Sorry, we're not talking about the inherently superior Fallout, Fallout 2 or that Fallout: Tactics dealio. We're talking about the more modern games with their decade old game engine. Which of the recent Fallout games do you feel was the best of the bunch?
Fallout 3 which relaunched the franchise in 2008 thanks to Bethesda. It took place in the ruins of Washington DC primarily, otherwise known as the Capitol Wasteland. It kept the SPECIAL system but was the first Fallout game to adopt the first/third person over the shoulder perspective which all of the later games would adopt.
Fallout: New Vegas, released two years later in 2010 and developed by many of the original Fallout developers, Obsidian Entertainment. This was a more direct sequel to the previous two Fallout games, taking place in the Mojave Wasteland between the Legion (of the never released Van Buren fame) and New California Republic (which rose in earlier Fallout games) and was centered around the intact post-apocalyptic city of Las Vegas.
Fallout 4 which was released by Bethesda in 2015 and a more direct sequel to Fallout 3. It took place in the Commonwealth area centered around Boston. It also had a new game engine, though still based off of the original 'Gamebryo Engine used in earlier games. Also it was the first game to feature full voice acting for the protagonist.
Fallout 76 which was released by Bethesda in 2018 as that companies first open world multiplayer game. Taking place in Appalachia, a post-apocalyptic West Virginia, it was noted for not only being a multiplayer game but also taking other liberties including the lack of any NPC's (until the April 2020 add-on), creating parties of up to four players and being able to launch nuclear missiles to temporarily change terrain.
Which game is your favorite and why? Or rank them... whatever. Whatever foments discussion.
Fallout 3 which relaunched the franchise in 2008 thanks to Bethesda. It took place in the ruins of Washington DC primarily, otherwise known as the Capitol Wasteland. It kept the SPECIAL system but was the first Fallout game to adopt the first/third person over the shoulder perspective which all of the later games would adopt.
Fallout: New Vegas, released two years later in 2010 and developed by many of the original Fallout developers, Obsidian Entertainment. This was a more direct sequel to the previous two Fallout games, taking place in the Mojave Wasteland between the Legion (of the never released Van Buren fame) and New California Republic (which rose in earlier Fallout games) and was centered around the intact post-apocalyptic city of Las Vegas.
Fallout 4 which was released by Bethesda in 2015 and a more direct sequel to Fallout 3. It took place in the Commonwealth area centered around Boston. It also had a new game engine, though still based off of the original 'Gamebryo Engine used in earlier games. Also it was the first game to feature full voice acting for the protagonist.
Fallout 76 which was released by Bethesda in 2018 as that companies first open world multiplayer game. Taking place in Appalachia, a post-apocalyptic West Virginia, it was noted for not only being a multiplayer game but also taking other liberties including the lack of any NPC's (until the April 2020 add-on), creating parties of up to four players and being able to launch nuclear missiles to temporarily change terrain.
Which game is your favorite and why? Or rank them... whatever. Whatever foments discussion.