Wasteland 2 on Steam

[Rayfer]

I see this is available now on Steam for $39.99 ($59.99 deluxe). Anyone been playing this when it was early access? Any feedback to share?  Thanks.

[tgb]

I haven't played it (downloading now) but everything I've read about it indicates it's excellent.

[Jarhead0331]

I haven't played it (downloading now) but everything I've read about it indicates it's excellent.

Excellent? Positive, yes, but I've definitely seen critiques. Most commercial reviews place it firmly in the 80-85 out of 100 zone.

[Gusington]

Is it now offically released?

[tgb]

Is it now offically released?

As of today.

[Gusington]

Crap.

[Tpek]

Crap.

Mwahaahahahaha!  >:D >:D >:D

[Gusington]

I just bought AoW3!!

[tgb]

And......?

[Rayfer]

I just bought AoW3!!

Me too! And really enjoying it.

[Kushan]

Given al the hype about Divinity a few months back, I'm surprised Wasteland has flown under the radar around here.

I played some of the beta. I intentionally cut myself of from playing further because I could feel myself getting sucked into it and I didn't want to ruin the full game. I really enjoyed what I did play. I'm really curious to see if there really is as many choices and content as they claim there is. It a lot of ways it feels like open world XCOM. Even though combat generally plays out the same I never got bored with them. I don;t think it has the option to bow up random scenery like Divinity. But I think Divinity has too much clutter (oh look another poison/fire/water barrel to blow up)

There are still some quirks though. You can have fire and miss a target that is literally standing next to you and I did have the occasional instance of 3-4 enemies surrounding one of my guys and beating on him. I do wish the game had a stealth mechanic. There are a few fights I encountered where I wish I had been able to sneak into a better position.

All in all I really enjoyed the beta. I can definitely see myself getting hooked on this in a way Divinity doesn't.

[Dread Rlyeh]

All in all I really enjoyed the beta. I can definitely see myself getting hooked on this in a way Divinity doesn't.

How would you rate the production values?  I've read that your character appearance doesn't change based on what armor you equipped - tell me at least it changes based the weapon.  I'm obviously more concerned about gameplay, but I'm trying to decide if I should pick this up now or wait a bit for a price drop. 

Also, I've already got a huge backlog, including Japan's first turn in WITPAE. That could keep one busy for a year alone :)

[BanzaiCat]

Yeah, I reeeeeally want W2, but I can wait. Lots on the plate already. And besides, it'll go on sale eventually. 

[Gusington]

^I'm with you. I have a big backlog that I've been making good progress on. But I loved Wasteland on the C64 when I was 14 so...I pretty much must buy this at some point. Just not right now.

[panzerde]

I was just driving by Steam and it fell right into my cart. Didn't even realize it was there until it started downloading. I swear.