Wasteland 3

 Xbox One
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 152 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 107 out of 152
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 152
  3. Negative: 26 out of 152
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  1. pesoconvertible
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    This is a fantastic game with an amazing story. The xcom combat is also good and entertaining. It is true that there are quite a few bugs that need to be addressed, but they are not enough to weigh down my overall score.
  2. j03
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    The 0s are from butthurt babies. The game is fine and is a blast.

    If you want a challenge then this the game'

    Plays a lot like XCom in a post apocalypse but has just enough unique mechanics to keep it different.

    Its not easy but it can be beaten
  3. Reed618
    Jan 18, 2021
    10
    Although I haven't finished the game yet I'm really enjoying it a lot. The user score is a little low and that seems to be because the game launched in a buggy state. But i'm playing several months after launch and haven't experienced any crashes yet.

    For a while I've been unhappy with single player rpgs that take years and years to release and then have scaled down on things like    Although I haven't finished the game yet I'm really enjoying it a lot. The user score is a little low and that seems to be because the game launched in a buggy state. But i'm playing several months after launch and haven't experienced any crashes yet.

    For a while I've been unhappy with single player rpgs that take years and years to release and then have scaled down on things like builds, player choice and actual roleplaying. Storytelling has taken a nosedive from BioWare as well. So i've been keeping track of smaller studios and i'm really pleased to see such great stuff coming from larian, spiders, obsidian and also inxile studios.

    This is my first wasteland game but I'm really loving it. It's fully voice acted, personality traits and perks provide different approaches to both conversation and combat, the characters are well written and charming and there's a huge range of rangers and people you meet that you can recruit. I also appreciate that I can choose from a number of different starting characters with their own traits and backstories.

