Fallout

Lacks goodies compared to the original release on GOG, feels like absolute jank by today's standards, but the writing absolutely holds up!

A marvelous echo from days when rpg was mean roleplaying a role and doing things in virtual world, not some marker moving. It's an undying classic, made with huge effot and deep lore and story. A game that should be conserved in Time Capsule for future generations. An outstanding soundrack, an excelent story and rpg-flavored deep post-apocalyptic retro-futuristic world stuck in golden age of Atomic power. You can't miss that marble. a true grandson of Wasteland and game that gave line of excelent series.

First thing that I want to say that it works good on Windows 10. No major troubles. I installed recommended patches as well but I still think game was censored as some people say. Not a big deal anyway as this doesn't affect gameplay. Fun for over a dozen of hours, even more if you want to grind level. You can try out few builds as well (sniper, burster, close combat, also different types of gun). I rather recommend it to old RPG veterans if they didn't have change to play yet. If you're 'young' you probably won't like the graphics and stuff or maybe? If you seek for a classic of classic - try it out. When it comes to censorship. Not sure if that was a bug or censored scene. At the end of version I had on cd long time ago - the last scene was 'brutal' and here it started the cutscene just after end of conversation.

While I know the Fallout brand and premise from pop culture, this was the first time I actually played a game in the series. Your vault opens its doors for the first time since the nuclear apocalypse and it is up to you to find a replacement water chip so your people survive. This simple quest evolves into wide exploration of the California wasteland and gives way to a sinister plot that you must unfurl to save humanity. You piece together the backstory by discovering clues and exploring atmospheric locations. While I can appreciate this, the story ends up feeling a little thin for an RPG, especially for today's standards. By the same token, character development is non-existent. You have the option of recruiting companions for your journey but they are essentially goons-for-hire and offer nothing in way of unique conversation or plot devices. You do meet interesting folks, though interactions are brief and repetitive. Every town seems to be ravaged by criminal overlords that you can trick and double-cross in the same exact way. The gameplay is typical isometric RPG-flair: mouse-driven movement and combat with plenty of skills, attributes, and traits to juggle. Not all skills and attributes are as viable as you might think, though it is generally flexible enough to offer variety for different playthroughs. The pre-rendered graphics hold up well, and this release does support higher resolutions. Locations are dreary and atmospheric, but extremely repetitive, as you might imagine in a wasteland. Be careful where you save. If an NPC had to move aside to let you through, reloading will actually reset that NPC's position. For example, your starting vault has an armory that you can talk your way into. I saved in the armory after returning with the water chip, only to reload and get shot by the guards for supposedly breaking into the armory. The game was unwinnable at that point. Overall, good game, but not a must play.

The original Fallout is one of the greatest games ever developed. A classless CRPG where you can do whatever you want with your character. You can pick one of three pre-made characters, but don't do that. Make your own. The game has a fantastic story with the best villain in the entire series. The environments are appropriately bleak and depressing. The world is dangerous. The combat is turn-based and tactical. There are no 'go exactly here' quest arrows. You have to pay attention to what people are telling you and work your own shit out. Play Fallout.