Wasteland 3 Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?"

[@ardoronro6677]

Wow, the attributes spell out Classic. That's very special.

[@alexo5410]

Ardoron Ro i see what you did there lol

[@ardoronro6677]

Another cultured individual. Nice.

[@headintheclouds999]

all together I think, this is more fallout as fallout itself! or, at least, that's how fallout should be.

[@thomasneal9291]

@@headintheclouds999 there's a reason for that. FO was modeled ON Wasteland.

[@headintheclouds999]

@@thomasneal9291 I know, and I think it was nice that fallout evolve to a third person/ ego rpg game, yet I think they should go back and give it try, cause apparently this genre is working perfectly for that theme.

[@ACGreviews]

Lets do this. A bit buggy, a bit unpolished, a whole lot of awesome. Please Check out the patron if you want to keep dem none sponsored reviews coming. Every person helps fight that fight. www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming I will update this one when the patch comes out I speak about in the review. Hopefully the seek stutter for new data goes away. Looks like 4k encoding gripped this video hard in youtube as well.

[@ajax542]

1:07 "Graphics are up first" 5:32 "That brings us to sound, music and voice" 9:16 "That brings us to gameplay and a bit about the story" 17:36 "That's why we got fun factor" 18:32 "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?"

[@macjohnston8861]

thank you, champion

[@ashbane5204]

You can't name your character "Karen". I was looking forward to making a Karen!

[@MrNocturnal1]

You're a hero mate!

[@CatsHaveEars]

thank you man! i feel like all IGN talks about these days is the graphics/music/lore. Always nice to be able to come to you and actually get a taste of what gameplay is like

[@aramwatters]

You the man.

[@jazzycup9274]

Didn't think I'd ever see this release, heard about it when the devs/artists showed up to Wasteland Weekend for character inspiration 3 years ago or so.

[@nathanb5579]

Whats that all about?

[@TheRealmOfTF]

Might have to check this one out. Never got into Wasteland 2 too much, arguably because I wasn't in the mood for that type of game, but I'm willing to give it another chance with this one!

[@whocares2087.1]

I could play this after Frostpunk, double whammy.

[@ghulcaster]

Wasteland 2 is totally worth it. I couldn't jive with fallout 4, but I felt at home with W2.

[@JacksonOfDork]

Hopefully its moddable because mods makes a game 10x better. I play fallout 4 from time to time mainly because of mods

[@klebyell]

if you like fantasy, divinity or pillars of eternity 2 might be the one that gets you

[@zakjackson2610]

Same. I tried Wasteland 2 but the UI was too janky for me. This new iteration looks like it's optimized much better.

[@aaaron7481]

Best reviewer hands down, forgot this was releasing tho ngl

[@jamieslater8991]

Really!? 🤔 Now that's definitely Debatable.

[@AceSantos83]

I agree with you. Best review.

[@josep9564]

Would you lie otherwise?

[@jesserogalski1402]

@@jamieslater8991 I tend to come here, to gman, mandalore, and civvie, to see if I'll like a game. If they do, I tend to.

[@jesserogalski1402]

@@MorrisseyMuse He has similar tastes to mine. I never said he was "the best". You also call out the length and depth he puts into his reviews, which is another thing I appreciate about them. He sits there and explains, instead of pumping out a review saying "graphics are good" and then moving onto "this tactics game has tactics, and they're good", and then moves onto the next part of the video.

[@eiadtarabulsi]

For some reason, I've never thought about playing any of the games in the Wasteland series until now. However, after watching this review, my interest in the franchise has definitely increased. I plan on giving Wasteland 3 a shot as a result. Sure, there are bugs, stuttering issues and slowdown. However, the positives far outweigh the negatives. Thanks again Karak!

[@Maehedrose]

I have to say, the use and choice of music in this game really stood out to me. This is a great title and if they've patched out the vast landscape of bugs it launched with, I can certainly recommend it to any fan of crpgs and turn-based-tactical games.

