rpg'de en önemli şey de bu sanırım. Üstelik YZ ile olan görevlerde, bir bilim kurgu fanatiği olmama rağmen yeni hikayeler gördüm, yeni duygular yaşadım. Türe bu açıdan bir şeyler kattığını söyleyebilirim.

    Açık dünyada her yeri dolaştım, gezdim ama o kadar da keyifli değildi. Her yerde küçük hikayeler veya gizemler bulmak isterdim. Yine de yan görevlerin çoğu zaman ilgi çekici olduğunu, oralarda dahi yaptığınız seçimlerin sonuçları olduğunu görmek sevindiriciydi.

    Combat sıkmıyor ama çok çeşitlenmiyor da. Düşmanlar genelde aynı ve çevre kullanımı kısıtlı olduğu için DOS2'deki keyfi almadım. Bir de oyun turn-based ama karakter değil taraf turn-based. Yani sıra size geçtiğinde her karakter sırayla oynamıyor. Siz istediğiniz karakteri istediğiniz zaman, ap'si yettikçe oynayabiliyorsunuz. Hatta ap'si varsa oynamış olduğunuza geri dönebiliyorsunuz. Bu iyi mi olmuş yoksa kötü mü bilmiyorum ama savaşları kolaylaştırdığı kesin.

    Oyuna sonradan gelen karakterler pek ilgi çekici değil. Sonradan geldikleri için almak da istemiyorsunuz çünkü o ana kadar onun sahip olduğu özellikleri birisine vermiş oluyorsunuz ve onu almak partinizin dengesini bozuyor. Oyun da bunu bildiği için karargahınızda partinizin tamamını kendinizin oluşturmasına izin vermiş ve sonradan gelenlere aman aman bir hikaye yazmamış. Ben Marshal Kwon, Lucia Wesson, Ironclad Cordite ve Jodie Bell'i yanıma aldım. Lucia Wesson ve Ironclad Cordite'i şiddetle tavsiye ederim çünkü oyunu bitirmek için hikayede kritik rolleri var ve güzel hikaye vadediyorlar.

    Bence oyun biraz kolaylaşmış. 2. oyunda sağlık çantası veya mermi bulmak zordu, biraz dikkatli kullanmanız gerekiyordu. Bunda hem bunlar hem de skill point'ler üzerinize atılıyor resmen. Ekibinizi uzmanlaştırmak ya da savaşları kazanmak çok kolay. Bu tarz oyunları daha önce bir kaç kez oynamışsanız zorda oynamanızı tavsiye ederim. Normal haliyle oyun biraz kolay geldi bana. Ya da ben tüm yan görevleri yaptığım için ana görevlere 4-5 level güçlü gittiğimden de kolay gelmiş olabilir.

    Karakterlerin ortak envanter kullanması oynanışı kolaylaştırmış, sevdim. İşin amelelik kısmını büyük ölçüde törpülemiş. Envanter ağırlık sınırı olmaması da oyunlarda en gıcık olduğum şeyi almış götürmüş.

    Oyunun sonlarına doğru, ilkelerinden ve seçtiğimiz taraftan dolayı iki karakterimizin yanımızdan ayrılması fena koydu. Üstelik birisi yanında bizon ve erkek geyik götürdü.

    SPOILER ALERT
    Kendi üssümüze saldırıp kendi elemanlarımızı öldürmek zorunda kalmak etkileyiciydi.
    SPOILER ALERT

    Müzikler güzel, özellikle ana görevlerin son savaşlarında çalanlar oyuna epik bir hava katıyor. Bunun yanında görsellik de ikinci oyuna göre epey gelişmiş.

    Sonuç olarak hiç sıkmayan, görevleri yaparken boşuna yapıyormuş hissi uyandırmayan, birçok görevde zor kararlar aldıran ve bunların sonuçlarıyla yüzleştiren, biraz kısa ve daha çok derinleşme şansını kaybetmiş bir oyun olmuş.    … Expand
  28. samvas
    Sep 9, 2021
    10
    one of the best rpgs ever made , has alot of choice and consequence ( not just illusion of choice , ur action really matter ) , lets u do the missions the way you want
  29. Arkane7
    Sep 3, 2021
    1
    The previous Wasteland was a pretty good tactical rpg. It was a bit like playing the classic Fallout games again. Wasteland 3 however is a very poor example of how to make a sequel to a good game. Terrible starting character and very poor writing make this one for the bargain bin. The graphics are decent and the sound is fine but the numerous bugs and bland story just make this aThe previous Wasteland was a pretty good tactical rpg. It was a bit like playing the classic Fallout games again. Wasteland 3 however is a very poor example of how to make a sequel to a good game. Terrible starting character and very poor writing make this one for the bargain bin. The graphics are decent and the sound is fine but the numerous bugs and bland story just make this a frustrating experience.… Expand
  30. Nitbuntu
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    A great turn-based RPG that seems to improve on its predecessor in almost every way. I liked the dessert environment of W2, but the quality of life improvements in W3 made for a more enjoyable experience. The music and general audio needs special mention as it’s great for building tension and atmosphere.
  31. NotGoodEnough
    Aug 21, 2021
    5
    (For people that have played the game)

    Close but no Brygo's cigar. CONS: - What is with this UI? I don't understand how you make a "loot-galore" game and have this counter intuitive inventory? No way of telling your gear apart, just a complete mess. - Grouping and un-grouping your squad is confusing. One moment I am looting, talking to an npc etc. and somehow I am now ungrouped and    (For people that have played the game)

    Close but no Brygo's cigar.

    CONS:
    - What is with this UI? I don't understand how you make a "loot-galore" game and have this counter intuitive inventory? No way of telling your gear apart, just a complete mess.
    - Grouping and un-grouping your squad is confusing. One moment I am looting, talking to an npc etc. and somehow I am now ungrouped and running solo with my main character so now I have to wait until the rest of the squad catches up. This is not terribly annoying early on but 30 hours later it gets tedious.
    -Mods and armor: Why on earth isn't there a perk that lets you exchange your mods without breaking them. Some areas require fire dmg, some energy dmg. Let people play around and be strategic and don't punish players. And the fact you can field strip guns but not armor is bs.
    -Weapons: Whats with the gigantic penalties on mods? +12 dmg -12 dmg? +10% Evasion but -2 Armor? Ok let me just grab my calculator and do the positives contra negatives on that one real quick. Just mind-boggling.
    -Companions/pets: A neat feature that feels upgraded from W2 but why can't you heal or cure your followers? Right after a fight, I manage to walk over a gas mine and now my whole team is poisoned and I can't heal or cure my companions so they just have to die cause of low health and slow hp regen. So stupid.
    -Missions: Main missions and side missions feels too similar and ultimately like a choir. I never understood why you cant just make a game with a solid story and then after you have finished said story you can continue playing the game and THEN play side-missions. You rush thru dialogue as a result.
    +/-Crafting: Great addition and a great function but another UI mess where you can't even read what ur chosen item will even do? Even if you have previously made it. Confusing. Why would I sacrifice an item/mod for something unknown? Just let me see what exactly I'm investing in before I spend precious resources.
    -Bugs: And plenty of them but one that stands out is when in combat, if you attack your next target "too fast" before your character has finished its animation he/she just randomly shoots any target or just right in to the wall. That is insanely game-breaking as you have now wasted AP/Ammo doing NOTHING.
    -Environment: Feels even more dead than the deserts of W2. Just like a re-skin with a snow mod on top.
    -Radiation is back! Maybe that's just me but just put up roadblocks instead of injuring my team for trying to drive thru the wrong snowy valley. So much for exploration.

    PROS:
    +Talents/perks feels more compact and streamlined.
    +Skills usage also is now much faster and no need to micro manage anymore.Just click on door/safe/alarm and it happends automatically.
    +/- Cutscenes! Even tho they are few and far between, still a welcomed addition.
    +Vehicle customization
    +/-Story: Feels same old same old. Nothing new and nothing special.
    +Load times: They seem to have fixed the load times cause I remember it being slow as hell a couple of updates ago but now runs pretty good on a SSD.

