Fallout talk

[FalloutJack]

A Fallout topic about anything Fallout, eh? Nice.

So...in whichever Fallout game, old or new, what was your favorite fight and/or kill?

I would probably have to say storming the Cathedral in Fallout. Plus the hall of terror right before the Master. Favorite kill, though... I'd have to go with the Overseer at the very end of Fallout.

For me, it's hard to play favorites. Too many good times. Right now, I will name three from Fallout 2.

So, I was a Deathclaw nest at one time, or several times, filled with adult Deathclaws. Of course, how many get in on the fight at once depends on how far away the fight is. In my time of Fallout 2, I discovered that the head of Deathclaws were weak and that a sledgehammer could knock them back prone. In this turn-based combat, I guaranteed almost never getting hurt by hammer-swinging at their heads and leading them back so that they didn't have the AP to strike. You can't do this in Fallout 3 and up of course. The new generation made the Deathclaw scary again...

I'm sure by now everyone who's heard enough about Fallout knows about the Solar Scorcher in Fallout 2, which you can obtain with a little time travel. One of my favorite ways to kill something in Fallout 2 is to take my nigh-infinite-shot ray gun and zap things with it. I love the sound people make as they fall in half like that. I love how Floater gasbags pop and ignite. I love how this weapon has a long range, low AP cost, and takes nothing to load so long as it's light out. So much fun there.

Another fun kill is the Flamers. You see, I love Flamers. They weigh a shit-ton, and their ammo is also hella-weighty, but they have a lovely redeeming quality even AFTER you take into account their ammo consumption. They make targets do the Happy Fire Dance. You burn up someone in Fallout 2, and he starts dancing around, wiggling and jiggling, until they fall to the ground. That is so entertaining to watch.

 

[ShotgunZombie]

A Fallout topic about anything Fallout, eh? Nice.

So...in whichever Fallout game, old or new, what was your favorite fight and/or kill?

The time I took my Fatman and shot it inside Ceaser's tent... Ahh, good times.

 

[ZonerZ]

before I played a friend (who also played fallout 3) described the Legion as ' the most sadistic monsters you've ever seen, most of which have flame throwers.'
OFF THE MARK. Biggest pansies ever. I then beat him with my home made raider pain spike armour.

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

Fallout: NV= Awesome

 

[PanicxBoss]

Patrolling the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

...

Heard some more people got attacked last night.

Shouldn't you be banging rocks together?

Why don't you go bother the Brotherhood or something?

Why is it we always hurt the ones we care about?

 

[Casual Shinji]

Boone is a fucking eeeevil shoot. Seriously, the guy gives me a chubby with his rifle skills.

And Cazadores have become my #1 irritating game enemy.

 

[electronicgoat]

I really do like the Fallout series. I know that they are great games. New Vegas is really fun and Fallout 3 had the best opening I've ever seen.
That said, I cannot play these games because I am absolutely shit at them. I have so many personal gripes with one goddamn part of New Vegas that makes me ragequit every time I get to it: the Brotherhood of Steel bunker. I almost always play as some kind of Speech/Guns/a lot of other things guy, so I end up spreading my skills out lazily to fit whatever I think I need, and when I finally get to the BOS bunker, I hit a brick wall because I can't do any of the options needed to continue the game.
That's not completely true though; there's one option that I can do, which is the peaceful route where you don't have to actually kill the Brotherhood, perfect for Speechy types like me. The only problem is, this option is so frustrating and tedious that I pretty much decide the rest of the game is not worth it.

 

[pwned123456]

I think that the best Fallout moment ever is when you try and face a spectacle wearing intelligent rad-scorpion in chess. The way you beat him is spectacular.

which fallout i have them all and where ive only played through new vegas

 

[C95J]

I really need to play through Fallout: New Vegas, considering I have downloaded all 3 DLC, yet haven't even played 1...

EDIT: I have only played Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Is it worth buying Fallout off Steam? You know, the one that was released in 1997. Is it a fun game to play? How different is it from the ones I have played?

