Fallout

this is one those games that you can finish 10 times and still play again and again and always find something new. you can be a good guy you can be a bad guy . the story even changes according to your character's gender or attractiveness. it is set in a "retrofuture" post apocalyptic world with lots of references to 50's cold war mentality. one of the bes things is the haunting sound track which you will remember even in your sleep. this game is a perfect example of a game that does not have to be a 3d effects extravaganza to be a classic. too bad a sequel other than fallout 2 which is also excellent has not been made. if you enjoy intelligent rpg's this is one for you.

I must say that I was never big into RPG games, but I must say that this was great. Like with no-other game, you pick the storyline, if you want to be a bad guy and kill innocent people, blackmail them, and rob them. You can be also a good guy, and kill bad guys for fun or/and money. A vast selection of weapons, ranging from a Air Gun to a Gatling Gun or a Rocket Launcher. Bartering with people for goods (or rob them) is a good feature. Also, like with the sequel, and Kingpin: Life Of Crime, you can get NPC's (Non-Playing-Characters) to join you to clean up the deserts of South California. The plot goes as follows; you have 150 days to get a new water chip for you underground vault, and you go around wandering the radioactive deserts of California in the 22nd century. However, the isometric view can be quite dull, but you get used to it eventually.

Overall, a 9.5 out of 10 for this excellent game.

Fallout the post nuclear role playing game which made me lose much sleep and many weeks lost to this game, but boy was it worth it! Fallout is one hell of a ride with its amazing storyline and its realistic RTS action scenes make this a game definitely worth playing. Fallout 2 is already out but it will never be as good as its post apocalyptic prequel. Fallout is a fine example of its genre and it every bit deserves the title 'RPG of the year' (1997).

When it was released - it was a shock for fans of computer role-playing games. It's first game which has so rich and so intelligent plot. Only Fallout 2 can match with this one. Still the best computer role-playing game ever. If something can be the best role-play - Fallout is nearest to the ideal.

I recently played and completed this game and I must say what a ride it's been. I downloaded it knowing absolutely nothing about it, I didn't even know it was an RPG or how to play at all; when I first put a foot on shady sands I was absolutely scared because I didn't even know there was cities or people out there, just like the character, that's the level of immersion this game has. Only approaching the end of the story I was kind of lost and I had to search for a walkthrough online, but the rest of the gameplay was totally from scratch and natural, and I gotta say the search of the waterchip was one of the greatest adventures a video-game has put me through.

This game doesn't age, give it a shot if you want great characters, great mechanics and a great story.