Tell us why you like the first two Fallout games without mentioning the later Fallout games that came after it

Fallout 1 is tight and very enjoyable to play, great atmosphere. Combat is more fun than what people say (usually they complain it’s ‘archaic’ but really that’s just how old crpg turn-based combat is)
Fallout 2 just gives you more of what was good about fallout 1, but builds on it. Less cohesive overall. Memes aren’t as much a problem as some people say

Played through them once as a smooth talking sniper build, too easy, quests are boring, the gameplay is plodding and slow. Don't really plan on touching them ever again.

I liked going all lucc and getting an early ray gun/super bb and plowing through everything while getting unlimited money at the casino. Besides that I really can’t stand how long everything takes, which is a shame because the world is interesting to explore and discover.

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>Fallout 1
Incredibly tight narrative experience. Not as much freedom or customization as I'd like in crpgs, but the quests are all fairly good at taking you through the world and the mechanics. Gameplay is rock solid. The tone is also incredibly dark and depressing, and the soundtrack is my favorite in all of vidya.
>Fallout 2
It's Fallout 1 without the time limits, so it allows for way more customization and creativity. The big downside is the quality is much more variable- a lot of my favorite and my least favorite quests are in this one, whereas 1 doesn't have a single quest I would call bad (though none I would call outstanding either). The tone issues people talk about with 2 don't bother me at all- yes it gets silly but the game is large enough that it also spends plenty of time wallowing in dark themes as well, so the lighthearted references add color and variety to an absolutely amazing world.

In my opinion 2 > 1, but I can appreciate 1's relative brevity and tightness and would 100% understand someone preferring 1.

i don't like the first two fallout games
i like the first fallout game

Have only played the opening dungeon of 2, but FO1 was just a great overall gaming experience. Things went in unexpected directions, and while some people don't like lack of freedom that is imposed by time limits, I like games that have a coherent story and end. Even as a zoomer playing it for the first time in 2019 I was never that stuck.

there's nothing that suggests a 400 mile journey wouldn't be a pain in the ass, but he was fused with the overseer chair in the LA vault, not any computer in the military base
and he was already building the army at the military base from travelers/looters so he had some manpower

- being able to build a character from scratch in a system that wasn't based on fucking D&D for once
- non-combat skills that actually do something (especially in the second game where they adjusted it and made the niche ones slightly more useful even if they weren't REALLY there yet)
- called shots that don't suck dick
- being able to shoot people in the dick
- excellent story writing in the first game
- excellent humor in both games even if they try way too hard to be referential in the second

2's gameplay > 1's gameplay
1's everything else > 2's everything else
1.5 is best of both worlds

Combat is painfully slow. The interface is too god damned clunky. The writing and setting are the only things these games had over other CRPG games of the era. If you liked PC RPGs but didn't want the same boring medieval fantasy bullshit that every other RPG did you played Fallout.

Are you implying this is a difficult question?