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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
From the Producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. The Wasteland's hellish landscape is waiting for you to make your mark... or die trying. With over 80 hours of gameplay, you will deck out your Desert Ranger squad with the most devastating weaponry this side of the fallout zone...
Details
- Released
- October 12, 2015
- Developer
- inXile Entertainment
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Adventure · Indie
- Publisher
- inXile Entertainment, Deep Silver
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Wasteland 2 is an excellent update on a classic RPG experience, placing you squarely in the harshest of settings with a more benevolent role to play than most other “post-nuclear” game experiences with an excellent and open world exploration and battle system, as well as deep character customization and a dynamic, ever-changing story and world experience. While the game suffers from some look and feel issues and has a mostly abysmal camera, Wasteland 2 is still a great new title that can sate your desires for apocalyptic exploration for now.
The best way to experience Wasteland 2 is undoubtedly on PC, but if that’s not an option the Switch version is an acceptable, though compromised solution. A healthy amount of patience and a reasonable amount of stress toleration will be needed but ultimately it will be worth it. If your spirit hasn’t been broken by a frustrating camera or delayed inputs then the daily game crash right before you’ve saved your progress may be the final straw. As frustrated as I may have been at times, the highs certainly outweigh the lows, and came away with the feeling that any version Wasteland 2 is wit…
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut presents much the same experience that impressed us last year, but here it's given a facelift that affects everything from its graphics to hours of new voiceover files. While echoes of the original release pacing problems remain, the Director's Cut does much to add variety to the experience with new features such as perks, quirks, and precision aiming. It's likely not enough to warrant a replay if you've already finished it, but if this is your first foray into inXile's bleak vision of the future, this is the best place to start off.
It's easy to overlook a game like Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut with mainstream heavy hitters like Fallout 4 making waves these holidays, but don't let this
Overall, Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is a great game, but it’s not for everyone due to its steep learning curve. Its emphasis on character development and choice creates a game that is easy to get absorbed in, and its combination of adventuring and turn-based combat is balanced well, so playing never becomes a chore. If you’re the type of gamer that likes to have your hand held throughout a game then Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut is not for you, but if you don’t mind finding your own feet with its vast skill system, complicated menus and fiddly controls, then you’ll find an experience that is de...
Wasteland 2: Directors Cut brings the series to consoles for the first time with the definitive version that proves classic style gameplay still has some life in this rapidly evolving genre.
The sequel to the 1988 classic that inspired the Fallout series is finally available for Switch. The question is; do you have what it takes to be a Desert Ranger in the unforgiving world of Wasteland 2?
Wasteland 2 is quickly becoming a modern classic – and deservedly so. If you have not played this game, you really owe it to yourself to give it a shot. But some usability issues on the Switch might not make it the best choice for newcomers to a game that some already find difficult to parse. This version of Wasteland 2 is serviceable, but not ideal.
Wasteland 2 is an excellent game, but at the same time does nothing particularly new or ground-breaking within the RPG genre. It’s easy to see why PC gamers have become so enamoured with it, yet it’s hard to imagine Wasteland garnering the same appeal on consoles. Despite inXile’s valiant effort in bringing the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it never feels quite at home.
An old school computer role-playing game is a rare sight on consoles, but this unofficial predecessor to Fallout is more than just a nostalgia-fuelled curio.
Wasteland 2 is one of the best examples of true digital role playing buried behind awkward controls and strange bugs. We’ve had RPGs on consoles for years now, decades even, but as a genre the name is a little confusing. Rarely are we actively encouraged to play a role, take on the personality of someone different from ourselves and interact with fantasy world, at least in video games. But the term Role Playing Game has stuck, with a shell of freedom you’re meant to embrace.