Recent content by Yuri_Yslin

Yeah, I agree. Even the name of the FO1 World Map theme - "Moribund World" - gives me the creeps. Fallout 1 is meant to represent what's left of humanity in a - duh - moribund world. And it certainly feels like that. By that logic, Shady Sands and Junktown not offering much make perfect sense...

While I'd agree on the coherent narrative (V13->Shady Sands->V15->Junktown->Hub seems a logical progression for the player, Arroyo->Klamath->Den->Redding->Vault City isn't - mostly because of the insane RNG of map encounters that can end many iron man playthroughs while you're on your way to...

That makes sense, because all characters he wrote speak the same way, construct sentences the same way - it was clearly written by the same person. Adding those "accents" like Salvatore's wheezing or Mordino's weird... speech... pattern... or Torr's stupidity was a nice addition in FO2.

What I like about Richardson is that he's 100% believable. He's not some evil overlord with a booming voice (we have Frank Horrigan for cartoonish evil, anyway). He feels like an ordinary guy doing his job - it's how I'd picture a real life dictator. The Master's schizophrenic dialogue is...

Not a fan of Richardson? I found him refreshingly well written. He wasn't grotesquely evil like some Voldemort kind of dude (to a point of being cringy). He actually felt like a human being. Just a very shitty human being.

Finesse would be somewhat (?) better if you wouldn't get +60% critical hit chance from eye shots anyway.

I don't like FO2's out-of-place jokes either, but the amount of them is often overestimated. It's not like you get an out-of-place comment in every dialogue. There are goofy characters put here and there that feel unnecessary, but I can't find anything remotely out of place in dialogues with...

I am pretty much sure that a war between superpowers (conventional) would end up nuclear, no matter what. Either in Fallout franchise, or in our world. Think about it: what does the losing side have to lose? They already lost the war. What is likely to happen for the government that authorised...

... or didn't care about. :) As a kid I always loved getting a full party in Fallout 2 and just watching the team kick ass! Being the nerd I am, I also calculated their efficiency :mrgreen: Here's a bunch of useless trivia which may be actually new to you, since not many people care: - in...

Well, Better Criticals is a perk, not a trait. You'll want it for pretty much every character in the game. The point is, Finesse will be detrimental until you a) can hit the enemies in the eyes every time b) have level 9 and Better Criticals perk. After that point, until you get Sniper (that...

Here's a funny thing I discovered, being the formula nerd I am. Even the excellent Per Jorner's guide actively recommended Finesse, calling it a decent trade-off, despite it's actually... detrimental to a typical player in most scenarios, esp. where it counts the most (early game). And that is...

It's true that Fallout 2 also has a Mariposa base with 9001 mutants inside, however, it doesn't make you fight a lair of mutants after clearing out a lair of mutants, you know what I'm saying? in FO1, after clearing the mutant-infested Cathedral, you're directed to the mutant-infested Military...

Ehh, necro'ing this. I completed Fallout 1 again today and it gave me some perspective. I'm not a kind of guy that likes rating games through rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. To me, Fallout 2 is a 10/10 game. And Fallout 1 is a 8/10 game. Explanation: Fallout 1 is a game that feels woefully...