Honestly I don’t see how the Overseer didn’t see that as a possible outcome at all lol You got rid of the guy who saved the vault and THEN stopped the super mutants. Of course they’d be mad! Whatever influence he was trying to stop already happened! But, I guess… that was the point.
I definitely think that the Dweller killing the Overseer was a better option for an ending. After going through all the trouble to get the water purifying chip for Vault 13, the Overseer gives the Dweller the boot. Either way, the asshole had it coming.
@@abdielgrande9529 yeah I think it said the chosen one has access to a lot of cyborg enhancements but The courier does as well there's a whole place where you can improve all your stats and every special with cyborg implants
My favorite protagonist. Also a fun fact that not many people who play realise. The village elder is your Mother. I don’t know why but it took me two playthroughs to put two and two together lol. She was putting EVERYTHING she loved on the line by sending her son on this journey. That’s how serious it was for them to find the G.E.C.K. So cool.
@@MulliganSnicker The writers probably thought that would sound exotic and mysterious but it's absolutely nuts lmao Seems like in Fallout universe it takes only one generation to develop a polytheistic tribal religion
@@Tgungen I mean tbf it takes less than a generation for groups like Branch Davidans to form up. Im sure in a post apocalyptic hell scape many people would be looking at some batshit crazy ideas and not seeing it be crazy.
Favorite video to date, I didn’t realize the chosen one had such an impact on the fallout universe as a whole. Without them the enclave would rule the wastes.
"But then you haven't met Frank Horrigan, either." "Sir, I personally watched you slaughter a family and have had nightmares of you ever since, so that is a bare faced lie."
Marcus is one awesome dude he got to meet two of the most badass fallout protagonists a talking deathclaw and two robotic dogs. Marcus is probably one of my favorites characters tbh
@@mehmetfatihcetin5932 I didn't watch it and it doesn't matter since Fallout 1 already gave the answer. Some humans kept their intelligence after being exposed to the FEV, resulting in intelligent Super Mutants like Marcus, Fawkes, Uncle Leo, Keene, Lilith and many others who are trying to live a peaceful life. (Broken Hills and Jacobstown)
_Marcus discussing with The Chosen One how to get past Dalia, 2241_ Marcus: "So, how should we go about this? I lead her away while you sneak inside? Maybe we could try to convince her to join our cause, somehow? Could bribe her. Wait till she goes on a bathroom break? Goes to sleep?" The Chosen One: "R O C K!"
From ignorant tribal, to government toppling power armored bad ass. The chosen ones character arc encompasses the character driven narratives fallout has become synonymous with. Such a good game.
Have you not played fallout 4? This is blatantly false. Bethesda fallout is a tragedy of how to remove the best systems from your games over time. But we needed some shitty building mechanic.
@@AHHHHHHHH21well, like some people i've heard before "Fallout 4 is a good game, but it's not exactly a good Fallout game" I forgot when did i heard that before, but somehow i kinda agree with it
@rowdyrobgaming8726 fallout 4 is good it just isn't the best fallout game hell the lore in fallout 4 is the second best in the series next to new vegas and the gun play feels amazing it had some fun dlc too saying fallout 4 isn't fallout is a ignorant take that only causes more issues not to mention without fallout 4 we wouldn't have the ability to make full dlc sized mods that play off of the base fallout 4 game
FUN FACT: If we take the secondary/mini missions as canon, the Chosen One is so MTHRFKN strong than he can win a Arm Contest against a SUPER MUTAN (See Francis Mini mission in Broken Hills)
It kind of warms my heart to know that the overseers decision to banish the vault dweller wasn't unanimously accepted. That they even took to the wasteland themselves in search of them.
😅 if you can see it Youre now blind Fallout 4 sold us a lie, if you can see a nuclear fire. Youre looking at the alpha and beta radiation. If you see white or blue thats gamma, and without the blast wave youre already dead
The sadness brought upon by the right head of the Brahmin sadly nudging its left head followed by the confusion at the sight of those sick "children" was a case of mood whiplash I was not expecting.
The Chosen One is likely canonically male given that he fathered a child with a Bishop woman. The Vault Dweller was also refered to as a male in FO2 and Moira Brown calls the Lone Wanderer a he.
I love stories about a band of misfits becoming friends so seeing consisting of a human, an intelligent deathclaw, and cybernetic dog was a joy to see. I'm also liking the supernatural aspect of the hero's journey that we don't really see in the other games. They do have mystical aspects but not like this. Not that I know of at least.
Also, Lone Wanderer, Courier, and Sole Survivor have lots of allies and even a Ghoul and a Super Mutant too Yet they never managed to get an ally from an Intelligent Deathclaw That's also one of the many points that Fallout 2 is one of the best in the series
1:20:00 Oh I just noticed the deathclaw getting shot in the head is mentioned in New Vegas, the inn keaper in Sloan shares a deathclaw egg stew recipe and tells the courier it's a family recipe using a deathclaw queen for continous eggs that got shot in the head by an unknown person which happens to be the chosen one in Fallout 2
I can't tell you how much respect and admiration I have for youtubers that can make longform content and make it interesting and entertaining for the entire video. This video is fantastic, I hope you make more long videos like this in the future.
I see alot of people mention Frank Horrigan when mentioning how GOATed the chosen one is but i feel like they forget how there were about 4 turrets and an entire squad of soldiers fighting with you canonically. The chosen one didnt just box out Horrigan in a fist fight or anything, he needed ALOT of help.