    It's unfortunate it launched in a buggy state but so far all I've experienced are some very minor audio glitches and long loading times. If you can look past that you'll find one of the best rpgs in recent years.    … Expand
  4. Beereal20
    Sep 11, 2020
    10
    Mindblowing game just love playing this story is amazing... Replay value is extremely high
  5. Phael05
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    Inxile é uma das melhores em quê diz respeito a RPG,foi uma ótima aquisição pela Microsoft.
    Wasteland 3 é um dos melhores Rpg desse ano sem sombra de dúvida, ansioso pelo próximo Game dessa produtora fantástica.
  6. Sideofstar
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This is what happens when talented developers are given the funding they need. It turned out to be an excellent, interesting project from which it is very difficult to break away.
  7. DoneFlounder70
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    Great Game! Usually I don't like games with this combat but this one is soo amazing! The comedy, moral decisions, progress, everything is great! but my game crashed a few times but that didn't made stop playing this masterpiece
  8. xrenderman
    Jul 23, 2021
    10
    Played it on Xbox series X with backward compatibility. I guess they polished the game a lot because I wasn't experiencing any bugs until the last 10% of the game. The story and writing were brilliant. Difficult choices and no good ones are also appreciated. Combat is super deep and with good balance (all classes have something to offer and it's best to have one of each in a team). HumorPlayed it on Xbox series X with backward compatibility. I guess they polished the game a lot because I wasn't experiencing any bugs until the last 10% of the game. The story and writing were brilliant. Difficult choices and no good ones are also appreciated. Combat is super deep and with good balance (all classes have something to offer and it's best to have one of each in a team). Humor is what you expect from classic fallout (sad that Bethesda can't provide that). The game is just pure gold.… Expand
  9. Patriot173
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    As someone who's played tons of RPGs, it's extremely satisfying to be able to build a full squad of characters with skills and abilities that complement eachother. I was a fan of Fallout 2 back in the day, and this truly feels like the 2020 evolution of that game.
  10. waidwml21
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Wasteland 3 is an incredible game that has one of the best stories I've ever seen the Gameplay is great very X-Comish and there are some pretty bad bugs and overall it's not very good from a technical angel and that is why it's 9/10 instead of 10/10
  11. jasart
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    Juego de estrategia tipo xcom, un roba horas, muy recomendable, puedes personalizar tus personajes tanto estéticamente, como en habilidades y atributos, recomiendo jugarlo con teclado y ratón, ya que con control se me hace muy tedioso.
    Lo estoy jugando en xbox x, y por ahora no he encontrado ningún bug, solo pantallas de carga lentas.
  12. BUSTINS_
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    Wonderful Game, perfect , amazing in xbox,win10. Playing without limits. A+++++
  13. Fates9999
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    Best Rpg i've played since Disco Elysium. Really enjoying all the choices and different consequences of each of my actions in game. Really loving the hub world and level of customization in the game. Personal Game of the Year so far.
  14. CriticallyOpen
    Aug 31, 2020
    10
    It's a really fun RPG with a deep setting and story. My favorite part of the game is the way your choices affect the world. It's not as simple as "pick the good dialogue option, get a good result" because sometimes there is no good option. And the soundtrack is subtle but great
  15. CJGomez
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Absolutely loving this game as the story and characters are interesting with a lot of room for player choice. Really gives player freedom to decide how they tackle the game. The biggest issue i have with the game is the crashing, which doesn't happen to often to me but i expect it will be resolved. Ultimately my rating is based on my overall enjoyment that the game has provided to me withAbsolutely loving this game as the story and characters are interesting with a lot of room for player choice. Really gives player freedom to decide how they tackle the game. The biggest issue i have with the game is the crashing, which doesn't happen to often to me but i expect it will be resolved. Ultimately my rating is based on my overall enjoyment that the game has provided to me with it quickly taking my attention away from any other game i was playing. Inxile with this game Wasteland 3 proves to me that Xbox made a good investment with making them a first party studio.… Expand
  16. Bemeia
    Sep 3, 2020
    10
    It is a fantastic tactic Game. You have a big World, funny and sic Charakters, a lot of Weapons and many options to Build your group.
    Great Game. I Love it
  17. bmarshall
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    I've been playing wasteland since the 8bit era. I wanted to pick this game up earlier, but waited for the bugs to be patched. I started playing in February thinking they'd all be worked out. There's still a persistent bug where the game will crash when going into the menu, which you need to do often. It happens about once every time I play. It wouldn't be so bad, except the load times areI've been playing wasteland since the 8bit era. I wanted to pick this game up earlier, but waited for the bugs to be patched. I started playing in February thinking they'd all be worked out. There's still a persistent bug where the game will crash when going into the menu, which you need to do often. It happens about once every time I play. It wouldn't be so bad, except the load times are also long. Every time it crashes it's 3+ minutes to reload on the original xbox one.
    That said the actual game is really good. The mechanics are much improved over WL2 which could be very tedious for things like heeling characters.
    The voice acting ranges from really good to spot on. It never feels awkward. If anything some of it might be a little over the top, but it's Wasteland. Bringing different characters with you impacts dialog too.
    The skill/attribute/perk system scales well as you level.
    overall it's well thought out with lots of decisions that can have consequences much later, and in spite of the crashing bug it's definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  18. Isoden
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Just played for around 10 hours so far. Great game. I like:
    Graphics
    Decisions
    Does not feel childish like most games (i am 35)
    Detailed world
    Battles (lot of possibilities, can be challanging, at least on hard difficulty) Simplified inventory management (god thinks!)
    Fallout 2!
    Do not like:
    UI feels cheap
    Little bugs in UI
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  19. oOBlackRainOo