[@alexoelkers2292]

Intelligence doesn't effect how many skill points you get when you level up. It gives you a one time max of 5 skill points extra. Its not like INT in other games where you will get more skill points each time you level up.

[@zkGuts]

This is true and important!

[@thomasneal9291]

specifically, the way it works is for every 2 points you put into intelligence, at any time, you get an extra skill point. if you put in 10 points when you first make your character, you get 5 skill points extra to start with. if you start with 5 int you get 2 extra at start, and then if put a point into it on your 10th levelup.. you get one extra skill point.

[@thepeacefulchannel613]

Never played the series and this is one of my most anticipated game of 2020

[@jackoberto01]

You should really try Wasteland 2 maybe after 3 I didn't really like the outdated nature of the remaster of Wasteland 1 though

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Play the first 2 on gamepass. Ones dated but it's still got something to offer. 2 had its issues but directors cut fixed a bunch. Great series

[@dirkmanderin]

@@Ashamedofmypast I tried playing Wasteland Remastered and couldn't get into it due to the interface. Funny 'cause when I played it when it was released in 1988, it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. How times have changed...

[@rafterman5072]

Same

[@blacklight4720]

@@dirkmanderin yes I understand what you mean. I remember playing WS2 with all the bugs and clunky interface and I had a blast but later on I played Xcom2 and WS2 combat system became complete joke to me =[

[@Bmetalful]

Game looks great, I really enjoyed part 2 and this looks like it won't disappoint. Thanks for the review.

[@ashbane5204]

You can't name your character "Karen". I was looking forward to making a Karen!

[@xBINARYGODx]

"You Have Died. No One Will Remember Your Sacrifice." LOL!

[@TheBIGRED95]

One of the only reviewers I actually trust! Thank you for your insight, I'm gonna pick this up!

[@SuBruoNL]

And IGN ofcourse

[@Nixxx2000]

i trust only IGN

[@darencolby1916]

Nixxx2000 Lol

[@MrMich1lol]

IGN is like the last place you should come if you're looking for a decent game review...

[@SuBruoNL]

@@MrMich1lol it took a while for captain obvious to arrive :p

[@seananthony4259]

Wasteland has been a favorite series of mine. WL2 did such an amazing job of incorporating how a post apocalypse would look and feel and the depth of the stories always captivated me. Really wanting to play WL3.

[@flaminx0r]

I'm looking forward to playing this over the weekend.

[@iyeetsecurity922]

I still remember the 1980's original. I got it as a kid in an Interplay anniversary CDrom bundle. I've been excited for this game to turn into a series. Now if only we could get more Shadowrun.

[@a_sc0rched_earth]

This game alone makes gamepass a worthwhile investment. Great review as always

[@rookiemonster1704]

@@MorrisseyMuse cry more pony. 😆

[@blacklight4720]

Not only people like to pay for product they yet actually seen but they seem pay with interest. Kids with wallets are the best customers!

[@JonnyBeoulve]

I've gotten so much value out of Game Pass it's remarkable. I play around $60 to $120 worth of games for $15/month.

[@noobstalker1]

Love gamepass

[@crisg1693]

Especially when you get gamepass for one euro muahahahahaha

[@havocgr1976]

"You have died.Noone will remember your sacrifice".HAHAHHA love it.

[@matyvalien]

Great review , never coukd get into 2nd one, just i dont know time was never right for me. As a huge fallout fan i always wanted to, now i will fully invest in this one, got it on gamepass too, truly the best deal on pc.

[@Maehedrose]

Yeah, I wasn't a huge fan of #2, it just never clicked with me. This game grabbed me right from the start and kept me playing despite the horrible bugs it had at release.

[@Ray__E]

Best reviewer on KZbin. Thanks man for pumping out the great and consistent reviews.

[@Channel-wr3zk]

Your pace, tone, and organization are all wonderful! Love the review. Thanks for the input.

[@The_Death_Owl]

Ms money really made a difference it seems. Wasteland 2 didn't really have that many voiced lines, and I don't think they had any animations either.

