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Fallout 2 didn’t match my feelings on the first, but it was still a damn good sequel. I didn’t like the whole psychic tribal thing at first, but the more I learned about the lore the more it grew on me and I surprisingly found myself wanting to save them by the end.

The side content throughout the game was the best part, the towns and factions really expanded on the first well. The rare over the too gags/references were a bit immersion breaking but honestly not too bad albeit unnecessary

The story was what really separated it from FO1 for me. At first it felt like I was on a timer mechanic much like the first, only to find out that wasn’t quite the case and I wish I had taken my time more in the beginning. After I returned with the Geck to find my tribe missing, that’s where I got really confused. I instantly found Navarro and assumed my people were trapped in there, but I had no clue what to do about it. My massive mistake was not discovering San Francisco, leading me to wander aimlessly around the map tediously talking to everyone. For some reason my character still just wanted to talk about the Geck and the Beotherhood/NCR wouldn’t speak to me so I spent the longest time dumbfounded.

But eventually I made it to the end, which also felt kinda buggy (tanker scene was beautiful). Like idk I’m in Enclave power armor yet important npcs (such as the president) acknowledge that I’m a mutant, but then like why aren’t they doing anything about me wandering around causing a ruckus…? And then I talk to the scientist that agrees to destroy the Enclave with the FEV(the people blowing up was awesome), and I discover that this locks me out of talking with the scientist that will blow up the reactor for me (also him and the president miraculously don’t die from it?). So without a timed explosive for the reactor I’m…softlocked. K. Restart, learn that the only way to get the presidential key card without setting off the base is by sticking 8 super stimpacks into his ass? Alright, that was pretty funny I guess, especially that no one cares if he goes down like this. The president also had negative rizz, nowhere near the same league as the master ofc although final boss was dope

So those are my thoughts. Still loved it a lot and a second play through would be a lot more fun with previous knowledge. I’d put it just below FO1 maybe tied with NV, still astronomically better that any Bethesda title

Fallout 2 spoilers ahead

Mid game Fallout 2 has been absolutely miserable. I was so confused after I returned to my village with the Geck. Ok my people were taken South by vertabirds, hmm I wonder. So I head South and find Navarro after so many freaking Enclave patrol encounters. It takes like 10 minutes to finally get lucky enough to get there.

So I finally get there, place is sus as hell yadda yadda, I figured my people were there but there’s no way to get in without starting a war, so I eventually leave. Another 10+ minutes of getting through these freaking patrols.

I’m super confused now, I head south but don’t see San Fran, so little do I know I’m fucked. I run all around the map again and again, talking to everyone, my character seems to still be obsessed with the Geck that I’m literally carrying around. Brotherhood won’t talk to me, neither will NCR. Any subtle hints point me in the direction of Navarro so I’m like how the hell do I get in there. After so much wasted time weaving in and out of these freaking enclave patrols I finally go about discovering San Fran, yadda yadda go back* *to Navarro again but this time with the special knowledge to fucking get inside.

I’m finally back on track now and I more or less join the Enclave and acquired their armor, and they still attack me going in and out of Navarro. Holy shit, what is wrong with these guys? Aren’t they the last remnants of our government? Freaking bandits literally eating their own. Now I find out I have to go back again to get the FOB. Time to spend another 10+ minutes getting massacred by my comrades