Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

I'll probably edit this later because, quite honestly, 3 hours weren't enough to get much out of this game so far. Not necessarily because it has a lot of content - I don't know that - but because combat just drags on for so long... Takes me 1 hour to kill off, like, 7 scorpions because my attacks always miss. Still, this is more about luck than the game's fault, and other than that it's been a fine experience so far. Not great, not bad, fine... I just really wanted to complain about how long combat takes in this review.

Not gonna lie, I use to LOVE this game. But, after playing so many newer games, Fallout 2 is almost unplayable. I don't know what's going on anymore in this game. Still, it's a classic, but at $15 there's no way I would buy this again.

Incredible game one of the best written games I've ever played. Highly recommend the game to anyone

The BEST instalment out of the entire Fallout series. Yeah, the old 90s graphics are dated, but this game has the best writing, plot, and missions. The music/atmosphere is perfectly suited to ever location. The world of characters contrast an enormous range of personalities and individual desires, with top notch voice acting for those who are applicable. The range of weapons and armour available to the character allow for you to tailor your play style. And the character creator, though detailed, allows for a wide range of builds. Also, be sure to install the Fallout 2 Restoration Project in order to play originally cut content and less bugs. By far the greatest post nuclear RPG on the market!

Amazing classic Fallout experience. all the crazy scary wasteland you want, and constantly dieing because its old school difficult. keep notes, you will need them. dont take risks. save often.

Okay as a zoomer you can play this is pretty simple in mechanics.My one complain is the sheer amount of references/4th wall meta jokes(really compared to 1 this is basically why we have fallout wacky humor) that get tiresome and how towns dont feel connected at all.That aside great game,brutal sometimes but keep a lot of saves and remember high ag/int is a must.

sold my body for 200 bucks. killed the bartender and his hooker. opened an orphanage. joined a cult and fixed a nuclear reactor

fallout 2 is my favorite game of all time. can not recommend it highly enough to anyone. played it many times since childhood.

straight up the best isometric crpg ever. incredibly open ended and with a ridiculous amount of content for having been developed in just one year. it starts out slow but give it some time and you won't be able to stop playing. we need 100 more games like fallout 2.

Very similar to the first Fallout, but with much more content and still has a crazy modding scene to it, even to this day.

no idea why but after loading into a save the world map stops working after you enter a new town as the game locks its self and becomes unplayable

The most beautiful thing about this game is knowing that none of the brainrotted normies coming from Todd "the Bod" Howard and Amazon's cashgrab slopshow will even get past the Temple of Trials. There's no need to gatekeep when the game already does it by default.

***SPOILERS*** - If you haven't played the game, buy it, and don't read this review until you've beaten it.

Fallout 2 is such an odd bag. Let me start this by saying it's a 10/10 game. It fixes most of the technical issues Fallout 1 had; quest or game breaking bugs are far less common, companions can be pushed out of the way, companions feel stronger than in 1 and are no longer a liability. All weapon classes feel more viable, even if some are not (throwing).

I do think think the game takes a step back from Fallout 1 in certain ways. Length was obviously a concern when developing this game; where 1 can be beat in 15 hours, 2 takes 50. There are more points of grinding - encounters are frequent, and often have many enemies and places to explore with ultimately no reward other than the exp from the monsters you kill. The humor in this game is a little less mature than 1, and less funny than in the Bethesda/Obsidian games. Levels can be a bit long. While it can be speedrun fairly quickly, it just feels like a less compact and tight package than 1.

On the flip side of this, I do wish this game was followed more closely by Bethesda in theme and continuity. Fallout 2 rarely feels like a post apocalyptic game. While there are slavers and raiders and monsters, there are also settlements and governments and life. This may be the only fallout game with towns that have notably new construction. Vehicles visibly work and are operable. Often, towns' and cities' main problems are not that of survival, but of politics and economics. While carrying a cynical attitude to contemporary life, there is something about recreating it after devastation that feels inherently optimistic.