    There are more positives but ultimately gets overshadowed by the negatives. Feels too much in the middle, which is a shame cause I remember Wasteland 2 feeling fun and fresh but this just seems uninspired. I also remember seeing early "gameplay" videos pre-release and that looked like a completely different game all together. I guess we can thank the pre-purchase people for another failed franchise.

    Overall I wouldn't recommend unless its on sale

    80% off.    … Expand
  32. katieelizabeth
    Aug 17, 2021
    8
    When I started playing Wasteland 3, I was pretty intimidated by all the options at character creation, and I didn't feel like the premade characters were well-optimized. There are so many skills in this game, and at the beginning, you can only create two characters - you can't have everything. This gave me a ton of decision paralysis.

    After you get out of the tutorial area, you are    When I started playing Wasteland 3, I was pretty intimidated by all the options at character creation, and I didn't feel like the premade characters were well-optimized. There are so many skills in this game, and at the beginning, you can only create two characters - you can't have everything. This gave me a ton of decision paralysis.

    After you get out of the tutorial area, you are allowed to pick or create 2 more characters to add more skills you missed out on, and are allowed to take 2 special companions as well to further flesh out your skill variance.

    I feel like knowing what those 2 initial companions are in advance can help you optimize which skills you should pick on the remaining 4 created characters. This is one of my big initial criticisms of the game - you can find yourself in a situation where you picked many of the same skills across multiple companions, and this will make skill checks a lot more frustrating in the beginning since you need less overlap.

    To compound to this skill metagaming problem, respecs are not free - they cost money. So if you realize that you made a mistake, it will first cost you $200 to respec and I heard it costs more in the future. At the beginning of the game, this is a big punish - you only have $400-500 tops for quite a while so the respec is asking almost half of your entire treasury. I believe this was too much of an ask for players not playing on a harder difficulty and are still trying to learn the game. Each of the 4 customized rangers should have been given a free respec on Normal difficulty or lower. It would have made character creation less stressful and less time-consuming because I honestly felt like I just needed to start over to optimize my money situation at the beginning of the game. I did not want to just burn $200 because I was learning.

    Beyond these problems though, the game is excellent. Once you have a party of 6 characters you are happy with, meeting the various skill checks feels pretty chill and you can just play the game. That is when the game is at its best. There's a really good balance of exploration, dialog, and combat, and nothing outstays it's welcome. Everything is very high quality for this style of game.

    I also really appreciate the large font sizes and the game's complexity is "just right". If you think games like Pathfinder are too complicated, then Wasteland 3 is a good place to start because its rules are very accessible - it's pretty similar to Fallout 3 in terms of complexity, but your skills and perks are distributed across 6 characters instead of 1.

    So, I give this game 4 stars out of 5. If Wasteland 3 had been less punishing towards new players and allowed for more free respecs to prevent new players from having to start all over, I honestly would have given Wasteland 3 a 5.

    Hopefully, inXile will learn from this mistake and make their next game just a little more accessible for new players.    … Expand
  33. NicoAK777
    Aug 6, 2021
    0
    This game should be an RPG. As that genre it fails miserably.
    Look I can forgive buggy gameplay, I can forgive unbalanced game technicities. I can forgive poor music or even poor design.
    What I cannot forgive is a bad story and a railroad storytelling in what's supposed to be an RPG. The game is so railroaded that's ridiculous and it impacts the storytelling making it seem bland,    This game should be an RPG. As that genre it fails miserably.
    Look I can forgive buggy gameplay, I can forgive unbalanced game technicities. I can forgive poor music or even poor design.

    What I cannot forgive is a bad story and a railroad storytelling in what's supposed to be an RPG.

    The game is so railroaded that's ridiculous and it impacts the storytelling making it seem bland, silly and unrelatable. Spoilers Ahead.
    For example

    In the first part of the game, you are facing the Dorseys who attacked the Convoy, I try to follow along his psychopath act and extract info from them , then the ''badass'' ranger who was bleeding to death decided to step in and kill them before I could get any valuable info from these guys. Way to go genius ! Couldn't you just die quietly in your corner ?
    Another good example is the child robot. it's obviously infantile and confused, but there is no way to negotiate with him, you can either kill a literal child uploaded in a robot's brain ( btw there is no in game way to know that this is an actual child rather than just an android ), or you can let it go, with no way of convincing him to stop killing humans. It's ridiculous.

    And that's just the tip of the Iceberg NEVER before I have found an RPG that punishes for your actions in a way you cannot complete the story, or you loose gaming mechanics for it.

    In one of the primary missions, PRIMARY, you have to find staff for your base, one of the required staff members is a mechanic.

    The ONLY way to get said mechanic, is by being an vainglorious good guy and choose a dumb side of helping refugees.
    The situation is that the city is facing short supplies and they cannot support all the refugees , so, instead of making everyone starve , I decided to help the last batch to reach the city, and then take down the ones who helped smuggle them.
    Turns out the game is so hellbent on making you choose something that the developer team consider ''morally right'', that they punish you for choosing the sensible middle ground, not all refugees, but a few of them, help the ones you can. Whelp, turns out that makes it impossible to complete one of the primary missions in the game, and locks you out of ever having a mechanic to mod your primary mean of transport and accessing radioactive sites. Good job !.
    They even give you a joke political advisor instead of the mechanic, who is basically going to cry and not advise anything the moment you suggest something he doesn't like, just like the game creators !.

    The game is so railroaded that you cannot even refuse rewards. I'm serious. When you have to choose between siding with Brygo and the Marshalls, if you choose Brygo and tell him you don't want his reward for being ''reasonable'', aka a team of criminals that will sell you guns, he puts his life in the line to tell you that you either accept or join the Marshalls.
    How ? Why ? We literally reach an agreement in which I let you go , you tried to stop your underling from helping traitors, you were an ally of the old ranger team, I wanted a bloodless solution to all this, and I don't like the corrupt Marshalls, why are you risking your life in a gun fight because I rejected your reward ????

    As a last note, the game is overly political in a wrong sense and punishes those who don't follow the game creators moral compass.
    I'm a immigrant, I don't need anyone to tell me how hard is to immigrate to a better country, I know that well enough, but are you saying that the reality that you cannot help all immigrant in the world is ''evil'' ? No country can solve the entire world's poverty and war refugees. That's a reality you have to deal with. But in this game there is no place for negotiations, you cannot tell them to go to another place, you cannot help the ones there and make sure the next waves goes to somewhere else, you cannot even help them build a better place.
    You are either ''evil'' or ''good''.
    And that's the entirety of the game, you can choose being ''evil'' and be punished by the game, or be ''good'' and follow a very poor storytelling.
    Also, as sidenote, for being so overly political, they sure have no quarrels in doing harmful stereotypes, like the inbred hillbilly rednecks who are hyper aggressive and pick up a fight with you for the lols. Ah but we all know stereotyping one side of the political spectrum is good so long is ''that'' side right ? right.

    The entire game follows a poor and bad railroaded story. The game is terrible for that, it's like I made a strategy game, and instead of strategy I make it a first person action shooter. This is not how RPGs work.    … Expand
  34. HoundFromHell
    Jul 30, 2021
    0
    when stupid an Dummy makes a game you get this.
    they obviously know nothing of weapons. I mean how does a shotgun at point blank range miss? that is the whole point of a shotgun. it sprays so it has a high chance of hitting the target.
    not to mention the missions arent interesting, and the characters arent interesting. so much more but if you decided to play you will see what i mean.
  35. Mwirmm
    Jul 26, 2021
    9
    I just really enjoyed it. The music, the setting, the combat, the writing, story ..all of it was top notch. The general polish and presentation has been improved ten-fold in comparison to wasteland 2 and it's now really easy to get into even as a newcomer to the series. If you like RPGs, especially the original Fallouts or even New Vegas, then this should be right up your alley.
  36. Valkyrje
    Jul 23, 2021
    8
    This one is a toughie, so first things first - this game is a definite must-play if you are a fan of one or more of the following: cRPGs, post-apo, Fallout, choice and narrative-driven games and Wasteland series (duh ;)). That being said...

