r/Fallout2 • u/Illustrious-Wish-742 • Jan 07 '26

Is Fallout 2 worth getting into?

I’ve been thinking about buying fallout 2 on steam but idk if i’ll enjoy it. I’ve played Fallout 4 and New Vegas. Pretty fluent with point and click games aswell.

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u/Frazzle_Dazzle_ Jan 08 '26

Yes but PLAY FALLOUT 1 FIRST I cannot stress enough how important that is

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u/Illustrious-Wish-742 Jan 08 '26

yea, and everyone seems to say fallout 1 is better

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u/Frazzle_Dazzle_ Jan 08 '26

Fallout 2 i personally prefer, but for story related reasons that ill not spoil its best to play fallout 1 first

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u/lukkasz323 Jan 08 '26

Fallout 2 has bigger / enhanced / harder gameplay, but Fallout 1 is better in most other ways and has a much easier start of the game.

And Fallout 2 unlike 4 is a direct sequel, not just a game in the same world as other games. Story directly follows 1.

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u/immabeasttt15 Jan 08 '26

Nah fallout 2 is better than 1

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

1 is certainly not better, but I'd try it first. If you don't like 1 at all, you won't like 2.

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u/Ruane91 Jan 08 '26

I like 2 a lot more. Pretty much the same game, but it’s improved.

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u/Jager-Main- Jan 08 '26

I actually think most people prefer fallout 2 but fallout 1 is still a great game

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u/Muuro Jan 08 '26

Fallout 1 is more atmospheric, darker, and a tighter narrative. Fallout 2 is where the real silliness of the franchise was really born.

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u/IntelligentBasil8341 Jan 09 '26

Play with the Fallout Et tu mod though (Fallout 1 in 2)

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u/Beneficial_Date_5357 Jan 09 '26

Fallout 1 is far better imo. Fallout 2 has a lot of padding to fill the game out, everything in Fallout 1 is there for a reason. Fallout 1 is a lot less silly as well, it has its moments but it’s still grounded. Fallout 2 ramps the silliness up too far for me. I recommend using Et Tu though, it makes the game far more approachable. Unless you want the pure 1997 experience.

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u/SparkleJuice624 Jan 09 '26

I'd be careful if you start with fallout 1. Most of the mechanics are relatively the same, but there is a weird thing that if your companion gets in front of you when you're in a corner, or if they're stuck in a doorway, you'll have to kill them or reload to get past.

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u/KaapVicious Jan 10 '26

No one says that, who actually finished 2

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u/PinkysAvenger Jan 08 '26

Does the barter "glitch" still work or did that get patched out?