

You'll explore Colorado on foot, but also in your Kodiak, a powerful armored vehicle. In the meantime, you'll be heading to downtown Colorado Springs, where you'll be met with a corrupt law enforcement agency, a mob-run Vegas send-off that hearkens to the original Wasteland and a community of affluent elites who have grown disenfranchised with.well, everything.

Though you're given these quests at the start of the game, they'll have to wait for you to take a few levels, as you'll need to reach Level 17 before you can even attempt them. The game's overarching plot - finding the Patriach's children before they can instigate a coup against him - almost immediately takes a backseat. RELATED: Mass Effect: How Commander Shepard & Samara Ended Morinth's Rampage for Good Fortunately, the game also supports multiplayer, so you and a friend can join up to trek through the wastes. Your NPC characters can help you out in a pinch as well, but they may not remain with your squad at all times, meaning you have to prepare for their inevitable departure. You'll need to pay attention and kit your team out to be specialists, relying on each other to survive. The skill trees are simply too diverse and deep for you to spec one character out in everything and remain effective. This customization plays into the importance of your team's dynamic.

Much like the XCOM series, your squads can be customized down to the most minute details. Wasteland 3 preps you for combat with a squad of six: four slots for your team of custom characters, and two slots for visiting NPCs who assist you. You won't have to trek the wastes alone, at least.
