Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

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10/10 best cover art in gaming. Never actually played it though.

Awesome game for Fallout Fans

This is a review on a game and not a steam version in particular because the steam version is an unplayable garbage and I've finished this game on the epic store version.
Gameplay may catch your attention if you like turn based games and tacticals like Jagged Alliance, but be wary because this game is just a mess and the deepest mechanic related to tactics here is an overwatch.
You spent more than half of the game with close ranged and light guns and in the last third you'll get the rest of the arsenal with a neckbreaking phase. In the last quarter of the game pretty much everything except energy weapons would be useless. You need to grind random encounters which was never a thing in fallout. Missions with vehicles was a chore instead of an interesting addition to the series. Lack of barter between characters in your squad and terrible handling of any ladder by AI is annoying. And don't even get me started on gamebreacking glitches like endless PC turns upon revisiting areas with enemies or straight up non working escape grids on easter egg encounters. You may need to start over the whole game depending on how you use your save slots if you get one of these bugs

better than any of the bethesda fallout games

Better than baldurs gate

Dope

I was able to kill a dude while he was having sex... 10/10

tips: set your people to run always and set them crouched. they will get up and run when you move them, if you want them to crouch walk or crawl hold shift when you click where to go. only play in RTS, the game literally was only tested this way, TBS does not work. 11/10 game, I would love Bethesda (old Bethesda, not current) to make a sequel.

havent even played it but its probably better than fallout 4

Tactics is canon, 76 is not.

Im getting the vibes I got from 76, in the sense it's not really a story based rpg like most fallouts, but more combat focused. If you liked the feel and combat of 1 and 2 you'll most likely enjoy this.

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Holds up surprisingly well for such an old game.

LEGENDARY

10/10
The characters' premise fits my needs of perspective.
This might not mean anything, and I apologize if this isn't misleading.
I don't leave bad reviews, all efforts are a perfect score.

Old but gold!

Tactics is often hailed as one of the worse Fallout games but it's really not. It's one of the times that they decided to do something different with the IP and I frankly think it worked rather well. Instead of really being an RPG it's a turn based squad strategy game with the Fallout elements all there. I played it when it first came out and I've always had a soft spot for it. They took several parts from this game and used them in later Fallout entries also. I think if you like Fallout, you'll like this.

THIS GAME IS SO NOSTALGIC TO ME, I USED TO PLAYED THE DEMO VERSION OF IT BACK IN DAYS AND I INSTANTLY FALL IN LOVE WITH IT
GREAT CONCEPT EVEN THO I PLAYED OTHER FALLOUT GAMES LIKE FALLOUT 2 AND 3 AND I SEE PEOPLE SAY THAT BOS IS NOT CANON, I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THEM
SO MMUCH FUN AND MADLY UNDERATED GAME UNFORTUNATLY

Very underrated fallout game with different playstyle and less roleplaying but more strategy and grander battles. The theme and visuals probably dont fit with rest of the games, but i like it,especially the power armor design.

There are some bugs that take away from gameplay though

Fallout Tactics takes the beloved Fallout universe and shifts it into squad-based, tactical combat—think XCOM meets the wasteland. Unlike the main RPG entries, this game focuses on strategic battles, giving you full control over a squad of Brotherhood of Steel soldiers as they fight raiders, mutants, and all the horrors of post-apocalyptic America.

The combat is deep and rewarding, offering both turn-based and real-time modes to suit different playstyles. Customizing your squad, managing resources, and adapting to brutal encounters keeps things engaging. While it lacks the open-world freedom of mainline Fallout games, its tight mission structure and tactical depth make it a unique and underrated gem in the series.

It may not be everyone’s cup of Nuka-Cola, but for strategy fans who love Fallout’s setting, Tactics delivers a challenging and satisfying experience—just don’t expect deep dialogue or karma decisions.

*Sigh* This is Fallout Tactics Brotherhood of Steel (It's alright)

Classic Fallout but mediocre

It's like fallout 1 and 2 but take out the choice and most open world stuff... it's ok

Good slow tactical game with a lot of strategy involved. Even being this old is worth checking out.

still consider this a good game for the fallout series told a little different when it comes to the brotherhood chapter but did it fine this game kinda did like a wasteland 2 story where robots trying to kill everyone

fuck this stupid ass game.

