Wasteland 3

I have never played any Wasteland games, but I have played every Fallout including the older ones. As such, here is a newcomer to Wasteland's impressions rather than someone who had been anticipating the game. I didn't even realize it was coming out so soon and bought it on a whim.
This game is everything I had hoped for so far in terms of feeling like how Fallout used to feel. I will update if it disappoints, but it's extraordinarily well written. Its writing consistently hits the mark whether the mark is sad and shocking or tongue-in-cheek and sardonic. The combat is satisfying and the skill tree is great. The world feels alive and detailed, every nook and cranny is crafted with care with great environments. Major Tom is a cute cat and I was so scared of him dying I had to drop him off in my base. My choices feel like they matter, and I'm compelled to think every dialogue option a few times over or wonder if I did the right thing. The various factions are so far well-written, morally grey, and intriguing to explore. I can't wait to see more of what it all means and how it comes together.
And yeah, I understand the Wasteland series roots and know why it "feels" like Fallout, as it's basically the original Fallout game, but as I said: it's just pretty much what I had hoped Fallout 4 would be and wasn't. To me, it feels like a spiritual sequel to Fallout: New Vegas which was the last one I genuinely loved. It just drags you in immediately from the intro and so far hasn't let go.
In a word, Wasteland 3 is delightful.
UPDATE AFTER 20 HOURS: I've encountered a lot of bugs, but I still highly suggest this game. It gets better and better, it's dozens of hours of fun. I love it so much. Just turn off auto save and check your save every 30-60 minutes.

Let me start by saying Wasteland 2 was my favorite game since Dragon Age: Origins. So I've been waiting for this game patiently. Two and a half days after release and I've put in 33 hours so far, which for someone who doesn't game as much as he used to, should speak volumes for how much I've enjoyed it so far.
I'll list the pros and cons as of this time.
Pros:
Voice acting is great. The characters are very unique, and their pauses and mannerisms really immerse me. It's one of the few games that I actually listen to their whole dialog instead of reading it while they speak and clicking through it.
Twisted post-apoc events are disturbingly brutal, which really sets the mood for this chaotic world.
The morally grey plot decisions leave me with the decision to run the Rangers how I feel, and I think this increases the replayability as I'm tempted to play it again and roleplay a completely different set of morals. I also second guess each decision I make, and wonder if I made the right choice. You have to base your decisions off the gossip of others, and at the early stages of the game, it's impossible to know who is telling the truth. That is, there's no clear good and evil. Everyone seems corrupt on some level, leaving you the decision of who to support and who to condemn.
Combat is similar to Wasteland 2, and it is fun and engaging if you enjoy turn based tactical combat.
The different factions and their belief systems are great. It's hard to elaborate without spoilers. God-President Ronald Reagan had me in stitches
The music during key combat sequences is different from other games in the genre, and it really seems to work.
Cons:
The load times are very long between zones.
There are some bugs I've encountered. One quest in the warrens seemingly is not able to be complete in my game. Quarex's Hellacious Journey
I've seen enemies throw heal darts through walls into other rooms.
Several times I've hit "No" to travel to a new zone and it takes me there anyway, forcing me to endure two lengthy load times.
The movement grid for AP is not always true. I've moved into blue squares, only to be too low on AP to perform an attack. I've since learned to count the AP and not rely on the color coding.
Inventory sorting could be improved. Why is there no tab for utility items? A checkbox for usable items would be nice too, rather than seeing all my armor and weapons for each character.
Compare item only compares to the main weapon, and not the secondary, which just makes me swap weapons to compare each one.
If any of my comments are due to my incompetence and not game flaws, please leave a comment and correct me.
I definitely recommend this game if you enjoyed the last one.

