{"id":31798,"date":"2018-07-10T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/wasteland_2_directors_cut_will_bring_its_turn-based_strategy_to_switch_this_fall"},"modified":"2018-07-10T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T14:45:00","slug":"wasteland-2-directors-cut-will-bring-its-turn-based-strategy-to-switch-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/10\/wasteland-2-directors-cut-will-bring-its-turn-based-strategy-to-switch-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasteland 2: Director&#8217;s Cut Will Bring Its Turn-Based Strategy To Switch This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/wasteland_2_directors_cut_will_bring_its_turn-based_strategy_to_switch_this_fall\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/wasteland_2_directors_cut_will_bring_its_turn-based_strategy_to_switch_this_fall\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/wasteland_2_directors_cut_will_bring_its_turn-based_strategy_to_switch_this_fall\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resize\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKLoAU6KAXQ?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>inXile Entertainment has announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wasteland_2_directors_cut\"><strong>Wasteland 2: Director&#8217;s Cut<\/strong><\/a> is &#8220;expected to arrive on the Nintendo Switch this August&#8221; &#8211; and we&#8217;ve got a brand new trailer to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>The game comes from the producer of the original\u00a0<strong>Fallout<\/strong> and\u00a0is an enhanced version of Wasteland 2 &#8211; which launched back in 2014. This Director&#8217;s Cut has been available on PS4 and Xbox One since 2015 and features numerous improvements and additions to that initial release.\u00a0This post-nuclear\u00a0RPG is said to offer &#8220;over 80 hours of gameplay&#8221; and these feature lists should give you some idea of what you can expect during that time.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><br \/><strong>&#8211; One Size Does Not Fit All:<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t feel like finding the key for a door? Feel free to pick the lock, bash it down with your boot, or just blow it open!<br \/><strong>&#8211; Decision Making&#8230; with Consequences:<\/strong>\u00a0With both short and long term reactivity, player choices ripple outwards, changing the game&#8217;s events and forever altering the lives of those in the wasteland.<br \/><strong>&#8211; Huge &amp; Customisable:\u00a0<\/strong>Hundreds of characters. Thousands of variations on the Rangers&#8217; appearances. Over 150 weapons. No two players will have the same experience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>New Director&#8217;s Cut Features:<\/strong><br \/><strong>&#8211; Perks &amp; Quirks:\u00a0<\/strong>Players can customize their squads even more! Perks &amp; Quirks are special personality traits players can use to give their characters even more life, with their own unique bonuses&#8230; and drawbacks.<br \/><strong>&#8211; Precision Strikes:<\/strong>\u00a0Fire on enemies and debilitate them with tactical attacks! Cripple a leg to slow an enemy down, fire on their gun to blast it to bits, or aim for the head to knock them senseless \u2013 or blow it clean off.<br \/><strong>&#8211; Expanded Voice Over:\u00a0<\/strong>Over 8,000 lines of new voice-over dialog have been added for the game&#8217;s characters and companions, bringing the wasteland to life like never before.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As mentioned above, the game is &#8220;expected&#8221; to arrive in August, but the new trailer above simply mentions &#8220;fall&#8221;. We&#8217;ll make sure to keep an eye out for any more announcements over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Until then, though, let us know if you&#8217;re looking forward to playing Wasteland 2 on the go with a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] inXile Entertainment has announced that Wasteland 2: Director&#8217;s Cut is &#8220;expected to arrive on the Nintendo Switch this August&#8221; &#8211; and we&#8217;ve got a brand new trailer to celebrate. The game comes from the producer of the original\u00a0Fallout and\u00a0is an enhanced version of Wasteland 2 &#8211; which launched back in 2014. 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