I played the game for 2 hours before hating it and giving up. Then I continued and played for 5 hours before hating it and giving up. Then I played for 100 hours before ending it (more or less completing it). A future classic. A very well crafted combat system. A very well crafted set of interactions with various factions (with some minor bugs). A very well designed set of mazes^H^H^H^H^H maps that interconnect in a very smart way. A frustrating set of limitations (you CAN'T explore everything). A series of frustrating dungeons or bosses until you find the way to work them around. A creepy feeling here and there, and there too. You will hate Depot A or Mushroom Forest or Creeping Dread or Burrowers or the Robot Factory and I.R.I.S. and the Ironheads and more. A probably well crafted choice of "classes" (I played only one, but could appreciate how others could do). One of the best games of the year. SuNo
Well, I made a big mistake purchasing this game. Sure, I was warned (old school, etc). But I can't even pass the first boss. For getting there from the last save point, I lose half of the life - OR I need to train for hours. Do I want that ? Nope. I want some fun, even retry a few times, but not be upset by a hardcore game. Also, you get a limited number of lives. I thought this game would allow for more casual gameplay, but no. Maybe it is casual for a number of people, not me. Please Devs, advertise it as challenging.
I bought Fallout+FO2+FO tactics during the sales a few weeks ago (good deal, 7€ or so for the bundle). I was very disappointed... People talk about a great turn-based RPG, I saw a game that has not aged very well. For example, you'd better play low res, because you need to hover over the objects to find them (no "highlight objects" key or mode, so this is a little bit a Hidden Object game). Then, you do not control your squad (hired NPCs) - that would be OK, but removes quite a lot of fun. Also planning a fight might be difficult, as you will rely on the AI to do the right thing (I did not come up to this point, but I have been friendly-fired shot once). Also, interface is clunky (OK, I did not expect more). These two would be OK, but what make drop this game after a few hours is how bad the RPG options are - I just suggested I could get some money from a rescue job : the NPC did say bad things, which is fine, but immediately attacked, along with the rest of the village (dogs included). No dialog option to save the situation, no options, no nothing. The hired NPC, which was part of the village before being hired start to shoot everyone, while I was going away (running to stop the combat). This is not what I expected, especially because my character just saved the village from red scorpions. Some bad karma points would have been enough. I could have reloaded a previous save, but what is the point of playing such a limited game (in term of RPG options). Time is the most precious resource in the era of abundance of good RPG and turn based strategy. I had the feeling continuing to play this one would be a waste of time, with very limited fun as a result. I have not even tried FO2 and Tactics. So... this is it. At full price (9€), the game is definitively not a good deal. If you are interested in this game, you should first play a demo.