    ...the game has its flaws, the biggest of which for me are being pushed into narrative choices I wouldn't make and mostly everything being locked    This one is a toughie, so first things first - this game is a definite must-play if you are a fan of one or more of the following: cRPGs, post-apo, Fallout, choice and narrative-driven games and Wasteland series (duh ;)). That being said...

    ...the game has its flaws, the biggest of which for me are being pushed into narrative choices I wouldn't make and mostly everything being locked behind skill checks. Both of these can break the suspension of disbelief. There are also some bugs here and there but nothing game-breaking. That said, none of the aforementioned stopped me from thoroughly enjoying the game and emotionally responding to the consequences of my choices.

    Make yourself a solid and play this game, accept the choices you made (no save scumming!), and maybe look up builds before so you can really have Rangers that complement each other's skills. Enjoy!    … Expand
  37. Sepherim
    Jun 19, 2021
    8
    Sin duda, Wasteland 3 es un juego que está muy bien, aunque con algunas sombras. La principal de estas sombras, en mi opinión, está en la historia, que está bien pero no es tampoco nada del otro mundo. En especial los PNJs que nos acompañan tienen pocas interacciones y poca profundidad en gran medida. La jugabilidad, en cambio, está muy bien, con una buena mezcla de sigilo, combate,Sin duda, Wasteland 3 es un juego que está muy bien, aunque con algunas sombras. La principal de estas sombras, en mi opinión, está en la historia, que está bien pero no es tampoco nada del otro mundo. En especial los PNJs que nos acompañan tienen pocas interacciones y poca profundidad en gran medida. La jugabilidad, en cambio, está muy bien, con una buena mezcla de sigilo, combate, habilidades de diverso tipo, progresión de personajes, etc. Quizás está algo desbalanceada en algunas cosas, con algunas ramas de perks siendo bastante inútiles, pero en general es muy entretenido de jugar. Quizás la IA, especialmente la de pets y companions, debería haber sido mejorada algo.

    Gráficamente el juego está bastante bien, pero no llega a ser uno de los mejores exponentes de los juegos que tenemos hoy en día. El sonido está bastante bien, aunque la música está poco presente, cuando aparece lo hace en momentos relevantes y les da un plus muy agradable. Y, en cuanto a optimización, me he encontrado algunos bugs puntuales, especialmente con combates muy multitudinarios, pero nada demasiado terrible.

    Por todo ello, Wasteland 3 es un juego muy recomendable. Especialmente teniendo en cuenta que, antes de la salida de Steeltown han añadido contenido gratuito al juego que bien le viene (aunque la parte de crafting se nota que es de estos añadidos, porque realmente no se le saca el partido que podría). En resumen, un 8.    … Expand
  38. Satanski666
    Jun 14, 2021
    2
    The game is a shadow of it's predecessors with main problems being dumbed down gameplay, and excess of cringeworthy humor, only adolescent nerds could possibly find funny. Big, big letdown.
  39. veyron2222
    May 26, 2021
    4
    the game is out for almost a year now and it is still the most broken game i have ever played, every 10 minutes the game have a different bug and the only way to fix it is to close/reload the game, one time the game stops responding mid conversation or suddenly the game just won't let you move your character around.
  40. CaptainChaos
    May 7, 2021
    8
    Okay, final review. I went back and forth because a lot of the issues, even months later including a patch that actually broke my game (really?) made me rate the game a zero for a bit. But, now it's totally playable and I finished and I have perspective.

    Overall, with all fixes, it was a very good game, awesome colorful gfx, fun combat, excellent voice acting; some really good story    Okay, final review. I went back and forth because a lot of the issues, even months later including a patch that actually broke my game (really?) made me rate the game a zero for a bit. But, now it's totally playable and I finished and I have perspective.

    Overall, with all fixes, it was a very good game, awesome colorful gfx, fun combat, excellent voice acting; some really good story lines (folks who love gray choices will LOVE these). I also really like the music, some of the folksy versions of the 70s music is cute. Finally, multiple Quick Save slots is EXACTLY what a PC game should have but rarely does any longer.

    It's a bit different than WL2, somewhat simpler, "dumbed down" for the masses, but on HARD difficulty it was still challenging in part. You can steam roll a lot and then suddenly be surprised how enemies will meat grind you; definitely keeps you on your toes. If you get sloppy in some parts, you will be obliterated no matter how much armor you think you have. On normal, I suspect you will just snooze your way through combat especially if you have any talent tactically at all. WL2 also was more "desperate" and Colorado reflects a somewhat more abundant economy (if you have the money). At the end of the game I had hundreds of rounds of everything and about 100 medkits of each kind, etc.

    Anyway, it's a very entertaining dark story and I had fun all the way to the end. I would play WL4 , but the rollout was so bad I might wait 6-12 months. I waited 3 and that still wasn't enough. It's a talented team but the product was rushed or they didn't care and either way it left a bad taste in my mouth for a franchise I was beginning to love. I hope they learn and improve, because the final product was worth it.    … Expand
  41. Dam
    May 7, 2021
    4
    8 month old game feels like it's in beta.
    Saw on reddit and in patch notes that a lot of the bugs had been fixed, but it is still far from enough.
    30 minutes into my second session, the game made my PS4 crash, and it took several tries to boot it back up. Apart from a hard crash, I have only a few hours in already encountered several bugs: Tutorials not showing up when they should.    8 month old game feels like it's in beta.
    Saw on reddit and in patch notes that a lot of the bugs had been fixed, but it is still far from enough.
    30 minutes into my second session, the game made my PS4 crash, and it took several tries to boot it back up.
    Apart from a hard crash, I have only a few hours in already encountered several bugs:
    Tutorials not showing up when they should.
    Gamma setting showng up between sessions.
    Audio settings are not saved betweens sessions.
    Squad members turning onto the same character model.

    Some of my favorite games are the XCOM and Divinity: Original Sin games, so I was pretty excited to try out the Wasteland franchise. But even looking at the finished parts of the game is also disappointing. (Subjective opinions):
    The UI is ugly.
    Ingame character models look like PS3 graphics.

    It is clear that there is a good game buried somewhere in this mess. Maybe give it a year or two, or wait for a remaster/new gen version.    … Expand
  42. squerlm
    May 6, 2021
    9
    Excellent game, at the level of and similar to Divinity Origins Sins 2. If there weren't so many unnecessary bugs and glitches, I would give a clear 10 rating. The music is fantastic and the general mood very authentic (for what you can imagine). Definitely use the English language audio because the slang is fantastic ! The game is less RPGish than its predecessor Wasteland 2, it is lessExcellent game, at the level of and similar to Divinity Origins Sins 2. If there weren't so many unnecessary bugs and glitches, I would give a clear 10 rating. The music is fantastic and the general mood very authentic (for what you can imagine). Definitely use the English language audio because the slang is fantastic ! The game is less RPGish than its predecessor Wasteland 2, it is less complex which I think might be a second point of critic. Nonetheless, my friend and I had great fun when we played through in Coop. The possibility of Coop is a big big plus over Wasteland 2.… Expand
  43. Druganov
    Apr 24, 2021
    9
    I heard the song "Genesis - Land of confusion" whilst playing.

    Also i found a "Night Rider" (sic) horn for the Kodiak which I’ve been blasting all the time on the world map. 10/10, but alas, -1 point for a) no storage chest at base (necessary for the autistics like me to clear their inventory), and b) bugs, which will hopefully get fixed soon. God-President Bonzo Reagan be    I heard the song "Genesis - Land of confusion" whilst playing.

    Also i found a "Night Rider" (sic) horn for the Kodiak which I’ve been blasting all the time on the world map.

    10/10, but alas,
    -1 point for a) no storage chest at base (necessary for the autistics like me to clear their inventory), and b) bugs, which will hopefully get fixed soon.

