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Aptly named Fallout2, because there's NOTHING new

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 24
Date: July 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed Fallout, but I was disappointed in FO2. Sadly, it is so full of recycled material that the "creative" elements are completely overshadowed.

Visually, it is identical to Fallout. Many of the building exteriors and interiors are straight out of the original game. Certainly the character animations are indentical to Fallout. The interface and engine are directly pulled from the old game, with the resulting graphics appearing fairly dated.

Many of the same problems from the original game remain. Dropped items can be difficult to find, especially if dropped behind another object (like the car.) Many are so small as to be only a few pixels in the screen, and even when you can see them, they are difficult to pick up.

Even the few new elements in the game make no difference to gameplay. Interface with NPCs has been upgraded, so you can supposedly change their combat performance. However, tweaking the various settings makes so little difference in their performance that one wonders why they bothered. After the first few levels, the NPCs are not much more than beasts of burden for the twenty shotguns that you can't sell because the shopkeepers have no money to buy your surplus. The box promises the ability to get married and...well...you can read the box. There are two people in the whole game your character can marry, and they are both in the same building. Furthermore, getting married makes no difference in the overall game except for a minute amount of comic relief. It certainly isn't worth giving it space on the box.

The patch is essential, or you will end up with half of your car (the trunk) following you around, and will have frequent game crashes. Another patch is due, and it would be nice if some of the quests were completed, too. One of th first NPCs you are likely to encounter in the game joins you on the premise of finding his sister who was captured by slavers, but this quest was never completed. There's no further mention of it in the game.

As for the lack of originality, I would not be surprised to find that Black Isle Games is either paying royalties to a number of franchises, or will soon be faced with lawsuits. There are elements from Monty Python, Star Trek, Douglas Adams, and numerous other sources that pop up at various points. Fans of the game probably consider these to be "tributes", but they strike me as copyright infringements. Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of the three sources I cited, but I'd prefer the writers to have some of their own ideas.

Finally, though, the game is incredibly violent. The language is foul, and the sex-n-drugs content is through the roof. Besides being offensive to many people, it offers an insight into what the gamemaker think of human nature. The people in this game are uniformly despicable: drug dealers, pimps, porn stars, drug addicts, and various other purveyors of evil. There was some virtue in Fallout, but somehow, it was extinguished in the sequel.

Overall, a very disappointing game. It might make a decent, if violent and gritty expansion module for the original game, but as a "new" game, it was clearly thrown together with leftover software and ideas. Very disappointing.

If you want a better RPG (from the same publisher) you're better off with Planescape:Torment.

Don't buy for newer computers

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: September 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this software and played it on a computer with xp pro and cannot get out of travel mode. I tried emulating previous operating systems to no avail. I love the game, just unable to play it and can't find any fixes online.

A horrible disappointment after the original

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 21
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm sure everyone's going to click NO to "Was this review helpful?" because that's the way things work on here, but I'll state my opinion.

Fallout 1 is the best RPG ever. Fallout 2 screwed things up. Yeah, it's a lot bigger, as big as I wish Fallout 1 was, but Fallout 1 will always be the best.

Fallout 2 -- what's wrong
1. Tribals (of the hackneyed "stupid injun" variety)
2. New Reno
3. San Francisco
4. Talking Deathclaws
5. Old West towns
6. It went overboard with the profanity, drugs, prostitution, and so on, so much so that people think excessive cursing and sex and drugs are what Fallout (along with the ultra-violence) is all about.
7. Too many easter eggs
8. Too many pop culture references
9. Not as dark as the first
10. The wasteland of FO2 is a much more civilized compared to the lonely and desolate feel of the original
11. Stupid encounters such as aliens and fire-breathing geckos (which you fight), and a ghost.
11. The writing sucked compared to FO1 (too geeky and adolescent with lots of stupid dialogue and a disjointed plot)
12. The ending was lame compared to the profound ending of FO1
13. Did I say tribals?

