should i buy this game?

[o v e r s e e r]

i am giving it serious consideration, but should i play fallout 1 before playing?

[Johnny Casey]

Nope.

[RACHMANOVSKI]

go back playing ballsdriver 2 bruh tf

[Chroniver]

I'm playing through it and I'd say definitely do. But yes start with FO1.

The games are dirt cheap right now (even cheaper on GoG I think) and still a lot of fun. There's a restoration mod out there that adds a lot of new content.

So far I'm enjoying FO2 (6 hours in) but the start of the game is MUCH rougher than FO1 (both in pacing and difficulty).

If you're new to these old games I'd therefore recommend starting with FO1 as you get on your feet a bit faster there.

[MidnaFeetEnjoyer]

Not necessary at all to play fallout 1 before this. It's not like you finish the first game and continue with the same person here. In fact, I think it's cooler to play this game first, and then fo1

[ZumZoom]

Originally posted by Amon Girth "The Good":

Not necessary at all to play fallout 1 before this. It's not like you finish the first game and continue with the same person here. In fact, I think it's cooler to play this game first, and then fo1

And f*ck the story, amiright?

[MidnaFeetEnjoyer]

Originally posted by ZumZoom:

Originally posted by Amon Girth "The Good":

Not necessary at all to play fallout 1 before this. It's not like you finish the first game and continue with the same person here. In fact, I think it's cooler to play this game first, and then fo1

And f*ck the story, amiright?

fo2 plot has nothing to do with fo1 plot directly so idk what you mean.
*SPOILERZ*
Storywise In fo2 you can learn about your ancestor and you can meet a couple of characters and vaults from fo1 to get some perspective on how it all went out or ended up, but that's it.

Playing fo1 second works and is very interesting for the same reasons prequels work too, as you get a look into the past and play the game from the perspective of your ancestor.

[o v e r s e e r]

Originally posted by RACHMANOVSKI:

go back playing ballsdriver 2 bruh tf

rude

[o v e r s e e r]

Originally posted by ZumZoom:

Originally posted by Amon Girth "The Good":

Not necessary at all to play fallout 1 before this. It's not like you finish the first game and continue with the same person here. In fact, I think it's cooler to play this game first, and then fo1

And f*ck the story, amiright?

im all for a good plot and story

[Chroniver]

FO1 and FO2 are overall very similar. But FO2 is a much bigger game.

As in my previous post: the first few hours of FO2 are much more brutal than FO1. I'm about 10 hours into the second game now and it's getting to the point where I feel competent with my character.

In FO1 you can get there a bit easier.

[o v e r s e e r]

Originally posted by Chroniver:

FO1 and FO2 are overall very similar. But FO2 is a much bigger game.

As in my previous post: the first few hours of FO2 are much more brutal than FO1. I'm about 10 hours into the second game now and it's getting to the point where I feel competent with my character.

In FO1 you can get there a bit easier.

ok then i should play FO1 to get a grasp on how hard the second game is?

[Chroniver]

Yeah, FO1 will intrroduce you to the menu's (though you might wonna get a guide) which stay relevant in FO2.

But it's a bit of a shorter game with more opportunities early on.

[o v e r s e e r]

Originally posted by Chroniver:

Yeah, FO1 will intrroduce you to the menu's (though you might wonna get a guide) which stay relevant in FO2.

But it's a bit of a shorter game with more opportunities early on.

ok, i have about 22 USD so im gonna buy both. thanks for the advice!

[Hopper]

Originally posted by Chroniver:

The games are dirt cheap right now (even cheaper on GoG I think)

Yup.
https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=Fallout&order=desc:score

[Knight_Kin]

The two games are 'companions' of each other, but it's not necessary to play one to play the other. Fallout 2 is much larger and more refined version of Fallout 2 but they are both so similar. I recommend 1 then 2 since they really do kind of join together both gameplay wise and story lore.

If you like game lore, the original 2 Fallout are absolutely packed with it. Much more than the newer ones, at least compared to their size.