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I've been getting into Underrail. Isometric turn based post-apocalyptic RPG, heavily inspired by the original fallout games.
I've never been into turn based games, but the setting and style with this one convinced me to try it. I've also had this problem with RPGs for years where I try to create a perfectly balanced character. I always want to be able to dabble in all aspects, and that basically makes my characters duds. My first few experiences with this game fell flat for this reason.
Finally, I decided to commit to a specialized build; melee, intelligence, telekinesis. It finally clicked and I started feeling like I was actually roleplaying as my character and not just checking off virtual boxes. Only a few hours into my playthrough but it's fantastic so far.
Wasteland 3 is a very approachable CRPG styled game. It’s not as granular in character build as Underrail because rather than playing as one character, you always have a party. You are encouraged to hyperspecialize each character, as dialog and skill checks will roll from whoever has the highest skill in the party.
I recommend WL3 over WL2 because the presentation is much more polished, a lot of unnecessarily complicated skills from WL2 have been collapsed in WL3, and the story feels more focused and doesn’t drag in the middle as WL2 does.
Tbh I've wanted to try one of them for a long time, just never got into the genre. Now that I'm more interested I may pull the trigger, although I'll probably go through Fallout 1/2 first considering they've sat in my library for years😅
Fallout 1 is great, one of my favorite games, but you do have to be ready to accept the 1990s presentation and tech. It can also be very difficult (but never impossible) if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Vanilla playthrough character: Speech, lockpick, small guns. Minimum charisma, high intelligence and agility. Gifted trait.
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