Wasteland Remastered

The original game itself isn't bad for the time, but does have flaws that make me not recommend it. In order of severity: First, I don't like the 'treasure hunt' style of campaign progression, where the only way to advance is to use one of dozens of skills or items on a particular tile on the map. For example, using your strength stat to clear rubble that looks like unclearable rubble you find everywhere else on the map, to reach an area where visually there is nothing there, because actually that region is full of enemies holding an item you need. A lot of the fault here is the remaster itself, because the map is full of background deco where before there was no art at that spot. The developers should have really made an effort to visually clarify what is deco, and what were original tiles you could interact with, but they didn't. Second, the interface is cumbersome, lots of menus and keypresses for common actions, with keypresses differing between different characters even for the same skill. Especially frequent and annoying is camping to gain HP after combat, healing 1 or 2 HP every press. You have to sit there hitting 'C' 30 times in a row, waiting for a slow animation between each press. Third, The remaster has a lot of bugs. Hit animations even when enemies did not actually attack you, playing gunfire sounds for a rabbit attacking you, showing a rat illustration for a rabbit, showing alive 3D character models during combat when they are actually dead, and more. Fourth, the remaster is lazy. Besides graphics, there are few quality of life improvements, not even the easy ones. Where are the tooltips to tell me what atttributes/skills do? Why can I not even be told how many enemies are attacking me, or are still alive? Fifth, during combat enemies do not advance closer, including enemies for whom you are out of range, letting you take pot shots forever. It really breaks the immersion. Sixth, the combat balance really gets screwed up once you get weapons that can burst or full auto. Full auto in particular; it's pretty close to just multiplying the damage by the number of bullets. The damage is even spread among multiple enemies. Suddenly a single character can instantly wipe out an enemy group that required your whole team before, which feels broken. Ammo isn't that expensive towards the mid-game, and if it just nearly multiplies damage anyway there's no reason to use single fire anymore. Seventh, the remaster has a lot of bugs. Hit animations even when enemies did not actually attack you, playing gunfire sounds for a rabbit attacking you, showing a rat illustration for a rabbit, showing alive 3D character models during combat when they are actually dead, and more.