Bethesda can only wish they could make something as good as the originals, they'd sacrifice even their firstborns if only they could achieve even an ounce of what made the originals great.

Fallout 2 is my personal favorite fallout game and in my top 3 games of all time (fallout 2, GTA V, farcry 5).
Fallout 2 has the best writing of any game that iv'e ever played, it's the 2nd funniest game iv'e ever played. If you don't want to play Fallout 2 because you don't like the game mechanics of Fallout 1, don't worry Fallout 2 has greatly improved the game play and it has so many quality of life improvements.

Gritty, Thoughtful, Deep, Expansive, Immersive, Funny, Taboo, Dark, Depressing, Psychedelic, Provocative, Frustrating and Satisfying all in one. Ultimate fallout. I wont lie tho the old school mechanics make it a bit painful to play. Especially the relentless hit percentages ;-;

Best game to drive around, fight mutants, star in p0rn films, and save the world

Tons of content, still havent experienced all of it

Just Finished it. The game doesn't hold your hand but google does.

This is my fourth Fallout game so far, and it's up there with New Vegas in my top 2. This expands so much upon the scope of Fallout 1. As an NCR fan, I was happy to see some of the early days of that faction and to help it to gain much of the strength that allowed it to expand westward into New Vegas. I also think the Enclave in this game compared to 3 is much more menacing and makes more sense. Speaking with the President was chilling. While the ending of the game was probably among the easiest so far, the overall difficulty of the game was probably the highest. The game is not very forgiving, and it definitely wants you to keep optimizing your and your companions' weapons and armor as you go. While this can be annoying in the moment, I think it's much more rewarding of a system than was present in Fallout 1. I also really enjoyed many of the cities in this game compared to 1 (and some other games), with New Reno being a favorite that I barely scratched the surface of due to the character I was playing, but would definitely spend a lot more time in during future playthroughs.

great game, but not as good as fallout 1.

the pros of fallout 2:

• good gameplay improvements over fallout 1, such as taking stimpacks from your inventory when you use them, instead of having you open up your inventory and put another stimpack in.

• the side quests were intriguing and most of the time very worth it

• generally more content overall

• figuring out pieces of the main story were just as fun as in fallout 1

the cons of fallout 2:

• the leveling at the final part of the game is just brutal, and there isn't enough content for you to be leveled enough for the final area, having you grind late game enemies to get enough XP

• the main story, especially at the end of the game, wasn't as intriguing as the main story in fallout 1

• some of the quests were a little frustrating to figure out, and i had to look up tutorials for some of them

overall, fallout 2 is good and i suggest playing it if you loved fallout 1, but don't expect a better experience

It may be hard to run on new systems and it often crashes but at least it works badly and you won't play without 1000 patches

Game doesn't hold your hand and provides only minimal tutorial, but compare to modern games, it's more comfortable. Once you leave starting village, you can travel to any location other than final main quest area. Underleveled and poorly equipped? You die, reload save and THINK! Turn-based combat lets to play in more relax manner and there are several "smart" and "technical" options, but don't invest too much into non-combat skills - violence is universal and frequently unavoidable solution.

Fun but very clunky compared to the later games, especially the very user-unfriendly way of using skills. An improvement on the first though!

Games really cool, would love to play it.

So, I'm running this game on a Lenovo ideapad, not top of the range but I was told it was decent for what i needed, I know old games sometimes act weird on newer machines but I'm honestly baffled.

I haven't gotten past the first area, the furthest I got was just over the bridge from Arroyo village (the first area) because every few minutes the game would lock into movement mode but not let me move, the screen also seemed to pick a direction at random and scroll to the maximum it could on that axis, this persists between saves but stops for a short while if I fully relaunch the game. I read online that some other people have had an issue similar to this, but the only solution offered was to close discord. I did this and it kept happening. In fact, the time it happened that made me stop playing all together the menu buttons on my PC stopped responding to clicks. They'd light up to show they'd been clicked and then do nothing. Not just the menu buttons in the game ALL THE MENU BUTTONS ON MY PC, including task manager.

