Game Club 199X #28 - Fallout 2
Feb 1, 2014 14:34:02 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 14:34:02 GMT -5
February brings us nuclear winter with Fallout 2, sequel to the seminal Western RPG series about vaults, radscorpions, and the hard-knock life in post-apocalyptic Earth. WRPGs can be daunting, but if you stick with this one, you'll find a very open game where you can do many things all at once. Unlike the first game, it's got no time limit, but it's reportedly somewhat more difficult in other ways. Also, for the love of pete, apply a fan patch to fix the glitches unless you want a deliberately rough experience.
Fallout 2 (PC/Mac)
Wikipedia's Fallout 2 Article
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Fallout 2 (PC/Mac)
n 2241, the primitive Arroyo suffers the worst drought on record. Faced with the calamity, the village elder asks the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller, referred to as the Chosen One, to perform the quest of retrieving a Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) for Arroyo. The GECK is a device that can create thriving communities out of the post-apocalyptic wasteland.[3] The player, assuming the role of the Chosen One, is given nothing more than the Vault Dweller's jumpsuit, a RobCo PIPBoy 2000 handheld device, a Vault 13 water flask, a spear and some cash to start on his mission.
Fallout 2 received mostly positive reviews from critics. Online review aggregator Metacritic gave it a score of 86 out of 100 based on 15 reviews. Positive reviewers praised the gameplay, storyline, and worthiness as a successor to the original Fallout, while detractors criticized frequent bugs and lack of improvement over the first game. Daniel Morris of GamePro praised the mix of action and character interaction as well as the non-linear gameplay. IGN applauded the developers for the sizable game world, the writing, and "not fixing something that wasn't broken". Game Revolution praised the game's depth and storyline, but criticized its graphics and interface.
Wikipedia's Fallout 2 Article
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- Bobinator gives some favorable starting advice for character creation and the first dungeon!
- TheChosen talks about a few starting traits!
- Zerker gives his character build and a few starting tips!
- "Here's a dirty trick to get past the fist fight in the temple: instead of fighting fair, simply stab the guy with your pointy stick until he runs away from you. End combat, then initiate the trial. You should instantly win the fight without taking any penalty to your karma." ~ Snarboo
- Feynman discusses SPECIAL points!
- enigmaticnobody explains some good points to consider!
- Feynman gives more helpful advice!
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