First time I played, I the moment I entered the room I reflexively entered combat mode and destroyed all the gun turrets because it never occurred to me that they wouldn't shoot me. When I fought Frank I was fighting Him AND the enclave squad although all the turrets were destroyed and the soldiers could never reach me before they died. Granted I had a Fast shot gaus pistol with the sniper perk, 10 luck, better criticals, and action boy so I could fire like 6 times per turn, but even then Frank got me a few times with some nasty back to back crits of his own.
"Vic asked him to break into his house and take the old radio, to which the chosen one replied "oh, that was yours? I was kind of just stealing shit" "
Honestly, as many of you likely have by now, having played fo1 and 2 on their corresponding years, I'd say chosen one is a good mix of strength and intelligence toppling the other protagonists, mainly because of his background being that of a tribal without many resources as other had. Vault dweller goes second simply because of what they achieved after living a lot of time relatively well in a vault, while lone wanderer goes third due to ALL the things he had to go through still taking in account his background as a veteran, which only makes him a more dangerous character than the others. Then comes the courier, while being in my second favorite game the courier always felt more of the embodiment of luck itself rather than the inventive or a highly skilled due to its background character, all of this taking into account ALL the adventures he had to go through on all dlcs. Though as far as games themselves go NV is vastly superior to the others since bugs aside it balanced out gameplay with roleplaying including an amazing story, would be amazing if bugthesda decided to check in with obsidian on remaking NV on a new engine, maybe something without glaring bugs as NV had, but I guess it also depends on what ppl rather play, isometrical wasn't bad in itself, but mindless 3rd person or 1P shooting is your thing while roleplaying then the later entries to fallout are the best.
I love this game because if you know where to go and what to do you can literally beat this game in like 2 hours, or spend 100 hours wandering through cities and doing side quests. I used a character editor to make myself a god on one playthrough to see if I could just get to the oil platform ASAP and it worked and my game had like 3 ending slides lmao
@@cannibaletiquette5038i mean you cant really do that at all in fnv. Sure you can go straight to the strip but you still have to do a bunch of stuff before you do the battle of hoover dam. F3 has this more, but i think its more because of the simplicity of the main quest than any sort of design decision as f4 is the worst at this.
@@duncanmc797 couldn't say not gonna run off and fact check but I believe I read somewhere they got this work around where they make it possible, in all their games, to crush the main quest in under an hour.
Tbh i know this might be a hot take but that's one of the reasons i prefer Fo1, compared to any other of the games it is far darker and has a more consistent tone. Fo2 jumps around tone wise too much and is a bit too jokey. Still a great game though.
@@duncanmc797Fall out 2 is more mystic and strange. Fallout 1 is pure post apocalypse. But I like the mystic and odd aspects of the fallout universe too.
@@EggEnjoyerseems its not "mystical" you like Its literally tribalism you like The religious, spiritual and mystical aspect are forms of tribal human social habits The things we cant explain but observe need a name, a caveman would never call a phone a phone unless you explained it to them "Virtabird". "Metal Bird". They are infact made of metal and flying, thats a metal bird 😂 but incorrect
@@donovanulrich348 I call it mystical because there is literal magic. It’s not just tribalism, but actual magic. And people call helicopters birds today. The people of fallout while post apocalyptic, are still very technologically oriented as they exist in the future. Like it was the future when society fell. They live in a world of technology, even while in ruins, it’s more advanced than anything you and I have witnessed. This is the same world where sentient Ai walk around and lowly scavengers carry laser canons on their backs. They are not technologically illiterate compared to us.
@@EggEnjoyer I grew up with cartridge games, cassette tapes, CD's, VHS. Modern kids cane use 2 out of 4 of those without confusion if they even have the tools to access the data And if I had a vision or experience with a spirit, and tried to convince you. It would mean nothing, but if your friend or family had the same experience you would possibly care. And likely you would call it a hallucination in our modern world just to fit in That's tribalism 🤣 human social dynamics fall back on it.
Something that always confused me was "why did the enclave massacre the vault dwellers when it would have been much easier to just tell them they were the US government and that they were being transported to a government facility for further instruction. I mean they literally had all the proof they needed for the vault dwellers to believe them.
Everyone is awesome, But Oxhorn's deciphering of Fallout lore is Next Level forreal and he's an original. I would go to him first as the Yardstick of Fallout lore storytelling. I would see him as the next Three Dog cause he sounds like a 50's era Public Service Announcer.
I never played fallout 2 as I’ve never owned a windows PC… but this video just gave me the most comprehensive synopsis of FO2 I’ve ever seen. Thanks Synonymous!
Did I just sit through a full 1 hour video on the chosen one even though I know everything about him.. yes, yes I did. Great content man, very well made👍
I know the story of the chosen one really well, but this didnt stop me to watch this video too, i really love the stories of the older fallouts, they are trully something special, thanks for this awesome video man
The feel of the old fallouts is so much better than the newer ones. Actually felt like a post apocalyptic world instead of a fan fiction like 4 and 76. Wish they would remake the first two with the same feel but 4s engine.
Hardcore mods for fallout 4 played on survival makes for an incredible post apocalyptic experience imo. Stuff like scourge, true damage, maim, looted world, etc. That with your favorite guns and armor added to level lists really is something. It’s a great base that you can make into what you want.
A real FO1-2 remake should be a turn based strategy game And optional modern engine for possible fps fallout Look fallout 3 was a banger, it sold new vagas 😂 But thats cuz it was the first fps fallout. The appeal and story of 1-2 is paced for a strategy game/interactive movie It would take un godly skill to pull that pacing in a fps and not ruin it with cutscenes and interaction prompts
Dude I fall asleep to your content, I know that may not sound like a compliment but your voice and cadence is perfect for long form documentary type videos. I’m a huge fan and hope you have more long videos like this in the future, you deserve a deal with like discovery or the history channel or something.
