We were pretty happy when Bryan Fargo and his team over at inXile Entertainment brought us a remake of the classic Wasteland with Wasteland 2 last year . It was even nominated for the GiN role-playing game of the year by readers. But it wasn't quite perfect.

Despite its status as one of the more notable Kickstarter successes, Wasteland 2 is a title that, by all rights, should not exist. Though hailed as one of the great classics of the role-playing pantheon, the original post-apocalyptic Wasteland never saw a proper sequel since its 1988 release, as...

Proof that big thinking PC-based RPGs can totally work on pads, and how not to implement the weighty interfaces that come alongside them - but trudge through this and there's much to love.

An old school computer role-playing game is a rare sight on consoles, but this unofficial predecessor to Fallout is more than just a nostalgia-fuelled curio.

Some great writing, that brings the dark humour back to Fallout; The breadth of freedom and harsh decision-making ensures every choice is an important one; Console controls work pretty well

The reliance on virtual dice rolls, both within and without combat, often feels unfair; An unremarkable soundtrack and unreadably small screen text

At this point Wasteland 2 is more or less a known quantity. It's one of the pillars of the Kickstarter generation of nostalgia-driven pseudo-remakes. Wasteland 2 is basically an updated version of the original Wasteland, a top-down RPG that inspired the subsequent and quite similar Fallout series.

Improved visuals; Voice acting; New character traits; New customization options

Core gameplay unchanged; Previous owners may not want

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is the ultimate, superior version of an already awesome role-playing game that console owners can experience for the first time. If you're itching for an old-school CRPG with tons of branching dialogue and quest choices, turn-based tactical combat and a ton of stats and...

+ Tactical turn-based combat; + Perks and quirks; + Branching dialogue and questlines

- Character models, portraits lacking, - On-screen text tiny, - A.I; pathfinding issues

great Strategical game with some nice graphics but i did not enjoy it tht much

I played Wasteland on the PC and I'm several hours into the Director's Cut on the PS4 and I prefer the Director's Cut so far. It looks beautiful and runs super smooth. I did have some trouble with the controlls initially, such as using items on my team members but after a while I got the hang of it.

With so much hype surrounding the upcoming release of Fallout 4 , many fans don't know that the series spawned from old-school, isometric, turn-based RPGs like Wasteland . These types of games focused more on gameplay than visuals and audio, and they didn't coddle players by letting them earn every...

Heavy customization; Offers a true challenge; Strategic combat; Full of hard choices; Great voice acting

Mediocre visuals; Starts off slow; Tags

InXile's classical RPG translates beautifully to console, and should be picked up by RPG fans – even those neck deep in that other big post-apocalyptic title.

Gigantic, well-built and evocative game world; Excellent voice acting; Solid turn-based combat system; Chock full of weighty moral choices with both emotional and story consequences; Great controller support

A bit dated graphically and in one or two mechanical ideas