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no multiplayer servers :(

Solid spinoff game

I like the open sandbox style this childhood gem has

MegaMid

this game is trash

I love this game

incredibly good concept that's wasted on a game that is borderline unplayable. never seen a game so desperately deserving of a remake/reboot

Great for when I played back in 2010, now 13 years later I can say just play the Wasteland series. I have fond memories that time won't let me experience anymore so all I can say is you slow junkie ass map exterminating grandpa, thank you. Also eat shit would be better if the hit chance wasn't a cope simulator where they lie to you for a false sense of security and you miss. You tactical move your soldier INCH by inch in every lingering second weighing against your enjoyment.

Just play on gog or not, lol

Feels very mid. Aesthetically it's not pleasant, sounds and music rub me the wrong way. Devoid of fallout series humor.

Ahhh, one of the original non-FPS Fallout games... this was one of the experimental ones with different modes. Okayish.

Sadly can’t run this game.

This game deserves its reputation. Everything about it sucks. The combat in Fallout 2 made sense. In tactics you can be standing point blank on an enemy and have a 30% chance to hit them with a pistol. Combat is also very slow and the tactics don't really exist as you have only 1 way into most areas. There are much better games to spend your free time on.

wish i can play

It's not a bad game, but at some point during the Hummer mission I just realized I wasn't having fun.

It's not exactly what you'd expect as a Fallout game. It's better to think of it as a strategy game that's just set in the Fallout universe. But it is rather fun!

I DONT CARE WHAT THE CRITICS SAID I FUCKING LOVE TACTICS RAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Good game 100 ACME robots out of 10.

I got it on sale a few years back and here's my review of the game. I'll start by optimizing this game for modern systems. I'm using Windows 11 and this game won't go on full screen and I'm forced to play it on the windowed display on my laptop. There are probably mods for that but since I was close to beating the game I didn't need to worry about it. Now for the game. The game has you play whatever character you choose for the game. For me, I used a guide on a website to help me out since I had a hard time the first time I played it and was not used to the game mechanics since I don't play very much strategy games let alone ones that are RPG games. Depending on your character's stats and their teammates they can do a lot to help you out in the game. I don't need to explain the SPECIAL stats since everyone knows what they mean If they played the fallout games. To keep it short certain stats with certain fields you rank up give you perks that help you out in different Scenarios. I use the ones that are best for combat from a website I used for a guide. Every time you do an objective you get XP to level up. There are vehicles to use in combat and drive, which greatly helps. Plus you can shoot inside them making them very useful for most missions. I think the hardest enemies for me in this game were the Super Mutants since they are bullet sponges. I thought fighting the Deathclaws was hard but the Super Mutants are pretty much the Deathclaws but with guns. The enemies go by this order: Raiders, Beastlords, Super Mutants, and lastly robots. The robots we're more easier for me since I had some of the best equipment in the game let alone my main character having body armor so it helped me out a lot. Every time you finish a mission you have to go back to the base to get orders to do a new mission. At the base, you can do things like buy stuff and get recruits in your squad limiting up to 6 but I only used 4 in the game to make the game more manageable for me since having too many people to control would be too much for me. The gameplay is random when you play the game since anything can happen in combat when you think you're prepared. I'm just glad I didn't save at a spot where it's pretty much game over. The open world in this game is pretty broken for me. Not that I hate it it's just the fact that every time you go around the world map you get a random encounter every time you move and it's annoying to deal with. There are mods to fix this but I didn't bother at all since I just wanted to get the game done and over with. There are random encounters in the game I find to be interesting. There's one where you find the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. The gameplay is similar to previous Fallout games it's just that you have more freedom in what you can do in combat. You can crouch and go prone which makes your character less likely to get hit. For the past 28 hours I put into this game I had a lot of fun playing through it even when I had problems getting through certain levels. I'm just glad I got to play this game again and try to finish it for the first time. Even with the optimization, I do recommend people to play this game If they are into the Fallout series. If there was a sequel to Fallout Tactics I would get it. I give this game an 8 out of 10. I hope my review makes you think twice about getting the game. Have a good day.

Sadly barely runs

great game with a great price when bundled!

I finally got into it this last Saturday. It’s brutal (like reset your whole save if you fuck up brutal) but it’s a good time. Excellent score and environment, and the combat systems are unique and really well designed. I can’t wait to get back into it.