Wasteland 2 Director's Cut Digital Classic Edition

It's worth playing, I dare say a must-have for the die-hard Fallout and Fallout 2 fans out there. Remember, this is a much late sequel to the 1988 floppy disk game that originally created the Fallout universe and the open-world RPG genre. (Fallout's storyline departed from Wasteland because Interplay did not get permission from Electronic Arts to use the Wasteland brand name in 1997) Gameplay is fine, even though there's some micromanagement involving skills, weapons, ammo and boosts. Quests can be unforgiving when you want to solve stuff without violence either by solving puzzles or using conversation skills withoug getting civilians killed. I got stuck and without a clue in a bunch of them. That got me a bit frustrated, but maybe kinda like real life you can't solve everything. Maybe it's meant to be like that. Maybe. Combat is hard, but trying to solve quests with nice outcomes is even more unforgiving. Dialog is rather shallow, as it is meant to be one-size-fits-all to a likely 100% custom squad. That's why I'm not very keen on custom squads, only custom main characters. I would make an honorable mention to games such as Shadowrun Dragonfall or the aforementioned Fallout 2, where there's a fulfilling role for dialog amidst combat, which is something in which this one falls short. Since I got a bit frustrated over some quests, I decided to stop playing before embarking on the mission that will take you outside the starting Arizona map, so I haven't beat the game. It'll have some replay value maybe in some months from now.

Good game overall, underrated. What i like : + Solid Turn-based tactical combat + You can get in position before the combat begins, no cut-scene will reset your hard "work" + The Wasteland post-apocalyptic settings + Great map design + Some great combat encounter design + the Ranger thing is interesting but underdeveloped (barely any support from your faction) What i dislike (or worse) - Most factions, looks like a contest, which one will be the craziest, it's alright if there's a few but it's the majority in the second part or the game. - Some choices given to the player don't sit with me because we're supposed to report to a General and he doesn't have any say in the most important one (nuke) - The itemization is terrible, each time you upgrade your weapons, you double your damage input ... - Too many utility skills and fully randomized containers content - The giant boss fight that turn out to be a cakewalk, why bother creating a unique giant monster if he's no threat at all ? Despite all that, it's a good game, could have been a real classic, still really enjoyable and that's all that matters now.

"save the drowning boy." I try. He dies. Logbook implies I killed him on purpose, but with plausible deniability, which was not my intent. This is just an example of the abuse the developers hit me with. I'm not a masochist, there are far more fun games vying for my time.

Wasteland 2 is a solid experience that will not wow you. It is what you'd expect from a 90s WRPG but modernized. It employs a stat and combat system similar to the original Fallouts but better. Instead of controlling one character, you control many, making it a better character building experience. In Fallout the best way to build characters was to give them high INT, but since this game has a squad you control its better to specialize some characters as low INT and invest in other useful stats instead. The game is divided into two halves each with their own factions. Each faction tends to represent extremes in human nature which you are tasked with bringing them together or helping one overthrow the other. Hedonism vs. Religious violence, etc. These dualistic factions don't come until the second half of the game and they feel better thought out than the first half. Save often as this game still has some glitches years later that can cause crashes. Its dialogue and characters are okay. Part of the problem with the game is everyone you interact with is all on official business and you don't get to know a core cast of characters personally or make a deep relationship with those you meet on the way. The characters that do exist are interesting despite the surface level relationship you have with them. Here's quick build guide since this is the type of game with a slow start and will make you want to restart with better stat spread: Combat Initiative, AP, combat speed, and skill points are most important stats you will get out of your stats. Combat initiative determines how many turns you get. AP determines how much you can do in a turn. Combat speed lets you move more for less AP. Skill points gets you more skill points per level. Setting INT at 1,4,8, or 10 in the beginning is the best idea. Awareness gets you combat initiative every level so it's good to invest in this with points gained from levels. Speed is a great stat to invest in heavily at start.

To be really honest. I've download game, complete it and pay for it only after that. It's not perfect, it's not Fallout 2, it's not balanced, it's too easy and I will not play again in it. But I don't regret about spent time, I got a pleasure from playing this game. And if you love Fallout 1&2, turn base combat and "good old times" you will got a pleasure from this game too.