    Sep 2, 2020
    9
    I would rate it a 10 but in it's current state I just can't justify it. It's an amazing game, so many choices, amazing strategic gameplay and and wonderful soundtrack!
  20. Velgar
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    Amazing game, lots of fun. One of the biggest surprises for me. I hadn't been waiting for it honestly, but once I saw reviews and gameplays I immediately bought it on Steam. Feels like a dream come true for an old gamer who remembers all the great games of the 90s. This if literally Fallout 2 with 2020 graphics and Xcom combat system. What more can you ask for? Buy it, support the devs andAmazing game, lots of fun. One of the biggest surprises for me. I hadn't been waiting for it honestly, but once I saw reviews and gameplays I immediately bought it on Steam. Feels like a dream come true for an old gamer who remembers all the great games of the 90s. This if literally Fallout 2 with 2020 graphics and Xcom combat system. What more can you ask for? Buy it, support the devs and rejoice!… Expand
  21. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 14, 2020
    9
    Wasteland 3 is an isometric post-apocalyptic RPG drops players right in the middle of a gunfight against a number of marauders. Before you can get back to the thick of it though, you’re tasked with creating a characters or simply choose one of the pre-made character duos to take on your way. In the early stages of Wasteland 3, the narrative and gameplay primarily focus the player’s effortsWasteland 3 is an isometric post-apocalyptic RPG drops players right in the middle of a gunfight against a number of marauders. Before you can get back to the thick of it though, you’re tasked with creating a characters or simply choose one of the pre-made character duos to take on your way. In the early stages of Wasteland 3, the narrative and gameplay primarily focus the player’s efforts on building the Ranger Base. This is your main hub in the world and it’s your job to build it up by employing and acquiring the help of strangers throughout the wasteland. Sometimes it’s quite obvious that someone will join you, but I’ve also found that you can be rewarded for going out of your way to help someone. It’s an engaging plot device that weaves both gameplay and narrative together in a way that rewards your engagement. The character customization is deep in Wasteland 3, with each playable character having the ability to specialize across a number of different play styles. Who come with a mix of close quarters melee and ranged attacks. That’s just one character type though and there are plenty of ways to build a team to fit your play style. With my finalized characters I was introduced to the heart of Wasteland 3’s gameplay- the combat of course. If you’ve ever played the previous entries in the series, you’ll know mostly what to expect. For the uninitiated Wasteland 3 plays similarly to the amazing XCOM series. Fights take place across a gridded map, with movement, actions and attacks using the limited amount of AP each character has. Each fight is a balance between aggression, defense and balancing those ability points so you don’t end up leaving a character in a compromised position. Truthfully, it’s a whole lot of fun. It’s not quite as hard as something like XCOM, but I like it a lot for that reason. I found that Wasteland 3 only typically punished me when I made silly mistakes, like running into a battle without considering positioning or standing a little too close to the explosive barrels that litter battlefields. With some clever thinking and a little foresight, you can really give yourself a tactical advantage on the battlefield. At one point I found myself defending a family from a murderous gang (who I’d angered by killing the leader’s brother). By making the decision to gain higher ground with my sniper, I was able to effectively take their gang down with relative ease. It’s in these moments that Wasteland 3 truly shines, providing some of the best turn-based combat I’ve seen so far this year. The stellar combat is only narrowly outshone by the game’s brilliant narrative system. Wasteland 3 uses your decisions to shape the wasteland around you, and this pays off in ways that are both big and small.. There are around ten different endings that you can reach, with some decisions having massive effects on certain portions of the game. Even after half a dozen hours you can already start to see the results of some of your decisions playing out, and you continue to see that impact throughout the game. Dialogue and narrative have always been a core focus of the Wasteland series, but the introduction of voiced dialogue in Wasteland 3 is by far one of the best improvements the game could make. Voiced dialogue adds a new layer of believability, which in turn further immerses you in the world that inXile have created. The solid voice performance mixed with some great writing has made me laugh out loud on more than a few occasions through the game. Moral choices are fairly common in gaming now, but Wasteland 3 distinguishes itself in how it uses them to great effect. It generally presents you with situations and choices that fall within a morally grey area. There are certainly times when it’s obvious who the evil character is, but there are also moments in which you can empathise with all parties involved, ultimately making the decisions so much more difficult. There’s a particularly tough one early on that resulted in me killing an entire group of people due to the actions of their leader, while a later decisions had me choosing between the lives of innocents and my mission to protect a special set of armour to curry favour with the local ruler. Not the greatest moral quandary, but a touch decision nonetheless. I really enjoy the little touches in Wasteland 3. Whether it’s a certain dialogue tree, a random encounter or one of the many side-quests, everything feels completely fleshed out. There’s so much to do and see, and the fact that your presence shapes as much as it does sets a new bar for RPG titles of this nature. Wasteland 3 also features co-op gameplay, to take on the story together, or branch off and forge your own paths through the world. However you play Wastelands 3 is a must have Xbox title.… Expand
  22. JacksonReviews
    Aug 31, 2020
    9
    (I'm giving the game a 9 based on when they eventually fix the crashing issue)
    SO this game is exactly what I wanted for a sequel, everything has been improved and streamlined from Wasteland 2 and the UI is no longer a laggy confusing mess which is great. The story's choices feel more impactful here and the companion system works brilliantly.
    The locations are much more open than    (I'm giving the game a 9 based on when they eventually fix the crashing issue)
    SO this game is exactly what I wanted for a sequel, everything has been improved and streamlined from Wasteland 2 and the UI is no longer a laggy confusing mess which is great. The story's choices feel more impactful here and the companion system works brilliantly.
    The locations are much more open than Wasteland 2, with a much better map system and for an Isometric game the graphics are amazing, especially with this games Nuclear Winter setting,

