Post by Whirlingdervish on Apr 5, 2006 14:59:39 GMT -5
Since no one else bothered to make an
entry in our shnazzy new "other games" section,
I think I'll post another favorite.
Fallout 2 is, hands down, my favorite RPG ever for the PC..
The story is set in Northern California after a
great nuclear war that almost wiped out humanity.
You are the ancestor of the Hero from Fallout, who
moved off into the wastelands after the first game's story
was over and started a village far from his Vault...
Unfortunately, years later, the village is about to fall apart
and the tribals (your fellow villagers) are starving.
You are called upon as the last hope for Arroyo (your village)
and charged with a sacred quest to save your people.
You must find and retrieve an Item of incredible power that will
rebuild your village into a sprawling township with
the push of a button. This amazing piece of pre-war tech is
called the Garden Of Eden Creation Kit. or G.E.C.K. for short.
You set out on your quest across the wasteland...
I wouldn't want to ruin the whole story, though,
so that's all you guys get..
This game has it all. From friendly/non friendly NPC's of
every shape and size and species, to gaggles of items and
weapons and armor and stuff to pick up, this game is awesome.
It has gambling, dope, hookers, pimps, drug dealers, booze,
murder, intrigue, sex, violence, a professional boxing mini quest,
easter eggs galore, and a pair of cybernetic dogs.
The best part is:
You can be any kind of person you want.
tons of adjustable stats and skills and perks and traits make it
so that you can completely customize your charcter and play the
game as a variety of heros.
You can be a doctor, a theif, a mutant, a prizefighter,
a weapons/incendiary specialist, a diplomat, a salesman, a slaver,
a gigolo, a pornstar, a sniper, an assassin or a scout.
And many others.
Dependent on your choices, you can be almost anything in
this little world and there is no single way of "winning".
And with that, here's some screens:
the magic 8 ball: it really does tell the future!
Any game with intentional shots to the groin is A+ in my book.
Befriend a crime syndicate and they will put their "mark" on you.
Bar brawls are quite commonplace...
Everything that you can look at or do, has a great text
description.. check out the lower left "status window"
heres my 2nd favorite Party Member/NPC.
This is Sulik: He rocks with a sledgehammer, just dont leave any
drugs in his inventory or he'll do them all during combat!
I hope you all go out and buy this. It cant be more than $20(usa) anymore and I think I've seen a Fallout 1&2 collectors pack on Amazon.com that was very reasonable.
I paid $50(usa) for it when it had just come out, and I would have gladly paid twice that.
entry in our shnazzy new "other games" section,
I think I'll post another favorite.
Fallout 2 is, hands down, my favorite RPG ever for the PC..
The story is set in Northern California after a
great nuclear war that almost wiped out humanity.
You are the ancestor of the Hero from Fallout, who
moved off into the wastelands after the first game's story
was over and started a village far from his Vault...
Unfortunately, years later, the village is about to fall apart
and the tribals (your fellow villagers) are starving.
You are called upon as the last hope for Arroyo (your village)
and charged with a sacred quest to save your people.
You must find and retrieve an Item of incredible power that will
rebuild your village into a sprawling township with
the push of a button. This amazing piece of pre-war tech is
called the Garden Of Eden Creation Kit. or G.E.C.K. for short.
You set out on your quest across the wasteland...
I wouldn't want to ruin the whole story, though,
so that's all you guys get..
This game has it all. From friendly/non friendly NPC's of
every shape and size and species, to gaggles of items and
weapons and armor and stuff to pick up, this game is awesome.
It has gambling, dope, hookers, pimps, drug dealers, booze,
murder, intrigue, sex, violence, a professional boxing mini quest,
easter eggs galore, and a pair of cybernetic dogs.
The best part is:
You can be any kind of person you want.
tons of adjustable stats and skills and perks and traits make it
so that you can completely customize your charcter and play the
game as a variety of heros.
You can be a doctor, a theif, a mutant, a prizefighter,
a weapons/incendiary specialist, a diplomat, a salesman, a slaver,
a gigolo, a pornstar, a sniper, an assassin or a scout.
And many others.
Dependent on your choices, you can be almost anything in
this little world and there is no single way of "winning".
And with that, here's some screens:
the magic 8 ball: it really does tell the future!
Any game with intentional shots to the groin is A+ in my book.
Befriend a crime syndicate and they will put their "mark" on you.
Bar brawls are quite commonplace...
Everything that you can look at or do, has a great text
description.. check out the lower left "status window"
heres my 2nd favorite Party Member/NPC.
This is Sulik: He rocks with a sledgehammer, just dont leave any
drugs in his inventory or he'll do them all during combat!
I hope you all go out and buy this. It cant be more than $20(usa) anymore and I think I've seen a Fallout 1&2 collectors pack on Amazon.com that was very reasonable.
I paid $50(usa) for it when it had just come out, and I would have gladly paid twice that.