I have been saving this specifically for a slow day. Thank you for all the amazing content as always I hope you did not get demonetized because I did not get a single advertisement for the video on my phone and I know you worked extremely hard on this like everything else you create.
The greatest hero with the greatest most memorable companions of all the Fallout games. But sadly largely forgotten and not even known by the Vegas players.
I absolutely loved this video! I genuinely love all of your videos, they have replaced audiobooks for me. Ha ha. But there is so much info about fallout & fo2 that is so hard to understand or just to experience. It was really cool putting the main protagonist in such a cool light. Unfortunately I had to give up on the first one, after getting addicted to it, right into that damn issue in the glow where I die as soon as I leave. SMH. But seriously, thank you, this video was absolutely awesome, I really appreciate you taking the time to make it.
This also happened to me on my first run. You need 100% resistance to radioactivity in The Glow. When you arrive, immediately boost with Rad-X. It's best never to sleep there or play chess with the supercomputer, because then the effect of the Rad-X wears off. The nasty thing is that in Fallout the radiation sickness only takes effect much later, so if you don't have a savegame before The Glow, you have to start all over again.
This video was excellent. The near end where Dr kershner gave the cure to the chosen one, you had me edge of seat volume up. Slapping my screen with money saying PAY attention son. The structure of the way you explained the Dr's last moments is why I'm saying this; GREAT JOB I'm so glad I've seen every one of your videos. Oxhorn for in depth gameplay and you for the moralistic and narrative of fallout. Thank you so much for making content!
i had already known the story of Fallout 2 but you made it worthwhile with your retelling, almost felt like my first time finding out about the first fallout games. awsome video
Newcomer to your subscribers, but lemme just say, I've watched this video three times now ALONE. Your content is fantastic, and has revitalized my love of Fallout. Looking forward to seeing more in the future. ❤
This was such a great video, I broke it up into three nights. I don't normally eat while watching TH-cam but your content fits the vibe. Thanks for the great story telling and sorry for the late comment.
As a console peasant I’ve only played F3, NV and F4, so this was exactly what I’d always wanted. A tremendous effort that seemed perfectly weighted and paced to me. So good that now I find I’m greedy for abdorbing 1, 3, 4 and New Vegas through your style of presentation too. So in case you ever feel inclined that’d be just fine and super dandy by me and I wholeheartedly encourage you! I’ll get a gaming pc eventually but rather than remove my need to play Fallout 2 your video has only encouraged me to play it even more👍
Synonymous, you are one of my favorite Fallout lore channels. Along with Nth Apple and Oxhorn, N_orte, Tks Mantis and RadKing. Also the village elder was voiced by the same actress who played Shadow Weaver in the 80's She-Ra cartoons. I don't quite remember her name.
Normally I watch youtube on a 2nd screen not really paying attention. However this video I'm going to watch fully paying attention. This seems like such an epic video!
You did such a good job explaining the game and story that now I don't even feel like I need to play it lol. Amazing video, but I regret watching it because I spoiled the game for myself, so I'll do my best to forget, then play the game, and then rewatch the video😂. Again, amazing video! Keep it up!!
Thank you very much for this interesting video. I am a big fan of New Vegas and this video along with the video on the vault dweller helped me understand the story of New Vegas better. Not only that, but these games and their story seem very interesting and I might check them out in the future because of your videos. So again, thank you for your hard work.
i’ve watched a few of your videos I think, but seeing a video this long has made me want to subscribe. I love these games very dearly and I am always looking for high quality content taking the writing of the original games and turning them into the story that deserves to be told. you are a fantastic story teller and I appreciate your effort to remain truthful to the lore. I will subscribe in the hopes that more of your videos are this long, if you are able to do that of course! thanks for a great watch.
That was fantastic! I have and will never play Fallout 2, but with this video all of my knowledge about Fallout was changed! It made everything even more interesting! Really wish Obsidian would own Fallout again!
Damn just got zoomed back in time 25 years to when I did at least 5 or 6 full playthroughs of F2, finding new things every single time. I kinda want to go hang out with Milton now.
I kinda don't :) adds to the fact I will never meet a docile deathclaw our last chance to meet an intelligent deathclaw is over and players witnessed that. It's the fallout universe that played out perfectly . Don't wonder what if . 👍
@@spaace9414not all players witnessed it. Not everyone was born around that time or willing to play old fallout games because of the format. So no, they should add talking death-claws back. If aliens and a ton of wacky sh exist, they deserve to, as well.
@@josiahperea5062 naaah ur saying we need a remake or a non canon game . That's what it saying ..if players r genuinely curious they will play the old one or watch a video . Stop being tolerate
im really enjoying this style of content, i find it more enjoyable to listen to an hour long story or even longer when gameplay is intertwined between lore readings. thanks synonymous
It's been 25 years, countless playthroughs, and yet this one is so different from all and every one of mine. To this day I keep finding new surprising things about F2, it's just unprecendental. First two Fallouts are the games of the two centuries.
Guess I'm installing fallout 2 again..... Still remember being 7 and getting to new Reno and becoming a boxer. I used VATS to aim for the eyes and then the groin to make sure I never got hit. Loved that playthrough so much lol
This and the Vault Dweller lore were such incredible videos. I’d love to hear everything you know on the lone wanderer, courier and sole survivor in the distant future!!
