Crowdfunding is still a draw – Wasteland 3 was completely funded in just a few days.
In recent months and years, crowdfunding has increasingly gained a bad reputation because some development studios make big promises and then squander the project with the money of well-meaning masses. Games either do not appear at all or are of such miserable quality that one would have preferred to throw the money into a lake – at least then you would hear a nice “splash”.
“Wasteland 2” was one of the glorious exceptions. The strategy RPG with great gameplay freedom was funded through crowdfunding back then and became a real success. The developers had the same plan for the sequel “Wasteland 3”.
And the plan worked: In less than 3 days, the planned goal of 2.75 million dollars was reached, enabling the complete development of the game. Now there are some “Stretch Goals” for additional goodies in the game – such as extra character models or a “Car Companion”. The (currently) last Stretch Goal is at 3.1 million, which will surely be reached in the remaining 25 days.
Anyone who wants to support Wasteland 3 or learn more about the game can do so on the related crowdfunding page from fig.com.
Cortyn says: For me, “Wasteland 2” was one of the absolute insider tips when it comes to cool RPGs with an interesting combat system. If the sequel comes even close to the quality of its predecessor, then this is one of the games I can already look forward to years in advance. Although there is still a lot of time until 2019 (when the game is supposed to be released), the knowledge that a modern yet classic RPG will appear then will surely get me through the next winters. It’s time to bring some order back as a Ranger…
