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[Preview] Wasteland 2: The Rabbit Hole Goes Deep

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Wasteland 2 is all about the gray areas. And that’s how players like it. I recently had the chance to get a preview of the game from inXile’s Brian Fargo, and chatted about consequences, community, and immersion in the upcoming party-based RPG.

Read more of Christina Gonzalez's Wasteland 2: The Rabbit Hole Goes Deep.

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  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    Yeh I'm looking forward to this one when it officially launches later this month.  I have been enjoying Divinity:Original Sin as well in the mean time.  Nice little game with minimum hand holding.  It's good to see that in depth RPGs like these are still being made.  Even if they are mainly single player.

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  • NitthNitth Member UncommonPosts: 3,904
    Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.

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  • TankYou88TankYou88 Member Posts: 310
    Originally posted by Nitth
    Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.

    Who would cry when they paid $10 for the kickstarter?

  • NitthNitth Member UncommonPosts: 3,904

    Originally posted by TankYou88
    Originally posted by Nitth Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.
    Who would cry when they paid $10 for the kickstarter?

    You had to pay $25 from memory to receive a digital copy.

    And with all this "Drama" that is happening with the SOE founders packs it would not surprise me if the early access people who were charged $60 were a little upset when the price is lowered..

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  • TankYou88TankYou88 Member Posts: 310
    Originally posted by Nitth

     

    Originally posted by TankYou88
    Originally posted by Nitth Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.
    Who would cry when they paid $10 for the kickstarter?

     

    You had to pay $25 from memory to receive a digital copy.

    And with all this "Drama" that is happening with the SOE founders packs it would not surprise me if the early access people who were charged $60 were a little upset when the price is lowered..

    Sorry it was $15.

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2?ref=nav_search

  • toxicmangotoxicmango Member UncommonPosts: 119
    Those NPC names are a direct callout to the original Wasteland game.  Angela Deth and Snake Vargas were all characters in the pre-generated default party.  Ace was an NPC you could get to join.  So it seems the original party has been "canonized" and Snake Vargas has become General.
  • WightyWighty Member UncommonPosts: 699
    Originally posted by Nitth
    Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.

    I think most people those paid for early access know exactly what to expect. inXile and more importantly Brian Fargo has made it clear several times that the game is going to release for a less price.

     

    I for one donated to the KS at a much higher tier and as DMK said it is some of the best game play and story an RPG fan could ask for.

     

    Donating (read: not investing) to some of these kickstarter titles at least on the RPG side has really allowed for some amazing titles... Just look at Divinity: Original Sin which has been sitting on top of the steam top seller list pretty much since release barring a few good deals from other titles periodically.

     

    The thing with KS games is do your research... learn about the people behind the games... For every good KS there is probably 8 lemons. With W2, D:OS and soon (early access) Pillars of Eternity, along with a few other gems, it is like an RPG buffet out there for all to enjoy.

    What are your other Hobbies?

    Gaming is Dirt Cheap compared to this...

  • PaRoXiTiCPaRoXiTiC Member UncommonPosts: 603

    For the people who have played this, how similar is it to Fallout 2? I don't want to buy it unless I am going to get that same feeling I got from Fallout 1 and 2. I'm talking gameplay when I say "feeling" not necessarily storyline or environment.

     

    How similar is the gameplay to Fallout 1 and 2?

  • HokieHokie Member UncommonPosts: 1,063

    This has been on my wishlist since I saw it on Steam.

    And as soon as it goes gold its going to be a permanent part of my Steam library.

     

    "I understand that if I hear any more words come pouring out of your **** mouth, Ill have to eat every fucking chicken in this room."

  • ElmberryElmberry Member UncommonPosts: 195
    WL2 is one of the few gems out there. Can be really harsh sometimes and I really like it. I also like the diversity as we seldom see in games these days (looking at you Blizzard as you lost it some years ago).
  • adam_noxadam_nox Member UncommonPosts: 2,148

    Game is painfully tedious, interface is clunky and unreliable, and environment interactibles often don't work or don't react to mouse over depending on camera angle.  It takes a long time to get anywhere even when an area is cleared so that there's literally nothing between point A and B except clicking and waiting.

     

    It's sort of a disappointment.  It's a deeper game than Shadowrun Returns (also a kickstarter), but I would expect more also.  Not nearly as good as Divinity Original Sin, but that game had rage-inducing issues as well.

  • IsaneIsane Member UncommonPosts: 2,630
    For anyone with the intelligence , who understands crowd funding the key driver is to support the developers.  Simple really...

