Fallout: New Vegas is an excellent roleplaying game. It is a terrible first person shooter. If you are a fan of quality RPGs and you are willing to overlook the glaring technical issues regarding gunplay and combat in general, the story and writing is so good that you can almost forgive these shortcomings. It isn't the best in the Fallout series, but it is one of the best. I really loved this game when I was younger, but as I've gotten older I find that the core gameplay is largely inexcusable although I was willing to give it a replay because the writing is just that good.
Fallout 2 is an incredible follow up to an already stellar game. The core mechanics of the game such as the combat and leveling system are mostly intact from the 1st game, with some changes introduced to make Fallout flow better. The world and settlements are varied and very interesting, with colorful and memorable NPCs and companions for the PC to interact with. My main criticisms for Fallout 2 fall upon the incredibly tedious travel system, the lack of multiple endgame decisions, and general frustrations with its gameplay. When you add bugs into the mix, Fallout 2 can very easily become an incredibly frustrating and user-unfriendly experience. I believe this is partially because Fallout 2 is a dated title, and partially because of the actual directing of the game itself. But even with the frustrations I had with the gameplay, I've come back to play Fallout 2 again and find myself discovering new things I never had before. While I stand by this statement, I'll also add that after the conclusion of the game, the world tends to run out of life rather quickly as the quests are no longer rewarding or worth the effort of trekking around the map and harassing NPCs. I would recommend getting as much as you can out of it before you actually finish the main story arc. FALLOUT 2 can at times be frustrating, but the story arc and combat are interesting and rewarding enough to keep you powering through in any case, perhaps even for multiple playthroughs. I would highly recommend Fallout 2 to anybody who is into more traditional isometric RPGS. Just give yourself some time to work out the kinks as far as gameplay.
I purchased this game a while ago while it was on sale. In short, DEX is an impressively immersive side-scrolling RPG game with cyberpunk elements, where you play a female lead in a futuristic setting. The world itself has a lot of depth to it, cross-referencing itself with an ample amount of secondary content that keeps you learning about the world and the NPCs around you. The gameplay itself can seem unimpressive, and appears at first like a standard fit for an internet flash game. But the difference here is the depth and amount of content that DEX contains. The leveling system is solid and balanced, offering different skill trees for different playstyles (Hacking, Fighting, or Shooting, among other secondary skill trees). There are stealth elements in DEX, but they seem almost entirely secondary to the other modes of combat. While the dialogue can at times be cliche or uninteresting, the writing is overall very good, and is more than capable of keeping you in your seat just to see what happens next. When everything is said and done, DEX is truly a great game. Personally, I find that it lacks any real or reasonable replay value (aside from the multiple endings), so you should keep that in mind when purchasing it.