    God-President Bonzo Reagan be praised with his laser-beam eyes!    … Expand
  44. bancandrei
    Apr 1, 2021
    6
    The game itself is solid, but there is little to make it special or a worthwhile experience. All the while I was thinking that I would rather be playing Shadowrun instead. Or the old fallouts.
  45. Underpants158
    Mar 21, 2021
    8
    Of course I liked the game. It was the first Crpg I finished. I did feel compelled to play it through. I think the way your choices affect the world and story are cool. Some of the groups you meet are real fun. However I feel like the ultimate payoff is a little lackluster.
  46. watchm824
    Mar 10, 2021
    7
    Good game. I played with pleasure. But the plot of the story is not very hooked. A little disappointing about the limited variability in the development of the plot.
  47. LoisPrice
    Mar 6, 2021
    0
    Much like The Outer Worlds, another game by an RPG studio recently bought by Microsoft, this is a game that should be more ambitious given the resources of the publisher behind it. Instead its just like Wasteland 2 with snow. This disappointed me because trailers I'd seen of the game had showcased conversations with full facial animations, this is something that only happens during someMuch like The Outer Worlds, another game by an RPG studio recently bought by Microsoft, this is a game that should be more ambitious given the resources of the publisher behind it. Instead its just like Wasteland 2 with snow. This disappointed me because trailers I'd seen of the game had showcased conversations with full facial animations, this is something that only happens during some interactions though. Maybe InXile got the Microsoft cash too late in development to really make this game stand apart from its predecessor, either way it didn't hold my interest like other CRPG's such as Pillars of Eternity 2 InXile's most recent The Bards Tale entry.… Expand
  48. karlito31
    Mar 5, 2021
    7
    All great on the RPG front, strong 9.
    Game mechanics, not that great. No real stealth, abysmal Worldmap navigation, no fast travel, no respec ... barely 7
    Graphic presentation dated and near ugly thin 6 In total 7.3 In addition, all this overemphasized goofiness and silyness, which constantly reminds you that this is just a game, comes into serious conflict with any attempt at    All great on the RPG front, strong 9.
    Game mechanics, not that great. No real stealth, abysmal Worldmap navigation, no fast travel, no respec ... barely 7
    Graphic presentation dated and near ugly thin 6
    In total 7.3

    In addition, all this overemphasized goofiness and silyness, which constantly reminds you that this is just a game, comes into serious conflict with any attempt at deeper immersion. Just when you solve some serious moral problem, you run into a cyborg chicken. Or a two-headed mutant goat who likes to talk. Or discobot, exploding pigs, clown gang .... Funny? Sometimes a little. Anoying? All the time completely.    … Expand
  49. protocoloxp
    Mar 3, 2021
    9
    A equipe de desenvolvimento de Wasteland 3 trabalhou bonito nesse retorno da franquia, trazendo a velha fórmula de seu título original, mas contando, claro, com toda a evolução necessária na tecnologia para desenvolvimento e produção de games.

    Como um bom RPG de turnos, Wasteland 3 traz uma mecânica de batalha mais simples e intuitiva, além de um ampla variedade de possibilidades de    A equipe de desenvolvimento de Wasteland 3 trabalhou bonito nesse retorno da franquia, trazendo a velha fórmula de seu título original, mas contando, claro, com toda a evolução necessária na tecnologia para desenvolvimento e produção de games.

    Como um bom RPG de turnos, Wasteland 3 traz uma mecânica de batalha mais simples e intuitiva, além de um ampla variedade de possibilidades de personalização de seus personagens. Você irá jogar com uma equipe de até 5 personagens, sendo eles seus dois “protagonistas” criados ao início da história, e mais 3 membros recrutados ao longo do jogo, que possuem suas habilidades totalmente personalizáveis pelo jogador, propiciando a montagem da equipe da forma como mais for útil a sua forma de jogar.

    Por falar nos protagonistas, você poderá escolher entre uma lista de personagens prontos, como também criar seus próprios. Dentre as possibilidades de personalização, você pode montar sua dupla como bem entender, sendo colocando 2 brucutus para tankar cada grupo de adversários, como fazer uma dupla mais equilibrada, cada um focado em um aspecto do RPG, o que é mais recomendado.

    Há também habilidades específicas, que farão com que o personagem avance de forma única, como melhoria em ganho de XP, em dano a determinados alvos, aperfeiçoamento de certas habilidades, ou seja, cada novo jogo criado, pode ser único, isso aliado ao poder que o jogador tem de mudar a trama através de suas escolhas durante os diálogos, faz com que Wasteland duplique, triplique, quadruplique seu tempo de jogo, uma vez que ao recomeçar com uma nova estratégia, te leve para desenvolvimentos diferentes.

    Graficamente, a inXile acertou em cheio! Wasteland 3 tem um visual fantástico, muito detalhado e que facilita muito a imersão do jogador. Cada cenário é único e o jogador se sentirá encorajado a explorar cada nuance das montanhas congeladas do Colorado em busca de itens para melhorar seus personagens. A trilha sonora ajuda nessa imersão. Os controles do jogo são o padrão do estilo, não havendo grandes novidades ou inovações, mas cumprindo com seu objetivo, sendo simples e precisos.

    Mas agora o grande acerto do game, que é a sua história. Como a sinopse já diz ao início dessa review, Wasteland 3 tem uma história muito bem elaborada. Você deverá se aliar ao patriarca, o líder do Colorado, de forma a reunir seus três filhos rebeldes. Seu novo aliado, solicita que você apenas os traga até ele, para que seja tomada a decisão sobre o futuro de seus filhos, mas isso é uma escolha que cabe totalmente ao jogador.

    Cada filho do patriarca está em uma diferente facção – há várias presentes no game – e possui diferentes características. Logo, é interessante que o jogador busque o máximo de informações com cada NPC que aparece na tela, de forma a compreender melhor toda a rede de relacionamentos dessa civilização. Você poderá levar os filhos do patriarca vivos ou mortos, mas isso trará consequências no jogo.

