You are the Chosen One, the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller. The village elders have selected you to wear the sacred Vault-suit of your grandsire and, in time, to ascend to the leadership of your people. First you must prove your devotion to your people. Your tribe needs help.

Unfortunately I have not played Fallout, but I have extensively played Fallout 2 and, I must say, it is a really GREAT game. What I really loved about it was its open-endedness, as you had several ways of solving almost any quest, and you weren't stuck with having to be a good guy all the time. The graphics, of course, would look quaint today, but they served their purpose well, and besides I never judge a game by its graphics. The storyline and dialogues are in my opinion just great, and even though the main focus of the game is in combat, you can also roleplay a more "pacific" character who can talk his way out of any situation... although I must admit it's rather hard to survive at the beginning if you choose that option.
As it's a really old game, you can probably buy it for really cheap... if you like roleplaying, and post-apôcaliptic scenarios, buy this game

Sadly I never played any of the Fallout series. A friend tried to get me into it a couple of months ago but the graphics destroyed my gameplay value. Sadly it does get like that for me..a bit like Starcraft. Tried to go back to SC a year ago and ended up uninstalling after 30 minutes because I failed to see how that big blue square was a tank, and that little blue dot was a soldier. You get the picture...

If you can ignore the graphics, it's still an excellent game. Can't wait for Fallout 3!

Hi all. I'm either the dumbest game player around, or possibly Fallout2 doesn't work well with Win2000. How does one get beyond the locked door in the Temple of trials? I have killed all the Ants & Scorpians, and searched all the rooms, etc, but I can't find anything to help me unlock the door. What am I missing, or not doing right? I do hope someone can give me some insight.

I've even downloaded a walkthrough to see if it would help, but I'll be darned if I can find any dynamite anywhere.

Thanks in advance for any help.

I seem to remember stumbling at that first hirdle too. I THINK I found the dynamite, but blown if I know where (excuse the pun).

Did you try picking the lock?

The graphics did not stop me, if you keep a look out, you can actually spot very cool little details. (One of the first pieces of clothing/armor I found was an EXACT replica of Mad Max's leather outfit in The Road Warrior)

However, the combat system totally put me off...I just found it too slow. Perhaps I should try again with a little more patience.

i had fallout 2 from a friend one time..but graphics,and combat stopped me

i am playing Planescape Torment now..

I just love being able to mutilate your enemy with the weapons you find. Being able to blow off limbs with pistols... upper torsos with burst guns... chunks out of their side with a shotgun blast... melting them with plasma weapon... Good times. Good times.

Warning: Rabid Fallout Fan Coming through...

The best thing about fallout was that it was the first modern-ish PC game to step away from the fantasy swords and sorcery settings of rpgs up to that time and still create an engaging crpg with a compelling storyline, an engaging world that is familiar, yet different (post-apocalyptic Northern California, in case non-fallout players are reading this) , a system that was all its own, the SPECIAL system, the gritty, dark humour of the first game continued into the second, coupled with (ruined, some might say) easter eggs, monty python, star trek and hitchhikers' guide references, and so much more...

The combat system is a lot like marmite - you either love it or you hate it. Personally, I think it suited the game at the time, but I doubt it'd hold much water in the marketplace now. Shame, really, because doing away with it entirely would enrage the hardcore fallout fans (and believe me, there is nothing worse than a mob of angry fallout fans!)

As for fallout 3 - well...don't get me started! We've been waiting for a decent sequel for fallout 2 for nearly a decade*

*Fallout tactics was a good turn-based strategy game on its own, but in doing so they completely rewrote the role and status of one of the "factions," the Brotherhood of Steel, and in doing so, invoked much wrath from the fallout community (the devs, Black Isle, actually locked all their forums for about a week because the mass flamings crashed their servers!)

I'm not going to rant any more on this, I know Dark0ne's sick of hearing it anyway

So if anyone wants to check up on the continuing saga, go to No Mutants Allowed and see it for themselves. They're like a one-stop-shop for all things fallout. www.nma-fallout.com

EDIT: Sorry if I got off topic there...its like lycanthropy, I just kind of lose it.

Btw: Planescape Torment rules! ^
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