I was consistently surprised by the twists the story took and the choices it offered.
The strategic combat constantly kept me on my toes. If you're too soft-hearted to play this way, Animal Whisperer probably isn't for you.There’s a lot to love about inXile’s Wasteland 3. There are plenty of opportunities to recruit more, and you can only have two critters per Animal Whisperer anyway. It's callous, but if you're going to go the Animal Whisperer route, the best way to play is to let your more fragile animals die rather than reloading a save every single time one kicks the bucket. They'll charge into battle on their own initiative after the enemy turn, and while a stunning headbutt from a goat saved my hide a couple of times, I also spent a lot of time chasing that goat around using up suture kits, medic packs, and healing darts because the dopey creature charged someone it shouldn't have. As you level up you'll unlock perks that make your pets more damaging and resilient, but you'll never be able to take direct control of them. And with the Animal Whisperer skill you can also recruit the cat-plus the razorback boar, mountain goat, and cyborg chicken. (Image credit: inXile Entertainment) Animal followers are a double-edged sword If Scotchmo the drinky hillbilly has 20 unspent skill points, he can respec and suddenly become an expert in Nerd Stuff whenever you need one. If you can afford to, it's worth hanging onto some skill points after leveling. And it's fine to have two characters who are good at First Aid, because if you only have one dedicated doctor, who heals the healer when they drop? Plus, a companion may ditch you over a decision you made, perhaps because you backed a faction they have a moral objection to, and suddenly you've lost a specialist. The Small Arms skill covers both pistols and shotguns, for instance, which use different ammunition. It's also worth giving them different utility skills-if one PC has Kiss Ass then the relevant conversation options will be unlocked no matter who is doing the talking, and you only need one PC with Demolitions to go around defusing landmines.īut sometimes doubling up isn't so bad. That's why it's worth diversifying, trying to ensure each squadmate has a different weapon skill.
(Image credit: inXile Entertainment) Don't double up on skills, except sometimes doĪs the loading screens remind you, if two squad members are using the same ammunition, you'll run out of it fast. Quirks like these, and Mime, and Way of the Squeezins, mean there are good reasons to get weird in Wasteland 3. Sure, it comes at the cost of a 15 percent chance to catch fire when using explosives, but everything has its price. Meanwhile, a 25 percent bonus to fire and explosive damage makes the Pyromaniac quirk a tempting choice for a build focused on Demolitions.
But, if you're making someone who isn't sneaky, a 25 percent bonus to crit resistance is worth it. Being such a colorful target hampers your evasion stat and means you'll be detected sooner by enemies. For instance, the Circus Freak quirk gives bonuses to both combat speed and crit resistance, as well as unlocking a new appearance-that of a clown, complete with red nose and greasepaint. These optional traits are so character-defining you may want to design entire builds around them. Though it's actually the last submenu you'll see in character creation, the first you should look at is quirks. (Image credit: inXile Entertainment) Make 'em quirky
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