[@MimonJesus67]

Wasteland 2 was really low budget compared to 3.

[@jessesalomon2405]

Honestly, I dont play these turn based games, and this definitely has a learning curve at the beginning . . . but once you get the hang of it, damn its entertaining. Im rushing through the game right now and am just to finished a 12 hour straight marathon. Can't wait to play this again but when its patched more and paying attention to the plot. I give it a very strong 8, leaning towards 9, but don't feel like it's done enough for that.

[@kellz9972]

i still remember the pain i had when in wasteland 2 when over half of my OG ranger squad where infected at the agriculture base and they mutated and died. no other game has made me feel that much pain/sorrow for my in game squad before. to make it worse i made my squad after IRL friends. haha

[@ryantaylor3917]

I had this same feeling in xcom 2 when my squad named after my wife and family were killed/captured by the enemy. I genuinely felt like I let my real family down haha

[@crisg1693]

So your savegame funtion did not work then

[@ryantaylor3917]

@@crisg1693 it did but it added to the drama so they stayed dead/captured haha

[@crisg1693]

@@ryantaylor3917 I get it, hardcore realistic playthrough.

[@kellz9972]

@@crisg1693 save scumming is trash.

[@Hasbulla761]

Got this off the gamepass. Looking forward to playing

[@ACGreviews]

sure a good deal

[@His0ka]

Gamepass is trash

[@Hasbulla761]

Hans Rickam uh okay, instead of saying your unpopular opinion why don’t you elaborate on why it’s “trash”

[@ReaveIdono]

@@Hasbulla761 Its because he can't lmao.

[@SemperSalam]

@@His0ka best thing about Xbox.

[@wilfredwayne7139]

Live how absolutely nobody was talking about how utterly broken this game was when it released everyone was to busy praising the game.

[@scottstv]

My anxiety just shines with that stat system.SOS.

[@dieterkoch8414]

You truly are my one stop shop for game reviews!! Best on the tubes!!

[@divineone1]

I was wondering: do the premade characters have full on backstories that show up in the story (like the Original Sin 2 premade characters)?

[@Atomic_Chef]

Yes they have unique dialogue and connections to the game world

[@skdbehdjeendherbjddnendjdh7682]

Ohhh I thought they were useless guess not.

[@alexoelkers2292]

@@Atomic_Chef are you positive that the pre-made characters have unique dialogue? Because other youtubers are saying there is none.

[@Mustang1984]

@@alexoelkers2292 Yea I've heard very little or none, but definitely not quests tied to them like DOS 2.

[@ilikeeatingpepperspray.yes4562]

The premade companion characters have unique dialogue but thats it as far as I’m aware for party members

[@jmmywyf4lyf]

Almost 2022, and this game is still busted. Broken coop, particle effe ts that spike the computer, encounters that aggro the entire map (Denver Ruins), audio bugging out and dragging the performance, random encounters that doesn't trigger combat forcing a reload of an older save, and more. This game has some bad design, as well as performance issues that were never addressed. I'm a bit disappointed in how so many reviewers failed to inform players of it's problems. So thank you for actually mentioning them. Matty sure didn't.

[@humiduspod8271]

Just got the gamepass too, looking forward to this one :D

[@romdog1818]

For combat, I only wish the overwatch system let you select a sppecific zone, or tile to lockdown instead of JUST *shooting the first thing that moves anywhere.* If this is something that's available later on as an ability, cool, but c'mon... That's gotta be standard in all games of this genre.

[@homi5486]

Mario + rabbids forgot that aswell

[@vinniecorleone62]

Solid review man! I have been looking forward to playing this for some time, 2 more days!

[@cloudsweater]

PlayStation player here so I don’t have game pass and Android. Will definitely wait for this game to be on sale. Looks great 👍

[@SharkBitt]

Damn, no decent pc either?

