It's a pretty fun game but it's ruined by it's lack of replayability value. And not just after you beat it, if you die (which you will... a lot) and haven't saved in a bit (since there's no quicksave or autosave it's easy to forget) you just really, really don't want to do the crap you just did, especially if it involes fighting. I had more fun in this game just exploring instead of fighting, as it got long, tedious, and usually ended up with me dieing (maybe I just suck at this game). Either way, it's still a whole lot of fun and can really suck you in. 8/10 Also, Comp Nutjobm, this is Fallout 2, not Fallout 3.… Expand

Definitely the BEST RPG game ever!! Aside from the creative storyline and amazingly intelligent humor, it has a certain atmosphere and an overall game quality that is unmatched... it will always stay number one on my list!

One of the best stories, and best gameplay, best voice acting, best facial expression, best mood, best sound, best rpg, and out of this world weapons variety. now who needs graphics if you have all that.

Great script, great gameplay, great replayability. Have replayed it countless times, absolutely excellent game. Most of all, its fun, which a lot of games seem to miss out on these days.

This is possibly the greatest game ever created, definitely the best RPG of all time. In my mind, this game is up there with the likes of Deus Ex and Grim Fandango.

The Game. No, better yet, THE game. The only one you'll ever need if you're an RPG fan.

I've been playing this game for nearly 10+ years, but I'd never get very far until recently. This time through I finally made it to the end, or at least until the game just broke down and I couldn't progress. I gave it a 6 not just because of the bugs, but because the game was lacking in a lot of ways. Since I played it many times I've been everywhere and now, done everything except for the cathedral, and I've got to say it's not even close to how great I thought it would be. I thought it would have powerful storylines actually shaped by the players events since at the beginning it gives that illusion. Sadly, as the game went on and neared the end things just went down hill. (SPOILERS) I did the whole side story of helping the Blades in the Boneyard defeat the Regulators after I was lucky enough to find the alien gun somewhere. When I finished, nothing changed. Some npcs died but no one reacted any different. In fact the only thing that really changed was the Gun Runners, after killing off the deathclaws they gave me better deals at there store. (/Spoilers) So the most interesting change the player could ever do in this game (besides progress to the "end" of the game, was to get better deals from some merchant? I expected much better from the supposed "Best RPG of all time". Now for all I know it was just bugs, since closely after that bugs just broke the game. I finished the quest with the brotherhood and gained access and then talked to the elders. (Spoilers) I scouted the military base out, then came back. And this is where the game hit rock bottom... They told me to go to the base and get inside. So I did, and to my surprise the soliders they sent with me didn't come in with me, so I had to fight an entire base of mutants by myself. So I did, and when I got to the end I killed the boss and left. But no one back at the brother hood says anything new to me, they don't say "Good job, here's your power armor" nothing. (/spoilers) So I'm left with nothing, no where to go, nothing to do. Besides some major bugs the game is still pretty mediocre. I had thought the story and player interaction in shaping the world was the best feature of the game, so I never minded the subpar combat, the linear dialogue or the failed attempt at what Deus Ex did so well, CHOICE. In Deus Ex you never have to fight, you can hack, lockpick and sneak your way to the end of levels, but Fallout forces you into every role. And if you can't fight then your screwed. If I never found the secret alien gun then I probably would not have gotten very far, since deathclaws were near impossible without it.… Expand

This game is awesome!!!

Simply one of the most entertaining RPG's every produced. Also, it had one of the greatest opening movies, featuring an old grainy newsreel style report being shown on a black and white TV set. Very creepy post nuclear holocaust RPG that stills holds its own.

Simply one of the best.. EVER!! ...;)

My God, this game is great.

Just the utterance of Black Isle's game Fallout leaves me breathless - this was one of the most monumental games in all of RPG history, with superior character development, limitless freedom, impressive graphics at its time, and such an enjoyable game that it has been observed that this game actually rises in value as times goes on.

