Wasteland The Wasteland 2 Beta Release Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

It's funny 'cause it's true.

Aww, maaaaaan.

 

Only to games whose creators keep namedropping Fallout and then fail to deliver.

 

Hahahahaha oh my god Angelyne. Fuck, does some of this game take place in Hollywood?

 

I like it

 

Well, I had no idea what that billboard was supposed to be, but after googling the question is obvious I think: Did she pay inXile for it?

P.S. Man some of these screenshots make it seem like it would be so cool to explore those areas but these play-testing reports are so depressing...

 

I'm glad they got rid of the minimap, useless waste of space

 

Ui and item pictures look a lot more sexy now.

 

Any knowledge about if there'll be a new update anytime soon?

 

Ok. So it's around 2.5 months fuill steam ahead.

Hopefully they manage to install the soul to the Arizona section during that time too.

Seriously though, some additional touches all around the place to liven it up.

 

Is that a quest about someone in he post-apocalypse wasteland being blackmailed by sexy photos?

 

Sexy pin-up photos of Hispanic-Chinese man Manny Wong.

 

Eh, yeah. Not much to explore, even less of interest to find.

 

Don't listen to the hate ... or rather, don't just listen to the hate.

 

Wait for post release reviews, preferably by those who haven't had ten tours of "how the beef is made".

 

I agree. I'm withholding judgement until final release though. Will still buy on release to support future games even if i end up not enjoying this one. I don't think its as bad as some are making it out to be as I see lots of positive things being said as well. I never expected a game on the level of Fallout, not with the budget they had, but if it's even half that good i'll be happy.

 

Should have donated my 150$ to Pillars of Eternity instead of this shit.

 

That screenshot felt appropriately underwhelming, so it must be a real ingame screenshot, if that had looked cool in any way... 90% chance it would be a bullshot.

 

"Hate" would imply an arbitrary value system wherein level-headed judgments were replaced by emotional ones, usually attributed to something personal. This is not that. I've simply come away feeling unfulfilled and disappointed and if my post-beta review posts do not frame a picture of somebody who has stated his reasons clearly and unemotionally then I'd imagine you're bringing your own baggage into the conversation. It's not like I walked into this with some sort of Rogue(ish) agenda. But to say I didn't expect more from inXile and this game or "don't worry it will be alright in 3 months" would be the stance of a naively hopeful and disingenuous apologist. Sorry 'bout that. In the end, the resounding chorus will be that Wasteland 2 does its job somewhat®. Just like Fallout 3 was Good for what it is®.

 

I'm not saying I like Fallout 3, just reiterating what's already been said. As much as you might personally have opinions on things, you can't change history, and the fact remains "Good for what it is" is the registered trademark of Codexian responses toward Bethesda games.

 

That. If W2 comes anywhere close to FO3, god help us.

 

Not possible anymore. Thankfully. The eventual good, bad or good-for-what-it-is is (at least the way I see it) relative to what the game tries to achieve. Good-for-what-it-is Wasteland 2, while obviously disappointing given all the potential and the big talks about it, would be nowhere near the bottom of the barrel the same way Fallout 3 is there; though I can't imagine a single reason that would make Fallout 3 good for what it is, even if disregarding the title and all that it implies, it's an uninspired and flat big mac RPG.

No excuse to the for the percieved flaws, they should be polished away, but I don't believe even the worst case scenario would drop WL2 that low.