The Fall: Last Days of Gaia

The Fall: Last Days of Gaia
Thousands of beta testers and a couple of years for catching errors can afford only the flagships of the market. Inheritance of the others - to release at least some version of the slander and her patches. Sometimes they are dead that a poultice, but sometimes correcting the mistake changes the attitude to the game in the bud. Stillborn monster turns into a "good project with a couple of drawbacks, the players are happy, developers are starting to think on a sequel.

The German version of The Fall: Last Days of Gaia, published a year ago, was simply unworkable. Patches were placed on one another - to correct errors, add new tasks and locations, improved graphics ... In short, appeared today on the localization of "Russobit-M has little to do with the old release. About her and talk.

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In the absence of energy is worth remembering the old technology. In the battles in the arena you can win a good armor.

Your adventure's just begun, little hero

Our civilization - a very fragile thing. Let a nuclear war, nobody believes opportunities for the Apocalypse is preizryadno. In 2062, for the colonization of Mars to build a giant machine-Terraformer. However, their mission, they do not have time, since ended up in the hands of a terrorist gruppirovke.Nikto not know, for negligence, whether extremists or malice Terraformer launched directly at Earth, but all felt the impact. Horrendous hurricanes and flooding at the root of humanity were killed and the survivors have to live in a huge desert, where all the oceans and seas have dried up and water can only get out of the ground.

In such an inhospitable world, begins the story of your hero. Returning from a hike, he finds his native village in flames, and all the people - dead. Not having no more purpose in life except revenge the bandits, he joins the new government - the grouping which has taken under the protection of the surrounding settlements.

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Such are the "cheerful" landscapes are found everywhere. The technique of very little good - so, go on location.

Breathe the lifeless dust of nature's revenge

Having a warehouse rusty pistol, torn sneakers and hop-a company of five people into submission, go to repair the good and the plant justice.But the search base raiders and revenge for the family - just the beginning of a long journey. Plot develops rapidly, and a couple of times, even throwing an unexpected trick.

It is worth noting the work of skilled writers and designers on the same topic - the ruined city, his dry docks and abandoned stations are populated by memorable characters. The Indians, coming out of reserves, farmers, finding solace in the surviving moonshine, looters and fanatics, a gang of orphans ... Afternoon all work and hunt in the evening gather around the campfire in the village square, grilled meats, communicate and listen to local troubadour. And then go home to sleep.

You have to save the girls from the "witch hunt", to establish privacy mechanic sluts catch a wild mustang and collect the helicopter from the pile of debris. Quests are unusual, multi-cast and with a healthy dose of humor ("black" as well).

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One of the unusual quests - surveying the area. Episodes like this one abandoned the convoy, adding intrigue story.

Now you see all damage we have done

Unfortunately, despite all decorated in strings of horrors, nothing like the landscapes of Fallout depressed you will not see. In the thicket of dead trees inhabited by a diverse beasts, the villagers manage to cultivate the fields, and generally a lack of water no one complains. The ability to find underground sources, and produce life-giving water remains completely untapped. As well as removal of hides and meat, with a wounded animal.

Here, however, can find fault with role-playing system as a whole - in theory, the player must carefully select members of the squad and make of each a specialist. After all, there is medicine, and driving different techniques, and thieving skill, can be made from material at hand armor, modify weapons, explosives indulge ... Yes, even to each "Skill" is assumed to choose useful perks, and think it's important - faster recharge or increased accuracy of weapons. What happens in practice? Of all the combat skills of value to have only the ability to handle the heavy barrel and a sniper, "and circulated a someone hacking and pickpocketing, and eloquence - the main character, about the rest of the line can be easily forgotten.

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Even if you walk alone you will fight

Not enough for you? Seeing squad, disorganized crowd of enemies rushing toward and die under a tight machine fire break can not even include, and certainly more so no need to crouch or lie down. That's all "tactical" battles and end. Engine, greatly out of date even at the time of the German version, now looks very very unattractive (and manages to podtoromazhivat).

But the bugs, admittedly, was nearly empty, and all the dialogues were translated and sounded fine. Niche project for ardent fans and lovers of unpretentious Fallout RPG with good storyline. The rest is better to wait for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Gothic III. And I think I'll go, sit still at a fire and listen to the flute ...

PS The article uses the words of the song The Fall of Darkseed.

The Fall: Last Days of Gaia Our main weapon
The Fall: Last Days of Gaia
Pumped ability "Eloquence," in addition to resolving some of the quests faster way reduces prices in the shops, can entertain the NPC and receive a gift, and send the strongest skill hero party members. Since only communicates with all the protagonist (and gains more of all XP), and develop him.