I had to restart my computer twice to get it back to normal and at this point I just consider the current build of Fallout 2 straight up unplayable. It locks you out of the game what feels like every 3-5 minutes or so. I've no idea what causes this, but until the problem is fixed, don't spend money on a game you can't play.

Would love to hear if there is a fix to this.

Sometimes a sequel is just the first thing again, but bigger. And this is an example of that truly working. Way more of a pain to get running properly for me than 1, or Tactics, but it is so very worth it. Best played directly after 1, so the references are fresh, and without looking at a guide for everything.

Best fallout for story and RPG other than New Vegas.

Fallout 2 is unbelievably fun, but clunky. The restoration patch is a necessity.

After i helped the gecko thing with vault city, i just didnt touch this game ever again. Still though, i really like the style in this game. And not to forget... FRANK HORRIGAN.

after 10 hours of playing i loved this game, its brutal as a start but as soon as you reach navarro your set, id recommend playing fallout 1 first as its a direct sequel

Great sequel to a great game. The controls and gameplay are a bit easier than the first one but it still takes some time to learn.

A timeless classic with attractive female characters that lets you kill children.

Compared to the first Fallout game, I personally enjoyed this one way more. And yes, I don't think it aged perfectly but it's still playable after many years. I know it sounds hypocritical when I said that the first game aged horribly, but I'd say the sequel makes easier to learn how to play.

So you play as the long descendant of the Vault Dweller, the same hero of the first game whowas kicked to the Wasteland after defeating the Master and saving Vault 13. You start in a tribe in Arroyo, in Northern California. Your mission? To find the Garden of Eden Creation Kit (G.E.C.K) to save Arroyo from radiation and to stop the evil Enclave, the remnants of the U.S.A goverment after the bombs dropped. I'd say it's more fun than the first game's plot as a personal opinion.

And here comes the most hated part: gameplay. As I said, it aged badly, since the game is from 1998 and it doesn't come with tutorial (and as a personal taste, I hate turn-based games), but I consider it more familiar for new players. You don't start already in a hard enviroment, but in a place that guides you with the mechanics to understand how to play.

Visually I can't say too much: the graphics are the same of the previous game with a decent style but creepy faces.

And the same for the voice acting, OST and sound effects.

I think 10€ might be a fair price since the game is way more long than the first Fallout, but if you want it for less price on sales it costs 2,5€.

So, I truly recommend Fallout 2 over Fallout 1, since if you want to start with the franchise and want to play the classic games (those before Bethesda bought the franchise and made Fallout 3) I find it easier to learn and enjoy

Tough, but also one of the all time greats

Fallout 2 is the second game released originally by Interplay and Black Isle Studio in what was once one of the greatest RPG franchises of all time, which would then be completely ruined storywise by the amateurs at Bethesda and Amazon.

The game is an isometric RPG with round based combat, and it is extremely difficult at times and can be very restrictive. It is nearly impossible to achieve everything with one character unless you play perfectly according to every best method practice out there. Instead, the game encourages players to create characters with very specific strengths and weaknesses. Are you the dumb, slow brute who punches everyone to death, the sneaky, agile, but ugly and weak sniper who takes his targets down from the distance, or the smooth talker who rather fights with words than weapons and prefers to solve conflcts in a diplomatic fashion? If you truly wish to play in a specific style and actually want to roleplay as a person, the possibilities here are limitless.
You can also find many companions in the multiple settlements, depending on your quest decisions and charisma level. They can help you in fights, carry stuff for you, and can also help you out at times if their skills in something are higher than yours.

Considering the games age, it naturally has very simple graphics and annoying gameplay and control features, but the story and atmosphere still hold up very easily today.
If you wish to go through the game carefree and without much of a fuss, but instead prefer to focus on the world and story more, there are safe editors out there which can help you easily become a god among men.

