Wow! Now we are taking. Haven't heard about this game. After I finish F2 (Sierra Army Depot atm) I will definitely play it. Sounds impressive.
Wow! Now we are taking. Haven't heard about this game. After I finish F2 (Sierra Army Depot atm) I will definitely play it. Sounds impressive.
I love both Fallouts but it is the first one that is the best RPG game (CRPG if you want) to me.
I like the story and design more, plusit was the new thing—F2 felt likemore of the same... which was good, but somehow puts 1st on top in my eyes.
Anyway, I wish to see those things you mentioned in games. The system is quite decent (we even tried play it as P'n'P back in the day) and even though I hate the combat at first, after whileI learn to like it. Definetly more than in many modern game.
I only wish companions were smarter in fights—nothing helps more than getting critical burst from Ians MG.
But the different dialogue options for different stats, different problem solutions, ability to play evil (which I never did though)... etc. makes it soo good.
Also the mention of other places after ending... made me replay the whole game to help some places that ended bad.
I like the story and design more, plusit was the new thing—F2 felt likemore of the same... which was good, but somehow puts 1st on top in my eyes.
Anyway, I wish to see those things you mentioned in games. The system is quite decent (we even tried play it as P'n'P back in the day) and even though I hate the combat at first, after whileI learn to like it. Definetly more than in many modern game.
I only wish companions were smarter in fights—nothing helps more than getting critical burst from Ians MG.
But the different dialogue options for different stats, different problem solutions, ability to play evil (which I never did though)... etc. makes it soo good.
Also the mention of other places after ending... made me replay the whole game to help some places that ended bad.
Oh, the graphics are dated, and the combat is deliberately hard and potentially fatal, and it works completely on moving hubs to hubs. There are a lot of modern niceties missing...
But hot damn can it tell a story, with lot's of choices in between. Lots of stories actually. it's not a game you play just once. Because you are always viewing the story from a different perspective based on who you ally with, what paths you take, and so forth. Dramatically different perspectives at some points, with gated content based on alliances and builds and choices. The game won't hold your hand with "Do X OR Y in THIS DILLEMMA", but you might just find that if you think you could go back and betray your current employer...you often can.
And oh the endings. So many. So many that you didn't even think were possible.
But hot damn can it tell a story, with lot's of choices in between. Lots of stories actually. it's not a game you play just once. Because you are always viewing the story from a different perspective based on who you ally with, what paths you take, and so forth. Dramatically different perspectives at some points, with gated content based on alliances and builds and choices. The game won't hold your hand with "Do X OR Y in THIS DILLEMMA", but you might just find that if you think you could go back and betray your current employer...you often can.
And oh the endings. So many. So many that you didn't even think were possible.
Nice thing with the endings was that you kind of shape them during your whole playthrough and what I dislike a bit in CP is that you pretty much do all the jobs, go to point of no return and then have couple branches with different endings. Its very simplified system comparing to Fallout and I always prefered the one which prefers actions and consecuences during long period of time.
It was done that way in Witcher 3 so they went backward in CP 2077
Oh god, how did I miss this thread?
FO2 is amongst my top 5 games. They just don't make RPGs like those anymore. I do miss the days where RPGs were all about substance. I mean, let's be honest, even by 98's standards FO2 wasn't a looker but it was just damn good. Yes, as you said @ash23neuro, going through the game as a brutish simpleton is a necessity. At least once. Another favorite of mine, VtMB did the same thing with Malkavians/low humanity characters and it was glorious.
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
To this day Irenicus remains one of the best villains ever.
That face though
FO2 is amongst my top 5 games. They just don't make RPGs like those anymore. I do miss the days where RPGs were all about substance. I mean, let's be honest, even by 98's standards FO2 wasn't a looker but it was just damn good. Yes, as you said @ash23neuro, going through the game as a brutish simpleton is a necessity. At least once. Another favorite of mine, VtMB did the same thing with Malkavians/low humanity characters and it was glorious.
They just don't make 'em like they used to.
To this day Irenicus remains one of the best villains ever.
That face though
BG2 was way too easy to break. You could get Celestial fury and Dak'kons + Robe of Vecna super early for a Kensai Mage and just faceroll everything.
Even Inquisitor with Red Dragon Scale and Carsomyr, which you could also get pretty early if you knew how to deal with the dragon, made you completely unstoppable.
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I wonder if that is true. Imo torment: tides of numenera comes close. I don't know if it is as good, but still. Then there was Tyranny - a truly unique game, where you can actually be evil and not just some stupid...sorry chaotic evil like in most games. Then there are pillars of eternity 1&2...RPG's that follow such types of games are not dead.
Not to say that games such as bloodlines/cyberpunk that try something new, are bad....
That said I....generallly like to reply fallout 2, but it also is not my favorite game. I like companions (that have a lot to say example: Dragon age) and fallout 2 (or 1 as far as I remember) don't have much
Haha that comment made me think of Ultima... Was it 5-6 something. with bags inside bags and every companions inventory too manage like that. yea fun times looking for a quest required ring in that mess.
I absolutely loved that inventory system!Haha that comment made me think of Ultima... Was it 5-6 something. with bags inside bags and every companions inventory too manage like that. yea fun times looking for a quest required ring in that mess.
Then, about 15 years later, I played U7 again using Exult. And I discovered something:
I used to absolutely love that inventory system!