😅 its easy to explain These people are not modern people, they grew up without the local knowledge we have. But they need words to explain what actually happened and what is Valut 13 probably became known as a form of "Heaven" a haven from the wasteland, and inside holds many life sustaining secrets The overlord was the one who exiled the vault dweller, seen as "god" or "master" of the vault. And if the people who left 13 found new rano then stories of how they purged Heven but the knowledge of the past grows harder and harder to understand and process CD's and flashdrives get remembered as "holy disks" cuz they show information from nothing, and its nothing they themselves can create. Its a magic
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Come in Chosen One...
Find the GECK, save our people and destroy the enclave, oh chosen One!
I’ve heard her say that and seen those ugly kids at least 50 times love fallout 2
Are you ready for your Quest?
Cum*
Come in and hit this bong, chosen one..
I never knew they killed the Overseer about banishing the Vault Dweller I'm kinda glad his people didn't agree with his decision
Honestly I don’t see how the Overseer didn’t see that as a possible outcome at all lol You got rid of the guy who saved the vault and THEN stopped the super mutants. Of course they’d be mad! Whatever influence he was trying to stop already happened! But, I guess… that was the point.
I honestly like the option to just murk him yourself. disrespectful old man
I definitely think that the Dweller killing the Overseer was a better option for an ending. After going through all the trouble to get the water purifying chip for Vault 13, the Overseer gives the Dweller the boot. Either way, the asshole had it coming.
First time finding that out too. Never played the old Fallouts. Fallout 3 was my introduction into the world of Fallout.
😳 I appreciate the likes definitely wasn't expecting this type of turn out 🫡
The chosen one is easily the most badass fallout protagonist, a tribal taking down the enclave at their own base in their prime
He's the only one that can compete with the Courier
Literally drives a cargo ship, whips across California in an atomic muscle car. Courier has seen some shit too but the chosen is just the GOAT
@@Tiltigo to be fair yeah getting shot in the head is hard to top and lonesome road is insane
@@abdielgrande9529 yeah I think it said the chosen one has access to a lot of cyborg enhancements but The courier does as well there's a whole place where you can improve all your stats and every special with cyborg implants
@@mikeemous1410 people who look at The enclave through the lens of the newer games don't understand just how powerful they were in fallout 2.
My favorite protagonist. Also a fun fact that not many people who play realise. The village elder is your Mother. I don’t know why but it took me two playthroughs to put two and two together lol. She was putting EVERYTHING she loved on the line by sending her son on this journey. That’s how serious it was for them to find the G.E.C.K. So cool.
I wonder what she meant by “the gods of the vault”
@@MulliganSnicker The writers probably thought that would sound exotic and mysterious but it's absolutely nuts lmao
Seems like in Fallout universe it takes only one generation to develop a polytheistic tribal religion
@@Tgungen I mean tbf it takes less than a generation for groups like Branch Davidans to form up. Im sure in a post apocalyptic hell scape many people would be looking at some batshit crazy ideas and not seeing it be crazy.
I could be wrong but I think shes the grand child of the Vault Dweller.
@@perplexedzeus1 Nope, she is the daughter of the Vault Dweller and the Chosen One’s mother.
Favorite video to date, I didn’t realize the chosen one had such an impact on the fallout universe as a whole. Without them the enclave would rule the wastes.
@Gyrfalcon312
Well said about this, Gyrfalcon...
So what on earth is that one highly popular "the Chosen One" storytelling trope here alright 🤔🙄?
@rahadianaryo5979 this is nearly texbook "the heroes journey"
forreals this vid so good
@Gyrfalcon312 just he its confirmed he bangs one of the bishop women and impregnates em in fallout new vegas
"But then you haven't met Frank Horrigan, either."
"Sir, I personally watched you slaughter a family and have had nightmares of you ever since, so that is a bare faced lie."
"Then *your ride's will be OVER, Mutie* ... Now it's *time to DIE* ...💀"
Talk about putting an end to the nightmare
I remember you being doubtful about making a longer video, but honestly, we'd watch anything you give us. Your content is always so good.
Plus, I like his voice. Makes me understand better.
@MrPenetroso Definitely. I have hearing issues, but his voice is so clear and concise, I have no issues with his videos.
I think I can sum all of this up with one word. Moar.
@@Youtubz12 100%.
Marcus is one awesome dude he got to meet two of the most badass fallout protagonists a talking deathclaw and two robotic dogs. Marcus is probably one of my favorites characters tbh
it's good to know that he managed to find peace in the mountains of the mojave.
Even though he doesn't like talking about it xD
@@andylaw3222 in fallout tv serie marcus will turn into mutant?
@@mehmetfatihcetin5932 I didn't watch it and it doesn't matter since Fallout 1 already gave the answer.
Some humans kept their intelligence after being exposed to the FEV, resulting in intelligent Super Mutants like Marcus, Fawkes, Uncle Leo, Keene, Lilith and many others who are trying to live a peaceful life. (Broken Hills and Jacobstown)
@@mehmetfatihcetin5932you mean Maximus? Unlikely. Fallout and Fallout 2 take place years and years before the show.
_Marcus discussing with The Chosen One how to get past Dalia, 2241_
Marcus: "So, how should we go about this? I lead her away while you sneak inside? Maybe we could try to convince her to join our cause, somehow? Could bribe her. Wait till she goes on a bathroom break? Goes to sleep?"
The Chosen One: "R O C K!"
Rock n roll baby
Marcus: "Simple, *_but effective."_*
Rock go bonk
@@jamesmarston8461 ROCK AND STONE!
I WANNAROCK
From ignorant tribal, to government toppling power armored bad ass. The chosen ones character arc encompasses the character driven narratives fallout has become synonymous with. Such a good game.
