Wasteland 2 Director's Cut releasing on October 13th
Deep Silver and inXile have announced that the CRPG Wasteland 2: Director's Cut will release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. The digital PC release is also set for October 13th.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is a thorough overhaul of last year's original release. New changes and additions include:
- A more sophisticated lighting system
- Upgraded environments and improved textures
- Higher quality character models.
- New voice-overs for all major speaking parts
- Improved weapon sounds
- Tweaks to combat encounters and game balance
- Enhanced cut scenes
- All-new "Precision Strike" and "Perk & Traits" systems
- The game's UI and control scheme have been completely reworked and optimized for consoles
For those who already own Wasteland 2 on PC, the Director's Cut enhancements will be free. We have some screenshots and the E3 trailer posted below, along with the game's key features.
Key Features:
The Director's Cut: Overhauled graphics with fully redone character and level art, voice-over expanded with tens of thousands of lines, and new features make this the definitive version of Wasteland 2.
Turn-Based Tactical Combat: Tackle explosive and deadly squad-based combat encounters against the wasteland's raiders, mutants, robots and more that will test the limits of your planning and tactics.
Your Squad Your Way: Don't feel like finding the key for a door? Pick the lock, bash it down with your boot or just blow it open with a rocket launcher!
A Huge Reactive Story: With hundreds of choices and consequences at your disposal, with both short and long term reactivity to the players choices and 80-100 hours of gameplay, no two players will have the same experience.
Huge & Customizable: Dozens of hours of gameplay. Hundreds of characters. Thousands of available combinations for your Rangers' appearance. More than 150 weapons. Dozens of skills!
Enhanced Classic RPG Game Play: Classic RPG game play ideas updated with modern design philosophies.
