I decided to check out the Fallout series, which I'd been hearing about for a while but had somehow avoided. Naturally, I wanted to start with the first game.

I was shocked at the start: the mechanics seemed incomprehensible; I didn't know what to do or how to do them. They've definitely aged well and seem unobvious, but that's part of their charm. I started wandering around towns, asking NPCs about city life, the water chip, and quests. Then I noticed that it was taking a long time to find the chip, and I still wasn't any closer to figuring out where to find it. That's how my first playthrough ended.

I can say that the game really opens up with subsequent playthroughs. You start to get the hang of it, discovering alternative solutions to quests, different dialogue options, and ways to use skills. And after your first full playthrough, experiments begin on the main character and their characteristics (make them lucky, stupid, smart, strong, attractive).

And so my 60+ hours in the first game flew by. I managed to save the vault several times, complete the game several times, play both the hero and the villain. But I still haven't seen everything there is to see in the first Fallout.