Have you not played fallout 4? This is blatantly false. Bethesda fallout is a tragedy of how to remove the best systems from your games over time. But we needed some shitty building mechanic.
@@Someguyonline7732Can you shut up?
@@Someguyonline7732honestly, I don't get the hate for 4. I mean, I get how they got rid of some roleplaying mechanics, but it's still a fun game.
@@AHHHHHHHH21well, like some people i've heard before
"Fallout 4 is a good game, but it's not exactly a good Fallout game"
I forgot when did i heard that before, but somehow i kinda agree with it
@rowdyrobgaming8726 fallout 4 is good it just isn't the best fallout game hell the lore in fallout 4 is the second best in the series next to new vegas and the gun play feels amazing it had some fun dlc too saying fallout 4 isn't fallout is a ignorant take that only causes more issues not to mention without fallout 4 we wouldn't have the ability to make full dlc sized mods that play off of the base fallout 4 game
FUN FACT: If we take the secondary/mini missions as canon, the Chosen One is so MTHRFKN strong than he can win a Arm Contest against a SUPER MUTAN (See Francis Mini mission in Broken Hills)
It kind of warms my heart to know that the overseers decision to banish the vault dweller wasn't unanimously accepted. That they even took to the wasteland themselves in search of them.
Imagine being on the coastline of a post nuclear war where it’s almost getting habitable and then you see ANOTHER mushroom cloud on the horizon
I wish.
And then, years and years later, you see ANOTHER
Because war… War never changes…
😅 if you can see it
Youre now blind
Fallout 4 sold us a lie, if you can see a nuclear fire. Youre looking at the alpha and beta radiation. If you see white or blue thats gamma, and without the blast wave youre already dead
@@donovanulrich348 🤓👆
An HOUR of high quality content? You're spoiling us. This is beautiful work.
Z
If you feel guilty, just watch half.
The sadness brought upon by the right head of the Brahmin sadly nudging its left head followed by the confusion at the sight of those sick "children" was a case of mood whiplash I was not expecting.
The hydroelectric magnetosphere regulator. Is technically a "thingie"
The Chosen One is likely canonically male given that he fathered a child with a Bishop woman. The Vault Dweller was also refered to as a male in FO2 and Moira Brown calls the Lone Wanderer a he.
I love stories about a band of misfits becoming friends so seeing consisting of a human, an intelligent deathclaw, and cybernetic dog was a joy to see. I'm also liking the supernatural aspect of the hero's journey that we don't really see in the other games. They do have mystical aspects but not like this. Not that I know of at least.
Also, Lone Wanderer, Courier, and Sole Survivor have lots of allies and even a Ghoul and a Super Mutant too
Yet they never managed to get an ally from an Intelligent Deathclaw
That's also one of the many points that Fallout 2 is one of the best in the series
@@MatsuSenpaii And maybe also the fact you can get a car being one of my favorites in my life in a roleplaying game
1:20:00 Oh I just noticed the deathclaw getting shot in the head is mentioned in New Vegas, the inn keaper in Sloan shares a deathclaw egg stew recipe and tells the courier it's a family recipe using a deathclaw queen for continous eggs that got shot in the head by an unknown person which happens to be the chosen one in Fallout 2
Before I started watching synonymous I was bald, ugly, and fat, now that I watch synonymous nothings chaged except that I found some good content
😘
we're all in this together
You gotta learn how to love yourself lad
I can't tell you how much respect and admiration I have for youtubers that can make longform content and make it interesting and entertaining for the entire video. This video is fantastic, I hope you make more long videos like this in the future.
it helped that Fallout 2 had a pretty captivating story.
I see alot of people mention Frank Horrigan when mentioning how GOATed the chosen one is but i feel like they forget how there were about 4 turrets and an entire squad of soldiers fighting with you canonically. The chosen one didnt just box out Horrigan in a fist fight or anything, he needed ALOT of help.
well it could also be the other way around, no?
First time I played, I the moment I entered the room I reflexively entered combat mode and destroyed all the gun turrets because it never occurred to me that they wouldn't shoot me. When I fought Frank I was fighting Him AND the enclave squad although all the turrets were destroyed and the soldiers could never reach me before they died. Granted I had a Fast shot gaus pistol with the sniper perk, 10 luck, better criticals, and action boy so I could fire like 6 times per turn, but even then Frank got me a few times with some nasty back to back crits of his own.
I actually heard somewhere that if you’re running an unarmed build, Frank doesn’t send reinforcements and only fights you hand-to-hand
at least he had some semblance of honor, albeit it was as twisted as his mind and body.@@heartofonyx9763
This says more about frank then it does the chosen one
"Vic asked him to break into his house and take the old radio, to which the chosen one replied "oh, that was yours? I was kind of just stealing shit" "
The Chosen One and Courier 6 are the most badass Fallout protagonists ever created
Ain't a coincidence that both of them aren't Vault Dwellers.
@@devastater97The Vault Dweller was pretty badass too though
Beating at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I Am THE Courier
What about the lone wanderer...
Honestly, as many of you likely have by now, having played fo1 and 2 on their corresponding years, I'd say chosen one is a good mix of strength and intelligence toppling the other protagonists, mainly because of his background being that of a tribal without many resources as other had.
Vault dweller goes second simply because of what they achieved after living a lot of time relatively well in a vault, while lone wanderer goes third due to ALL the things he had to go through still taking in account his background as a veteran, which only makes him a more dangerous character than the others.
