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Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2009

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Quick resume

Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Extensive player freedom and roleplaying options
    • Deep and engaging story with multiple quest solutions
    • Large open world with many locations and secrets
    • High replayability and content richness
    • Dark humor and atmospheric audio

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and interface
    • Early game difficulty and steep learning curve
    • Bugs and crashes especially on modern systems
    • Companion ai can be frustrating
    • Slow pacing and turn-based combat may not appeal to all

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      4

      "The game involves skill development through use, challenging combat, puzzles, and survival mechanics requiring mastery and feedback on performance."

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      "Game involves skill development, strategic combat, and problem solving with feedback on performance; early game difficulty requires mastery."

    • Competition

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      -3

      "Focus is on personal progression and story; no evidence of competitive multiplayer or leaderboards."

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      "Focus is on personal progression and story; no evidence of competitive multiplayer or leaderboards."

    • Continuation

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      5

      "Highly replayable with many hours of gameplay, multiple characters, and a huge world encouraging long-term engagement."

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      "Highly replayable with many hours of gameplay and multiple playthroughs common among players."

    • Cooperation

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      2

      "Players manage a party of companions with unique abilities, though control over companions is limited and cooperation is mostly AI-driven."

      Capsule for Faery - Legends of Avalon Faery - Legends of Avalon

      "Players can recruit and manage companions, though AI can be frustrating; cooperation is present but limited to NPC allies."

    • Creativity

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      5

      "Multiple ways to complete missions and creative use of character skills and environment encourage player creativity."

      Capsule for Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

      "Strong emphasis on player creativity in character build, quest approaches, and roleplaying different personas."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "Interactions emphasize player choice and consequences rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

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      "Interactions emphasize player choice and consequences rather than imposing authority over others."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      5

      "Players use the game to immerse in a post-apocalyptic world, escaping real life through deep roleplaying and storytelling."

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      "Players immerse in a richly detailed post-apocalyptic world to escape reality and experience complex narratives."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily driven by intrinsic interest and love for RPGs, not obligation or external pressure."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and love for RPGs, not obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      5

      "Players encouraged to try different builds, strategies, and quest approaches, exploring game mechanics."

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      "Game encourages trying different builds, dialogue options, and quest solutions, fostering exploration of mechanics."

    • Exploration

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      5

      "Large open world with many secrets, side quests, and locations to discover."

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      "Large open world with many locations, secrets, and random encounters to discover."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      4

      "Character customization and crafting allow for personal expression, though some players desire more visual options."

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      "Character customization and roleplaying allow personal expression, though graphical customization is limited."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      3

      "Set in a post-apocalyptic fictional world with imaginative characters and scenarios blending dark humor and surreal elements."

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      "Post-apocalyptic setting with fictional elements and dark humor, though grounded in plausible scenarios."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      3

      "Players form community bonds through friendship quests and multiplayer interactions."

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      "Players form bonds with companions and engage with a community of fans, though social multiplayer is absent."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      5

      "Strong focus on learning game mechanics, character development, and strategic mastery over time."

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      "Strong focus on learning game mechanics, character development, and improving skills over time."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; themes include addiction and mental health struggles."

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; drug use and violence are prominent themes."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused attention and strategic planning; not suited for casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention and strategic planning; not suited for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      2

      "Players form friendly relationships with NPCs, though interactions remain surface-level without deep emotional sharing."

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      "Some emotional connections with companions and NPCs, but limited to in-game interactions without deep social bonds."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      3

      "Player leads and manages a party of companions, making decisions that affect group dynamics."

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    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      5

      "Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, and completing quests."

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      "Strong progression through leveling, acquiring items, perks, and unlocking new quests."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      -1

      "Game can be tense and challenging, especially combat; some players find humor and story relaxing."

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      "Game can be tense and challenging, especially early on, but also offers moments of humor and flow."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      2

      "Enjoyable audio and visual style with humorous elements, though graphics are dated."

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      "Enjoyable audio and visual style with atmospheric music and dark humor, but graphics are dated."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      1

      "Some recognition through multiplayer and community, but no strong emphasis on social status or ranking."

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      "Recognition comes from in-game reputation and karma systems, but no social status or multiplayer ranking."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      5

      "Deep narrative with branching quests, moral ambiguity, and rich lore."

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      "Rich narrative with branching quests, multiple endings, and deep worldbuilding."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      5

      "Turn-based combat and quest design require careful planning and problem solving."

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      "Turn-based combat and quest solutions require planning, tactical thinking, and problem solving."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      3

      "Game offers suspense through enemy hordes, modifiers, and risk-reward mechanics."

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    • Value

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      4

      "Players perceive high value due to extensive content, replayability, and quality gameplay for price."

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    • Violence

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      4

      "Combat and killing of enemies and animals is a core gameplay element with graphic violence."

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    • Survival

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      "Strong survival elements including resource management, avoiding death, and strategic defense."

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      "Survival elements include resource management, avoiding threats, and strategic defense."

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership, Status.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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