Fallout 2

Released during the golden age of isometric cRPGs, Fallout 2 is a quintessential isometric cRPG that not only helped define the genre, but set the bar for the rpg genre as a whole for decades to come. The by-now iconic post-apocalyptic setting of the Fallout franchise is created in such immersive depth in these classic titles, and the flexibility with which you can explore the world and go about the main quest line is as impressive as they come. What stands out most about the game is the depth you can go with playing your character, especially concerning the consequences of your actions and choices within the world. As an example, this game allows you to invest in the bare minimum intelligence points and unlock special (hilarious) dialogue where NPCs painstakingly speak in dumbed down language trying to explain things to you. Not to mention a low-intelligence character doesn’t know how to use a computer and as such will have problems getting into most if not all of the high-tech areas or abandoned vaults. The game also allows you to become an ahem “movie” star, weight boxing champion, slaver, and much more. As far as roleplaying games go, the classic Fallout titles are very hard to beat and the reason they are definitely still worth playing 25 years later. Criticism: in general I don’t care much about a game’s age, but Fallout 2 has to be played with this in mind. It is a product of its time and is therefore oftentimes very unintuitive to play. Not to mention even despite several projects to make the game more accessible on modern operating systems, it can still occasionally hit you with some annoying bugs. Save often.

Here It says that I can only play in Windows, but I downloaded Stronghold and it was written there that I could only play in windows but it is working in my MacBook just fine. In the wikipédia secction of fallout 2 it also says the game runs in OSX system. Can anyone help me?

I've recently re-played Fallout 1 and decided to give Fallout 2 another spin as well. F1 replay blew me away with tons of content that I previously didn't see, interesting in-game situations and a very deep, imaginative setting. F2 frustrated and eventually bored me. - You start with absolutely no resources and are expected to grind boring fetch quests and low-level enemies. This is just bad design. - The original imaginative setting was "augmented" with lots of nonsense. 1930-style mobsters. Several kinds of aliens. Talking deathclaws. Previously secret remnants of US government that have better technology than Brotherhood of Steel. It's way less coherent than the fist game. - Almost every aspect of F1 was somehow diluted. A lot of lazily designed quests. A lot of lazily designed locations. A lot of encounters that are either absolutely deadly or just boring cleanup depending on whether you're over some level threshold. There are many new weapons, but most of them are only marginally different from one another. Mk II leather and metal armor make upgrades feel less impactful. - F1 had a lot of cross-location interactions. This isn't much of a thing in F2. Locations here feel like isolated theme parks. - There is not enough space here to describe more complex differences in design approach, but the overall philosophy of design is very different between F2 and F1. It's mind-boggling that a low of people don't see that the two games are very different in many fundamental ways. The only aspect of the game that was clearly improved is companion handling. Companions now can level up, wear armor and some of them can help you with non-combat skills. If you want to avoid grinding boring content, you probably want to read about all perks, skills and attribute effects in advance and level up according to some plan. You can't afford to waste anything in the beginning of the game. Overall, for people who liked Fallout 1 and want "more" I suggest to get New Vegas.

I OWN FALLOUT, FALLOUT2 and FALLOUT TACTICS but my games say CLASSIC and these don't... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE???

The best RPG of all the time... Best lore, atmosphere, dialogues.