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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1484 Ratings
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Negative: 73 out of 1484
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TheOverseerJan 20, 2005Definitely 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!
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AdnanzxNov 26, 2003One 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.
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DennisM.Dec 1, 2007Great 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.
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LukeH.Feb 4, 2007This 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.
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GoldLeaderFeb 11, 2008The Game. No, better yet, THE game. The only one you'll ever need if you're an RPG fan.
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AlejandroD.Nov 11, 2005This game is awesome!!!
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ShawnH.Nov 21, 2005Simply 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.
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DanielD.Jan 25, 2005Simply one of the best.. EVER!! ...;)
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BobJun 28, 2005My God, this game is great.
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MetaPhysicalDec 5, 2006Just 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.
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SiggiJ.Feb 28, 2006
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SHODANNov 10, 2007What 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.
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EliasO.Apr 23, 2007
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SamSep 11, 2007Simply 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.
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GeraldS.Sep 13, 2007News 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.
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PecchioniG.Jan 18, 2009It'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.
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SchuylerK.Nov 13, 2005One of the finest examples of the genre, in any medium, Fallout approaches high-art.
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AndersDudeOct 19, 2005Best rpg.
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LisacT.Jan 19, 2007There'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.
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JesseD.Dec 17, 2008
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AlexSOct 29, 2009
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ColbyA.Dec 21, 2007Only 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.
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MarekMNov 18, 2009
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Oct 10, 2010The greatest Computer Role-Playing Game, in my opinion. It mixes a great atmosphere with awesome stat building, story, role-playing and character design. The creators of this went on to make Arcanum (Fallout 2 was by a different team) so if you liked Fallout (the first one) you will probably like Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura too. I highly recommend this game if you like Western RPGs.
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Nov 15, 2011User 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!
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Jul 4, 2011This 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.
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Aug 5, 2011
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Oct 1, 2012
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Nov 12, 2013One of the absolute all time classic RPGs. Fallout had a shape all of its own with a great system, characters, idea and story. Fantastic old school top down RPG, if not THE best.
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Sep 27, 2019
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Jan 12, 2012I 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.
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Feb 8, 2012Its amazing isnt it .The start of the amazing fallout games . Keep in mind this isnt for everyone . SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPASPASMAJSHAUIDdsgdsgsdgsdggsgsgsggsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgsgs
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Sep 17, 2012This game was awesome when it came out in 1997, although only 2D it felt like playing a comic book. The combat system was great too, so good it's survived and made it into Fallout 3. The story was also great, and wandering the world was fun,
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Jun 13, 2012This is a game my generation of gamers will talk about for decades. A work of art among video games, that even with it's dated graphs looks great, and delivers a satisfying experience.
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Jul 15, 2012
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Jan 8, 2013
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Dec 2, 2013Second RPG PC game i ever played (after dungeon master) and funny is that no other game had so good atmosphere like this game. Almost every part of this game is perfect. Must own for every RPG fan and truly legendary game.
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Dec 21, 2013One of the all time greatest games ever made. This game would have an average user score of at least 9.3, but some jacka**es apparently can't tell the difference between the first Fallout and Fallout 3.
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Jan 11, 2013
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Mar 31, 2020
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Mar 18, 2013
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Jul 10, 2013I've noticed the steady downhill slide of civilization Fallout 3 is rated higher than Fallout 1. This epic RPG deserves at least 9.5. I recommend this masterpiece all the gamers who can appreciate the qualities of the old isometric RPGs like Planescape: Torment or Baldur's gate. Fans of Gothic 1,2 should like it too.
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Dec 5, 2013This game has too many strong qualities to adequately list them all. Atmospheric, darkly humorous, with memorable characters, meaty RPG elements, and possibly the best and most satisfying videogame ending of all time. Sixteen years on, the original Fallout remains the best entry in the franchise. No subsequent entry has been able to adequately reproduce the magic or improve the formula.
