Hey, so I’ve been meaning to get into the Fallout series for some time but haven’t been sure where to start. I’m a big fan of games like the Borderlands series and am wondering if there is some overlap in appeal between the 2 franchises if anyone’s a fan of both. I know that Fallout is definitely more RPG-y.
I have Fallout 1, 2, 3 and New Vegas from Epic and sales. I’ve heard a lot about New Vegas and I’ve heard that the first 2 are very dated but I’m not opposed to dated visuals if the game itself is still relatively playable. Chronological or is there a recommended game? Thanks.
New Vegas imo. 3 is boring to me but it has its moments.
I have been thinking of doing some kind of write up on the different approaches, but I think 3&4 have what I’d call “themepark” writing. Every settlement is its own very unique little post apocalyptic themepark. The aesthetic and creative conceits are often maxed out. 1776 LARPers, Lovecraftian horrors, giant robots, a bus full of kids making their own society. All kinds of interesting locations and interactions.
However taken as a whole, these locations don’t form a coherent setting. Lots of the more boring questions go unanswered in favor of making things exciting and novel.
New Vegas takes an approach where different settlements all have their creative elements and there are wacky ideas (an Elvis worshipping gang) but the wackiness is never to the point of pushing incredulity, and all the locations support a coherent whole even if many of them are less overtly exciting on their own.
I very much prefer NV but I don’t think either approach is somehow objectively wrong for a game.