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In case anyone hasn’t played it the original 1997 Fallout is still the best one, you can snag it on GOG, I believe it runs on DOSBox.

arp242 4y ago
It's the Windows version; you can run it on Linux with Wine though. I'm not sure there ever was a DOS version of Fallout. IMHO Fallout 2 was a lot better; it's a lot larger and has a lot more story to it. Neither game has aged especially well though. The UI in particular is awkward. Underrail is a pretty good "modern Fallout", although it also shares some of the general problems (e.g. too much reliance on randomness, can be unfairly hard unless you already know the game well, bit of a walking simulator at times).
- WA 4y ago
  I liked Fallout Tactics a lot.
- mdp2021 4y ago
  > aged especially well ... The UI in particular is awkward Both views extremely subjective. Some judge the '97 and '98 as "excellence" and Vegas as "excellence bound to compromise with the times". And still dream of a proper sequel to the original (same line, style and features). Oh by the way: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/b0/ff/a4b0ff508d5e7fda4a6a9ab591e39449.png https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/b0/ff/a4b0ff508d5e7fda4a6a...
  - postexitus 4y ago
    where is the screenshot from?
    - luxuryballs 4y ago
      the original Fallout series
      - arp242 4y ago
        That's certainly not Fallout 1 or 2, which didn't look anything like that. Looks like it's from "Fallout New Vegas isometric concept": https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nQrlXo https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nQrlXo As far as I can see, it's just a bunch of graphics, and not an actual game.
        luxuryballs 4y ago
        ahh!! my eyes are even older than Fallout
  - arp242 4y ago
    There's lots of little things, like inability to use the mouse wheel, scrolling that doesn't work quite smoothly, UI designed for low resolutions and being needlessly inefficient in some places, pathfinding that works only so-so. Stuff like that. The constraints of 1997 are very different from the constraints today. It's still perfectly playable of course, and none of that is "core" to the game, but it doesn't take much imagination to see how it could be improved and I don't think it's uncontroversial to state that many players will at times be frustrated by some of these things. Part 516,415 of "I wish they'd just release the source so people could improve on these little things which would also improve sales and makes complete sense from a business perspective".
gljiva 4y ago
It's highly subjective. Fallout 1 is quite enjoyable once you learn the ropes (Internet is your best help there, not the game), but I prefer Fallout 4 in terms of gameplay mechanics, content quality and amount of content. Fallot 4 was much more immersive and overall enjoyable. If someone has enough time to give it a try: look up on the Internet the controls beforehand and have very balanced SPECIAL, otherwise you won't reach vault 15 (the first mission). Also, there is a gun behind a toilet in that vault, even if you can't see it when looking for it there. Don't bother trying to escape if the mutants capture you. Those are the acivities I lost too much time figuring out, which can be quite a turn off in the start. I well spent much more time enjoying the game. P.S. SPECIAL can't be upgraded later
- luxuryballs 4y ago
  Fallout 3 was a great remake but I wouldn’t count it as a sequel for sure, but I remember when it came out and it was a real trip seeing the old isometric sprites come alive in 3D around you with essentially the same colors/textures. As a fan of Fallout growing up it was a real trip, but still a totally different game.

arp242 4y ago

It's the Windows version; you can run it on Linux with Wine though. I'm not sure there ever was a DOS version of Fallout. IMHO Fallout 2 was a lot better; it's a lot larger and has a lot more story to it. Neither game has aged especially well though. The UI in particular is awkward. Underrail is a pretty good "modern Fallout", although it also shares some of the general problems (e.g. too much reliance on randomness, can be unfairly hard unless you already know the game well, bit of a walking simulator at times).

WA 4y ago
I liked Fallout Tactics a lot.
mdp2021 4y ago
> aged especially well ... The UI in particular is awkward Both views extremely subjective. Some judge the '97 and '98 as "excellence" and Vegas as "excellence bound to compromise with the times". And still dream of a proper sequel to the original (same line, style and features). Oh by the way: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/b0/ff/a4b0ff508d5e7fda4a6a9ab591e39449.png https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/b0/ff/a4b0ff508d5e7fda4a6a...
- postexitus 4y ago
  where is the screenshot from?
  - luxuryballs 4y ago
    the original Fallout series
    - arp242 4y ago
      That's certainly not Fallout 1 or 2, which didn't look anything like that. Looks like it's from "Fallout New Vegas isometric concept": https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nQrlXo https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nQrlXo As far as I can see, it's just a bunch of graphics, and not an actual game.
      - luxuryballs 4y ago
        ahh!! my eyes are even older than Fallout
- arp242 4y ago
  There's lots of little things, like inability to use the mouse wheel, scrolling that doesn't work quite smoothly, UI designed for low resolutions and being needlessly inefficient in some places, pathfinding that works only so-so. Stuff like that. The constraints of 1997 are very different from the constraints today. It's still perfectly playable of course, and none of that is "core" to the game, but it doesn't take much imagination to see how it could be improved and I don't think it's uncontroversial to state that many players will at times be frustrated by some of these things. Part 516,415 of "I wish they'd just release the source so people could improve on these little things which would also improve sales and makes complete sense from a business perspective".

gljiva 4y ago

It's highly subjective. Fallout 1 is quite enjoyable once you learn the ropes (Internet is your best help there, not the game), but I prefer Fallout 4 in terms of gameplay mechanics, content quality and amount of content. Fallot 4 was much more immersive and overall enjoyable. If someone has enough time to give it a try: look up on the Internet the controls beforehand and have very balanced SPECIAL, otherwise you won't reach vault 15 (the first mission). Also, there is a gun behind a toilet in that vault, even if you can't see it when looking for it there. Don't bother trying to escape if the mutants capture you. Those are the acivities I lost too much time figuring out, which can be quite a turn off in the start. I well spent much more time enjoying the game. P.S. SPECIAL can't be upgraded later

luxuryballs 4y ago
Fallout 3 was a great remake but I wouldn’t count it as a sequel for sure, but I remember when it came out and it was a real trip seeing the old isometric sprites come alive in 3D around you with essentially the same colors/textures. As a fan of Fallout growing up it was a real trip, but still a totally different game.