[h1]⚠️Potenzielle Triggerpunkte!⚠️[/h1] [list] [*] Tod, Gewalt [*] Appocalyptisches Setting [*] Sexualität [*] Drogen [*] Derbe Sprache [/list] [h1]🎮Gameplay🎮[/h1] [b][u]Rundenweise durch die Appokalypse[/u][/b] In Wasteland steuert man eine Gruppe aus bis zu sieben Charakteren durch die rasterbasierte Spielwelt. Jeder Schritt entspricht einem Zug, was allerdings erst im Kampf wirklich bedeutsam wird. Durch das Herumlaufen vergeht Zeit und Charaktere heilen ihre Wunden, sofern sie nicht zu schwer verletzt sind. Auch die Tageszeit ändert sich, wodurch Märsche durch die Wüste weniger kritisch sind. [b][u]Entfernung steigert den Munitionsverbrauch[/u][/b] Im Kampf treffen die Helden nämlich bisweilen auf Gegner, die sich zu Beginn nicht in direkter Nähe der Gruppe befinden. Um diese im Nahkampf anzugreifen, muss ein Charakter ersteinmal hinlaufen, was einige Runden dauern kann. Auch Ferkämpfer können aber durch die Entfernung Probleme bekommen, da einige Waffen für längere Entfernungen nicht ausgelegt sind. Gleiches gilt aber auch für Gegner. Einzelne Charaktere können Gegner im Nahkampf binden, während andere Charaktere aus sicherer Entfernung Kugeln auf die Schurken rieseln lassen. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3666288031 [b][u]Charakterprogression der alten Schule[/u][/b] Ein Charakter in Wasteland hat acht Statuswerte, die alle für andere Dinge wichtig sind. Bei der Charaktererstellung sollte man also bereits wissen, was dieser tun soll. Statuswerte werden zufällig ausgewürfelt, man kann aber immer wieder würfeln, bis man zufrieden ist. Durch das Erledigen von Gegnern erhält ein Charakter Erfahrung, allerdings nur der, der den Gegner besiegt hat. Bei einem Level-Up wählt man, welche Statuswerte erhöht werden sollen. Ein Level-Up erfolgt allerdings nicht automatisch sondern nur, wenn man das Hauptquartier anfunkt, wo die Vorgesetzten anhand der erlangten Erfahrung festlegen, ob man aufsteigen darf. Allerdings ist das Anfunken kostenlos. Ein anderer Weg, einen Charakter zu verstärken, ist durch das verbessern seiner Fertigkeiten, was entweder durch den Einsatz von Fertigkeitspunkten oder durch immer wieder benutzen dieser Fertigkeit erfolgt. Bei Kampffertigkeiten passiert das durch das Töten von Gegnern mit der entsprechenden Fertigkeit. [b][u]Die Sache mit dem Sterben[/u][/b] Da Wasteland ein RPG der alten Schule ist, geht es entsprechend zur Sache. Charaktere, die besiegt werden, werden bewusstlos und sie erholen sich langsam. Sind deren Verletzungen allerdings schwerer (ab so etwa -10 HP) können sie sich allein nicht mehr erholen und ihr Zustand verschlechtert sich, bis sie schließlich den Löffel abgeben und zwar endgültig. Um das zu verhindern, lässt man sie entweder von einem Charakter mit Sanitätsausbildung verarzten oder man geht zu einem richtigen Arzt. Ersteres kann etliche Versuche brauchen, was nicht dramatisch ist, da man fertigkeiten ohne Zeitverlusst immer wieder verwenden kann und letzteres kann teuer werden, wenn man denn rechtzeitig bei einem Arzt ankommt. [b][u]📉Meckern auf hohem Niveau📉[/u][/b] [list] [*]Gegner, die weiter weg sind, sind mitunter nicht auf dem Bildschirm zu sehen und man darf raten, in welche Richtung man vorrücken soll[/list] [h1]💀Schwierigkeitsgrad💀[/h1] Der Schwierigkeitsgrad ist relativ hoch, wenn man alles allein herausfinden muss und mittelmäßig wenn man online Hilfe sucht. [h1]🎵🎨Soundtrack, Grafik, Steuerung🖱️ / 🎮[/h1] Der Soundtrack ist eher unspektakulär Die Grafik ist eher altbacken, verströhmt aber einen Retro-Charme Die Steuerung erfolgt mit Maus und Tastatur [h1]🧾Zusammenfassung🧾[/h1] [b]✅Pro:[/b] [list] [*] Retro RPG mit dem Charme seiner Zeit [*] Interessante Spielwelt zum erkunden [*] Interessantes Kampfsystem[/list] [b]❌Kontra:[/b] [list] [*] Ein echter Kulturschock für "moderne Gamer" [*]Umständliche Bedienung[/list] [b]🏆Achievements[/b] [list] [*] Viele Archievments sind verpassbar [*] Einige Archievements erlangt man durch das Durchspielen [*] Einige Archivements erfordern Grinding[/list] [b]⚖️Fazit:[/b] Wasteland ist kein Spiel für verwöhnte Gamer. Generell richtet sich das Spiel an ein Klientel, das Retrogames mag und auch vor unzugänglichen Spielen nicht zurückschreckt. Wer bereit ist, den ein oder anderen Rückschlag in Kauf zu nehmen und ein Herz für die rauhe Welt der Retrospiele hat, der kann hier zugreifen. Wer sich unsicher ist, wartet einen Rabatt ab. Wer hingegen seine Rollenspielerfahrungen vornehmlich in Spielen wie Skyrim gemacht hat, sollte hiervon wohl lieber Abstand nehmen. Ich gebe dem Spiel eine Empfehlung unter Vorbehalt [b]------------------------------------------------------------------------ [i]Wenn ihr weitere ansprechende Reviews lesen wollt, dann folgt doch der [url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32139821/}]GermanReviewGroup[/url][/i] oder [i][url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/875292/}] GermanSteamCommunity[/url].[/i] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[/b]

A remaster is not a remake, which means you get the full experience of one of the foundational pillars of post-apocalyptic CRPGs, with both its charm and its struggle intact.

I loved wasteland 2 and 3. I like retro games, but this game is a shrine of game design choices that oughta be left in the past.