There is one must-have mod that is absolutely necessary to play this game properly on modern systems called SFALL which you can download here https://github.com/sfall-team/sfall
Here, you can also follow the links to the Restoration Project and Unofficial Patch, which are also extremely recommended for an enhanced gameplay experience. Fallout 2 Restoration Project includes all other mods presented here.

The game is not for everyone and takes some getting used to, but if you learn to enjoy it, you will have an incredible time.

NOTE: After installing SFALL or any mod including it, open the ddraw.ini file and set "ProcessorIdle" to 15 to prevent extreme CPU usage

No new Fallout game can reach this level of peak, if I could be engaged with the Chrysalis Highwayman I would.

A great RPG that gives weight to your choices and allows for a lot of replay value in terms of both gameplay and plot. Would recommend using a guide for your first playthrough as several of the intended solutions for quests can be convoluted.

Fantastic game, not for the common gamer the games difficulty is surface level if you know what you're doing and build your character sheet right its a breeze. This is the original dream of fallout and therefore a relic of something I hold dear to my heart

Fallout 2 is a fantastic game with occasionally genius writing and other times with a 14 year olds interpretation of what makes a game "mature" with which I don't feel I'm in the headspace to eloquently describe or explain.

Either way the main story is exceptional with fantastic characters, companions are expanded to being actual characters with quests of their own to partake in and an unfortunate amount of fourth wall breaking which honestly just made me roll my eyes. It feels like a game that constantly take one step forward and one step back resulting in an enjoyable but bloated experience. At least the music still rules, especially san franciscos theme.

Concluding this is a great game mired in some weird flaws and it's way too irritatingly difficult.

This game perfectly balances the humor and dark themes of the franchise making for a fun experience for any fallout fan. My favorite part about this game is the fun melee related missions. I love melee builds in these games and this one by far had the most fun melee build so far!

phenomenal, absolutely the best purchase I've made on Steam, I am an obsidian games dick-rider for life bc of this masterpiece

A lesson in rpg design and philosophy

Ship quest and last level are pure ass on par with pathfinder 1 ending

Experiencing "Fallout 2" after navigating the complexities of "Fallout: New Vegas" offers a unique perspective on the franchise's evolution. While the graphical fidelity of the former may present a stark contrast to modern standards, its robust role-playing mechanics and intricate narrative remain compelling. The sheer breadth of player agency, coupled with the often-absurd scenarios encountered, provides a distinct and engaging experience. Furthermore, the historical context afforded by "Fallout 2" enriches one's understanding of the factions and characters that populate the Mojave Wasteland, revealing their origins and providing a deeper appreciation for the series' lore.

Great Game! I can recommend playing it, especially to see where the modern Fallout games came from.
There are a bunch of gameplay improvements over Fallout 1 (being able to push NPCs blocking you away and marking friendly NPCs differently from enemies were some great changes). Some gameplay things are badly communicated sometimes, e.g., where/how you can use your skills/items is often not very clear, so you may need to look up solutions to certain problems.
Graphics obviously aged a lot, and it is a bit unstable on modern systems (but I guess so are modern games too), so maybe check if any mods can help you with the stability if you have issues.

Old game. Gameplay graphics actually aren't that big of an issue, considering the POV of the camera, but cutscenes look like the bloopers from Toy Story.

Gameplay: The percentage chances on attack can feel stupid at times (why does walking 1 tile away reduce hit chance for guns by 10% at points) but it's still fine. Haven't gotten too far, but never fight addicts. If you're in The Den, do NOT approach any addicts on the street. Always save, there have been points where a random encounter killed me instantly. Also, sometimes can feel grindy or slow, especially prevalent due to the urgent nature of the story. (a leather jacket, the earliest form of armor you can get, costs $500, what kind of wastelander is buying this stuff for them to put the prices so high??)

