• News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • News

  • TV & Film

  • PlayStation

  • Xbox

  • Nintendo

  • PC

  • Reviews

  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Threads
Submit Your Content
Fallout fans roast PS2 sequel you've probably never heard of

Home> News

Published 11:46 9 Jan 2025 GMT

Fallout fans roast PS2 sequel you've probably never heard of

And you've probably never heard of it because it's terrible.

Lewis Parker

Lewis Parker

Fallout fans have just discovered the existence of quite possibly the worst Fallout game ever made (unless we’re counting Bethesda’s Fallout 76 at launch).

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel was, at the time of its release, a massive departure from the likes of the original Fallout and Fallout 2, as it’s got more in common with Call of Duty: Black Ops' Dead Ops Arcade mode than it does with an RPG.

Don’t confuse this one with the similarly named Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel by the way, because that’s actually a good game.

In a Reddit thread over on the r/Fallout subreddit discussing the game, several commenters chimed in with their experiences playing the title.

Advert

“They replace Nuka-Cola with Bawls Guarana soda and the sound track is heavy metal,” commented user canadianD, “Very early-00s kewl and edgy.”

“It's a top-downish shooter with RPG-ish elements, repetitive levels, and an aesthetic that isn't to most peoples' tastes,” replied user Jae-Sun, “It's more like it's aggressively mediocre than outright bad.”

As someone who has played this game, “aggressively mediocre” is an incredibly apt way of describing it.

Given its infamy I remember expecting way worse, but I’m not gonna pretend I had fun playing it (or that I even finished playing it for that matter).

Advert

Also, just a random aside, but one commenter in that thread said something I was completely unaware of; apparently Devin Townsend, the frontman for the metal band Strapping Young Lad, did the soundtrack for Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.

In retrospect, that makes a lot of sense, because the only memorable thing about this game (other than it being incredibly mid) is the soundtrack.

Look, it’s a fun game to poke fun at, but do yourself a favour and don’t actually bother playing this one. Watch a playthrough on YouTube or something.

Or just replay Fallout: New Vegas and actually enjoy yourself instead.

Featured Image Credit: Interplay Productions, Bethesda

Topics: Fallout, Bethesda

Advert

Advert

Advert

  • Steam free RPG is one of the biggest open-world games of all time
  • Fallout fans wowed by gameplay footage from upcoming sequel
  • Fallout 5 be damned, this LEGO Fallout is stunning
  • Fallout 5 announcement roasted by unhappy fans

Choose your content:

27 mins ago
3 hours ago
5 hours ago
6 hours ago
  • 27 mins ago

    Fallout fans losing it over huge new map expansion

    What a wasteland

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Xbox drops 5 free games you can download and play this weekend

    Play some great games for free

    News
  • 5 hours ago

    GTA 6 officially hits PlayStation Store, immediately dominates

    Was there any doubt?

    News
  • 6 hours ago

    Steam gamers warned they've last chance to dive into massive 50+ free download event

    By the time you read this, it may already be too late

    News