Then comes the courier, while being in my second favorite game the courier always felt more of the embodiment of luck itself rather than the inventive or a highly skilled due to its background character, all of this taking into account ALL the adventures he had to go through on all dlcs.
Though as far as games themselves go NV is vastly superior to the others since bugs aside it balanced out gameplay with roleplaying including an amazing story, would be amazing if bugthesda decided to check in with obsidian on remaking NV on a new engine, maybe something without glaring bugs as NV had, but I guess it also depends on what ppl rather play, isometrical wasn't bad in itself, but mindless 3rd person or 1P shooting is your thing while roleplaying then the later entries to fallout are the best.
Most TH-camrs don’t bother with subtitles, but you have with this great lengthy video, so thanks for that :)
"And neither did Lynette, who exclusively slept on the wrong side of the bed"
I love this game because if you know where to go and what to do you can literally beat this game in like 2 hours, or spend 100 hours wandering through cities and doing side quests. I used a character editor to make myself a god on one playthrough to see if I could just get to the oil platform ASAP and it worked and my game had like 3 ending slides lmao
Damndest thing. That is actually the signature of obsidian games. Look it up.
@@cannibaletiquette5038i mean you cant really do that at all in fnv. Sure you can go straight to the strip but you still have to do a bunch of stuff before you do the battle of hoover dam. F3 has this more, but i think its more because of the simplicity of the main quest than any sort of design decision as f4 is the worst at this.
@@duncanmc797 couldn't say not gonna run off and fact check but I believe I read somewhere they got this work around where they make it possible, in all their games, to crush the main quest in under an hour.
"Come in Chosen One.."
* has a giant bong on the side *
"Come in, Chosen One. I just lit the boof.”
@@TheCroutonCrusaderthe what
@@lucre113 it’s meant to say the boof 😭😭😭
@@TheCroutonCrusader nah we don’t smoke boof here 😵💫😮💨🤬 we smokin ZaBa
🤣🤣
filling vault 13 with intelligent deathclaws was an interesting choice from Black Isle lol
Tbh i know this might be a hot take but that's one of the reasons i prefer Fo1, compared to any other of the games it is far darker and has a more consistent tone. Fo2 jumps around tone wise too much and is a bit too jokey. Still a great game though.
@@duncanmc797Fall out 2 is more mystic and strange.
Fallout 1 is pure post apocalypse. But I like the mystic and odd aspects of the fallout universe too.
@@EggEnjoyerseems its not "mystical" you like
Its literally tribalism you like
The religious, spiritual and mystical aspect are forms of tribal human social habits
The things we cant explain but observe need a name, a caveman would never call a phone a phone unless you explained it to them
"Virtabird". "Metal Bird". They are infact made of metal and flying, thats a metal bird 😂 but incorrect
@@donovanulrich348 I call it mystical because there is literal magic. It’s not just tribalism, but actual magic.
And people call helicopters birds today. The people of fallout while post apocalyptic, are still very technologically oriented as they exist in the future. Like it was the future when society fell. They live in a world of technology, even while in ruins, it’s more advanced than anything you and I have witnessed. This is the same world where sentient Ai walk around and lowly scavengers carry laser canons on their backs. They are not technologically illiterate compared to us.
@@EggEnjoyer I grew up with cartridge games, cassette tapes, CD's, VHS. Modern kids cane use 2 out of 4 of those without confusion if they even have the tools to access the data
And if I had a vision or experience with a spirit, and tried to convince you. It would mean nothing, but if your friend or family had the same experience you would possibly care. And likely you would call it a hallucination in our modern world just to fit in
That's tribalism 🤣 human social dynamics fall back on it.
Something that always confused me was "why did the enclave massacre the vault dwellers when it would have been much easier to just tell them they were the US government and that they were being transported to a government facility for further instruction. I mean they literally had all the proof they needed for the vault dwellers to believe them.
Cause the opening scene is totally dope
They have been brainwashed into an ideological hatred of anything non-enclave. So it was likely them just venting their emotions.
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36:16 The *Enclave's here for you all, Vault Dwellers* ...
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36:21 🖐😁 (and then, a seconds later: 😵💥🔫)
they didn’t line up in an orderly fashion
Wish there were more Fallout lore channels that are this good. Seems like the only ones I've found are you and _Norte
@a steel folding chair was about to comment the same. Big ups to our fellow Brother in Atom.
oxhorn is pretty good
I miss the era of shoddycast before it changed ownership and became fucking awful
Oh yeah! yaboii is pretty good as well
Everyone is awesome, But Oxhorn's deciphering of Fallout lore is Next Level forreal and he's an original. I would go to him first as the Yardstick of Fallout lore storytelling. I would see him as the next Three Dog cause he sounds like a 50's era Public Service Announcer.
I love it that when her son rescues her from imprisonment on the oil rig the village elder doesn't call him son or dear but "Chosen One".
I never played fallout 2 as I’ve never owned a windows PC… but this video just gave me the most comprehensive synopsis of FO2 I’ve ever seen. Thanks Synonymous!
You're welcome! 😁👍
I play fallout 2 on my galaxy s10+ and it runs fine lol
@@lukecheshire7782HOW?! i have an app but doesn't work
Did I just sit through a full 1 hour video on the chosen one even though I know everything about him.. yes, yes I did. Great content man, very well made👍
That ceramic bong during the first scene is great.
Hey genuinely your work is incredible, I'll watch anything you do. Your perspective and creativity are unique to you and wonderful to see!