[@-LiQuidGaS-]

Fantastic review as always man, Glad to be part of your patron! :)

[@ACGreviews]

thanks

[@mileskeller5244]

That quote from brian Fargo just undermines the Inherent moral good that we have. Whether you believe in natural theory or not there are many cases where there has been hard circumstances and people have banded together to help one another. The nihilist view is simply the easiest to take.

[@ChesterRico]

Btw, intelligence does NOT affect the amount of skill points you get per level, it's a one-time bonus.

[@Navie.]

5:14 Wait a minute🤣🤣

[@gozzilla177]

What I like about your reviews is they vary from game genre's, I had a problem finding a reviewer like you. Alot of them just cover types they really love like FPS or what ever genre they do. Iv bin watching awhile to, but I felt like I should say this now, even if you never see this. :p

[@zulwe]

What a great way to start the day! Thanks for your always excellent and enjoyable reviews. I will get this just to have the chicken bodyguards.

[@nikitailtchaninov8318]

You’re the only reviewer I trust nowadays !!! Thank you for your reviews !!! You are amazing 😉

[@MEsiex]

Will check it out, never played Wasteland series before, but this one has co-op which I'm after

[@zZRedVeNoMZz]

love your videos man!!! never stop. best one out there hands down. (for reviews)

[@ssejr01]

"So i whipped out the ole smoke wagons and proceeded to cannon hole em in the guts" LMAO, pure literary gold.

[@darksavior1187]

Thank you Karak, another amazing review. I was apprehensive because like you, sometimes its difficult for me to maintain investment in titles using the isometric view, but you made this sound like it would be engaging.

[@koffinNAILS]

I trust every review you do. You need to be the top reviewer online period. And your shirts are amazing

[@ivanvukovic4695]

The best game reviewer on you tube.Acts and sounds like adult man without childish voices and forced humour,unlike so many other reviewers out there.

[@bigego503]

I have long been a serious fan of Bryan Fargo, one of the longstanding visionaries in the gaming industry. With the exception of Cyberpunk this is the main game I have been looking forward to in 2020. PS; long overdue but am now a sub. Keep up the excellent work.

[@MrAwesomeC]

Hey, just found your channel as I was looking for reviews of this game. You're fantastic! I love the guided review system you have and how much of game-time you invested before giving a verdict. Easy subscribe, thanks again!

[@Rathie645]

This is my second most anticapated game behind cyberpunk for this year.

[@Etherealizer]

I noted your usage of a controller alongside that tab input problem. Did you play through on console? Do you know if there's still that same lag on a PC with an SSD?

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

Since when don't horror and comedy go well together? They are actually well known for being two genres that DO work well together. There are 100's of great movies, everything from Evil Dead 2 to Gremlins, that prove that Horror and comedy are a perfect match.

[@BasketCase-rr7tx]

@stirange Gremlins 2 is good too, its not as good as the first one, but its a fun movie.

[@fuchnorris6277]

in lord of the rings the actor who plays golem also did many orcs voices also and there are actually scenes where he is talking to himself as different orcs

[@thomasneal9291]

uh, survival doesn't reduce the number of encounters, it reduces the number of encounters you can't escape from. large difference. now you get the option of avoiding the encounter instead. which 9/10 (combat encounters) you probably will want to do, since you really don't need the extra xp, and most the things you get from randoms are junk.

[@EricTelles1]

Thanks for the review. I love your style and enthusiasm. Would you say this has a better fun factor than Divinity Original Sin 2?

[@TempestDK]

I got my backer key yesterday. Now just waiting for the game to release :)

[@Nirwanda001]

From mthe glimpse we got, those pregenerated charas seem to have some meat to them. Does anyone know if they have stuff like unqiue lines or even unique quests kinda like divinity original sin 2?

[@1971Corwin]

Wondering the same. There seem to be many of them for them to have a lot of bespoke content, but unique lines would be nice.

[@theoldcape]

I’ve heard they are just flavour text like the majority of npcs from wasteland 2, no unique choices or quests to do with them. But this is just taken from the one other review I saw.

