Classic Fallout opinions?

[mirror's edgy]

I just played Fallout 3 once again and enjoyed it quite a bit. It used the unique setting to its fullest and had a sea of content that I couldn't quite get through even in two sixty hour play throughs. I know that Black Isle's Fallout 1 and 2 are very different from Bethesda's take on the series, but they look interesting. I like a number of old school RPGs, but I'm wavering a little on Fallout. The perspective and graphics are kind of archaic and the combat seems to depend on how well equipped you are going in rather than your choices during the fight, but the challenge and good writing look worth it. Please let me know your thoughts on them, or how the old games differ from the new.

 

[orangeban]

Well, I can tell you that reading the manual or some instructions is pretty important. This game can be confusing. I also suggest purchasing it from GoodOldGames if you decide to buy it and haven't got it already.

The writing really is excllent and the setting makes a lot more sense (some people have made houses and farms, rather than living off scrap and leftovers). The combat is quite tactical, a choice I regualarly face is wether I equip a stimpack to my second quickslot or a melee weapon or extra ammo. Then again, chems could be useful... argh, the choices.

It's a good game, and not to expensive on GoG. So I'd say go for it.

 

[-Drifter-]

I played it for the first time in 2008, and it's one of my favourite games. They have very little in common with the more recent titles from a game-play standpoint, though, just so you know. They're also quite hard, even on the lowest difficulty, so be prepared to die a lot.

 

[mirror's edgy]

Well, I can tell you that reading the manual or some instructions is pretty important. This game can be confusing. I also suggest purchasing it from GoodOldGames if you decide to buy it and haven't got it already.

The writing really is excllent and the setting makes a lot more sense (some people have made houses and farms, rather than living off scrap and leftovers). The combat is quite tactical, a choice I regualarly face is wether I equip a stimpack to my second quickslot or a melee weapon or extra ammo. Then again, chems could be useful... argh, the choices.

It's a good game, and not to expensive on GoG. So I'd say go for it.

Thanks for the tip, it's three bucks cheaper than steam and comes with the manual and Fallout bible. By the way, I've heard of the Fallout bible, but can anyone tell me what it is?

 

[vault69]

Ya the original 2 now seem archaic, but they are a gem in a sea of shit that has become the fallout franchise. They reward tactical thinking and proper stat placement.

Buy off of Good Old Games now.
I would be playing them, but my graphics card is screwing me over.....

 

[vault69]

Well, I can tell you that reading the manual or some instructions is pretty important. This game can be confusing. I also suggest purchasing it from GoodOldGames if you decide to buy it and haven't got it already.

The writing really is excllent and the setting makes a lot more sense (some people have made houses and farms, rather than living off scrap and leftovers). The combat is quite tactical, a choice I regualarly face is wether I equip a stimpack to my second quickslot or a melee weapon or extra ammo. Then again, chems could be useful... argh, the choices.

It's a good game, and not to expensive on GoG. So I'd say go for it.

Thanks for the tip, it's three bucks cheaper than steam and comes with the manual and Fallout bible. By the way, I've heard of the Fallout bible, but can anyone tell me what it is?

Its essentially all of the lore of the universe in one place.
My favorite part, look up my username in the bible. A good laugh will be had.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

They're really good, really hard and very, very funny. I'm not sure anything else in gaming has since made me laugh like a low intelligence Fallout 2 character.

The dated graphics don't matter - they're stylish and atmospheric.

The only downside (for me) is the combat, which is mind numbingly boring in my opinion, and pretty unfair and luck based at times - but that's turn based for you.

 

[Cowabungaa]

They're really good, really hard and very, very funny. I'm not sure anything else in gaming has since made me laugh like a low intelligence Fallout 2 character.

Actually, I didn't find 1 very hard at all. That is, until I had to look for the Super Mutant base and I encountered random patrols that teared me to pieces in a couple of seconds. Didn't help either that I couldn't get my hands on weapons that were a lot better (as I already was pretty decked out) and I couldn't be bothered to grind levels.

Ah well, maybe Fallout 2 won't have that. I'll take your advice to start a low intel character to heart as well.

 

[FalloutJack]

I just played Fallout 3 once again and enjoyed it quite a bit. It used the unique setting to its fullest and had a sea of content that I couldn't quite get through even in two sixty hour play throughs. I know that Black Isle's Fallout 1 and 2 are very different from Bethesda's take on the series, but they look interesting. I like a number of old school RPGs, but I'm wavering a little on Fallout. The perspective and graphics are kind of archaic and the combat seems to depend on how well equipped you are going in rather than your choices during the fight, but the challenge and good writing look worth it. Please let me know your thoughts on them, or how the old games differ from the new.

FalloutJack universally loves Fallout. It's worth a checkout just for the tongue-in-cheek humor if nothing else.

 

[loc978]

Chiming in as yet another lover of the original games...

In my experience, combat in the first two Fallout games is more about outmaneuvering and outsmarting the AI than about equipment. If you can pop off a shot and get around a corner each turn, even a super mutant with a minigun is no match for you in your vault suit with your 10mm pistol. More action points=more options=winning fights.

 

[Tentickles]

I first played Fallout about a month after it was released (one of the first pc games I ever played) and I have replayed it every year since. I still have the original CDs for both 1 2 & Tactics.

Like MiracleOfSound said, The dated graphics dont matter. It is the atmosphere and style of the series.
I think the combat is just fine. It's a good comparison to how random occurrences can let you completely own face or your head explodes on the first shot.

The Fallout Series is my favorite gaming series and I have no doubt that it will stay my favorite for a very, I mean VERY long time.

Edited to add:
Character Editors were funny as hell to use too.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

I'm not sure anything else in gaming has since made me laugh like a low intelligence Fallout 2 character.

Free cookies and a hug from First Citizen Lynette ftw!

Anywho...

Fallout series. Although Fallout and Fallout 2 are pretty oldschool in terms of graphics and gameplay they are still easily among my all-time favorite gaming experiences. Both games are extremely well-written and full of subtle dark humor. Both games also feature a multitude of pop-culture references (particularly Fallout 2) that serve as funny little Easter eggs (as well as an *actual* Easter egg in Fallout 2 for those with great attention to detail!). While the combat gameplay is admittedly slower paced than what you get with Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, it offers a tactical experience that neither of those games really has. That said, in both games, you can bypass most combat situations if you've got a silver tongue or if you're sufficiently crafty. And to top it all off both games are loaded with content, most of which being different from playthrough to playthrough depending upon not only your choices and actions, but even your very character build itself (like, for example, starting a game of Fallout 2 with a low intelligence stat).

If you loved Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, you owe it to yourself to at least experience their origins. They're great games... well... except for that *one* Fallout game. You know the one. And if you don't, consider yourself lucky!