Story: Haven't gotten far into it, but it's fine. You just gotta find a G.E.C.K & the environmental storytelling is cool. Some of the options you can choose in dialogue are really upholding that M rating, but it's to be expected in the apocalypse (wouldn't recommend letting someone under age 14-15 play, but there can be exceptions based on the person)

Overall, a deserved classic in the series, some of these elements should definitely be brought back

After having sex with a mob bosses daughter, a bug occurred where my companions disappeared. The only way to fix it, was to have sex with his wife.

Well... I guess I should write a Fallout 2 review.

So let me start with this, the first time I played Fallout 2 was back after it came out in the 1990's. And if there had been a Reddit back in the 1990's? Chances are we never would have seen anything after this one. Yeah quick history lesson kids, Fallout 2 was pretty much rushed out the door and was more broken then anything Bethesda has done. Still hey it's 2025 and the game has been fixed so lets get into it.

**Story** Spoilers for Fallout 1 ahead folks you have been warned.

So at the end of Fallout 1 the Vault Dweller after recovering a water chip and ending the threat of The Master and his Super Mutant Army finally came home to Vault 13, and pretty much got told to leave. He does, then he finds a bunch of other Vault Dwellers left to join him. Thus the Vault Dweller travels up far north and ends up making a small village named "Arroyo" has a family and after their spouse passed away left their notes along with their Vault Suit and wandered off. After two generations or so Arroyo has started started to suffer. However the Vault Dwellers notes talk about the Garden of Eden Creation Kit or the G.E.C.K. well the "Holy G.E.C.K." to the Tribals of Arroyo. Thus the village elder tasks you to go off and find it.

You only have to grab that Vault Suit from an annoying starting area. And after save scumming your way past that? You are off on your holy quest as the Chosen One. With a couple of bucks, maybe a sharpened spear, and some coke errr I mean healing powder. On your way you'll encounter old friends from Fallout 1, make new friends, get yourself a car, find out what this whole "Enclave" thing is, become a Boxing Champ and/or Porno Star. And oh yeah find that Holy G.E.C.K thing while growing more and more snarky along the way.

**Gameplay**

If you played Fallout 1? Well Fallout 2 is pretty much the same only with a number of new perks, skills, and a ton of new items and the like. You can take one of three pre-made characters or do what everyone will do and make a character and get that 10 in INT for all the skill points.

Combat is still pretty much the same, you have action points, punching, kicking, stabbing, cutting, shooting something will cost a few. Companions now won't shoot you in the back thanks to being able to give them simple commands, so not only can you have pack mules but they can do something. Some of whom can do things like make chems or be able to repair things as well.

**Gameworld**

So really quick? A lot of you kids are not going to get some of the stuff in Fallout 2 as it was *very* 1990's. Case in point I remember a 20 something kid asking why the last Boxxer in New Reno will bite your ear. Still Fallout 2 is bigger then the first game, you have more towns and places to visit. More random encounters ranging from King Arthur and his Knights looking for the Holy Hand Grenade, to crashed Starfleet Shuttles with dead Red Shirts! You sorta get to see what your actions in Fallout 1 led too. Super Mutants are still around some of whom are pretty friendly. There's this whole NCR thing that started up. And there's that Enclave thing running around as well.

**Music/Sound**

Once again the music is pretty good with a few new tracks put into the game. And the sound again is pretty good along with the voice acting. Dwight Schulz plays Hakunin the Shaman of your village. Michael Dorn takes some time away from Deep Space 9 to voice Super Mutant and party member Marcus and a man named Frank. And Jeffrey Jones has some voice over work and remember Fallout 2 came out in the 1990's before things about him came out...

**Overall**

Fallout 2 is where Fallout really sorta came into it's own if you will. Where the first game really tried to be Wasteland but with a 1950's Sci-Fi B-Movie setting rather then a 1980's one. Fallout 2 is where all the pop culture jokes and the like started popping up, half the people you run into in the Wasteland are some mix of insane, stupid, insanely stupid. You start off bright eyed and ready to leave the village! By the end you are snarking it up about everything and wondering if you should just sit back and watch that person kill themselves as it could be funny.

