Fallout 2

[cheese_wizington]

Funny story. Back in 1999, I played this game on a friend's computer, and the loading times between screens could be long enough to make a snack or go to the bathroom. Or wash the dishes, which I always ended up doing, because I was the only girl and none of my guy friends cared. But I didn't stop playing. I just made sure I explored every inch of every screen before I moved on. And I still play games this way, even though now I can play Dragon Age: Origins and the longest loading time is only long enough for me to think,"hm, this one's taking a minute."

Holy shit this game will make you bark with surprised laughter.

I about pissed myself at the Cafe of Broken Dreams.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Make sure you end combat! I heard some guy saying "the whole game is turn-based, this sucks" and he didn't realise you had to press the button to end combat mode.

Also, read the manual.

The best tip I can give for any game, really.

 

[iamthehorde]

tag the blood mess perk! steal everything, even out of graves! be careful to not run out of money it can be hard to obtain if you stole already everything. if you want discounts on weapons, try to get good karma. when you travel and meet a merchant in the area where you have good karma they won´t attack but try to sell you stuff for cheap. loot everything! try to strategically cripple your enemies in fights. if you make a real dumb character, the game is even funnier, because then the dialogue choices are truly ridiculous!

 

[mrx19869]

quick save often

 

[skyfire_freckles]

Funny story. Back in 1999, I played this game on a friend's computer, and the loading times between screens could be long enough to make a snack or go to the bathroom. Or wash the dishes, which I always ended up doing, because I was the only girl and none of my guy friends cared. But I didn't stop playing. I just made sure I explored every inch of every screen before I moved on. And I still play games this way, even though now I can play Dragon Age: Origins and the longest loading time is only long enough for me to think,"hm, this one's taking a minute."

Holy shit this game will make you bark with surprised laughter.

I about pissed myself at the Cafe of Broken Dreams.

Lol! Dirt. Nap. Dirtnap! Can you believe I remember that after all this time?

EDIT: Oh, the bitter ache of nostalgia! I just looked at some screen shots for this and my other favorite RPG of all time, Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. I spent so much of my young adulthood in these other realms. Sigh.