Games

Fallout 2

Black Isle Studios

1998•Puzzle•PEGI 16•About 39 hours

Taste attributes: adventurecomedyscience fictionanimalsdetectiveheisthistoricalmartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original puzzle game, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

912 ratings

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About This Game

A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In 2241, the primitive Arroyo suffers the worst drought on record. Faced with the calamity, the village elder asks the direct descendant of the Vault Dweller, referred to as the Chosen One, to perform the quest of retrieving a Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) for Arroyo. The GECK is a device that can create thriving communities out of the post-apocalyptic wasteland.[3] The player, assuming the role of the Chosen One, is given nothing more than the Vault Dweller's jumpsuit, a RobCo PIPBoy 2000 handheld device, a Vault 13 water flask, a spear and some cash to start on his mission.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureComedyScience fictionAnimalsDetectiveHeistHistoricalMartial artsMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Keywords

AliensGhostsHuntingPost-apocalypticExplorationMurderDrugsOrganized crime

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Details

Developer: Black Isle Studios
Publishers: Interplay Entertainment, MacPlay, Bethesda Softworks
Released: 29 October 1998
Series: Fallout
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 2h rushed, 39h normally, 15h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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