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Jan 4, 2016
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Aug 28, 2013Greatest RPG of all time. Best writing of all time. Best voice-acting of all time. Also ,my review must apparently be at least 150 characters long for some reason.
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Sep 2, 2013This game is wonderfull and full of suprises.It has his own unique character that will let you escape from the usual boring medieval games.It has humor without being ridiculus.And when you use your weapons to destroy someone you feel a very satisfying bloodthirsty ecstasy.Ah and it is one of the best games ever made.
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Nov 6, 2013
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Aug 3, 2014
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Jan 14, 2014you are really missing out if you havent played this!
what is wrong with the world?
fallout(and fallout 2) are in every aspect better than what bethesda....commited...
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Feb 18, 2014OH MY GOD. How can anyone dislike this game? If your PC bugs out then get rid of your friggin viruses. No replay value? If you don't change the way you play it, then I guess it could seem so.
This is a top cult classic game, which rocks the socks out of any other game ever made. PERIOD.
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May 5, 2014Fallout is fun, has a great plot, unforgettable characters, hilarious dialogues and the choices you make really affect the whole story. Still here? Do yourself a favour and play it now!
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Aug 23, 2014
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Aug 11, 20171997 was great for gaming. Quake 2, Myth, Fallout, Blood, Final Fantasy 7...my all time favourite games. When nobody was talking about AAA, but the AAA titles were really AAA. Fallout deserves perfect score as it is cult classic and legendary game - doesnt matter if you read this now or in 2150 - every gamer should at least give it a try.
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Nov 9, 2015
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Mar 26, 2015
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Apr 8, 2015I absolutely love the Fallout series. If you enjoyed F3/NV, you will love this. Yes, the combat is different, but it has a brilliant story line, and is what its successors have been building upon. My favorite series by far.
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Jun 26, 2015Great: Atmosphere/Mood, Setting, Pacing, Gameplay, Music, Story, Writing
Mixed: ---
Bad: UI
Fantastic game in almost every way. One of the most atmospheric game i ever played, very enjoyable and addictive. The only bad thing is UI. -
Aug 25, 2015The spiritual successor to Wasteland.
It's one of the best RPGs ever made.
Post apocalyse have never been this good :).
Great story, intresting characters, good but dated combat.
And the ending where the speaker tells how your actions have changed the different locations is always nice. (One of the first if not the first to do that). -
Oct 9, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 24, 2018I play this Fallout game here and there on and off about once a year. I just want to say that this game is awesome, has a great story and is just a great RPG overall. It is a shame what Bethesda did to Fallout 4, but Fallout 3 was better than Fallout 4 in many ways anyways. I hope Bethesda has learned from their mistakes in Fallout 4.
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Nov 11, 2015Fallout deserves every bit of praise it gets. Many games claim to have consequences for the choices you make but very little do it as well as Fallout. There are a large number of ways to complete this game each providing a very different experience. The game can be completed very quickly if you know what to do but the huge replay value will keep you coming back.
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Jan 6, 2016
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Jul 22, 2016Even in 2016 it continues to surprise the possibilities of this ancient game. For me definitely the best Fallout of history. And the end, even ruthless, well justified.
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Oct 11, 2016
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Jan 10, 2023The best Post apocaliptic RPG of all time. Great full auto firing mechanics! Great ironic, sad, crazy story and encounters. Great characters. And War, war never changes.
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Oct 27, 2017The longer life goes on and this game stays firmly near the front of my mind, the more I realize this may be the single greatest RPG of all time./////
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Oct 31, 2018Игра хорошая особенно для того времени когда не ценили графику. Основной квест не плохой. Дополнительные не играл.
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Jun 3, 2019Война никогда не меняется. Эталон своего игрового жанра.
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Mar 22, 2019
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May 3, 2019*picks up MONSTER ENERGY DRINK
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Jan 19, 2023Fallout's unrivaled commitment to giving freedom and consequences for every action makes it a transcendent roleplaying experience.
