A really, really well done simulation game - simple yet engaging, with just enough story for this type of game. It also has a great soundtrack or rather cassettes that you can find and play while cleaning. I only wish the game was longer, however as the developers have the whole roadmap of free updates planned, I can't even drop the rating for this, just have to wait a little bit.

My Journey Through Time brought me to Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel released in 2001. After playing Fallout and watching the playthrough of Fallout 2, I have to give this only Acceptable rating, and that's just for the game being set in the same universe, and for actually being playable in 2025. The game is repetitive, buggy and contradicts a lot of lore established in the first two games. I found myself rushing through the game as fast as I could. I read online about the problems related to its development and release, so I kind of understand why the game turned out the way it did. I also saw this game being compared to Jagged Alliance 2, and yeah, I wish Fallout Tactics was either more like Jagged Alliance 2, or more true to Fallout and Fallout 2. Now it's somewhere in between and it doesn't really work.

The story was excellent, as well as the sound, visuals and other creative decisions. I was hoping for more filler cases - every case progresses the main plot, so the game feels too short. Don't get me wrong, it's still well worth its price. There's plenty of room for a sequel, I'd love to see more of the story.

I tried to pick this up in order to reach Fallout Tactics later in the franchise for my A Journey Through Time challenge. However, Fallout 2 doesn’t run on my PC even though I tried all the fixes I could find online. The 4 hours of playtime was just me forgetting to exit the game client as I tried to find the solution. Instead, I watched a whole 40-video-long walkthrough by Oxhorn (which I highly recommend if anyone's interested), and well, I liked the first game's story better, although this one's still great. IMO the story and side content of the first game was just consistently good, while in Fallout 2 it's more of a rollercoaster, possibly due to the game having much more side content which was of varying quality (e.g., I couldn't care less about everything and everyone in New Reno and San Francisco). I'm in love with the game's world and its lore though, and looking forward to playing the rest of the franchise (which hopefully runs without a hitch on my PC going forward).

So I picked this up in order to reach Fallout Tactics later in the franchise for my A Journey Through Time challenge.
What can I say, this game's a classic I've never played before. The lore & the story, as well as the storytelling, are truly remarkable for 1997. I hated absolutely everything about the game mechanics so I followed a step-by-step guide just to get through it. Still a fantastic game for its time.