Fallout

The Good
I won't go into details because I don't want to spoil your Fallout experience, but I will give you an example.

Imagine a band of musicians. Each one of them is a virtuoso in playing his instrument, but they compose their songs in such a way so as to show their individual mastery of their instruments. The result may be good, but something is missing!

What is missing is the soul of the music...this unique element that will forever engrave the songs in your heart and render them unforgettable.

Now this unforgettable effect can be achieved even by mediocre musicians...the feeling is there...it’s in their blood!

My point is that Fallout has this unique feeling. The soul of this game is in its atmosphere. And the wonderful thing about it is that the graphics, sound and other individual elements of the game are not mediocre. The designers and programmers have done a very good job in every aspect of this masterpiece.

And who said that Fallout does not have magic! It has the real magic...the kind that instantly transports you from your room to the nightmare of the wastelands, from the very beginning, when you try to decide the specifics of your persona.

I have never seen such detailed character creation. This original system of attributing points and skills will help you develop a hawk-eyed sniper or even a gorilla-like brute...and every choice here will have varying repercussions later in the game.

To be able to enjoy this game to the maximum try to develop a balanced character and remember that some attributes will make life easier at the beginning of the game, but others will help you advance later in the scenario.

Furthermore, try to talk to everyone before you decide to go on a shooting spree and remember to choose your weapons wisely because sometimes ammo is scarce.

A final word of advice...if you have a girlfriend / boyfriend be ready to forget about her for a few days, lest she follows you to this hopeless radioactive place full of unknown dangers to help you tackle the task of altering the future of the wastelands.

The Bad
Well...is there something that I did not like?

I don't think so!

I am not saying that this game is perfect, rather that the weak elements of the game (if any) are overshadowed by the good ones.

To be quite frank...you will probably be so captivated by Fallout that you will not notice the negative aspects in this game!

The Bottom Line
This is a cult game.

It also has a lot of cult followers.

But let us not waste more words...

The prophecy states that the time of your initiation is at hand...

After all...if you are reading this review you are destined to become one of us...in just a little while...