Fallout set standards which unfortunately virtually noone followed, leaving it a largely singular event rather than the evolution of the genre it should have been. The game's highlights are the complex interaction with NPCs through dialogue trees, influenced by the player character's stats and his actions in the gameworld, and the complex quests with multiple solutions and different outcomes.… Expand

What the developer attempted here has yet to even be glimpsed at since. And it certainly looks like Fallout 3 (different developer) will miss the point entirely. This game represents brilliance.

This is the greatest game ever. The story the cutscenes. I also love the characters they all have their own interesting personalites except dogmeat. The game characters also have some good quotes. This game you can play over and over again and never get bored. There is so much freedom in this game. You can start the game leave the vault and head straight to the military base. You can also kill whoever you want as long as you are strong enough. You can spend days or weeks playing it once or beat it in one day. All in all this is a game no game fan should miss.… Expand

Simply a great game. All other games have difficulty reaching the story line of Fallout and Fallout 2. I only hope Fallout 3 will continue the legacy.

News of Fallout 3 caused me to reload the original Fallout--it's 10 years old and still a blast to play! Sure the graphics are dated, but the replayability of this game still impresses after all this time.

Been on a retro trip lately and Fallout is well worthy of playing. A lot of fun with some nicely dark humour and plenty of player freedom. I found the graphics acceptable but did find it a little buggy as I had a repeated crash on the same part quite near the end and some of the fights can be horrendously unfair as you can sometimes be killed unexpectedly by single critical hits. However, as long as you save regularly, this isn't much of a problem and doesn't spoil a classic RPG/adventure. It really gives me high hopes for Fallout 3 as I hope Bethesda will make a post-apocalyptic Oblivion.… Expand

One of the finest examples of the genre, in any medium, Fallout approaches high-art.

Best rpg.

There's no review which could describe the ingeniosity of this game, especially in the time it was released (1997). You simply have to play it to see why it is so, no further comment.

What with Fallout 3 garnering all this attention and acclaim (unduly i might add). I can only take comfort in the fact that i can always go back to the glory days of isometric turn based bliss and throw down with the original dogmeat. If you haven't played this game you sir are missing out on the most thouroughly entertaining experience known to man, and i take pitty on any and all who would hold this game down or hold Bethesda's abomination (Fallout 3) up. Go buy this game. NOW!!!… Expand

Only complaints: Dated graphics, and somewhat buggy (you can miss and screw up events in the game and the NPCs act as if you knew what you did). Great story, and great open-ended ROLEPLAYING game. Well developed game for sure. Can't wait for Fallout 3, I hope it lives up.

User Score, Y U are so low? Fallout is greatest CRPG ever. You can play it for 500 hours and still discover new things (like i did). Amazing storyline, amazing characters, amazing gameplay!

It's DIVINE. If I only could,I will give 20 to this game. Even if it has turn-based combat,it's divine.Even it's old,it's divine. Play this and you will fall in love with Fallout saga or anyother RPG.

If I could, I would give this game a 23984927230935. It's so amazing that It deserves 100/100. Yes, there are some bugs and flaws, like a very bad AI, but it is the most addictive game I have ever played. Me being an RPG game whore, this makes #1 on my list for RPG games. The free-roaming and the ability to take your character in any direction makes a perfect game for people who love RPG games as much as I do.… Expand

This is TRUE RPG! Great game with realistic world , enemies doesn't seem to "grow on trees" (like in most other RPGs, where you can spot them almost every move), really open world (you can go wherever you want). What is more it has great story, great atmosphere (sometimes you can really feel human tragedies.. even mutant tragedies), great loactions (the Glow) and probably the best villain in hostory of computer games.… Expand

Played it right after finishing fallout 2. Simply awesome, but it was missing some stuff added in fallout 2 like npc customization, npc leveling and others ...

My one real problem with Fallout is that I don't think the game has aged as well as other games like it. At the time of it's release by far the best game of the year. But the graphics aged badly and frankly the interface is cumbersome. However, I think the introduction video/cutscene remains the best ever created to this day in terms of creating an ambiance and setting the mood of the game. The story is great too. Voice acting, ditto. If you can get around the control issue and the graphics, this is an awesome game.… Expand

This is not only a game This is the best adventure ever !!! Really the athmosphere is great the scenario just gets u really fast... The difficulty is pretty high if u dont save that often its mostly the same over and over again ^^ but if u like to save often this is the best... My favorite Game of all time!!!!! (beside the 2nd part) wich is equally or good or even better (3rd part sux) (too easy)

Second best role play just after Torment. Stunning atmosphere, nice, but simple plot, great character development, atmosphere once more... Dark humour, nice companions... It never gets old.

