Wasteland 3

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  • Summary: In Wasteland 3 you take command of a squad of Desert Rangers, lawmen and women in a post-nuclear world, trying to rebuild society from the ashes. More than a century after the bombs fell, you’re fighting a losing battle to keep your beloved Arizona alive. Then the self-proclaimed PatriarchIn Wasteland 3 you take command of a squad of Desert Rangers, lawmen and women in a post-nuclear world, trying to rebuild society from the ashes. More than a century after the bombs fell, you’re fighting a losing battle to keep your beloved Arizona alive. Then the self-proclaimed Patriarch of Colorado radios, promising aid if you'll do a job he can only entrust to an outsider—rescue his land from the ambitions of his three bloodthirsty children. You’re dispatched on a desperate quest from the scorching deserts to the snowy mountains to start from scratch, building a new base, finding a snow-worthy vehicle, training new recruits, and fighting your way through hostile frozen wastes. All the while, you'll have to decide who to trust in this land torn apart by corruption, intrigue, warring factions, crazed cultists, cutthroat gangs, and bitter sibling rivalries. Build a reputation for yourself by making decisions that will profoundly impact Colorado, its inhabitants and the story you experience. Will you be Colorado’s savior or its worst nightmare? Wasteland 3 is a squad-based RPG from inXile entertainment, featuring challenging tactical turn-based combat and a deep, reactive story full of twists, turns, and brutal ethical decisions that will keep you hooked whether you’re a Wasteland veteran or new to the series. Create a squad of up to six Rangers and customize them with perks and abilities geared to your playstyle. You even get your own battle truck, which you can upgrade into a hardened war beast, bristling with weapons, to help mow down your enemies. … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Aug 28, 2020
    90
    Wasteland 3 proves that inXile can make great games regardless of time. Only by playing it, you can tell that this new game of the franchise is far better and still enjoyable. Wasteland 3 is refreshing for old players, and fantastic to new players.
  2. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 28, 2020
    85
    Wasteland 3 is a stunner of a game. All the strategic combat and twisted story choices the series is known for are present here -and done better than they ever have been before. Some technical issues hold the game back, but with time to patch things up, Wasteland 3 will be a stone cold classic.
  3. XGN
    Oct 20, 2020
    85
    Wasteland 3 is an excellent RPG by keeping the spirit of the original, while also borrowing from Xcom. While the load times get in the way sometimes, there is no denying that you need to play this game if you love a great story with an edge.
  4. Finger Guns
    Aug 30, 2020
    80
    A massive and detailed tactical RPG, Wasteland 3 offers so much to do. A few technical and visual issues occur, but nothing that will ruin the experience.
  5. Digitally Downloaded
    Sep 17, 2020
    80
    And Wasteland 3 certainly is enjoyable. It's true to the series' roots and the proto-Fallout, and understands what it is that makes XCOM-style tactical RPGs so captivating. But most of all, it uses its sense of humour and sharp writing to keep its post-apocalypse interesting, despite how well-worn that path has become in the decades since Wasteland first hit.
  6. Push Square
    Sep 4, 2020
    80
    Wasteland 3 is a fantastic post-apocalyptic RPG. Great writing, satisfying, tactical combat, and a world full of memorable characters and meaningful player choice make this a no-brainer for fans of the genre. If you can look past the bugs, there's so much to love about this deliciously dark humoured excursion.
  7. Guardian
    Sep 3, 2020
    60
    Wasteland 3 is treading creatively irradiated ground. The nuclear post-apocalypse has been explored to exhaustion, in video games and elsewhere, and no amount of weird factions or sex jokes can prevent it from feeling like an aged rock band on a comeback tour: the tunes are still decent, but there’s no youthful vigour.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 83
  3. Negative: 29 out of 83
  1. Tecneek
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    9.5/10. Amazing RPG/Turn-Based Strategy game. I was looking for something to scratch that XCOM itch that I was craving, and I can confidently9.5/10. Amazing RPG/Turn-Based Strategy game. I was looking for something to scratch that XCOM itch that I was craving, and I can confidently say that Wasteland 3 not only gave me exactly what I was looking for, but it gave me SO much more than I ever expected. It’s now my favorite game of this genre, and the best RPG I’ve played in a while. Think of it like Fallout with the open world exploring and looting, but with a more fleshed out XCOM combat system. It has so much depth and creative choices that I can assure you every playthrough will be completely different. I can’t get over on slept on this game is, and it’s miles better than Wasteland 2 in my opinion, which honestly I didn’t play too much of. Having a full voiced cast makes a huge difference, and I love the story and characters. The developers deserve endless praise for this game, and I’m excited to see what comes next. Do NOT pass this up if you’re looking for a game that has everything I mentioned above.… Expand
  2. TommY2033M
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Incredible game and amazing rpg. The world is intricate and beautifully crafted and the story and characters are great. Gameplay and combatIncredible game and amazing rpg. The world is intricate and beautifully crafted and the story and characters are great. Gameplay and combat are awesome as well. I haven't experienced any crashes on pc in singleplayer and I've been playing for 12 hours every day since it came out. Can highly recommend to anyone who likes fallout style rpgs. This has a fallout new vegas feel and is similar to OG fallout games, and it proves bethesda never understood fallout and never will.… Expand
  4. Teela
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    I really love this game despite that it has some annoying bugs and glitches. This is like the masterpiece Divinity Original sin 2 but withI really love this game despite that it has some annoying bugs and glitches. This is like the masterpiece Divinity Original sin 2 but with Fallout like world. This was biggest surprise in 2020 cause this appeared totally under my radar.… Expand
  5. qqry
    Oct 20, 2020
    7
    Normally would give around 8+, either 8 or 9.

    Game is really good, has interesting characters, plot, relatively long gameplay, many    Normally would give around 8+, either 8 or 9.

    Game is really good, has interesting characters, plot, relatively long gameplay, many weapons/armor etc. and extremely climatic music. I had a great time playing it. Only thing I've maybe missed is a bit more deep in the relations with your companions, and related quests. Few more hours of gameplay and few more locations would made this game almost perfect for me.

    However, during my gameplay I have experienced, besides some smaller bugs like equipment fully disappearing on one of my characters, like dozen of crashes. Majority happened during loadings (only one in the middle of a map), and Wastelands has quite ok autosave. So instead of hours you just lose several minutes each time. Nonetheless, it just prove that this game had very low quality assurance testing and was sold as full product even with that major bugs. For this, I cannot give more than 7.    … Expand
  6. Xcommander
    Sep 10, 2020
    5
    Very good game in every way but full of bugs every 2 hour going to crash(update 1.0.7)some quest doesn't work properly.some times in combatVery good game in every way but full of bugs every 2 hour going to crash(update 1.0.7)some quest doesn't work properly.some times in combat screen keep freezing and doesn't respond you have to restart the game and alot more if you want to buy this game wait a t least 2 month to properly patched(i hope so)if it wasn't for the crashing and bugs i gave it 9/10… Expand
  7. BlesSDaGameR
    Sep 1, 2020
    3
    I got the game and almost unplayable its crashes all the time, bugs everywhere and cant do the last mission after liberty. If you like theI got the game and almost unplayable its crashes all the time, bugs everywhere and cant do the last mission after liberty. If you like the wasteland series buy after they got some patches… Expand
  8. FALLmei3
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    This game is unplayable trash. I have had over 15 crashes and entire quests broken. Combat is horribly designed with the winner being whoeverThis game is unplayable trash. I have had over 15 crashes and entire quests broken. Combat is horribly designed with the winner being whoever can shoot first. To put it bluntly this Is a middle schooler learning programming tier beta game where you will be the unplayed tester.… Expand

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#66 Best PS4 Game of 2020
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