Little did the Enclave know the sight of that ship on the horizon carried their impending doom, Fallout 2 was so badass. Great video ❤
I know the story of the chosen one really well, but this didnt stop me to watch this video too, i really love the stories of the older fallouts, they are trully something special, thanks for this awesome video man
The feel of the old fallouts is so much better than the newer ones. Actually felt like a post apocalyptic world instead of a fan fiction like 4 and 76. Wish they would remake the first two with the same feel but 4s engine.
that would be hilarious
Molders are working on Fo1 in Fo4s engine, as well as F4NV and Capital Wasteland
Hardcore mods for fallout 4 played on survival makes for an incredible post apocalyptic experience imo. Stuff like scourge, true damage, maim, looted world, etc. That with your favorite guns and armor added to level lists really is something. It’s a great base that you can make into what you want.
Oh my god yes
A real FO1-2 remake should be a turn based strategy game
And optional modern engine for possible fps fallout
Look fallout 3 was a banger, it sold new vagas 😂
But thats cuz it was the first fps fallout. The appeal and story of 1-2 is paced for a strategy game/interactive movie
It would take un godly skill to pull that pacing in a fps and not ruin it with cutscenes and interaction prompts
When the Valdez boots up for it’s trip, it has to be one of the best cinematics ever.
Yo that old lady has the biggest bong ive ever seen I ain’t know the nuclear apocalypse was chill like that
Dude I fall asleep to your content, I know that may not sound like a compliment but your voice and cadence is perfect for long form documentary type videos. I’m a huge fan and hope you have more long videos like this in the future, you deserve a deal with like discovery or the history channel or something.
😂😂😂😂
Great presentation of the chosen Ones story 👌🏼
The history of the Beast Lords would be an interesting video in my opinion.
You know it’s gonna be a good day when you start it with a synonymous video
My week is complete ❤ Thank you for all the hard work you put into the videos for us
Woo! Thanks for making it an hour long! It makes it easier to watch/listen to when I’m braiding my hair.
I have been saving this specifically for a slow day. Thank you for all the amazing content as always I hope you did not get demonetized because I did not get a single advertisement for the video on my phone and I know you worked extremely hard on this like everything else you create.
The greatest hero with the greatest most memorable companions of all the Fallout games. But sadly largely forgotten and not even known by the Vegas players.
I absolutely loved this video! I genuinely love all of your videos, they have replaced audiobooks for me. Ha ha. But there is so much info about fallout & fo2 that is so hard to understand or just to experience. It was really cool putting the main protagonist in such a cool light. Unfortunately I had to give up on the first one, after getting addicted to it, right into that damn issue in the glow where I die as soon as I leave. SMH. But seriously, thank you, this video was absolutely awesome, I really appreciate you taking the time to make it.
This also happened to me on my first run. You need 100% resistance to radioactivity in The Glow. When you arrive, immediately boost with Rad-X. It's best never to sleep there or play chess with the supercomputer, because then the effect of the Rad-X wears off.
The nasty thing is that in Fallout the radiation sickness only takes effect much later, so if you don't have a savegame before The Glow, you have to start all over again.
This video was excellent. The near end where Dr kershner gave the cure to the chosen one, you had me edge of seat volume up. Slapping my screen with money saying PAY attention son. The structure of the way you explained the Dr's last moments is why I'm saying this; GREAT JOB I'm so glad I've seen every one of your videos. Oxhorn for in depth gameplay and you for the moralistic and narrative of fallout. Thank you so much for making content!
i had already known the story of Fallout 2 but you made it worthwhile with your retelling, almost felt like my first time finding out about the first fallout games. awsome video
Longest video yet and it just keeps getting better, nice work man
Newcomer to your subscribers, but lemme just say, I've watched this video three times now ALONE. Your content is fantastic, and has revitalized my love of Fallout. Looking forward to seeing more in the future. ❤
This was such a great video, I broke it up into three nights. I don't normally eat while watching TH-cam but your content fits the vibe.
Thanks for the great story telling and sorry for the late comment.
Thank you for how detailed and long this video is, it’s awesome!! You did a great job brother.
You make some of the best Fallout videos, i really hope you cover everything eventually!!
>train with a spear for the trials your entire life
>you missed
>you missed
>you missed
As a console peasant I’ve only played F3, NV and F4, so this was exactly what I’d always wanted. A tremendous effort that seemed perfectly weighted and paced to me. So good that now I find I’m greedy for abdorbing 1, 3, 4 and New Vegas through your style of presentation too.
So in case you ever feel inclined that’d be just fine and super dandy by me and I wholeheartedly encourage you!
I’ll get a gaming pc eventually but rather than remove my need to play Fallout 2 your video has only encouraged me to play it even more👍
Synonymous, you are one of my favorite Fallout lore channels. Along with Nth Apple and Oxhorn, N_orte, Tks Mantis and RadKing.
Also the village elder was voiced by the same actress who played Shadow Weaver in the 80's She-Ra cartoons. I don't quite remember her name.
This channel just keeps getting better with every update!
Normally I watch youtube on a 2nd screen not really paying attention. However this video I'm going to watch fully paying attention. This seems like such an epic video!
No fallout lore video has had me this invested especially about the second game. Great content 👌
I love fallout. And your videos make learning about the games enjoyable, your editing style and narration are phenomenal
Hey, that's awesome! I'm glad you like them 😁👍
You did such a good job explaining the game and story that now I don't even feel like I need to play it lol. Amazing video, but I regret watching it because I spoiled the game for myself, so I'll do my best to forget, then play the game, and then rewatch the video😂. Again, amazing video! Keep it up!!
Thank you for this bro I’m gonna put this on while I go to sleep nothing better that a long fallout lore vid
Your videos are amazing, perfect way for me to unwind is to listen and enjoy some fallout lore
Man this is my favorite fallout vid on youtube i was invested til the end excellent work, i can only imagine the work towards producing this vid
So much work!
