I signed up and played 76 after the first release—you know, the one with only like 3 humans.

It was my favorite experience. Empty, beautiful, peaceful and very exciting. The ambient music is my favorite of the whole series and it really set the tone.

I liked the feeling that you and a few other people online were the only real human survivors and the bots and mutants were the only things left in the world.

That changed after people complained… I quit after some changes were made. I logged in recently and now it’s full of generic NPCs and bullet sponge enemies. Not for me anymore.

I guess I’ll never be able to go back to that feeling right after release. It really was something else.

Anybody else play the game right after it was released?

  • RoyalEngineering@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ah I feel you. Is that feeling different from other Fallout games? I’m trying to remember, but I think you kill a radroach as your first enemy in a few (Fallout 1, Tactics, Fallout 3).

    • mlc894English
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      1 year ago

      Oh, it wasn’t the fact that I was killing roaches, so much as there were no living NPCs for me to help, hurt, or interact with in any way. I’m not opposed to playing exterminator for a few minutes if there’s a point, ha!