    Inicialmente, Wasteland 3 foi lançado sem o nosso idioma nativo, o português, o que pode ter afastado alguns jogadores, mas no finalzinho de 2020, através do lançamento do patch 1.2.0, além da correção de erros e melhorias no game, foi acrescentado ao game menus e legendas em pt-br, o que ajudou demais aos jogadores com maiores dificuldades com o idioma estrangeiro, além de trazer um maior grau de imersão aos jogadores brasileiros, por poderem aproveitar o game em nossa língua nativa.    … Expand
  50. bobbodu2873e1
    Feb 27, 2021
    7
    Completely broken sadly... wasted 3 days of my life to this game, only to find that the gippers vs godfishers fight is so utterly broken, there is no way to progress beyond that point. For every time I try the quest it gliches in a new and different way and have to restart from the save before the fight.
  51. nightstar9000
    Feb 23, 2021
    8
    this is a very decent game. the story unfolds well your actions can change the gamestory alot. It is a proper RPG game that does better combat than xcom2 in my opinion and is way more open to strategies,levelling up is great there is not one perk or skill that can't be used. now the game has bugs through storywise and combat wise, the way to get through them is by saving alot manually andthis is a very decent game. the story unfolds well your actions can change the gamestory alot. It is a proper RPG game that does better combat than xcom2 in my opinion and is way more open to strategies,levelling up is great there is not one perk or skill that can't be used. now the game has bugs through storywise and combat wise, the way to get through them is by saving alot manually and reload the game after. i plyed it singleplayer so cna't say anything about the co-op side of this game. if your looking for a decent game it is worth to play it . btw you can have sex with a goat if you are into that...… Expand
  52. LegateLanius
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    This game is a bop. Especially with a buddy, it can be a helluva good time. Frequent crashing in multiplayer is an issue for me, but otherwise it is one of the best games I have ever played. Hats off to you, InXile
  53. dryerlaw
    Feb 21, 2021
    5
    Graphics looked like it released in 2012. Gameplay's OK; story isn't as engaging as Wasteland 2. But the biggest issue is the uninspiring visual style & dated textures.
  54. Enik
    Feb 15, 2021
    5
    It's generally pretty good. But it also gets pretty repetitious as enemies and tactics used don't really change all that much. I got about 25 hours in and just grew tired of it. Overall 6/10 but one point knocked off for excessive PC nonsense. Most of the best results require you to follow the "woke" path too.
  55. Oshiri_Maeda
    Feb 12, 2021
    9
    Amazing game! So much better than the second one! Really engages you and keeps in the game for hours. Good variety of RPG elements, uncensored characters' speech (sounds more real that way), pleasant fight mechanics, and all sprinkled with good portion of humor here and there. Oh, and the music! The music is so good!
    Game has bugs and unfinished elements, but not a critical amount and    Amazing game! So much better than the second one! Really engages you and keeps in the game for hours. Good variety of RPG elements, uncensored characters' speech (sounds more real that way), pleasant fight mechanics, and all sprinkled with good portion of humor here and there. Oh, and the music! The music is so good!
    Game has bugs and unfinished elements, but not a critical amount and they are getting patched up.
    Tutorials on party composition and beginner tips are recommended, since the game is huge and it includes quite a number of different mechanics.    … Expand
  56. Bombeers
    Feb 12, 2021
    9
    If you loved the original fallout games you'll love this game. A gem of an rpg-simple character building, excellent writing, decision-based story lines and a joy of intuitive turn based navigation. Other turn based rpg a would be wise to take note.
  57. Oxcelot
    Feb 2, 2021
    3
    I cannot recommend this game to anyone, it is a broken pile of garbage. The game has an average story and good gameplay, but all is buried deep within a pile of broken **** that always crashes. It crashes so much I can't even enjoy the ending because it froze the subtitles and stopped playing the music. I think I'll never play anything from InXile ever again. Stop buying games that are notI cannot recommend this game to anyone, it is a broken pile of garbage. The game has an average story and good gameplay, but all is buried deep within a pile of broken **** that always crashes. It crashes so much I can't even enjoy the ending because it froze the subtitles and stopped playing the music. I think I'll never play anything from InXile ever again. Stop buying games that are not finished, stop supporting crap game companies.… Expand
  58. Zer0TheHer0
    Feb 2, 2021
    0
    Can't change the camera movement keys. This is something unacceptable in 2020.
  59. spuloo
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    Played this without having played the first two games. That being said, I found it underwhelming. I don't know if there would be backstory from the previous games that gave me the motivation to find the story from the beginning of this one to be interesting, but nothing in this game alone is going to make a lot of people care about the overall story arc. The main story dilemma didn'tPlayed this without having played the first two games. That being said, I found it underwhelming. I don't know if there would be backstory from the previous games that gave me the motivation to find the story from the beginning of this one to be interesting, but nothing in this game alone is going to make a lot of people care about the overall story arc. The main story dilemma didn't really give me a compelling reason to go for either of them. I just found myself not caring and basically flipping a coin on which direction to go. I guess with story options, writers aren't supposed to make one way more attractive than the other, but imo that should be accomplished by writing them both as compelling, instead of writing them both as uncompelling. I found the story to be uninspired, derivative of the opening "oh you were attacked, so at least dislike these people" with a few funny quirks in the identities of some factions. So that's the main pro - factions that have quirky, memorable identities. But quirky wont make you have a tough decision if circumstance invites you to completely obliterate them to finish some quest to be rewarded with a random widget. Other cons are the armor and weapon mod system that discourages using mods until you get to your endgame weapons, and I felt like every mechanic was borrowed from 100 other top-down turn-based games. Some weapon categories, it just seemed like the developers got tired of making them once they got to like 7-8 tier, so that's where they topped out. Idk, I guess it wasn't terrible, which is why I'm giving it a "mixed" level score, but it was a disappointment and I'd probably rather have the hours of my life back.… Expand
  60. GiantD4d
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    It's like divinity, except by the fact that it's like fallout. The classic ones. 10/10.
  61. adrenilinmatt
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    This is the way fallout should have remained. Best RPG since Divinity Original Sin 2.
  62. Sugarbooger1
    Jan 28, 2021
    8
    Feels like a true Fallout 3 sequel even though it's Wasteland 3. Lots of choices that seem to matter and great atmosphere.
  63. bleuscyther
    Jan 17, 2021
    10
    The story is incredible. Your choices really have meaning and the aster eggs are so worth it. "La cerise sur le gateau" is the soundtrack. I wish the DLC's will expand the story , i got really attached to the characters. Best RPG of the year
  64. iseeall
    Dec 31, 2020
    8
    It's a solid RPG which builds well on the previous Wasteland releases and the genre overall.
    Though, as a 39 y.o. fan of Fallout 1 and 2, I'll skip it simply because it seems to be targeted at teenagers. I couldn't help but yawn when seeing all the cliche cinematography tricks with which they try to build up tension. Like, as soon as you come to a cliff, a ranger falls down. Some idiotic    It's a solid RPG which builds well on the previous Wasteland releases and the genre overall.
    Though, as a 39 y.o. fan of Fallout 1 and 2, I'll skip it simply because it seems to be targeted at teenagers. I couldn't help but yawn when seeing all the cliche cinematography tricks with which they try to build up tension. Like, as soon as you come to a cliff, a ranger falls down. Some idiotic chatter on the radio etc. I dunno, all this just adds to the feeling of linearity. The game drags you through this silly 10-y.o. targeted stuff... I guess they need it for sales, and since the console version will probably sell more copies than the PC one. Well, good luck.    … Expand
  65. Blakar
    Dec 28, 2020
    8
    Played it thanks to having it on MS GamePass. Biggest downside for the game is that it will be inevitably compared to Dinivity Original Sin 1 and 2. And once you do you'll have to accept it doesn't really compete.

    The party system is good, it's generally easy to make a balanced 6 member squad that covers the most useful skills. The turn-based combat is enjoyable too. The story beyond    Played it thanks to having it on MS GamePass. Biggest downside for the game is that it will be inevitably compared to Dinivity Original Sin 1 and 2. And once you do you'll have to accept it doesn't really compete.

    The party system is good, it's generally easy to make a balanced 6 member squad that covers the most useful skills. The turn-based combat is enjoyable too. The story beyond the combat feels a bit thin though. The world feels empty and the driving around just ends up being tedious and pointless. It's also very obvious that several quests have limited angles to approach them. While there's some choices you can make it's not that you feel like you are really supposed to play "your way".

    Not sure about replay value either, I definitely didn't feel like it immediately after nor after a few weeks went by. Might try it eventually just to see how far off story you can go.    … Expand
  66. turon
    Dec 16, 2020
    8
    Decir que Wasterland 3 se parece a un Fallout 3 es como decir que una gallina se parece a un Huevo.Es entretenido con un notable alto.
  67. mariolawielicka
    Dec 15, 2020
    1
    Terrible and unplayable disaster with writing of an edgy 11 years old. Not recommended to anyone.
  68. trotzku2323
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Nieco gorsza od dwójki, uproszczenie mechanik paradoksalnie zabrało jej nieco uroku. Poza tym nierówna. Są fragmenty fenomenalne (Reagan), jak i wypełniacze fabuły. Niemniej i tak byłoby 8, gdyby nie problemy techniczne, których - przynajmniej tuż po premierze - było sporo.
  69. RMDsilva
    Dec 9, 2020
    4
    Although I like the dev team and recognize this is a product made with love... it's still not a good game.
    The story has always been basic, but this was pretty bad. Most characters and factions don't make any sense and it's hard to sympathise with any of them. Secondary and main characters have zero depth and personality.
    Combat system is too much of a mess. Somehow my sniper does as    Although I like the dev team and recognize this is a product made with love... it's still not a good game.
    The story has always been basic, but this was pretty bad. Most characters and factions don't make any sense and it's hard to sympathise with any of them. Secondary and main characters have zero depth and personality.

    Combat system is too much of a mess. Somehow my sniper does as much damage as my revolver user, and I just have to rely on crits to survive, while even with top armor, most opponents can one-shot me. Not particularly strategic or fun.