This game is extremely fun. Who cares how old it is or the graphics. This is the game that started it all. This is Fallout, a game where you control your destiny through epic quests, allies, and weapons.

This game is a bit older and a lot of things that are unforgivable now days were back then, yes it sucked when you died and you hadn't saved, and it is a pain to walk everywhere, I just found people or objects and clicked them for faster travel. (I think there was a run always option?) I had to sign up because some people think this is Fallout 3 and somehow think that the 3 after Fallout means nothing... This game is awesome, it does have re-playability that faulted a bit in the second game. Power armor has gone from overly powerful to almost regular type armor through the fallout series. I beat this game 3 times and played a different type character each time. I first played as the heavy on guns guy and ran through blazing. (It's been years since I've played) I did off the wall things in some towns which later towns referenced back to, it didn't make a huge impact on the story line but I thought it was really amusing they 'heard of my activity' Second I played a character who was high in social and outdoor skills and talked my way out of everything and if I couldn't talk I used my outdoor skills to evade fights. Towards the end when I had to fight I got some power armor and was instantly almost as strong and capable as someone who had been made for fighting. Some people will probably see this as bad balancing but I liked that I was able to make it through most the game without a single fight and when I had to fight I had a scapegoat. This is my all time favorite RPG… Expand

First two Fallout games are not just my most favourite games, they`re literally changed my life. They defined my tastes in music, cinema, books, and general vision of life, our planet and society. Great games, indeed.

I honestly can not see what people like in this game. Its turn-based combat is absolutely wretched and the RP choices in this game are pitiful to say the least. Go play Betrayal at Kondor if you want a good RPG. I could maybe see this being fun when I was 10 for the goofy violence, but any adult that plays this game will surely see how terrible this game really is.

The is a game that gets old very fast. The environment is incredible, until you realize it is comprised of about 10 different models, and it suddenly becomes dull and repetitive. A similar thing happens with combat. It is indeed Oblivion with guns, and no, that is in no way a good thing.

it feels like oblivion, but without the different character types like mages, warriors etc. it lacks the re-playability, even if you want to replay this game....lifeless, boring dialogs, npcs make the player not give a damn about the situation. main story lacks the twists and turns to keep the players attention. the oblivion also had these problems...lacks depth like different bullet types, modification of weapons, armors, different damage types etc. it feels childish to represent in points since there is only one type of category beside the conditions of items like the damage points, instead of comparable barlike properties in these categories..wasteland feels too empty to really excite the curiosity of the player.… Expand

Nine + .Though computer graphics have changed over the years this is probably one of the greatest rpgs ever made. D&D meets road warrior. The engine will not be outdone. Great video stategy board-like standard game. The series engine of the first two Fallout games stands on its own in the gaming industry.

A tough as nails RPG that will kill you at the drop of a hat, It never feels overly difficult, just difficult like a lot of old games, maybe it's just because I'm not very familiar with this kind of game, I bought it in the Fallout Trilogy pack because Fallout 3 maybe my favorite game of all time, and I wasn't disappointed with the world and atmosphere of the game, and the story is pretty good but I doubt I'll ever see the end of it due to the fact that I suck at this, still if your like me and liked Fallout 3 and want to see where it began this is a good purchase.… Expand

I remember booting up the old pentium 200mhz rig and playing this for days on end as a kid. This game brought the RPG genre out of the dungeons and into the wastes. There was nothing like it back then. Dunno if kids these days would appreciate it just because the graphics are very dated. But if you can see past that a very enjoyable game awaits! 10/10.

Its amazing isnt it .The start of the amazing fallout games . Keep in mind this isnt for everyone . SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPASPASMAJSHAUIDdsgdsgsdgsdggsgsgsggsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgs