Wasteland 2 project on Kickstarter

[TheCommandTent]

I saw this project on Kickstart via the RPS website and I am intrigued.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2

Now I never played Wasteland or any of the other games mentioned on the page.  However, the concept of Wasteland 2 sounds like something I would really enjoy.  That being said I wanted to get some opinions and feedback from anyone on Grogheads who has played the original Wasteland or the other games listed before I went ahead and backed the project.

[Gusington]

NEVER PLAYED WASTELAND???

[TheCommandTent]

I had a feeling I would get this reaction, for some reason I feel shame but I think I may have a valid excuse.

I may not be a seasoned as many of you gentlemen around here are.  Lets just say I am not sure I had the capacity to understand the game or even computers when it came out.  Then I could go into my childhood that was void of computers and general nerdyness.  From there I could go on to explain how I didn't really uncover my inner geek and nerd until college where I just began to discover the vast computer gaming world.  Then how after I graduated I began to learn of board and miniature wargames.  But I am sure that would bore you so I won't go into it.   ;D

But please do tell more of this 'Wasteland' game.

[Gusington]

It was the first RPG I ever played on the C-64, set in a post-apocalyptic US southwest. I was probably 13-14 when it was released. Awesomeness on disk.

[son_of_montfort]

I was too young to play Wasteland.  :-[

But I know OF it.

And I backed this one for $15. I was tempted to go $55 for the book, map and box. But $15 sounded too good.

[TheCommandTent]

I really like maps so Im tempted to back it for the $55 mark just to get that.  But I still want to learn a bit more about the game and its history before I do that.

[Nefaro]

I played the old C64 Wasteland some back in the day.  Not bad, and the Post-Apoc setting was very cool, of course. 

But the RPGs back then didn't suck me in for such long periods as all the stuff from Microprose.  So I didn't play it near as much as, sayy.. Pirates! back then.  Or Gunship.  Or most of the others.   ;D  Nowhere close, even.

[bboyer66]

The Bards Tale and Wasteland were just plain awesome for the time period. 

[Gusington]

^Me too. But the RPG I played the most in that era was Wasteland, followed by the original Bards Tale.

Damn ninja'd by boyer!

[son_of_montfort]

I was obsessed with Mines of Titan and the original Castle Wolfenstein (before it went 3D). I had some crazy Apple IIe game where you took adventurers into a dungeon room by room. Called the Missing Ring. I also played the Adventure Construction Set and Return of Heracles by Stuart Smith for HOURS. I really wish someone would remake the Adventure Construction Set. No need for 3D and doodads, just pure awesome customization.

[Steelgrave]

Wasteland was an amazing game for it's time. Quick story. My oldest son found a copy 4-5 years ago, got it to run and hours later found himself in a part in the game that he couldn't remember how to get past (he had played it as a kid when Dad would give up the computer). This being the age of Google, he actually tracked down the phone number of one of the original designers ( It wasn't Fargo ).  He calls the guy and ask him if he remembers how to get past this part. The guys's reaction was basically, "Jesus Christ, you mean someone is still playing Wasteland"? LOL. The designer was humbled and pleased....but couldn't remember how to get past that part either.

Mike Stackpole! That's who it was. When you start to get old, the first thing to go is your memory. The second is....the second is....damn, I can't remember.

Wasteland 2? I'm all in.

[jomni]

I'm really not into RPG so I don't know what Wasteland is.

[TheCommandTent]

I checked the Kickstarter page for Wasteland 2 this morning and it looks like they have met their goal and then some.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2

That did not take long at all, and they still have 32 days left.

They even have a plan as to what to do with the extra money they make.

At $1.25 million, the money will go primarily into making the world bigger, adding more maps, more divergent stories and even more music.

At $1.5 million, the world gets even bigger. You'll have more adventures to play, more challenges to deal with, and a greater level of complexity to the entire storyline.  We'll add more environments, story elements, and characters to make the rich world come alive even more.  We will even be able to bring Wasteland 2 to OS X for Mac lovers. And after $1.5 million the sky is the limit.

I've made up my mind that I want to back the game now I just need to decide at which level.  The 'worn cloth game map' at the $50 is really tempting me.

[Gusington]

Damn you. And today is payday for me too.

[TheCommandTent]

^I do what I can  8)