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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Simulator

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    Pros

    • Deep character customization
    • Engaging tactical combat
    • Meaningful story choices
    • Large explorable world
    • High replayability

    Cons

    • Some bugs and performance issues
    • Dated graphics
    • Steep learning curve
    • Clunky camera and ui
    • Limited social interaction

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions, multiple playthroughs, and high replayability due to branching story and character builds."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Extensive character customization and multiple ways to solve quests encourage creative problem solving."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize shared party dynamics and story; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Post-apocalyptic setting and immersive story provide strong escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia for classic RPGs; no obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different character builds, skills, and quest approaches; exploration of game mechanics encouraged."

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    • Exploration

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      "Large open world with many areas to discover; players enjoy exploring and finding new locations."

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    • Expression

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      "Character creation includes customization of portraits, stats, and traits, allowing personal expression within the game."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Minimal social interaction; focus is on solo party management."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop characters through leveling, skill acquisition, and strategic planning."

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    • Health

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      "Gameplay is sedentary with no physical activity; players spend long hours managing in-game tasks."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and strategic planning; not a casual or background game."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Interactions with NPCs are narrative and symbolic rather than emotionally intimate or relationship-building."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead a squad of characters, managing their actions and coordinating strategies."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, skills, and upgrades throughout the game."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay can be tense and challenging, requiring careful planning and resource management."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visual and auditory elements enhance immersion but are moderate and consistent rather than intense."

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    • Status

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      "Game focuses on personal story and achievement rather than social recognition or popularity."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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