While this game isn't bad per se, even in the remaster it is blatantly obvious to see why the Fallout IP inspired by this one is the one that went on to be a major IP in video games. Basically my short form review is if you like retro games from before the 2000s you might like it, but else I'd just recommend play Fallout 1/2 instead, though you can get this game for super cheap in a bundle on sale. The graphics style is alright in the remaster, but its nothing spectacular and you'll easily realize how often they reuse the same image. The music is enjoyable and nothing bad to say here. The story is honestly a bit of a contrived mess that largely relies on a series of coincidences, where until Vegas nothing feels connected at all, and why the Rangers are even doing any of this. Game pacing and balance is honestly a bit of a mess, with multiple skills that are near useless, difficulty past the early game just randomly spikes and it gets ridiculous how slow you progressed in the story up until Sleeper Base, and then the game throws xp and enemies you can skill up at you, which also leads to feeling like you need to stop and grind in each new area where monsters can increase your combat skill. The game also effectively renders early weapons completely useless, which is why you see so many guides recommending ignoring pistols, smgs, rifles, and such for brawl. The pseudo tile system, isn't too bad, but with most of combat being text it does make things a bit boring and spam clickly. The also kind of requires looking up stuff on the wiki to try and figure out how certain things work and what even the stats of most weapons are. Many world progression interactions and dialogue trees are also way too finicky and you at times don't really get a good indication from the topics you know what key words, items, or skills to use. Character creation here is also very hit and miss given you either love random rolls or hate them and just view them as needless spam clicking until you get a good roll for stats. Stats as well are also horribly balanced, where Int is pretty much OP since you need it to use laser weapons, and need some for skills, and there are only 2 end game melee weapons, meaning you really can only have 2 Str based characters. Leveling non combat skills also falls right back into a grind fest, once you know where you can level them and what it caps at. UI is honestly another rough thing thanks somewhat to its age where you need way to specific click chains to do certain things and where being in certain menus locks off previous functionality. Also if you need Macros to make using skills tolerable and to not take forever your UI is inadequate.

[h1]Wasteland Remastered – 100% Completion Review[/h1] [i]All achievements earned, every quest resolved, all hidden locations found, all party builds tested[/i] [b]Wasteland Remastered is a preservation effort before anything else. It is raw, eccentric, and historically important, especially for completionists who want to understand the roots of modern CRPGs.[/b] This is the 1988 classic that inspired Fallout, rebuilt with updated visuals and sound while keeping its original systems intact. It is a game that trusts you to figure things out. Completing it fully means reading carefully, mapping manually, and accepting that mistakes are permanent. [b]The world is cruel, open-ended, and strange.[/b] You can miss entire questlines. Characters can die permanently. Some solutions are buried in odd phrasing or throwaway dialogue. But that unpredictability creates a sense of real consequence. Completion is not about checklisting, it is about survival and adaptation. [b]Combat is clunky but flexible.[/b] Every choice in squad creation matters. Balancing skills, weapons, and inventory becomes critical in the later areas. Fully clearing the game requires multiple approaches and a deep understanding of the systems beneath the surface. The remaster smooths out rough edges with sharper text, a modern interface, and voiced logbooks, but the original game still beats underneath. It remains stubborn, outdated, and fascinating. Wasteland Remastered rewards patience and curiosity. Completion is not easy, but it gives you something few games still offer, total autonomy, with all the consequences that come with it.

Without Wasteland there would be no Fallout. At times I hated this game. It's repetitive, frustrating, unnecessarily difficult and obtuse. It's confusing and not particularly pretty to look at and yet.... Here I am 85 hours of total playtime later. It's taken me a few attempts to beat the game, but beat it I have. There's something special about this game that kept bringing me back. If you're a gamer from a certain generation then i think you'll enjoy Wasteland. If you're a more modern gamer then you'll probably despise the game from the start and should avoid. Me personally however, will more than likely jump back in for another go and try out some different builds/solutions to the obstacles the game presents as you move forward.

This game is a truly remastered one, which I recommend only to those who have played the original back in the 80s. Without wearing huge "Retro"-spectacles, it's not feasible to play it a whole run through. It's not easy to command, the graphics are up- but outdated, you've to search the game (or the internet) thoroughly for hints to find certain passwords and the final grind without using macros would be tedious ! Therefore I can tell you that this game is not for the ones faint at heart or who are younger than me. By the way "The Bard's tale trilogy" is the better remaster, which has been also developed by Krome.