In Wasteland 3 I gave money to a goat, it turned around and the screen faded to black
the goat screamed and I now have a perk that gives me +4 penetration
I feel dirty

Quick summary: Every year I take a vacation around the end of August/Beginning of September. This year I spent 70+ hours of that vacation playing Wasteland 3. I consider this time well spent.
The following is from the perspective of a 40+ gamer.
Pros:
+The game has an engaging story and branching choices which encourage replay for different endings.
+The difficulty settings are well tuned to allow for the most casual to hardcore play.
+Truly a mature story. The game does not pander to the audience nor shy away from dark and downright gruesome situations.
+There are few black and white choices. Choices have consequences, some which you may not anticipate.
+Major Tomcat.
Cons:
-Character creation and cosmetics for your squad are not as in depth as other games. At some points this game shows that it is made in Unity.
-The game could use a bit more polish. There are some bugs on all platforms, however the devs have acknowledged and are working to correct them.
-The price point is a bit higher than I would like but as a caveat it is their game and they can sell it for whatever the market will bare.
-Dismissed, Unique, tamed animals will disappear if you leave the area. This is a nitpick but might matter to someone.
-There is no La Cucaracha horn for the Kodiak.
-The weapon modding system needs some polish, you can attach but not detach weapon mods leading to some regrettable choices.
Overall: This is a good entry point in to the mythos and playstyle of the Wasteland series and Tactical RPGs in general.
5 out of 5 bear paws

I will do whatever I have to do in order to ensure the survival of Major Tomcat

nice game, the loading is awful tho

It's fantastic. The character creation, customisation, graphics, combat, general gameplay, story. It all feels really really solid. The performance is fantastic too. My rig is a tad outdated but I'm still getting 60fps easily.
The only gripe I've got is it's clearly been streamlined for consoles and inXile shouldn't have done that. This game inspired the Fallout games and helped develop and entire sub-genre. Games like this always benefit from being complex.
There is, however, a downside. The multiplayer aspect is borked. I've seen people jump in games and get kicked at every loading screen, quests not progression and today I even saw that it wasn't possible to jump into a co-op game with my best friend. The co-op could've been incredible but, for now, it's downright bad.
EDIT 1/9/2020
So after my first playthrough which took 40 hours I'm ready to give more thoughts.
Pros;
-- The story; whilst the whole "power struggle" story has been overdone, it's actually told really well here with the addition of choices that aren't as black and white as in other games.
-- The combat; setting up your sniper to take out 5 enemies in 1 turns, having your gunner pelt an area with lead or simply opening up with a massive attack to take down a really meaty boy. The combat felt consistently good.
-- The environments; from old world bunkers to train stations, energy plants and cities. The areas themselves are fairly varied.
-- Character creation and customisation; from character builds to cosmetics. It ticked a lot of boxes for me.
-- Pacing; early on you'll only fight a handful of mobs at once but later on the game escalates to throwing literally 40 mutants at you at once. The game gives you time to learn about enemies, fight with them and gear up before throwing too much at you.
-- The characters; From an old dude who loves nothing except booze, a flamboyant marshall and even a sheep you can put your naughty-parts into. There's a solid cast of characters. Some of which I got fairly attached to.
Cons;
-- The length; 40 hours isn't what I was expecting. It feels like there's a decent amount of side-content but the story itself is rather short. I would've loved a helluva lot more content with more deep questing.
-- Post-game; there is nothing post-game. No new game plus which is saddening. My biggest problem here is that, by the end of the game, you'll have a squad that're literal death-dealers but there's nothing to really test yourself out against. No amazing bosses, end-game quests. This hurts in terms of playability.
-- Streamlined; instead of skills for specific weapons and skills, a lot of it has been condensed. It wholeheartedly reminds of me what happened to the Fallout games where they started as CRPG's but ended up becoming RPG-lites. I've no doubt this was because of the console release and I don't approve because it's taken so much of what the previous games instilled.
-- Bugs; I've not personally come across too many although I have heard of a lot of people having problems with bugs. Firstly; co-op for me just flat-out doesn't work. There's been times when I've gone to save and it's instead loaded me into an older save, times when the game itself crashes and a fair few visual bugs including missing textures.
All in all I wanted this to be my GOTY. I genuinely believe the Devs have messed up. The lack of quality is fairly apparent, the streamlining has put a LOT of people off the game and, in terms of content, it feels a tad empty. Would I recommend this game? I would because I genuinely had fun but I'm not gonna pretend like my adoration for the devs hasn't wavered here.