I played BG1 in 1998 and played PS:T in 1999, But I never play Fallout2 until 2005.Althrough it was so famous and admired.
I have tried it for several times, but every time I abandoned within 2 hours. The beginning of Fallout2 is really a terrible experience for new players.In BG1 ,the duel between Gorion and Sarevok shocked me. In PS:T,the story catch my heart at first minute.But in Fallout2, in almost 1 hour I was fighting a dozen of scorpions, boring and slowly.When I finished the test in temple,the small village also didn't give me much fun. So, I missed the great game for so many years.
Finally, in one day of the summer holiday in 2005, I stayed at home and overcame with boredom, so I started Fallout2 again.This time, I insisted to Dan city.Then the charm of the wasteland started revealing to me. Then,I forgot food and sleep,cleared whole the game. Fallout2 became one of my favorite game.
After that, I recommended fallout2 to a lot of friends.But none of them accept it,almost for the same reason---terrible first 2 hours.What a pity. So I notice that, without a good beginning,a great game may be missed by a lot of players.
I wish Obsidian can design an glamorous prologue beginning for PoE,even using some small petty trick,some flashy stuff,to attract new players as early as possible. Let more light players recognize the funny of old fashion RPG.
Didn't come back to the forum for half a year.If the topic has been discussed before,sorry for that.