[@markr4189]

You're videos are always top draw, always smile at your content. Love the one liners and the no nonsense reviews

[@poobumbutt]

It's always nice to hear "Yeah, it's on Game Pass by the way" when you need that $60 for food and you're just watching the review sighing to yourself. Glad to see they nailed it (bugs, tech issues aside). I feel like the feeling leading up to this game was very contentious, with some people writing it off immediately because they thought it would just be another "did you see that guy's brain matter? lol so random apocalypse XD" type of game. Great review!

[@ScotDykstra]

@Warm Soft Kitty Says the child

[@ScotDykstra]

@Warm Soft Kitty By basement do you me house with 2 children? Good insight there. Thank you for your wisdom.

[@captainblastems3367]

ScotD oh look two adults acting like children how cute.

[@poobumbutt]

@Warm Soft Kitty "I'm not a child, I'm a big strong man making fun of people on the internet for no reason." If that's true, you really should have just kept pretending, dude.

[@QeepingItReal]

intelligence doesn't determine how many skill points you get per level in wasteland 3. every two points of int, you get one extra skill point to be used once, not extra skill points every level up.

[@BoxOfficeJack]

Man, I was going to snooze on this one, but your review (and the gameplay footage) now reeeeeally makes me want to get it!

[@KnightRiderDDR]

The game looks solid. Hopefully it won't go stale as Wasteland 2 was at times. Also some of the skills in Wasteland 2 were objectively more useful than others, but you could not know that until you've already put some hours into the game(or read a guide). It was made with the Unity engine which explains the performance issues. The 2nd one was the same way - it made the CPU and GPU work harder than it had the right to do so compared to the graphics quality it offered.

[@CmdrLegion]

Downloaded this the minute it was up on gamepass,it's been a blast so far,great review!

[@whocares2087.1]

Ugh, that stat system gives me a headache.

[@ACGreviews]

Its alot

[@Yoni123]

C.L.A.S.S.I.C.

[@warmergosling9123]

Profile picture checks out

[@AloisWeimar]

it really excites me

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Great review. It's refreshing to watch a review from someone who clearly loves the RPG genre.

[@roguerifter9724]

I've been looking forward to this for months. I pre-ordered it in February as a birthday present to myself (Before it was announced that delays would make it come more then a quarter of a year after my birthday instead of around my birthday) Wasteland 1 was the second RPG I played and I can't wait to see what we face in Colorado. I wonder how many new guns there will be in this one? 2's gun inventory was weird because some of the guns from the first game were missing and there were World War II era guns refit for different ammo types added.

[@6ixnik73]

I didn't like Wasteland 1 and 2. But the graphical upgrades and presentation has me excited for this 3rd installment.

[@ioannisdenton]

booo !!! (kidding) wasteland 2 was fucking amazing!

[@doommaker4000]

Were graphics really the only obstacle?

[@andyward8430]

I’m new to this series but so far I’m very impressed. The combination of xcom style combat with more traditional rpg leveling and storytelling is a cool combo. I’m not very good at all at these kind of games but it’s pretty intuitive overall. Hopefully it gets a patch for next gen, plus by then they should have some of the bugs fixed.

[@The_Death_Owl]

Are the custom characters voiced?

[@shaycormaic5365]

Dumb question why wouldn't they be lol

[@The_Death_Owl]

@@shaycormaic5365 Because there are some crpgs with voiced protagonists that only have lines for preset characters. Divinity for example has voiced lines and entire storylines for premade characters while custom ones don't.

[@jonathanjohnson9910]

KARAK is the roads less traveled reviewer. His reviews can do no wrong. I will buy a game only based on his reviews. If it a buy i buy if its a wait i wait ....even if everyone else says otherwise.

[@redshift912]

you give scream as an example but not evil dead ? You are fired sir

[@misterbear9211]

This channel never fails to provide the best review possible. Will probably pick this one up soon.

[@ex0stasis72]

Why doesn't the steam page show that it has full or partial controller support when I clearly see that it does have controller support here.

