Posted July 25, 2012
Stevedog13: I bought Fallout 1 brand new when it was first released and after a decade of playthroughs I was still discovering things in the game.
Ryald_King: Same here. Since it was released I probably finished it at least 20 times. Even if you don't find something new every time, you can certainly try something different. For example, during my last playthrough I decided to be a greedy mercenary and when I traveled from Vault 13 directly to Shady Sands for the first time, I encountered a merchant with guards. Most times during previous playthroughs I didn't encounter anything during that trip and sometimes (at best) I would either almost fall off cliffs or find some rats. Right off the bat the game gave me greedy character the perfect opportunity this time. With a huge amount of effort and thanks to my high EN and some stims I managed to slaugter the merchant party and when I first arrived in SS I was already packing several hunting rifles and even some armor IIRC. And I said to myself then - I completed this game so many times and it still manages to surprise me.
Regarding length I pretty much consider it the perfect game because you can finish it in a weekend if you don't linger.