The worst location in fallout 2?

I'd say the area between San Francisco and Navarro, I probably died a hundred of times trying to reach the base alone xD

Jokes aside, probably San Francisco or Vault 15 + Squat. For Vault 15 maybe was just me, I tried so badly to find agreements with NCR but never managed to. I felt dumb af. And not being able to "save" the doctor after killing all the raiders... :/

Oh, let's not forget about Arroyo. Since it is our village, I think it should have had a bigger impact... I mean, you start there, do the few quests available which grant some easy EXP to begin, and probably never come back for anything (except if you bring the GECK back before going to the oil rig).
 
I think there's good argument for NCR/Shady Sands being one of the weakest locations.

I mean, New Reno is a literal mobster-infested hellhole and its full of quests, cool characters, multiple areas and all sorts of cool knick-knacks and secrets.

NCR's shadow is cast across the whole game and its implied to be this big thing.
Hell, it is THE Big thing of the West Coast. And yet... NCR is actually pretty underwhelming as a location. No big buildings, or even a large city. It mostly looks like Vault City mixed with original Shady Sands, but less sterile. Granted, there's a reason Vault City and NCR look similar - because they both come from vaults and use the same tech, like the sandcrete walls.

There's just... no pizzaz to it.

Even the map making is weak, the ilusion of size just isn't there. It works for VC because VC is supposed to feel small, but NCR has a popullation of 3000 and is probably the biggest city in the West Coast except maybe for New Reno and The Hub, probably.

Why the NCR Congress building looks smaller than the Vault City council building?

It doesn't even have its own soundtrack, it literally reuses The Hub's track from FO1.
 
If there is anyplace to be the weakest of all—it should be Shady Sands, should it not? That would all but certainly be their intention for it, as the typical first foray into the outside world.
 
Gizmojunk said:
If there is anyplace to be the weakest of all—it should be Shady Sands, should it not? That would all but certainly be their intention for it, as the typical first foray into the outside world.
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In 2, not in 1. FO1 Shady Sands is a typical starter town.
FO2 Shady feels really weak compared to New Reno or Vault City.
 
Klamath and its gazillion of rats's quest

That place is hell of a lot more boring than anything in the game.


I also disliked the oil rig

San fran had its fair share of problems but i didnt think it was that bad
 
Dotan said:
Klamath and its gazillion of rats's quest

That place is hell of a lot more boring than anything in the game.
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To be honest, Klamath is supposed to be an ass-end town.
Honestly, I actually like Klamath, design-wise. Looks pretty decent for a ratty town, has an appropriate "appearance of size", has lots of quests, lots of dialogue, many choices, easy but plentiful combat, good loot to find around, etc. Its a pretty decent starter town with plenty to do, especially once you get the Gecko Skinning Perk. Might be better than Shady Sands which is pretty atmospheric, but has like two real quests (Radscorpion Cave and Rescue Tandi).
 
Slaughter Manslaught said:
To be honest, Klamath is supposed to be an ass-end town.
Honestly, I actually like Klamath, design-wise. Looks pretty decent for a ratty town, has an appropriate "appearance of size", has lots of quests, lots of dialogue, many choices, easy but plentiful combat, good loot to find around, etc. Its a pretty decent starter town with plenty to do, especially once you get the Gecko Skinning Perk. Might be better than Shady Sands which is pretty atmospheric, but has like two real quests (Radscorpion Cave and Rescue Tandi).
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Quantity vs quality. Shady sands is way better executed than klamath

Compare the brahmin rustle to the khans problem or the rat cave with the radscorpion thing (which even have a pacifist option) and its clear who is the winner

Shady sands also have 2 talking heads and a very good introduction for the game.
 
NCR is underwhelming and a bit sucky IMO.

e: Also Broken Hills right? With muh racism and stuff.
 
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Modoc is fucking trash man the only thing that is fun there is exploding that toilet and that ghost farm quest all the others suck tho. You can't even fuck bitches without getting married there.
 
Proletären said:
There are some cool things in Modoc. What about those omeletts?
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Ok but like that and the toilet blowing quest is the only good things there. Even frisco has some good shit like the vagrants, the emperor being a computer and those pornstar hubologists.
 
Omelette will 100% restore you if you eat it with your not full HP. So breaking in the chicken coop and kill the chicken is not recommended.
 
laclongquan said:
Omelette will 100% restore you if you eat it with your not full HP. So breaking in the chicken coop and kill the chicken is not recommended.
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Agree! I just did Modoc and I left that thing alive. Wouldn't want to upset anyone.
 
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