Fallout

Fallout
by Interplay

Fallout
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Brand: Havas
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Publisher: Interplay
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Video Game Reviews of Fallout

Customer Review: They just don't make'em like this anymore.
Summary: 5 Stars

I think the late 1990's were a golden age for the computer gamer. I remember I could walk into the local ComputerCity or BestBuy and browse rows and rows full of video games. Compare that now to maybe one row or less. *sigh* The good ole days!

One of the great relics of this golden age is Fallout. Fallout is a roleplaying game that takes place 80 years or so after a nuclear war engulfed the Earth. The adventurer's mission starts off trying to save a group of humans that survived the devastation by taking refuge in a vault. Their water purification system has failed and a replacement chip must be found. So you wander the wastes in search of this chip and find what is left of humanity.

The gameplay itself is spectacular. There are many ways to solve the quests in the game and violence is not a prerequisite. A lot of how you play the game is determined by how you build your character at the beginning. You could gear your character towards a warrior, a thief, a negotiator or even a scientist based on about 20 or so skills and traits. As the game progresses your character improves on those skills and gets "perks" along the way. Because every quest and encounter is dependent on your skills, outcomes can differ and so the replay value is extraordinary.

One of the things I love about this game is that it is geared toward adults. It can be as violent and bloody as you want depending on what preferences you set when you begin the game. Some of the language is also coarse and that too can be controled by the preferences you set. That said it should be noted that even though in its day it was considered edgey, it does not come close to the graphic nature of say GTA3, so things should be kept in perspective.

One last thing, if you can still get hold of it, the manual is absolutely awesome! It is spiral bound, beautifully illustrated and actually tells you what you need to know. This was another feature of the games that came out in the golden age, the manuals were complete and they would tell you most if not everything you need to know to play the game. Nowadays....well don't get me started.

If you still have this game, lucky you! If you do not have this game and are a big fan of CRPG games I highly recommend this classic treasure from Interplay!

P.S.

My only regret is I did not keep the beautiful box it came in.

Description of Fallout

Set in the aftermath of a world-wide nuclear war, Fallout will challenge you to survive in an unknown and dangerous world, where you will take on the role of a Vault-dweller.
Mad Max, Blade Runner, The Terminator, The Matrix--all the best sci-fi movies set on a futuristic Earth have one common message: things are going to be bleak, and it'll take a special kind of hero to make any sort of difference. Fallout is a superb riff on this theme, letting you play the role of the hero as you venture across a nuked United States on a quest to help your imperiled community of survivors.

Three generations have passed since The War, and all that time your "tribe" has been living in a self-sufficient fallout shelter called Vault-13. Unfortunately, its water purification system is broken, and it's your job to find either another chip or a safe water supply before the current reserves dry up. Alone, you leave the safety of the vault and embark on an unforgettable adventure.

There are several elements that elevate Fallout above similar role-playing games, but the detailed character statistics are at the top of the list. This is one of the few games that lets you truly fine-tune a character to your liking, and the skills, traits, and attributes you hone have a real impact on gameplay. A sneaky character with a great personality can easily steal items and talk his or her way out of a tough situation, while a character specialized in ranged combat can let his guns do the talking. Different character types will develop the plot in different ways, and it's worth going through the game again with a different character just to see how things change.

As the game progresses, you'll find that there are more important things happening in the outside world than the troubles your vault is having. In fact, it's possible to ignore the plight of your people entirely and focus on the bigger picture if that's the way you want to play the game. There are a few problems with this nonlinear play style in that you'll occasionally see things or hear conversations that make no sense, but it's a small price to pay for the chance to play one of the most ambitious role-playing games ever produced. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

  • Compelling story set in a postapocalyptic future
  • Detailed character stats and skills lets users play the game exactly as they want to
  • Spiritual successor to the Commodore 64 classic Wasteland
Cons:
  • Nonlinear story line means sometimes events are triggered when they shouldn't be
  • Some characters that join your party can be a terrible burden during combat sequences

Set in the aftermath of a worldwide nuclear war, Fallout will challenge you to survive in an unknown and dangerous world. You will take the role of a Vault-dweller, a person who has grown up in a secluded, underground survival vault. Circumstances arise that force you to go Outside--to a strange world 80 years after the end of the modern civilization--a world of mutants, radiation, gangs, and violence.

Your immediate task is to find a replacement for the broken water purification controller chip. Without that chip, your fellow Vault-dwellers are doomed to dehydration or forced to leave the safety of the Vault for the Outside.

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