It's pretty much a completely different game. It's turn based and your skills have a much greater impact on the game than 3 or Vegas. Many different ways to play it but if you don't like isometric style gameplay, you probably won't like it. I recommend getting it off of Good Old Games though, it's cheaper and it's DRM-free.

Edit: Oh yeah, and the Steam version isn't optimized for Windows. You'll still have to do some fixing in order for it work with your computer. GOG version on the other hand works up to Windows 7.

Thanks for the info about GOG. Just created an account, and bought it. Much cheaper than Steam. If I like it I will be sure to download Fallout 2 as well

EDIT: Not sure what Fallout: Tactics is, but I might give that a go as well.

 

[AlternatePFG]

I really need to play through Fallout: New Vegas, considering I have downloaded all 3 DLC, yet haven't even played 1...

EDIT: I have only played Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Is it worth buying Fallout off Steam? You know, the one that was released in 1997. Is it a fun game to play? How different is it from the ones I have played?

It's pretty much a completely different game. It's turn based and your skills have a much greater impact on the game than 3 or Vegas. Many different ways to play it but if you don't like isometric style gameplay, you probably won't like it. I recommend getting it off of Good Old Games though, it's cheaper and it's DRM-free.

Edit: Oh yeah, and the Steam version isn't optimized for Windows. You'll still have to do some fixing in order for it work with your computer. GOG version on the other hand works up to Windows 7.

Thanks for the info about GOG. Just created an account, and bought it. Much cheaper than Steam. If I like it I will be sure to download Fallout 2 as well

EDIT: Not sure what Fallout: Tactics is, but I might give that a go as well.

No problem. I love GoG, got some really good old RPGs there.

By the way, Fallout Tactics is more of a turn based strategy game in the vein of X-Com rather than an RPG like Fallout. It uses a more advanced version of the combat from Fallout 1/2 and I heard while the story doesn't really fit with the universe/lore, I hear it's pretty good game. Wouldn't know myself, haven't played it yet. Worth trying out though.

 

[C95J]

By the way, Fallout Tactics is more of a turn based strategy game in the vein of X-Com rather than an RPG like Fallout. It uses a more advanced version of the combat from Fallout 1/2 and I heard while the story doesn't really fit with the universe/lore, I hear it's pretty good game. Wouldn't know myself, haven't played it yet. Worth trying out though.

Yeah, I'm only 16, so I was only 2 when this game came out. I have never really any of the games on the website, but I am interested, so I will be looking through in the future and playing some really old games which I have never experienced before.

I would also say that I am a bit of a TBS fan (I have Civ 5 installed on my computer, but I didn't compare it to Fallout because my guess is that they are completely different). Anyway if I don't like it, it was only a few quid, and at least I did try it

 

[Smagmuck_]

Fucking. Cazzadors. Fuck those bastards. FUCK THEM I SAY!

 

[otakon17]

This here [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-fallout-equestria.html#more] is a Fallout/My Little Pony crossover, and it's damn good.

I cannot stop snickering while I read this. But, in a good way.

 

[Suicida1 Midget]

After going though an old nuke stroage base in the capital wasteland.
'hmmmm what does this shinny red button attached to this terminal do?'

'hmmmm it seems Rassia is fucked..... AGAIN.'

 

[TheBoulder]

Don't you guys just hate it when your intelligent mutant buddy gets stuck behind a rock somewhere, and you have to wait like 3 hours for him.
I also remember this one time when I was at a restaurant, I picked up a fork to start eating and suddenly the entire town tried to kill me. It was okay though because my cyborg dog and ex-army sniper killed everyone.

 

[StormShaun]

"Who the **** made me buy a DLC to live!"
- Me to Bethesda

 

[C95J]

I commend you for not being a graphics/action whore. (unlike most kids your age)

Thanks! Fallout 3 is one of my all time favourite games, and, just going through the opening scene of Fallout, it is interesting to see where it all began (sort of, I know Fallout wasn't developed by Bethesda.

Got as far as travelling to Vault 15, then got killed by some Mantis along the way -_-
Forgot to save so I am going to give it another shot now that I know the controls a little better