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Nov 2, 2019
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Nov 19, 2021One of the best games to the series and an All-time Classic. A true Masterpiece of a Game!
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Dec 31, 2020
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Jun 24, 2020
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Jan 6, 2021This game is probably one of the most important games of the 90's and one of the main shapers of the RPG genre, this is one of those rare masterpieces you find in your grandfather's closet.
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May 21, 2021Fallout is one of my favorite video games ever made, it is also one of the most revolutionary PC games of the 90's. Its legacy is still relevant. The script is simply perfect; Fallout built upon Wasteland's RPG elements and delivered (in my opinion) the best RPG experience of the late 90's.
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Jun 10, 2021
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Aug 11, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 11, 2021the best and most immersive fallout game in the entire series. the soundtrack is amazing too. flame of the ancient world is the most immersive song for a level ever it makes the ending so much better. this game beats games that come out in 2021 for this series to this day. we are never gonna get a better fallout. maybe that's for the best. masterpieces cant be remade or remastered.
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Jan 6, 2023The first time Fallout was 4, but when I played this one I had never seen its previous gameplay, this one has good graphics (I usually say that they are low because I am playing with PC gaming), and the turn-based RPG is fair, I'm just saying that Since the story is still progressing and I have no other opinion on the game, sorry, but it was a good idea to have played it.
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Apr 6, 2022
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May 26, 2022This game is awesome, i can't decide where to start. Fallout is one of the few role playing games where your decisions actually matter. unlike fallout 4, where the story is set up and can only choose from 4 endings. this game combines all the core ingredients to combine the ultimate game. and it executes it damn well.
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Jul 15, 2022The OG. A concise vision, executed to perfection. The '50s retro sci-fi, the story, the atmosphere. All packaged in what might be the quintessential cRPG.
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Jan 24, 2023My favorite game of all time. The role-playing part is AMAZING, the choices are so so numerous, exploration is very interesting, the game setting is perfect, and it is economical - it is not filled with any superfluous stuff.
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Feb 2, 2023That Fallout started everything. I really like the role-playing component and the story. How the world works, how lore writing. The game is very variable, extremely adult, companies is something (i really love them). You can even side with the enemy. Where else is it possible? The gameplay is a masterpiece. Truly my most favorite fallout.
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Apr 6, 2023Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro jogo:
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Aug 27, 2023Even changing the role system from GURPS to their own at the last moment, the developers managed to make a great game, precessor of many.
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Aug 29, 2023One of the major cornerstones of all CRPGs, is great freedom of choice, and a great ending subverting your expectations(in a good way) You can finish the game never engaging in a fight just by sneaking around or talking your way out of trouble. Great game.
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Sep 7, 2023
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WildsnailFeb 13, 2008
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AnonymousMCAug 22, 2009Nine + .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.
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Mar 11, 2011Played 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 ...
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Mar 18, 2011
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Apr 10, 2011This 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!!!!!
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Aug 12, 2012
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Apr 23, 2012This is a really good game, a beginning to the best post-apocalyptic series out there. I can't complain about the graphics, this is indeed a good game. Combat is ok, and exploring the wasteland is pretty cool.
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Jul 26, 2012Being a huge fan of Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas I thought I would play the first game. It was very different from the other two but is still an amazing game even when it was made. If you love Fallout try Fallout 1. Fallout 9.4/10
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Oct 5, 2012
Awards & Rankings
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The mood is right, the graphics good, and the plot compelling. I found the tactical combat system refreshingly intelligent, and the multitude of ways you can approach the game from a stats point of make a wide variety of styles possible in the game.
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PC GamerThis sequel to an all-time classic is one of the standout RPGs for the 1990s. [Jan 1998, p.221]
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Fallout's detailed graphics, compelling plot, and intuitive gameplay should deservedly broaden its appeal beyond the hard-core role-playing game audience. Put simply, Fallout may be the best role-playing game to be released in years.