Throughout the Fallout series, there have been many different depictions of Combat Armor. Please discuss which was your favorite.

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  • fxomt@lemm.eeM
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    19 hours ago

    retrofuture

    exactly, fallout 1/2 felt amazing in that regard. the newer games kind of fail at that. Fallout 4/76 try to be more retro, but nothing bests the originals. They’re masterpieces (especially fallout 2 lmao)

    • rosahajOP
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      19 hours ago

      Truly, I don’t think the designs of the Advanced Power Armor and the M72 Gauss Rifle will ever leave my mind. It’s a real shame we won’t get to see that style again as the series continues.

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        19 hours ago

        It’s a shame we won’t get games on the west coast again at all. I loved fallout 2’s enclave and it’s humor lol

        east coast games are always undeveloped as shit and too serious, fnv, f01-2 are way better imo

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          19 hours ago

          It’s hard to describe how formative the theme of progress between the west coast games was to my interests, which is something the east coast games sorely lack. There’s a little hope though that the new TV show could give closure, if nothing else for the west. (Even with it’s own questionable choices.)

          • fxomt@lemm.eeM
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            18 hours ago

            It’s hard to describe how formative the theme of progress between the west coast games was to my interests

            simple, bethesda didn’t develop FnV, fo1 and fo2 :) they just published them.

            It’s kind of annoying even after centuries at most the east coast managed to build a shack™ but the west coast built entire cities.

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              18 hours ago

              Shortly after the release of the TV show I realized that Fallout won’t ever be what I hoped for again, and I’ve made my peace with the fact that it’s going in it’s own direction now. But I’d be damned if I didn’t still yearn for what those older games had. Still haven’t found something to fill that void. (Though a copious Fallout modding hobby certainly has helped me see a Fallout with some of those problems resolved.)

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                18 hours ago

                Ha, yeah, but that’s life. If you want a game similar to fallout, try the metro francise; i love it to death.

                • rosahajOP
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                  18 hours ago

                  good call; I’ve got a few of them hidden away in my library, but haven’t yet given them a proper go. I think I will, thanks.