What's good about it? Well, like I said, it's bigger, though of course in this case that doesn't mean better. Also, it allows you to keep playing even after you've finished your ultimate quest. All in all, a big disappointment. I've played Fallout 1 literally a hundred times or more. I've played Fallout 2 from start to finish only once. And that pretty much sums it up.

Post-apocalyptic rpg set in the wastes of California

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty cool. There are a lot of really great atmospheric effects (music, sound, etc.) that add to the game. However, it's a pretty hard game to beat, with a lot of combat and not many situations you can talk your way out of.

follout

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: April 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i wood like too see more games like follout and baldur's gate what im thring too say is i wood like too see more games bye black isle

Political Bias Ruined It

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: December 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I would have given this game 5 stars were it not so blatantly hateful of Republicans. The last portion of the game gave the character no option but to spew venom, hate, and lies about Republicans. I only finished the game anyway because I had already bought it and thrown away the receipt. Otherwise, I would have returned it.

In the future, with regards to the rumoured upcoming Fallout 3, I will keep the receipt and do internet research about that game before deciding to keep it for good.

While fatally flawed by its undisguised bias, the game, in its time, was excellent. The mixture of realistic weapon, sex, graphic violence, post apocalyptic storyline, and rpg elements make this an almost great game.
The graphics were quite dated and the sound effects often cut out, but this was not the game's fault. I bought this game long after its time. Unsurprisingly, the intervening years since the game's first release saw graphics and sound standards rise dramatically. My soundcard also was not supported for by the game. Again, not surprising and not at all the game's fault.

A nice sequel

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is the sequel to the first fallout released in 97'. This game connects the 2 storys together great. The post-apocalyptic storyline after wwIII is great along with the character creation and all the NPCs in the game make it a sure hit. I also love the invintory in the game with the nice picture as well as the description. I also love the fact that some of the weapons in the game are real. Such as the FN-FAL, Desert eagle, Thompson M1 tommy gun, FMJ ammo and much more. The level up system is also great. This is an excellent sequel to the first and a great game for RPG fans. Even if your not into RPG games you be sure to like this one. And for the price now its very much worth it.

If you liked Fallout, then the sequel is worth playing.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 13, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Set in the same world as the original, Fallout 2 places you as a descendent of the vault dweller from Fallout 1. Your village is dying, and you are sent into the world to find a Garden of Eden Creation Kit. Your quest takes you all over the ruined Midwest and West coast. The only downside is that it's just like fallout, with only small improvements to the character interaction modules. A great game? No, but a good one, and worth the money if you really liked the original.

Good but not great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Yes, Fallout 2 is one of the best RPG games out there, especially considering the fact that there are no futuristic RPG's in the current market. However, this game requires way to much search and talk. It gets very old very quickly, and you will find yourself with the best equipment on the planet by simply waiting for two different parties to kill each other. I had a flamethrower within one hour of playing that made me nearly invincible. I mean, come on. Unless you are going to play this game without accepting help from NPC's, this really proves no challenge and damages the fun factor. At least the price is right.

One of the Best RPGs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

What can I say about this great game? Well I can say a lot about it but I'm going to keep it short. Well lets take a look at the game concept. Well the Fallout 2 takes place after the hero of the first Fallout has saved everyone from the muntanes(can't spell it). Well anyways it's been awhile and you start off as a descanted from the hero of the first one. Well you have get a this kit to save your tribe. Of course the plot thickens and you have all those fun side quest. Well what makes this game better then the first one is that the map is much bigger and more places and quests you can go to. Plus you get a car. You have different type of weapons and the same old ones. There are NPCs you can work with so that another plus. There are many more postive things about the game. But I have how some complaints the engine of the game wasn't very good it was the same engine as the first one. I mean come on I want to see bullets hitting the wall and stuff like that. They could of made it when you used the aim shot and you aim for the leg you see the guy grap his leg. They could have done so much more. Well that's my mind on the game.

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