▲ 241 ▼ fallout (thelemmy.club) submitted 5 months ago by Tervell@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://x.com/8EyedEel/status/2041203571408925163
[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago (12 children) Explain this to me right fucking now permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago (8 children) Lot of Fallout "fans" never played the classics Myself, I've played every single Fallout games Even the ones that aren't good Especially the ones that aren't good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago Especially the ones that aren't good between Brotherhood of Steel and Tactics, which are you throwing in the heap of despair and which are you preserving? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lurkmore@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago (5 children) Is it worth learning the retro style of the earlier games? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) I'd say so It's a little clunky and being directly inspired by Wasteland means it's deliberately antagonistic towards the player sometimes (don't pick Big Guns or Energy Weapons as a tag skill, put some points into them later) But they're fondly remembered for a reason They're good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) First time I played 2 my tag skills were Energy Weapons, Science, and Repair The Temple of Trials was not a good time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent [–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* I played it recently using the mod Fallout Et Tu which is a nifty QOL mod which I can recommend even new players try, that virtually recreates the first game in the second games engine, which fixes a lot of the problems one might have with Fallout 1, like for instance without the mod if a companion or NPC box you into a corner you might just have to load a save if they don't move. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago yes, but i'd recommend following a walkthrough if you stop having fun permalink fedilink source parent [–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago I bought 1 and 2 when they were on sale. I tried 1 a couple of times. Never even bothered trying 2 after that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago (1 child) this is the original picture permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago* Trish, Alexis de Tocqueville called America "The Great Experiment". What can we do, as citizens, to improve on that experiment? Uh, well, uh, I think America is the land of the free, which is a wonderful thing, and also the brave, where people can live. And nobody can ever take that away from you, and it never gives up. But the high birthing rate of immigrants frightens me! No offense to anyone out there, but if it were up to me and my family, I would actually call it our-merica, and not their-merica! Thank you. [raucous applause] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago they are older games that came out exclusively on PC in the 90s, so most fans of the series haven't played them, even though they're arguably better than the more popular sequels, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, which released on home consoles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago (8 children) Lot of Fallout "fans" never played the classics Myself, I've played every single Fallout games Even the ones that aren't good Especially the ones that aren't good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago Especially the ones that aren't good between Brotherhood of Steel and Tactics, which are you throwing in the heap of despair and which are you preserving? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lurkmore@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago (5 children) Is it worth learning the retro style of the earlier games? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) I'd say so It's a little clunky and being directly inspired by Wasteland means it's deliberately antagonistic towards the player sometimes (don't pick Big Guns or Energy Weapons as a tag skill, put some points into them later) But they're fondly remembered for a reason They're good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) First time I played 2 my tag skills were Energy Weapons, Science, and Repair The Temple of Trials was not a good time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent [–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* I played it recently using the mod Fallout Et Tu which is a nifty QOL mod which I can recommend even new players try, that virtually recreates the first game in the second games engine, which fixes a lot of the problems one might have with Fallout 1, like for instance without the mod if a companion or NPC box you into a corner you might just have to load a save if they don't move. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago yes, but i'd recommend following a walkthrough if you stop having fun permalink fedilink source parent [–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago I bought 1 and 2 when they were on sale. I tried 1 a couple of times. Never even bothered trying 2 after that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago Especially the ones that aren't good between Brotherhood of Steel and Tactics, which are you throwing in the heap of despair and which are you preserving? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lurkmore@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago (5 children) Is it worth learning the retro style of the earlier games? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) I'd say so It's a little clunky and being directly inspired by Wasteland means it's deliberately antagonistic towards the player sometimes (don't pick Big Guns or Energy Weapons as a tag skill, put some points into them later) But they're fondly remembered for a reason They're good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) First time I played 2 my tag skills were Energy Weapons, Science, and Repair The Temple of Trials was not a good time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent [–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* I played it recently using the mod Fallout Et Tu which is a nifty QOL mod which I can recommend even new players try, that virtually recreates the first game in the second games engine, which fixes a lot of the problems one might have with Fallout 1, like for instance without the mod if a companion or NPC box you into a corner you might just have to load a save if they don't move. permalink fedilink source parent [–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago yes, but i'd recommend following a walkthrough if you stop having fun permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago (2 children) I'd say so It's a little clunky and being directly inspired by Wasteland means it's deliberately antagonistic towards the player sometimes (don't pick Big Guns or Energy Weapons as a tag skill, put some points into them later) But they're fondly remembered for a reason They're good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) First time I played 2 my tag skills were Energy Weapons, Science, and Repair The Temple of Trials was not a good time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago (1 child) First time I played 2 my tag skills were Energy Weapons, Science, and Repair The Temple of Trials was not a good time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* idk shit about fallout but that is almost exactly the list of weak skills in system shock 2 as well, what a weird coincidence permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago* I played it recently using the mod Fallout Et Tu which is a nifty QOL mod which I can recommend even new players try, that virtually recreates the first game in the second games engine, which fixes a lot of the problems one might have with Fallout 1, like for instance without the mod if a companion or NPC box you into a corner you might just have to load a save if they don't move. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago yes, but i'd recommend following a walkthrough if you stop having fun permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago I bought 1 and 2 when they were on sale. I tried 1 a couple of times. Never even bothered trying 2 after that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago (1 child) this is the original picture permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago* Trish, Alexis de Tocqueville called America "The Great Experiment". What can we do, as citizens, to improve on that experiment? Uh, well, uh, I think America is the land of the free, which is a wonderful thing, and also the brave, where people can live. And nobody can ever take that away from you, and it never gives up. But the high birthing rate of immigrants frightens me! No offense to anyone out there, but if it were up to me and my family, I would actually call it our-merica, and not their-merica! Thank you. [raucous applause] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago* Trish, Alexis de Tocqueville called America "The Great Experiment". What can we do, as citizens, to improve on that experiment? Uh, well, uh, I think America is the land of the free, which is a wonderful thing, and also the brave, where people can live. And nobody can ever take that away from you, and it never gives up. But the high birthing rate of immigrants frightens me! No offense to anyone out there, but if it were up to me and my family, I would actually call it our-merica, and not their-merica! Thank you. [raucous applause] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago they are older games that came out exclusively on PC in the 90s, so most fans of the series haven't played them, even though they're arguably better than the more popular sequels, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, which released on home consoles. permalink fedilink source parent