Fallout 2 is a classic, and if you don't believe me? Then go over to No Mutants Allowed, really they worship this game over there.

Понятие "непоколебимая классика" подходит Fallout 2 как никогда. Это - отличный пример настоящей RPG - такой, как она была задумана изначально. Невозможно не удивиться тому, что за почти тридцать лет существования данной игры в жанре не было придумано чего-то более разнообразного, более ролевого, более дофаминового, или хотя бы чуточку похожего. Ну ладно. Придумали. New Vegas.

Несмотря на довольно архаичный геймплей, который с первого взгляда напоминает что-то между RTS и Point-and-Click, дьявол, как говорится, кроется в деталях. Не совру, если отмечу, что абсолютно все квесты в игре имеют больше одного варианта прохождения - и это прекрасно! Во время своей игры мне приходилось очень много раз страдать из-за своей стартовой прокачки, думая, что в определённых моментах я просто засофтлочил себе игру - ан нет! Стоит включить немного смекалки, как любой момент вполне себе проходится!
Пример: был такой момент, когда мне необходимо было достать предмет из шкафчика, который охраняется тяжеловооруженным солдатом. Уровень моей скрытности довольно низок, а если попытаться взломать шкафчик отмычкой, стражник рядом неизбежно триггерится. Даже его убийство (которое, кстати, повлекло за собой триггер всей базы) не лишило меня проблемы - шкафчик всё равно не поддаётся моим отмычкам. И как здесь быть? Перепробованы разные виды отмычек (в том числе улучшенные электронные), уровня силы не хватает, чтобы выломать шкафчик монтировкой... значит, попробуем зарядить динамит, поставить перед шкафчиком... и о чудо! Замок выломан, а предмет взят.
И вот такое в игре происходит всегда - там, где мостики к одним событиям сожжены, открыты к другим, и это касается не только доставания предметов из шкафчиков.

Однако, не одним разнообразием едины. Несмотря на довольно выигрышный аргумент в плане многоходового прохождения игры, минусы в ней определённо присутствуют.
Во-первых, это изменение обстановки. Если в первой Fallout мы сталкивались с довольно мрачным отображением постядерной действительности, то во второй мы чаще видим смешки, приколы, и прочие попытки разрядить чрезмерную серьёзность. Как таковым минусом называть это будет ошибкой, но нельзя не отметить, что разработчиков чувство меры иногда подводит, и странные решения вроде призраков и говорящих животных всё же возникают. Угу, а вы на город детей и вампиров в Fallout 3 блевались.
Во-вторых, излишняя амбициозность. Под этим я подразумеваю чересчур большую карту пустошей, на которой, порой, Вам приходится проводить больше времени, чем непосредственно в самих городах. Для того, чтобы скомпенсировать это, имеется возможность обзавестись самым настоящем автомобилем, однако и тут всё не просто - для этого нужно будет пройти цепочку квестов и иметь в кармане 2000 вечно зелёных. Ах да, и это не всё. У автомобиля кончается топливо, а заправляется он ядерными и микроядерными батареями, которые мало того, что сами по себе стоят немало, так ещё и являются боеприпасами к оружию, в случае если Вы решили качаться через энергооружие. Ну вот так вот - всё сурово.

Но на самом деле это лишь игровые условности, к которым можно и нужно привыкнуть, так как в обмен Вы получаете незабываемое приключение, которое вполне может продлиться долгие дни или даже месяцы.
Посему, если Вы всё же сможете выделить условные два часа на то, чтобы разобраться в механиках без rage quit - милости прошу. Лично я так и поступил. И не пожалел.

For me, Fallout 2 is the best game ever made. Great humor. The game is not holding your hand. Plenty to discover, and with a great replayability! Give it a shot, and stich with it for a while, let it sink in....

When you take the voice module back to Vault 13 the game crashes and it doesn't matter what you do it crashes and cant get past that to get the GECK

i just found out you can use the number pad when you're trading with other people instead of just holding down the mouse button

would've been great to know 40 hours and another game ago