[@D3spairFacTor90]

I'm absolutely addicted to this game right now. Totally worth the full price if I wasn't playing it on Game Pass (PC).

[@Vash108]

I am looking forward to this as a WL2 backer

[@MrMultiB]

Good review, but I wish you had a chance to do multiplayer. Me and my buddy are doing a full run together right now and it is a blast!

[@bighuzzla]

I love your reviews, I tried this game on the Xbox game pass and instantly bought it on ps5. It runs great, 1 glitch in 40+ hrs. I have 40+ hrs and it hasn't felt that long. This game has drug me in and won't let me go. I lose 2 or 3 hrs easy playing this game. I definitely should have gotten it at launch

[@yassodude]

You should be the only game reviewer allowed on KZbin, you and maybe Gameranx

[@chaz9808]

Love the reviews but anyway you could put time stamps in the video would love to jump around to the different sections

[@Cyrribrae]

7:00 Faran Brygo? lol nice.

[@ZachisMild]

Beating a watermelon with a tongue depressor might be my new favorite metaphor of yours

[@TFconfused]

Never played a Wasteland title, might be checking this out though, looks really good.

[@davidsykes6584]

Good luck on playing the first one, it came out in 1986. ;) Though I still love it and replay it every five years or so.

[@LotsaLOUD]

First one was 1988. but it had a remastered version added not that long ago

[@davidsykes6584]

@@LotsaLOUD Yeah, I could be off a couple of years, but the 80's is a bit of a blur. ;)

[@kiec4852]

Never played these but Ima deffo gonna check this one out. Thanks for the review ♥️

[@thedarktowercometh9989]

You are hands down the top game reviewer on KZbin. Keep up the good work sir.

[@L0vac]

Guys, to those that played both. This or W2: DC. I just missed something in the previous title. Which one is overall better?

[@noheavenabove582]

INCREDIBLY happy to hear the verdict of this game!!! Been a fan since Was m the original Wasteland and even went back to replay the previous 2 in anticipation of this. Already have it loaded up, just waiting for it to unlock so I can wreak havok on Colorado!!

[@MikeVieira]

Good review. Only thing missing is how it performs on the XOX.

[@mattblom3990]

I made my initial two characters Rip and Grinder from "Hobo with a Shotgun" the clothing showed that this was clearly meant to be a possibility. I then programmed Ivan in who skate rapes with the Serial Killer quirk.

[@nagyzoli]

Aaa daaaamnnnn. I sooo wanted this game but the no helping hands approach is a deal breaker. Especially the missing quest markers and waypoint system (if it is as you said). Damn !

[@NormanWasHere452]

I’ve never played this type of game but this has really caught my attention. A post apocalyptic world with by the sounds of it a unique story with each play through. I’m gonna have to give this a shot.

[@mvrts]

Damn the thumbnail looked great

[@dirkmanderin]

@Karak - Did you have the UI zoomed in? There are times in the video where UI elements are huge.

[@Mictian1980]

I just got it for sale $13 today. Thank you for the recommendation.

[@ianjohn2648]

Been trying to play it since it dropped via Gamepass on PC. I'm one of the sad ones who can't get a work around for the no save issue. Waiting on a patch. I think I'm biased for this game though, I live in a city called Pueblo which is the next major city south of Colorado Springs. I've never played a video game that took place in my stomping grounds. HZD was close, but it was more northern.

[@stanettiels7367]

Excellent review by an even better reviewer. The best reviewer on the platform by a country mile.

[@manosschenker]

Forgot this one was coming this week. Great review as always.

[@theplayerschannel6589]

great review bro.. never played this series before but really considering getting this. I may buy this for my PC instead of my PS4 which I usually game on

[@abracadaveris]

Haven't played any of series yet but you definitely made me want to get this thanks for your amazing reviews

[@MrToomsby]

Finished Atom RPG this year, can't wait for Wasteland 3 :-)

[@Fourthaboveall]

I just want to take this time to say you are by far the best game reviewer I've listened to.