    The more you get into specifics, the worst it gets. Some skills are super important, others have zero relevance.... all depending on what items you find. Zero strategy, again, my team essentially all did the same but with the same weapons. Ah, and somehow assault rifles and "big guns" are the worst weapons?
    AI is crap, followers always get stuck in your way.
    Lots of tiny bugs everywhere...

    I almost quit several times, but I made it to the end, just because I like finishing things. But solving the final fight with a couple of persuasion checks... really? After so many generic fights that I was forced to do for no reason?    … Expand
  70. Allisra
    Dec 7, 2020
    9
    Better atmosphere than Wasteland 2, both map and in action. Much darker theme and scenario with also great jokes and Easter eggs. Special character encounters has its own visuals. Looting and fight seems much easier than the predecessor, with good build ups and choices you can achieve 10+ fighter in a battle. Story is build upon dilemmas, getting on your nerves, no choice is a total win.Better atmosphere than Wasteland 2, both map and in action. Much darker theme and scenario with also great jokes and Easter eggs. Special character encounters has its own visuals. Looting and fight seems much easier than the predecessor, with good build ups and choices you can achieve 10+ fighter in a battle. Story is build upon dilemmas, getting on your nerves, no choice is a total win. Discovering is really fun and rewarding, dialogs are awesome, voice acting is great. Using and upgrading your vehicle is a plus too.
    The only negative thing is the indifference of the target percentage to most positions and locations and distance. Battle is about your skills stats and choices over them. Effect of your location choice is reduced.
    İf you didn't play second one, play it first then the third one. A must play game.    … Expand
  71. mariobisneto
    Nov 29, 2020
    4
    Very high production value (awesome music, solid sound design and NPCs' voice acting, beautiful graphics and cinematics) doesn't make up for extremely poor performance, caricate, nonsensical and unrelatable characters, factions and worldbuilding, huge amount of bugs, inconsistant ruleset (combat starting, abilities usage, status effects, environmental interaction etc) and poor main storyVery high production value (awesome music, solid sound design and NPCs' voice acting, beautiful graphics and cinematics) doesn't make up for extremely poor performance, caricate, nonsensical and unrelatable characters, factions and worldbuilding, huge amount of bugs, inconsistant ruleset (combat starting, abilities usage, status effects, environmental interaction etc) and poor main story with completely unrelatable and unemergencial plot driver ala Fallout 4.

    Wasteland 3 tries to go deeper into the tactical aspect (like XCOM) and sacrifices the roleplaying aspect of the game to do it, expecting that its more cinematic-ish presentation will make up for it. It doesn't. The game doesn't really appeal neither to tactical nor to CRPG fans. The inconsistent mechanical ruleset is sometimes sacrificed for the sake of the cinematic presentation (such as combat initiation extreme unpredictability due to the completely random trigger distance for scripted events such as dialogue and cinematics) and sometimes just plagued by what seem to be bugs (but we can't really be sure of it, such as AoE abilities' randomness on uneveven terrain).

    The RPG aspect get sacrificed because the worldbuilding is incredibly poor. Don't get me wrong, the game looks and sounds amazing, but the only believable and relatable NPC is the game's real protagonist, the Patriarch, and probablly his daughter. Every other single character is unidimensional or dull or too caricate or every option of these. This includes your non-ranger companions. The de facto rangers are completely disposable blank slates that you spec and use solely for mechanical reasons. The factions are extremely hard to swallow, too. Not because they're over the top (which they are), but because their actions make little to no sense.

    The thing that amazes me the most is that Wasteland 3 pulled a Fallout 4 on us. The game's main plot is the following (don't worry, no spoilers, everything is given to you at the very beggining of the game): you are in a convoy of desert rangers sent to Colorado to secure a deal with a local strongman, the Patriarch. Your orders are to act in Colorado to secure this deal that will allow the survival of your organization back home. You play the whole game in Colorado, you recruit people from Colorado, you don't play the game back in Arizona (your supposed headquarters), you have almost no contact with Arizona or people in or from Arizona during gameplay, everyone you meet and everything you mess with is in Colorado and regarding Colorado.

    You, as a player, have zero reasons to care for the desert rangers' headquarters in Arizona, just as you have zero reasons to find your character's son Shaun in Fallout 4. As a player, there is absolutely no urgency, drive or simple plain reason to care for or even follow the plot's objective of saving the desert rangers' headquarters. You don't care for it. it gets to the point that it's annoying, even, And that can be overlooked in a tactical game, maybe in an 'immersive sim' or one of Bethesda's games, but not in a CRPG.

    The drive to cinematicisim omnipresent in the game's design and final presentation result in the dominance of heavily scripted scenes. There's next to zero systemic design in this game, it's kind of the polar opposite of Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2. Almost nothing is really interactable, there are few interactable environmental effects and objects, and, IMO to the detriment of the gameplay, everytime you try to be creative and resolve situations in a way that the devs didn't intend to, the game either doesn't allow you to or simply breaks. Both mechanically and narratively. It's a shame.    … Expand
  72. supe
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    This review may be updated after a patch or three. As it is, the day one release is nearly unplayable for me. My experience thus far:

    - On character creation, select The Boss to add a point to Hard Ass, add a second point to Hard Ass, now I cannot remove that second point * restart character creation - On my second attempt, the Quirk I selected on the first round of character creation    This review may be updated after a patch or three. As it is, the day one release is nearly unplayable for me. My experience thus far:

    - On character creation, select The Boss to add a point to Hard Ass, add a second point to Hard Ass, now I cannot remove that second point
    * restart character creation
    - On my second attempt, the Quirk I selected on the first round of character creation cannot be selected
    * exit game and restart character creation
    - Finally playing. In the tutorial battle, the turret explosion kills my team. No auto save at the start.
    * restart character creation
    - Beat the tutorial mission and meet the Patriarch. Hard crash right after. Auto save takes me to beginning of Patriarch meeting, but trigger to start dialogue doesn't fire and I cannot speak to him.
    * loads quick save *
    - Given the option to create new recruits. Upon confirming first recruit, I cannot click anything, the UI appears to be unresponsive. Eventually discover there's a dialog box that cannot maintain focus, have to randomly click the screen until I accidentally click the close button on the invisible window.
    - Talk to refugee leader. Hard crash.
    - Talk to paper boy at Colorado Springs. Hard crash.

    W3 was one of my most anticipated games this year. But for me it plays like a pre-alpha build. It seems not everyone has had so many issues, so buy at your own risk I guess.

    Updated: completed the game and updated my review. The gameplay is "good enough", lacking the depth of X-Com or the subjective fun of DOS. I liked the story for the dark humor and some difficult RP decisions, but I felt the decision for the main story arc was strangely one-sided (i.e. there's only one logical choice to me). Overall it's a very good Fallout-style RPG weighed down by bugs. Buy at a discount.    … Expand
  73. D3D11
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    This is an awesome game.

    It is much more polished than Wasteland 2, unnecessary elements are excluded, other great ones are added. If you liked the previous one, you going to like this one a lot more. It is still nothing compared to the Fallout 2's mechanics, which is a bad thing, but for a turn based strategy game, it does its thing. It worth its price, but you not going to play    This is an awesome game.

    It is much more polished than Wasteland 2, unnecessary elements are excluded, other great ones are added. If you liked the previous one, you going to like this one a lot more.

    It is still nothing compared to the Fallout 2's mechanics, which is a bad thing, but for a turn based strategy game, it does its thing.

    It worth its price, but you not going to play it twice, that's for sure.    … Expand
  74. VcNuggets
    Nov 7, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have only played coop so my experience is only with it. This game is a disaster. What happened to the initiative? Stealth? It's been out for months and we're still crashing and coming across bugs constantly. What a horrible, horrible waste of a great title. Wasteland 2 was fun, but 3 is crippled mess.… Expand
  75. Jeb077
    Nov 2, 2020
    9
    WL3 is a big, combat heavy RPG through post apocalyptic Colorado. Expect anywhere between 50-70 hours of gameplay if you do most the side quests. The heart of this game is the moral choices it will throw at you. Lots of factions with their own agendas. Most the time your going to piss someone off, and it will get you thinking about the consequences for minutes before you make a choice.WL3 is a big, combat heavy RPG through post apocalyptic Colorado. Expect anywhere between 50-70 hours of gameplay if you do most the side quests. The heart of this game is the moral choices it will throw at you. Lots of factions with their own agendas. Most the time your going to piss someone off, and it will get you thinking about the consequences for minutes before you make a choice. There is no pure good path in this world, other games have tried this before as well, but Wasteland 3 really excels at it.