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  • IsaneIsane Member UncommonPosts: 2,630
    Originally posted by adam_nox

    Game is painfully tedious, interface is clunky and unreliable, and environment interactibles often don't work or don't react to mouse over depending on camera angle.  It takes a long time to get anywhere even when an area is cleared so that there's literally nothing between point A and B except clicking and waiting.

     

    It's sort of a disappointment.  It's a deeper game than Shadowrun Returns (also a kickstarter), but I would expect more also.  Not nearly as good as Divinity Original Sin, but that game had rage-inducing issues as well.

     

    Sadly most supporters of Wasteland 2 , understand what they were supporting and got what was expected and more. Great game play and strategy with loads of nostalga heaped all in one , something you just don't see these days in games. 

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  • IsaneIsane Member UncommonPosts: 2,630
    Originally posted by Wighty
    Originally posted by Nitth
    Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.

    I think most people those paid for early access know exactly what to expect. inXile and more importantly Brian Fargo has made it clear several times that the game is going to release for a less price.

     

    I for one donated to the KS at a much higher tier and as DMK said it is some of the best game play and story an RPG fan could ask for.

     

    Donating (read: not investing) to some of these kickstarter titles at least on the RPG side has really allowed for some amazing titles... Just look at Divinity: Original Sin which has been sitting on top of the steam top seller list pretty much since release barring a few good deals from other titles periodically.

     

    The thing with KS games is do your research... learn about the people behind the games... For every good KS there is probably 8 lemons. With W2, D:OS and soon (early access) Pillars of Eternity, along with a few other gems, it is like an RPG buffet out there for all to enjoy.

     

    Well put and to the point I for one invest in the fact that i want to see development of games not just another clone , Eternity is looking fantastic, another mention has to go to Elite Dangerous another classic re-emerging that is delivering something special. 

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  • ElmberryElmberry Member UncommonPosts: 195
    Originally posted by Isane
    Originally posted by Wighty
    Originally posted by Nitth
    Wonder how many people are going to cry when you can buy it on the 31st for $25.

    I think most people those paid for early access know exactly what to expect. inXile and more importantly Brian Fargo has made it clear several times that the game is going to release for a less price.

     

    I for one donated to the KS at a much higher tier and as DMK said it is some of the best game play and story an RPG fan could ask for.

     

    Donating (read: not investing) to some of these kickstarter titles at least on the RPG side has really allowed for some amazing titles... Just look at Divinity: Original Sin which has been sitting on top of the steam top seller list pretty much since release barring a few good deals from other titles periodically.

     

    The thing with KS games is do your research... learn about the people behind the games... For every good KS there is probably 8 lemons. With W2, D:OS and soon (early access) Pillars of Eternity, along with a few other gems, it is like an RPG buffet out there for all to enjoy.

     

    Well put and to the point I for one invest in the fact that i want to see development of games not just another clone , Eternity is looking fantastic, another mention has to go to Elite Dangerous another classic re-emerging that is delivering something special. 

    I think also those games will be great as you said, but also Torment Tides of Numera (also made by Inxile) and Grimrock 2 (similar to Eye of the Beholder D&D, made by a finish company). :)

    Star Citizen is another one but I am not so sure about that game. It's to much hype that it's easy they loose focus or focus on wrong things.

     

     

  • DarwinianDarwinian Member Posts: 38

    I use to play Wasteland 1 on my old Commodore C64 and loved it. So when I saw Wasteland 2 on Steam I had to buy it. Only complaint is I haven't had the time to play as much as I want.

    As far as making wrong choices in the game... I still feel I shouldn't have given those kids the cancer sticks for that one quest.

  • firefly2003firefly2003 Member UncommonPosts: 2,527
    I picked the 250 pledge package back when this was on Kickstarter, got a email a couple of weeks ago about my physical goodies are coming soon :) I havent played Wasteland 2 yet cause I wanted them to be finished with the game before I dived in :) can't wait for my autographed collector's edition :) plus I get 2 digital keys 1 which Ive used and the other I may give to some lucky fellow :)

  • bartoni33bartoni33 Member RarePosts: 2,044
    Originally posted by firefly2003
    I picked the 250 pledge package back when this was on Kickstarter, got a email a couple of weeks ago about my physical goodies are coming soon :) I havent played Wasteland 2 yet cause I wanted them to be finished with the game before I dived in :) can't wait for my autographed collector's edition :) plus I get 2 digital keys 1 which Ive used and the other I may give to some lucky fellow :)

    I've been told I'm lucky.image

    I'm also a fella.image

    On topic, game looks great. i loved the old Fallout series and this looks like the spiritual successor. I can't wait until it comes out later this month.

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