Game entry

Fallout 2

1998 · RPG, Survival, Puzzle · PC, Mac · Interplay Entertainment

Fallout 2 is ranked no. 98 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,838 and 77% of duels won. Of the 5 duels that pitted it against Dying Light, it has won 3 and lost 2. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 7 out of 87 (RPG).

World rank

no. 98 =

ELO score

1,838

Wins

77%

Duels played

318

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About Fallout 2

A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.

The community says

Writing is unmatched, combat aged like milk.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,838 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against Dying Light 60% 5 duels played · 111 points ahead
against Far Cry 3 60% 5 duels played · 61 points ahead
against The Last of Us Remastered 75% 4 duels played · 95 points ahead
against Final Fantasy X 25% 4 duels played · 36 points behind
against Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 50% 4 duels played · 44 points behind

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Around this spot

The games Fallout 2 sits between in the world ranking.

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The standing

Where Fallout 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Fallout 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 7 out of 87 (RPG).

Where Fallout 2 ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	98	5,035
RPG	7	87
1990s	22	659
1998	7	78

The community

The debate

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Green18

Writing is unmatched, combat aged like milk.

Kuphal99

Combat really hasn't aged well.

MertieHunter

Replying to Kuphal99

I replayed it slow too, it works better that way honestly.
lacombe_pierre

Sérieusement, on continue à le placer si haut sur la seule foi des souvenirs de ceux qui l'ont fait à sa sortie ? Parce que niveau accessibilité, faut quand même le vouloir aujourd'hui.
Lenoir80

bon les combats ont pris un coup mais l'écriture porte tout le reste, encore aujourd'hui
Arcade_Maillard

On le met souvent face à Far Cry 3 ou Dying Light, mais est-ce que la comparaison a un sens ? L'un vous lâche dans une jungle avec un fusil, l'autre vous fait négocier avec une tribu pendant vingt minutes avant le moindre coup de feu. Ce ne sont même pas les mêmes questions qu'on pose au joueur, non ?
FrameKid2

La escritura envejece de maravilla, el combate un poco menos, la verdad.

Philippine_46

J'ai arrêté après une heure à cause d'un combat injuste, mon frère lui a adoré... on n'a jamais réussi à se mettre d'accord.

Ibáñez5

Envejece bien la escritura, sí, pero el combate lo notaste tú también, ¿o solo yo?

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