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+ remaster graphics, music, etc make this look and feel more like Wasteland 2 & 3 + - all the old-school cruft is still there (useless skills, etc) - even with new overlay, still get carpal tunnel from all the key pressing from old-school mechanics - obtuse puzzles and solutions leave you constantly looking at FAQ's - no "new game plus" Wish I could give this a "meh". I played the carp out of Wasteland when it came out after a friend introduced me to it. Played it on an IBM XT, 4mhz, CGA Cyan/Pink/White/Black graphics, no hard drive (just 5.25" floppy disk swapping). About as barebones as you can get. I absolutely loved the game, though. But, that's b/c: a) I was younger, and everything was new to me b) this was pushing the boundaries of video games back then (a post-apoc RPG was rare) c) I bought the cheat guide that explained all the obtuse stuff This game came out during a time when game developers made extra cash selling cheat guides. So, they were incentivized to make puzzles and such extra obtuse. Wasteland went a bit overboard with it. For starters it uses a Stat + Skill system which just over-complicates stuff, even more-so b/c they sub-divide states.. eg: they have Agility AND Dexterity. Most games would just have one or the other, and it'd count for both uses. In Wasteland Agility is for dodging and melee combat. Dexterity is for shooting. But, you also have skills, like Brawling (melee), Pistol / SMG / Assault Rifle, etc. So, the game is doing math behind the scenes to decide if you're hitting or not. Raising skills is a chore, b/c you only get 2 stat points per level, and levels are hard to come by. You use your stat points to buy stats. If you buy Intelligence, it not only raises your INT but converts to skill points (1:1) as well. So, you can potentially get +2 INT per level which gives you +2 skill points. Skills cost 1,2 oe 3 points to get level 1 in. From there the cost DOUBLES. So, modus operandi is to just buy level 1 in a skill and let it naturally level with use. EG: you shoot your SMG, your SMG skill will go up eventually. But, the game has tons of useless or one-shot skills. Combat Shooting is a dead skill not used, but still left in the remaster for you to waste points on. It doesn't do anything, and that bug has been known since the orig game came out. You have other skills like Alarm Disarm, Confidence, etc that are just one-off skills there's no point in taking them. But, you won't know until you've played the game. Acrobatics seems like it would help you dodge and avoid getting hit.. but it doesn't. So, this is one of those games where you have to have already played the game to know what skills are good or useless in order to redo the characters and make a better team. The orig characters CAN get you through the game, but you can remake your own characters, and in much better fashion, if you know the in's and out's of the game. But, if it's your first playthrough you'll find you've made ineffetual characters b/c it's hard to tell what's useful or not. (Interestingly enough, they made the same mistake with Wasteland 2. I played it, and it once again had useless skills you wouldn't know about until you play the game. So, I guess Wasteland 2 wanted to keep the tradition of "you can only make good characters once you've played the game" alive). Also, like I said, the game has super obtuse puzzles. You can "USE" party members Items, Skills and Attributes to try to actively do stuff. For instance, a locked door, Use > Character > Skill > Picklock.. to try to open it. Makes sense. But, other times there's super-vague or no clue at all that you can do something or what Attr or Skill or Item you should use. Sometimes you can pick a door open. Other times you need to TNT / Rocket launcher it. I don't want to get too far into this and create spoilers, but there are many spots in the game you'll be scratching your head trying to find what specific skill or item or attr you should use. And it's more confusing b/c it may not automatically work. You try using your Strength to move something and it says you failed. But, that just means you failed the percent chance that time. If you keep spamming it you might pull it off. But, you have NO CLUE most of the time that that's the case. So, you're stuck cracking open an FAQ all the time to figure out what specific skill or attr or item you need to use on various obtuse things. I can see this frustrating modern gamers. Back in the 80's, RPG's were known for their "nintendo hard" abusive game mechanics, but, like I said, it seems mainly b/c they were trying to drive cheat guide sales to bolster their game sales. Aside from all of that.. the Remaster does a GREAT job of providing cut-scenes in certain places that help further the plot and tie things together.. much better than reading paragraphs from a book back in the day. My biggest beef with the remaster is there's no way to do a NG+. In the old-school version you could reset the game world while keeping the current party. So, you could run your characters through over and over. I had 1 character that got so bad-*** she could solo the game with fist fighting. I loved resetting the game and running her through, making her better. Can't do that here. Can't NG+ or reset the game with your party. Sad. Overall, if you played tihs before and kind of know what you're getting into I guess I recommend it. The Remaster was a fun playthrough of a game I've already experienced. But, the rose colored glasses cracked pretty hard while playing. All the button pressing to drill down in command menus to select stuff got old fast. Having to make macros for routine stuff (like having a certain character perform a lock pick) got old. All the obtuse things requiring me to google solutions. All the nostalgia quickly wore thin. If you've never played this game, you'll either love it or hate it, and I would guess most folks used to modern game would skew towards the "hate" side of it. It just gets too tedious and aggravating. And that was by-design back in the day to coax you into popping $10 on a clue book. Like I said, wish I could give this a "meh". Having played this and the gold box SSI games again, I've realized that nostalgia is best left in the past. Things that seemed awesome in my youth have not aged well when scrutinized by my adult eyes that have seen better things since.