Fantiastic video! It's so cool to see all the original game footage and voice actors! Thank you for all of the work you put into the video!
Fallout 2 is truly a game where so much game happens.
Thank you very much for this interesting video. I am a big fan of New Vegas and this video along with the video on the vault dweller helped me understand the story of New Vegas better. Not only that, but these games and their story seem very interesting and I might check them out in the future because of your videos. So again, thank you for your hard work.
Always a good day when synonymous uploads a new video.
i’ve watched a few of your videos I think, but seeing a video this long has made me want to subscribe. I love these games very dearly and I am always looking for high quality content taking the writing of the original games and turning them into the story that deserves to be told. you are a fantastic story teller and I appreciate your effort to remain truthful to the lore. I will subscribe in the hopes that more of your videos are this long, if you are able to do that of course! thanks for a great watch.
Welcome aboard! Thank you, I will continue to do my best! 😁👍
I just realized the old woman daughter of the vault dweller has a tattoo on her neck
It's amazing how this is still the largest fallout story we have gotten when it comes to scale.
Glad to hear a video of yours while I'm at work man. Great job
That was fantastic!
I have and will never play Fallout 2, but with this video all of my knowledge about Fallout was changed!
It made everything even more interesting!
Really wish Obsidian would own Fallout again!
Loved this video! Please make a similar one about the first! Such a cool dive into the game
thank you for the video and all your hard work, your my favorite fallout cc, and I cant stress it enough
Doing 1h long video was spot on. Loved it
Awwww yeah! My man Syn blessing us with a great start to the weekend 🎉
Man it's been like a month since you post but that's good it gives time to refresh yourself
Damn just got zoomed back in time 25 years to when I did at least 5 or 6 full playthroughs of F2, finding new things every single time. I kinda want to go hang out with Milton now.
I honestly hope gorus and intelligent deathclaws reappear in future titles.
I kinda don't :) adds to the fact I will never meet a docile deathclaw our last chance to meet an intelligent deathclaw is over and players witnessed that. It's the fallout universe that played out perfectly . Don't wonder what if . 👍
@@spaace9414 the fallout 4 quest where you bring a mother deathclaw her egg could probably be considered docile
@@nonagon1299 rng made that thing attack me D: I guess it spawned to close to me
@@spaace9414not all players witnessed it. Not everyone was born around that time or willing to play old fallout games because of the format. So no, they should add talking death-claws back. If aliens and a ton of wacky sh exist, they deserve to, as well.
@@josiahperea5062 naaah ur saying we need a remake or a non canon game . That's what it saying ..if players r genuinely curious they will play the old one or watch a video . Stop being tolerate
I hope he was able to find peace in the end .
Awesome video young man! Love your work!
im really enjoying this style of content, i find it more enjoyable to listen to an hour long story or even longer when gameplay is intertwined between lore readings. thanks synonymous
I’ve always had my headcannon that the Vault Dweller’s family are the main protagonists of every main title of Fallout.
I like that, like Courier 6 could be the grandson of The Chosen One or something
@@Synonymous101the sole survivor from fallout 4 could be great great great great uncle or sister
Straight of jojo
Great video!!!! you make awesome content and you deserve to be more popular!!!!
Time to stress down with interesting lore told by a velvety voice 🥰
Great vid! I appreciate all the effort you put into this one! Keep on fighting the good fight! 💪😁
It's been 25 years, countless playthroughs, and yet this one is so different from all and every one of mine. To this day I keep finding new surprising things about F2, it's just unprecendental. First two Fallouts are the games of the two centuries.
Guess I'm installing fallout 2 again.....
Still remember being 7 and getting to new Reno and becoming a boxer.
I used VATS to aim for the eyes and then the groin to make sure I never got hit. Loved that playthrough so much lol
i never understood whats the point of going for groin besides funny dialogues, eyes were always my way to go
@@Ladle66 eyes first for sure. Once they are done you go for the groin for the meme attack lol.
Wow, felt like a movie :D didn't know the Chosen One was so charismatic. the last 1/2 you really gotta talk your way through
It’s 2am and I was about to go to bed but I guess I’m watching this instead
Since I’ve watched the series, and played hundreds of hours of fallout. I want to know more about the universe. Thanks for your in-depth analysis
This and the Vault Dweller lore were such incredible videos. I’d love to hear everything you know on the lone wanderer, courier and sole survivor in the distant future!!
Your best video so far! Pls make those for every Fallout Game
Liked and subbed! This is quality! Thanks for making this
Oh you weren’t kidding when you were talking about how long this videos gonna be. I’m hype.
I wonder how the myth of 'holy' vault 13 came to be as it was the place from where the vault dweller was exiled.
It's likely an allusion to the Garden of Eden from Christian mythology. Adam and Eve were banished from Eden, but it's still seen as a holy place.
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Well thanks for *your knowledge of the biblical lore* ♰📖 right here ya...👍😉
😅 its easy to explain
These people are not modern people, they grew up without the local knowledge we have. But they need words to explain what actually happened and what is
Valut 13 probably became known as a form of "Heaven" a haven from the wasteland, and inside holds many life sustaining secrets
The overlord was the one who exiled the vault dweller, seen as "god" or "master" of the vault. And if the people who left 13 found new rano then stories of how they purged Heven but the knowledge of the past grows harder and harder to understand and process
CD's and flashdrives get remembered as "holy disks" cuz they show information from nothing, and its nothing they themselves can create. Its a magic