I've been playing again through the Fallout series and these games really stand the test of time. There's been some debate on which is the better game: Fallout 1 or Fallout 2. It's a really tough call. Fallout 1 is tight. It does what it does and it does it well. You get the sense that there's little fluff to water it down. On the other hand, Fallout 2 is wide and varied. There's so much more area to explore, items to collect, and weapons to wield. In Fallout 1 the combat skill is Energy Weapons, because the ultimate gun is the Turbo Plasma Rifle. Once you get to the endgame, anything you put into small arms or big guns is essentially wasted. One great thing about Fallout 2 is that all three gun skills are perfectly valid and useful in the endgame, thanks to the improved flamer, vindicator minigun, and gauss weapons. I always approve of choice, and Fallout 2 has it in spades. So which is better? Tough call. I'm going to say Fallout 2, because you get a great car.

Next up is Fallout Tactics. It's not the favorite game of most Fallout fans, which is perfectly understandable because it broke with the RPG tradition and instead plays as a more simple squad-based tactical game, like Jagged Alliance 2 or Silent Storm. Played with that in mind I still consider it a good game.

Things I've learned from The Sandwich Experiments:

• Lettuce does not freeze well.
• Tomatoes do not freeze well.
• Pickles, on the other hand, do.
• You can cook a pound and a half of bacon quickly, or you can do it neatly. Not both.

So there you have it. More as these exciting experiments continue!

Not Without Incident

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