    However, my one issue with the game is that even though improved, combat still feels quite random with many of my 95% chance hit constantly missing (although I am playing on hard difficulty).

    Still, it's a truly awesome game and a great sequel to the original, and once they fix the hourly crash issue on xbox one it could go down as a classic.    … Expand
  23. Frazierdabest
    Oct 24, 2020
    9
    Un autentico juegazo RPG isometrico con todas las letras, historia larga y profunda, mucha personalización, buena dificultad. Le lastran algunos bugs de rendimiento, pero por todo lo demas es un Must-Have si te gusta el genero
  24. thx2208
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    Fantastic game that really is a throwback to the original Fallout game! Mr Bump will absolutely love this.
  25. BattleDad74
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    Would be a 10, if not for the crashing. Save often. That being said, Wasteland is one of the few titles I’ve played that gets better with each new game. Very deep and intense with fantastic story telling to back it all up.
  26. Darkprophet648
    Aug 30, 2020
    9
    great game tons of fun i have been enjoying this game far more then I had anticipated..the trailers don't do it justice... my only complaint is the load times are very long.
  27. ClockandPhone
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    Great game, big fan of the series and loved the 2nd game. This is such a bigger and better follow up with lots to see and do the characters and mission variety are top notch, the weapons and armour are all customisable and varied. The writing and story is what makes this series what it is. The only thing holding it back are the crashes and bugs, but I've no doubt that'll get fixed soonGreat game, big fan of the series and loved the 2nd game. This is such a bigger and better follow up with lots to see and do the characters and mission variety are top notch, the weapons and armour are all customisable and varied. The writing and story is what makes this series what it is. The only thing holding it back are the crashes and bugs, but I've no doubt that'll get fixed soon enough highly recommended.… Expand
  28. Poggersreddit
    Sep 4, 2020
    9
    Really good RPG. There are a few technical issues like crashes and bugs, but overall it is a fun experience.
  29. 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
  30. LazyWolf0
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    Great game, and a good sequel to Wasteland 2.

    Almost everything here is done really well - RPG elements, choices and consequences, combat, gear, graphics. What keeps it from scoring 10 is really just few things: bugs and crashes on Xbox Series S (one year after the launch, that’s not acceptable), and not very believable behavior of one of the key NPCs. But still it is one of the    Great game, and a good sequel to Wasteland 2.

    Almost everything here is done really well - RPG elements, choices and consequences, combat, gear, graphics.

    What keeps it from scoring 10 is really just few things: bugs and crashes on Xbox Series S (one year after the launch, that’s not acceptable), and not very believable behavior of one of the key NPCs.

    But still it is one of the best RPGs I played in last few years, and I had great fun with it. The game handles choices and consequences so well that I thought about some of my decisions days after I finished the play through.    … Expand
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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. XboxAddict
    Oct 27, 2020
    88
    Wasteland 3 is about adapting to a situation and environment while managing a "choose your own story" adventure. While the main story is fairly straight forward, how you experience that story is totally in your hands. This is why I can say that Wasteland 3 is one of the best CRPG games you will ever come across. It provides a depth that would allow you a seemingly infinite way to experience the game without being overly complex and hard to manage and all the while not taking itself too seriously in its delivery. If you want a good RPG there are a ton out there that are a dime a dozen, but if you want one of the best CRPG experiences you can have, then you absolutely have to purchase Wasteland 3.
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  2. Games.cz
    Sep 25, 2020
    90
    Do you love classic, old-school RPGs? Do you prefer a dirty Apocalypse to a generic fantasy world? Then you’ll love Wasteland 3. We couldn’t have wished for a better successor to the old Fallouts from Interplay.
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  3. BaziCenter
    Sep 21, 2020
    90
    Some small issues aside, Wasteland 3 is a superb RPG and a huge step forward for inXile studio. Wasteland 3 is a classic RPG with great story and characters and challenging but fun combat system that is appealing to both new and old RPG fans.
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