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Larmo

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I played Fallout 3 and loved it and have been considering getting Fallout 1&2 as well in light of the upcoming release of Fallout Vegas.

Is there a preferred way of getting it, should i pay or find it free, or not bother at all.
 

Cherry Cola

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Just go and buy it?

That's what I did. Not really my type of games though, so I haven't played them much.
 

Larmo

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Hubilub said:
Just go and buy it?

That's what I did. Not really my type of games though, so I haven't played them much.
no should i download it, or try to find a disc, sorry if i wasn't clear enough
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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Look in the Bargain Bin of your local gaming shop. I know White Label do a Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics in one box, I got it for £10.
 

Cherry Cola

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Larmo said:
Hubilub said:
Just go and buy it?

That's what I did. Not really my type of games though, so I haven't played them much.
no should i download it, or try to find a disc, sorry if i wasn't clear enough
Ah, I see.

Well, they sell Fallout 1-2 and tactics bundles at Gamestop for a fairly small sum, maybe you should check out for that?
 

Nomanslander

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You should definitely at least try it, you might love it, you might not. At least you'll have an opinion when team fallout1&2 and team fallout3 start going for each others throats on the forums...XP
 

ultrachicken

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I got the fallout bundle on steam yesterday for $20, fallout 1, 2 and tactics in one bundle. They're pretty underwhelming, though.
 

Lazarus Long

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Just don't go into them expecting anything but the setting and sensibilities of Fallout 3. If you dig old-school Black Isle, you're in for the treat of a lifetime. YMMV on Tactics, of course. If you demand the fancy-pantsy 3D eye candy and fast(ish) paced action of 3, you might be, as ultrachicken put it, underwhelmed.
 

Arachon

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You can get all 3 Steam (the third being tactics), in my opinion, they are superiour to FO3.
 

Lonator

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I got 1&2 recently, havent tried 2 yet, and only played 1 for 20min, but its a good game once you figure out what your doing. Only thing is the graphics are very dated, probley equivelent to Baldur's gate or diablo. But if your like me and don't care about graphics, you should like it.
 

The Madman

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Lonator said:
I got 1&2 recently, havent tried 2 yet, and only played 1 for 20min, but its a good game once you figure out what your doing. Only thing is the graphics are very dated, probley equivelent to Baldur's gate or diablo. But if your like me and don't care about graphics, you should like it.
Baldur's Gate looks leagues better, especially 2 which has high-res artwork. Diablo 1 is a fair comparison though.

As for Fallout 1&2, keep in mind they're pretty much completely different games than the third one. Much harder and with an emphasis on character development and dialogue. Unlike in Fallout 3, in 1 and 2 you simply *can't* make a super awesome 'good at everything' character. There just aren't enough resources for it! And yet in 1 and 2 your stats also have much more of an effect, with whole new dialogue and options opening up to players with the right high stats. This forces players to specialize and pay much more attention to how they want to continue playing the game.

As for where to get em, I suggest GOG.com, love that site!
http://www.gog.com/en/search/sort/search/fallout
 

Jennacide

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Pretty sure you can pick up Fallout 1 as free domain now, possibly 2. I know Gametap used to offer up FO1 free of charge. Do some digging first to save some dough. They're still great games to this day. Personally I still favor FO3 to the first two, but that's also because I mod the game to undo some of the changes I didn't agree with, like making Tag useless. A few mods and it works like old Fallout, making it the best setting and goddam HARD.
 

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
Look in the Bargain Bin of your local gaming shop. I know White Label do a Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics in one box, I got it for £10.
I got that too, such an awesome deal.

Just go buy it, it's totally worth it.
 

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The Madman said:
Lonator said:
I got 1&2 recently, havent tried 2 yet, and only played 1 for 20min, but its a good game once you figure out what your doing. Only thing is the graphics are very dated, probley equivelent to Baldur's gate or diablo. But if your like me and don't care about graphics, you should like it.
Baldur's Gate looks leagues better, especially 2 which has high-res artwork. Diablo 1 is a fair comparison though.

As for Fallout 1&2, keep in mind they're pretty much completely different games than the third one. Much harder and with an emphasis on character development and dialogue. Unlike in Fallout 3, in 1 and 2 you simply *can't* make a super awesome 'good at everything' character. There just aren't enough resources for it! And yet in 1 and 2 your stats also have much more of an effect, with whole new dialogue and options opening up to players with the right high stats. This forces players to specialize and pay much more attention to how they want to continue playing the game.

As for where to get em, I suggest GOG.com, love that site!
http://www.gog.com/en/search/sort/search/fallout
Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2 use the same engine dont they? <.<
 

Hiphophippo

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I prefer the first two, but I can certainly see where a person weened on newer games like fallout 3 might not.
 

Lonator

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NuclearPenguin said:
The Madman said:
Lonator said:
I got 1&2 recently, havent tried 2 yet, and only played 1 for 20min, but its a good game once you figure out what your doing. Only thing is the graphics are very dated, probley equivelent to Baldur's gate or diablo. But if your like me and don't care about graphics, you should like it.
Baldur's Gate looks leagues better, especially 2 which has high-res artwork. Diablo 1 is a fair comparison though.

As for Fallout 1&2, keep in mind they're pretty much completely different games than the third one. Much harder and with an emphasis on character development and dialogue. Unlike in Fallout 3, in 1 and 2 you simply *can't* make a super awesome 'good at everything' character. There just aren't enough resources for it! And yet in 1 and 2 your stats also have much more of an effect, with whole new dialogue and options opening up to players with the right high stats. This forces players to specialize and pay much more attention to how they want to continue playing the game.

As for where to get em, I suggest GOG.com, love that site!
http://www.gog.com/en/search/sort/search/fallout
Baldur's Gate and Fallout 2 use the same engine dont they? <.<
Baldur's gate used the Infinity Engine, Not sure what Fallout's one was.