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[–] kaosof 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well see, that's a real mistake.

I can take or leave the others, but New Vegas is special. It has plenty of shortcomings, but it's still the last good Fallout.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's an FPS. I'm totally uninterested in the gameplay.

Unless it can be played as a 2D turn-based strategy RPG, I'm not going to bother with it. If they made a Geneforge 6 and made it an FPS, I'd be just as turned off. I feel the same way about Might & Magic vs. Heroes of Might & Magic.

[–] LittleBorat3 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But fallout has this function for people without hand eye coordination i.e. RPG players where you hit V and then you can pick the body parts to aim at.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Still no interest. I want to see my avatar, my party, the enemy, and the terrain. I don't want a 'first-person' camera.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can use a third person camera but yeah it's still a different pov.

Have you tried Underrail ? It's popular among the old school fallouts fans

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I haven't even heard of it, but I'll check it out!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

All the OG fallout fans I know can't stop recommending this game so you'll probably like it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How do you sniper an enemy in 2D turn-baaed RPG? The game map would have to zoom out a lot to get any sneak advantage

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

By using a sniper rifle and having a range of more hexes than other weapons.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Have you tried Wasteland? I can’t remember the connection, but some of the developers were involved with or close the production of the first 2 Fallouts.

These games feel like what Fallout would have become had they not changed to FP.

I’m playing 3 right now. It’s great.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

The original (eg, DOS era) Wasteland was a heavy inspiration for the Fallout series. New Vegas harkens back to it; the NCR Rangers are inspired by the Desert Rangers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Wasteland was good. I wish it had stuck to being GURPS.

[–] camr_on 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's a playable version of Fallout Van Buren, the original fallout 3, that has a lot of the same story points, themes, and settings as New Vegas. I also recommend Wasteland 2 and 3 if you haven't played them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I had heard the comment that NV is basically Van Buren in 3's engine, yes. I'm interested.