    Combat is turn based as Wasteland 2 was, built on action points like the old Fallout and Xcom games. Its a tried and true system that works good enough. Guns are pretty hard hitting in this game. Succeeding in combat means taking the first shot so your party gets to go first and aren't caught flat footed where you will be shot to ribbons.

    Weapons come in various styles: melee based, handguns, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, heavy machine guns, sniper rifles, energy weapons, flamethrowers, and rocket launchers. Each weapon category has abilities you can take as perks to make them more strategic. For instance submachine guns have an "unload" option to let you empty your entire clip at reduced accuracy. Heavy machine guns have a supress ability to keep enemies pin downed and limit their attacking ability, There are about 20 guns in each category. Most types have several "energy" type variants that do more damage to robots and less to humans. There are mods to make the weapons better, provided you have a character who has taken the appropriate skill. The mods are fairly simple compared to recent fallouts, but some are pretty powerful. Enhancing the range of shotguns and flamethrowers particularly spells a wave of doom to your enemies. Armor mods exist as well, but are less valuable, and not worth the bother imo.

    Now lets go over some negatives. The world map is decent size, it does feel a little cramped and seems to be always night. Would have liked to seen it made a little larger with more open areas. Load times are long, not sure if its all the hand drawn art or what, but expect near minute load times everytime you enter a new area. Perhaps they could have preloaded areas as you start getting close to an exit point.

    My final rating would probably be 8.5 for WL3. Since Meta doesn't allow halves, I rounded up to 9 given the sheer size and length of this game. It's rarely boring and combat remains fun even though your using the same strategies over and over. An outstanding achievement by Inexile.    … Expand
  76. V3smic
    Oct 27, 2020
    0
    So many bugs it's actually amazing this studio has ever made a game before. Just not worth money and likely not worth the time to play it on gamepass.
  77. derek_
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Really enjoyed this game. Lot of life improvements from Wasteland 2, like 100% skill checks, group looting, no water or gas on world map. Appreciate such things. This game has conversation with npc, but is very fighting heavy, you will spend 75-85% of time fighting, fighting and fighting. Luckily combat is done good, every weapon has its tactical use if used correctly. No.. its not onlyReally enjoyed this game. Lot of life improvements from Wasteland 2, like 100% skill checks, group looting, no water or gas on world map. Appreciate such things. This game has conversation with npc, but is very fighting heavy, you will spend 75-85% of time fighting, fighting and fighting. Luckily combat is done good, every weapon has its tactical use if used correctly. No.. its not only about assault rifles anymore ;))) oh.. and appreciated dialogs and humor as well in this game.… Expand
  78. welling
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    The story won't blow your mind, but your decisions really matter a lot in how it unfolds and is interesting.
    Turn-based combat is fun and can get quite challenging if you're not careful.
    The soundtrack has surprised me, especially there songs that will get into your head for days.
  79. uberwabawaba
    Oct 18, 2020
    4
    I have to disagree with a lot of what I see other reviews saying. The first thing I noticed in this new release was how bad the graphics are, they are just outright FUZZY even at max graphical settings. I constantly feel like my eyes are out of focus.

    Character creation and skills are great, I like having lots of choices to really tailor my characters and this game does give you that.    I have to disagree with a lot of what I see other reviews saying. The first thing I noticed in this new release was how bad the graphics are, they are just outright FUZZY even at max graphical settings. I constantly feel like my eyes are out of focus.

    Character creation and skills are great, I like having lots of choices to really tailor my characters and this game does give you that.

    For some reason the devs decided they wanted this game to be more like Borderlands (not kidding) with so much cartoonish, over-the-top weaponry, etc. I always enjoyed the more 'serious' tone of wasteland as that suited the overall atmosphere of the game. They have also introduced ridiculous weaponry into the game, nothing wrong with being creative but a 'frozen ferret launcher' just detracts from the immersion for me and really should be sent back to games like Borderlands.

    Character dialogue interactions are actually really good, thats one part of the game I really enjoy. They npc personalities are varied and the choices you make, as is standard in wasteland, have a big impact on which way the plot develops.

    The bugs. OMG the bugs. From characters sometimes having no animations when moving , they just glide across the ground to the bizarre 'frozen' game state (example, finished my actions in a fight and all my chars showed 0 AP left but game would not end the round nor would it allow me to click the end round button; after that long fight all I could do is quit.

    I am very, very glad I tried this game with gamepass and didnt spend the 50+ dollars.....imo its maybe a decent purchase at half the price at best.    … Expand
  80. AnaSarkweefian
    Oct 16, 2020
    5
    Its a great game with a intriguing story but the game lags alot and crashes every 20 minutes. I would rate it higher but at the moment there are too many glitches.
  81. joshbreviews
    Oct 16, 2020
    8
    A good game held back a bit by bugs, balancing issues, and some story issues.

    PROS: +Fun x-com style gameplay +Interesting and wacky characters +Generally funny and entertainingly gory (think Borderlands humor) +Fun levelling system +Great world building; fun to explore and immerse yourself CONS: -Bugs bugs bugs -Notable balancing issues with skills and weapons -Lack of    A good game held back a bit by bugs, balancing issues, and some story issues.

    PROS:
    +Fun x-com style gameplay
    +Interesting and wacky characters
    +Generally funny and entertainingly gory (think Borderlands humor)
    +Fun levelling system
    +Great world building; fun to explore and immerse yourself

    CONS:
    -Bugs bugs bugs
    -Notable balancing issues with skills and weapons
    -Lack of character re-spec for no good reason
    -Except for Lucia, most companions barely have stories. Almost no companion quests
    -Underwhelming conclusion to story

    This could easily become a 9/10 after a few patches. The devs did good. This is X-Com meets Divinity Original Sin meets Borderlands. Play it!    … Expand
  82. Gurp18
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    Great story, atmosphere and dialogues. One of the best games of the year. Only very long loadings are really annoying
  83. Thothistox
    Oct 12, 2020
    7
    Combat is fun, but this game lacks any interesting villains. Most of the game is spent blasting psychotic clowns of one type or another. This would be okay if their motivations were presented in a relatable way somehow, but they're not. For every moment where the characters are presented convincingly, there is another situation where it feels like a chatty individual from a contemporaryCombat is fun, but this game lacks any interesting villains. Most of the game is spent blasting psychotic clowns of one type or another. This would be okay if their motivations were presented in a relatable way somehow, but they're not. For every moment where the characters are presented convincingly, there is another situation where it feels like a chatty individual from a contemporary B-movie has wandered into your game and is completely unfamiliar with the gravity of whatever situation you're in. For lack of a better word, it's immersion breaking. I wish that W3 either took itself completely seriously or not at all. Instead it swings back and forth in a chaotic way and there is no method in the madness.

    Combat is fun though. Fun enough for me to have played it twice. I'm told that the normal mode is too easy, which is why I tried hard and ultra hard. I recommend hard mode. Ultra hard is full of absurdities. I spent the first third of the game constantly running out of ammunition. Most enemies can one-shot you... but not your pets, which have 10 times your hp and much better armor than you do. The robot I had following me was also much tougher than my characters, and even though it can't be revived once killed I managed to keep it around until the end of the game.

    Another problem is that the game is short. In W2 there were two maps, and here there's only one. It's also drab. I know it's post-apocaliptic but I expected some elements of beauty in the wasteland. Instead it feels as if I've spent 50 hours wandering around a derelict psychiatric hospital, unable to look up at the mountains.

