Fallout 2

Back in 1999 Fallout 2 was the first ever RPG game i played, and opened for me the gates of a whole new world. Now some 20 years later i have downloaded the GOG version and oh,boy - the game, even with it's flaws, is still great. Now, about the GOG release - it runs fine on Win 10, i have tried the Hi-Res launcher but didn't saw some real difference. And i got game crashes two or three times during my run ( i did an optimal character run on Twitch) but it's OK for a 20 years old game. For sure 5 out of 5 start and will play it again in few years with my kids

It's true this game is one of the milestones of cRPG evolution and back in its time it was a huge achievement in terms of openness, writing and mechanics. It is also bugged with issues that can make the game frustrating (disappearing car anyone?). It used to be a pinaccle of game development so if you played this back in the days and want to relive the experience, it's definitely worth going for it again. I'd suggest to add Fallout Restoration Project to have modern resolutions and some other tweaks. If you're new to the series (or, even worse, you know only F3 and later ones), be cautious as this may not live up to your expectations. Having said that - even then it's worth to buy it on sale if only to check out for yourself whether the hype is justified or not.

No words are needed. Just buy it and play. You won't regret a penny.

WELCOME TO CAMP NAVARRO. SO, YOU'RE THE NEW REPLACEMENT....YOU ARE OUT OF UNIFORM, SOLDIER! WHERE IS YOUR POWER ARMOR? DON'T HAVE ANY? YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT, MAGGOT? THE TRUTH IS YOU LOST AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF ARMY-ISSUE EQUIPMENT. THAT SUIT IS GOING TO COME OUT OF YOUR PAY, AND YOU WILL REMAIN IN THIS MANS ARMY UNTIL YOU ARE FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS OLD, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS IT WILL TAKE FOR YOU TO PAY FOR A MARK II POWERED COMBAT ARMOR YOU HAVE LOST! REPORT TO THE ARMORY AND HAVE A NEW SUIT ISSUED TO YOU, THEN REPORT BACK TO ME, PRIVATE!

Whilst the mandatory tutorial is tedious I can find few things wrong with this game. One could argue it's nostalgia, certainly, but I reinstalled this game relatively recently. There's some interface things that could be polished to provide quality of life improvements but other than that I find it flawless. Dialogue can be deep, it can be funny, it can be harrowing. The world is described through both the visuals and the textual descriptions provided. Combat can be brutal but also satisfying. Wasteland 2 was a lot of fun and I had hoped that it'd be what I was looking for in the sequel to this game. Whilst it was a lot of fun it was mainly combat. This game on the other hand provides a ridiculous number of ways to play. One can be sneaky, one can be violent, one can be malevolent, and if in need of comic relief one can be eye-wateringly stupid. The game accommodates all these play styles.