Catlegs: … I heard good things about Arcanum, it's also on sale for few bucks, but I haven't heard too much about Wasteland 2 or Atom RPG.
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Catlegs: found the link

]http://www.nma-fallout.com/threads/how-to-set-correct-widescreen-resolution-for-fallout-2.213432/

Kyle07: Nice to read that you enjoyed F1. I finished F1 in January 2017 for the first time. I'm currently trying to play Fallout 1.5 - Resurrection and this is also a really nice F2 mod.

Catlegs: 1.5? Please explain.

Catlegs: I has only played the "new school" Fallout games prior and it was a very different experience. I was going and with pretty low exceptations but was blown away by how good the game is.

I like how little the game tries to hold your hand, it really feels like the devs actually respect my intellegence. Even though I had to use a guide more than a few times, it was immersive and interesting to explore the Wasteland all on my own searching for the water chip with the doomsday timer constantly hanging over me. Also having a villain with a motive and philosophy that isn't simply "might is right" is very refreshing.

I'm really glad I played this game because not only does it stand on it's own merits, but it also enhances the experience of Fallout 2, which I started right after finishing the first game. So far, Fallout 2 is such an amazing sequel. The way it takes the setting and themes of the Fallout universe and evolves them is something I've never seen before.

I know that Fallout 2 is more highly regarded but make sure that you don't skip this one.

Hickory: It doesn't get better, it's soulless from beginning to end. To quote Chrismas_Incubus from Steam forums:
"A lot of the game is designed with the mindset of "wouldn't it be cool if..." rather than that of trying to build a cohesive game world. As a result, there is a town that has been built around an undetonated atom bomb, a cult of vampires, a society of just children, "superheroes," and a random hotel of snobs, just for the sake of having someplace an evil person can live in.

The story is almost entirely focused on appealing to emotion, with your character trying to find your dad, and the heavy themes of martyrdom (despite the fact that there has never been a single point in Fallout 3 where it was necessary). If you analyze the story, you'll notice that a lot of motives are driven by pure stupidity. Your dad wants to purify water so that others may have an adequate drinking supply, but the bad guys want to take the purifier over by force. Why? So they could turn on the purifier instead of your dad."

You only have to search Google to see all the horror stories. You will get fan bois, too, but the only way to really determine how bad (or good) it is is to play if for yourself.

ZyloxDragon: I've only played a little bit of the game, so haven't had gotten too far into into it yet. Sneaky characters in these type of games are generally harder to play.

As far as FO3, my biggest issue was the ease of the game and almost everything is a bullet sponge based on the leveling dynamic. That can easily be fixed with mods though. The quests can't. Exploring the Capital Wasteland wasn't bad at all. Modded - I think the most fun I've had in any Bethesda game was the tunnels along with FWE + MMM installed. Most times I ended up running out of ammo, and dropping mines as I beelined for an exit, hoping those ghouls wouldn't catch up to me and there wouldn't be any Talon mercenaries waiting for me when I got out. Ah yes, fun times.

Catlegs: Good to see that I wasn't the only one who didn't get drawn in by UnderRail. I heard good things about Arcanum, it's also on sale for few bucks, but I haven't heard too much about Wasteland 2 or Atom RPG.Catlegs: I guess you can have fun with any game as long as you mod the shit out of it. It's a lot of work though. Spending a whole afternoon installing mods can be a bit tiresome

FLX83: Oh I see :-) I'd play New Vegas then and skip FO3.

I have some high-res patch installed, but it makes everything on screen tiny.. the UI doesn't scale.

artuurs: *snip*