    The main quest feels a bit weak. I honestly thought it was just a prelude to something grander and more elaborate. However, there is a decent amount of C&C in the game. You can take the Patriarch's side to the end, which I thought was pretty cool.    … Expand
  84. Anastasyah
    Oct 11, 2020
    7
    I liked previous wastelands, but this hasn't changed a bit. That's why it's boring. Super long loadings. What are you loading?! It's an isometric game. And I have SSD. I liked the plot and heroes, a variety of weapons, LOR.
  85. rockeroni
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    this game is amazing it really gave me fallout new vegas vibes i cant wait to start a new game
  86. Mithrandir-No1
    Oct 8, 2020
    9
    This Game has a great World and one of the best Characters i ever experienced in a game.
    The Decisions and the sound track are also lovely.
    Its a big RPG that let you many freedoms. Because of that its a must play for every RPG fan. But it has some bugs (not many and they do not make the game unplayable) Also the overlay sometimes ist not as good understandable as it could be for    This Game has a great World and one of the best Characters i ever experienced in a game.
    The Decisions and the sound track are also lovely.
    Its a big RPG that let you many freedoms.
    Because of that its a must play for every RPG fan.

    But it has some bugs (not many and they do not make the game unplayable)
    Also the overlay sometimes ist not as good understandable as it could be
    for example sometimes you shoot one of your characters cause you want to change to them or you change after a Character is out of AP but the game changes automatically so you go to the wrong Character
    All these problems are annoying but make the game not unplayable    … Expand
  87. Sminky
    Oct 6, 2020
    7
    Very Enjoyable but missing so many quality of life asspects that it's rather frustraiting. Certein equipable items such as 'Utlity' have no tab, so they get burried in your infernate inventory. You can not respec in a game where you are intialy going to make bad choices and every point is crucial due to the games reasonble difficulty. It all feels rather 'cheap' but there is a great gameVery Enjoyable but missing so many quality of life asspects that it's rather frustraiting. Certein equipable items such as 'Utlity' have no tab, so they get burried in your infernate inventory. You can not respec in a game where you are intialy going to make bad choices and every point is crucial due to the games reasonble difficulty. It all feels rather 'cheap' but there is a great game in there if you can wade through a rather a lot of amaturish development descions. 20 hours in i have yet to hit any bugs any else has mentioned. Also this game needs to be on a SSD.… Expand
  88. willasguru
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    Jogo excelente. Uma coisa me incomoda apenas: loads muito demorados, talvez um SSD resolva.
  89. Karlosos
    Sep 29, 2020
    7
    Nice in terms of graphics. Good gameplay. But the game currency is not very well done.
  90. mmrventricle
    Sep 29, 2020
    8
    A good CRPG with some polish issues (bugs and some bad designs) that prevent me from rating this any higher.
  91. nurii29
    Sep 29, 2020
    0
    its just so boring i spend 6 hours with this crap its full of bugs,freze at every chance loading screens are so damn long all dialogs are **** all voice acting is **** quests are boring characters are boring all the game desing is boring even it doesnt even worth a dollar
  92. andicniko
    Sep 28, 2020
    9
    Just a great game (maybe as close as it can be to perfection)! Great writing, combat and leveling system. The combat really really shines (best I've experienced in a long time, and I applaud the devs for designing the best controller support I've seen for a top down RPG (if you play games on a TV/couch setup, ignore the lack of controller support in the Steam store description - it's thereJust a great game (maybe as close as it can be to perfection)! Great writing, combat and leveling system. The combat really really shines (best I've experienced in a long time, and I applaud the devs for designing the best controller support I've seen for a top down RPG (if you play games on a TV/couch setup, ignore the lack of controller support in the Steam store description - it's there and fantastic). Everything feels well balanced and meaningful (for example, there is just the right variety in weapons and ammo to make choosing one mean something, unlike Outer Worlds where weapons and ammo are meaningless). Will up this to a 10 when the remaining bugs get patched - but keep in mind how ambitious this game is (totally understandable).… Expand
  93. dictusSix
    Sep 26, 2020
    8
    Awesome old school Rpg!
    - 2 points for the ridiculous loading times. (arroud 40s on a good gaming Pc with an Nvme Ssd)
    I had no major bugs.
  94. Baschtimat
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    The say its got a coop. i want to play that. i cant. so, its an unfinished not playable game. 1 month after release , the patch says "We’ve made over a dozen individual changes aimed at improving performance and stability, especially on consoles." fu*k consoles. pc master race, dont give a **** about consoles.
  95. ZOX91
    Sep 24, 2020
    9
    one of the best rpg games right now. slight bugs can be found, but does it going to hurt when otherwise the game is good
  96. Prominent19
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    If you are a fan of isometric turn-based RPGs, this is a no-brainer. One of the best games I've ever played being a fan of the genre. The story is pretty good, but the way it is told is amazing. The character in this game is what really set it apart for me. Multiple times I was laughing out loud at the content of the game. That being said, the combat and builds you can put togetherIf you are a fan of isometric turn-based RPGs, this is a no-brainer. One of the best games I've ever played being a fan of the genre. The story is pretty good, but the way it is told is amazing. The character in this game is what really set it apart for me. Multiple times I was laughing out loud at the content of the game. That being said, the combat and builds you can put together are a TON of fun and lend itself to quite a bit of replayability, especially being able to side with different factions in the vein of the fallout franchise. The combat feels good, kind of like X-Com, and the weapon variety is cool too, somewhat reminiscent of borderlands for me. So yeah for me this was like Fallout, Xcom and Borderlands in one. As for the cons; there are definitely bugs and clunkiness that is pretty annoying at times, as well as the load screens can be pretty bad. The game continues to receive updates, so these issues should be mitigated in future builds.… Expand
  97. Patol
    Sep 19, 2020
    4
    I tried to convince myself to this game, unfortunately the game is so ugly that more than 20 minutes per session is impossible to bear. Even the old fallout 2 with its sprite animations seems much more aesthetic than this.
  98. Hegekoth
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    Good game, greate story. Some technical issues, hope they will fix loading times some day...
  99. Lambo442
    Sep 18, 2020
    10
    This is one of the coolest RPGs I've ever played. It's very in-depth in terms of gameplay, the awesome combat and amazing score. It's just so detailed and the world is a joy to explore. I love how everything's voice acted as well.
  100. TheWaffle
    Sep 18, 2020
    8
    All the greatness of Wasteland 2, but unfortunately it has a lot of the same bugs. The combat and story are excellent, and the world is creepy as hell. But a lot of glitches hold the game back: long load times between zones, gear disappearing from quickslots, and even story glitches that break the game. I had a friendly faction turn on me for "trying to murder their friends", when I hadAll the greatness of Wasteland 2, but unfortunately it has a lot of the same bugs. The combat and story are excellent, and the world is creepy as hell. But a lot of glitches hold the game back: long load times between zones, gear disappearing from quickslots, and even story glitches that break the game. I had a friendly faction turn on me for "trying to murder their friends", when I had only done the one mission that they requested. Maybe hold off on buying until they're able to patch it up later in 2020.… Expand
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#23 Best PC Game of 2020
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#25 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 60
  3. Negative: 0 out of 60
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    90
    Wasteland 3 should actually be called Fallout 3, as it has much more in common with two legendary Interplay/Black Isle Studios games than any later entry to the Fallout series. If that’s not a sufficient recommendation, let me put it plainly: Wasteland 3 is the best turn-based post-apocalyptic RPG in many, many years. Yes, at the time of writing this review there were many gameplay and technical issues that needed to be addressed as soon as possible, but the fun this game offered made it very easy to look past them. [11/2020, p.46]
  2. Vgames
    Oct 26, 2020
    95
    Wasteland 3 is one of the best RPG's of 2020. Your choices matter, your build matters, everything you do matters. You don't just play this game, you live in it.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 21, 2020
    79
    Clichés and predictability don’t make the playthrough of Wasteland 3 any less enjoyable. After all, good post-apocalyptic RPGs are always in short supply. [Issue#248, p.36]
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