Fallout

One of the most unforgettable adventures a man can have within confines of a computer game. An incredible, deep game, with choices, consequences, great mechanics, believable, big world and so much atmosphere it could share with other games and still not come short. A classic.

Wish I wrote this review when I played this game like a decade ago. God what a fantastic experience. This game proves you don't need fancy graphics to tell an amazing story and immerse you completely into it's world. I still have fond memories of Junktown, the small village you see soon after leaving the vault. Google mods for first time playing. There's a few that add a lot of benefits for the first time experience. Since Fallout I've played all of Mass Effect, DA: Origins, all of the Witchers and other RPGs, all fantastic games in their own right. Fallout from before the millenium still is the best I've ever played.

Very good overall. World and quests feels unique and provide nice postapocalyptic atmosphere. Gameplay was also much better that I've expected from such an old game. On the other hand, storytelling feels clumsy at times. I often had situations where dialogue expected me to know some information that I did not at the time because of my playstyle/order I visit locations. Also crushes that started to appear in the last ~3 hours of the game ruined my experience a little. I will definitely give a try Fallout 2, but not sure if I will replay this game, even tho I had such intention during my playthrough.

As someone who adores the franchise, I had to try out the original foray for the series. In my 15 hours or so I absolutely loved every blood soaked, atmospherically draining minute of this classic CRPG. This was, however, until I encountered the Cathedral. Housing the final boss of the game, I came across a game breaking bug wherein it would crash and freeze everytime I tried to enter the place, thus meaning I couldn't finish an otherwise fantastic journey. Heartbreaking really, although I played enough and explored everywhere ensuring that I can, to some extent, say I beat the original Fallout

Fallout 1 is a game that is divisive for Fallout fans, it's not the most mechanically polished, sometimes can be clunky, but what it does well is world-building. Unlike Fallout 2 and subsequent Fallout games, Fallout is much more bleak and uncomfortable, the world is still rebuilding slowly but is still desolate, what cities exist are bits of scrap tied together, you've been exiled from your home in search for a water-chip, and even once you return the water-chip, you'll find a much larger, hulking threat stands in your way. Regarding gameplay, Fallout takes the c out of crpg very seriously, you'll start by either selecting a class or building your own with skills such as small guns, doctor, big guns, speech, etc... alongside your SPECIAL skills, with your Agility dictating how many action points you can use to move around on the isometric grid, use items, access inventory, and use your weapons. Whilst this can be a little frustrating if you've come from Fallout 3 and onwards, it slowly becomes natural and you'll find the most important thing is focusing on your weapon skill of choice. Compared to Fallout 2 is where issues start to pop-up, there's not really a great inventory management system in Fallout 1, you can't loot all off enemies or containers, and things just feel clunkier and less refined. Should you play Fallout 1 today? My answer is a hard maybe, the gameplay flaws make Fallout 2 the mechanically better game to play but Fallout 1's bleak environment, iconic story, and place as the first in the Fallout series. *Note, you should definitely use the Community Edition patch if you get the chance, it'll make the game run better on modern hardware and includes some minor tweaks.