Fallout 2 (1998) in-game art by Justin Sweet
Fallout 2 (1998) in-game art by Justin Sweet
That image always bothered me. Is he holding a pistol sideways in his left hand?
Why the hell would you stand out in the open and fire your sidearms, when at least 1 (likely 2) planes are shooting at you with 3 machineguns each?7Is he holding a pistol sideways in his left hand?
Yes.
He is dual wielding two different guns, aiming and firing them at different targets...
... while running quickly, turning in an arc, possibly zigzag style.
Does this make much sense?
In reality, fuck no.
In a video game?
Well he is the chosen one.
Also bonus factoid:
The attacking planes appear to be based off of an experimental WW2 era aircraft design the US had for a jet powered, parasite fighter, a small fighter plane carried by basically bombers, that would detach to fend off attacks, and then reattach to be flown home... these drawn ones are seemingly the 'grown up', non parasite versions of a similar style.
Behold, the XF 85 Goblin!
6Aw, so close to us having a real life Protoss carrier.
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GenAI style before the era.
3Sort of unique for the time considering the typical fantasy/sci-fi styles prevalent during the time.
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I remember this from the installation screen!
5this always made me wonder: were there aircraft in FO2 somewhere I just didn't see (aside from vertibirds)?
3And this is why you do CAS with autocannons and bombs, not machine guns!
2One of my favorite old school game illustrators. If you like his work check out Phil Hale as well.
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