Posted September 10, 2010
Played Fallout 3 1st - thought I'd play the original title.
PROS: Fallout is fun once you figure out how to get around, combat, etc, which doesn't take long to figure out. If you really like Fallout 3, then you should play this game a bit so you can see the roots of Fallout 3 - the computers, the vaults, the keyboards, the books, weapons, uniforms ... so much of it was faithfully reproduced in Fallout 3. The game has a lot of atmosphere, humour, tension. Combat can actually be exciting. The story is good. I found myself playing thru about 90% of the game, and I thought at first I wouldn't have the patience to play an old turn-based game. Actually, the game is only turn-based when in combat. When not in combat, you can run around as much as you want. Background music and sounds in this game provide good atmoshphere.
CONS: Graphics, especially on a wide-screen monitor, are not the best, but not awful. Game crashes at times, but not a lot, maybe about 5 times total for me. Combat mode sometimes doesn't know when to end. You can get stuck a lot if you have a large party, like 3 people and the dog. If in a confined space, they can bunch you in and they sometimes just won't move. A good rule of thumb when playing this game: Save, SAVE, SAVE .. a lot!
Overall, I did like this game and I appreciate that this is the game that launched a series. But I loved X-Com UFO defence more.
PROS: Fallout is fun once you figure out how to get around, combat, etc, which doesn't take long to figure out. If you really like Fallout 3, then you should play this game a bit so you can see the roots of Fallout 3 - the computers, the vaults, the keyboards, the books, weapons, uniforms ... so much of it was faithfully reproduced in Fallout 3. The game has a lot of atmosphere, humour, tension. Combat can actually be exciting. The story is good. I found myself playing thru about 90% of the game, and I thought at first I wouldn't have the patience to play an old turn-based game. Actually, the game is only turn-based when in combat. When not in combat, you can run around as much as you want. Background music and sounds in this game provide good atmoshphere.
CONS: Graphics, especially on a wide-screen monitor, are not the best, but not awful. Game crashes at times, but not a lot, maybe about 5 times total for me. Combat mode sometimes doesn't know when to end. You can get stuck a lot if you have a large party, like 3 people and the dog. If in a confined space, they can bunch you in and they sometimes just won't move. A good rule of thumb when playing this game: Save, SAVE, SAVE .. a lot!
Overall, I did like this game and I appreciate that this is the game that launched a series. But I loved X-Com UFO defence more.
