Best Fallout game

[Laxite]

I could not find a poll for this, so here you go. I request that you vote for a game you actually played and that you have played at least 2. I have only played Fallout 4 so far, hence I am not voting. I want to know which people think is the best and I can play that next.
Thanks!

 

[Ben Soto]

First off, PLAY NEW VEGAS IMMEDIATELY. It is the best game ever, bar none. I can't vote because mobile is stupid, but it is the perfect game. Its parts are a bit of a mess but it's far more than the sum of its parts.

 

[DVL]

Agreed, New Vegas.
I'd probably get lynched for not picking one of the two originals, but I think it succeeds both as their spiritual successor and as a standalone game.

 

[Moosick]

2 > NV

If we had NV with the gameplay of 2, or at least the gameplay of NV tweaked to the point where a headshot has the same weight as the originals, and where the PC is just as weak as the NPCs, then it'd be the best of them all. 2 with its plot, gameplay and world (random encounters included) simply trump NV for me.

 

[Ben Soto]

I have the opposite opinion; the originals would trump NV if they had NVs gameplay. Maybe it's just me, but turn-based games just aren't my cup of tea.

 

[Dr Fallout]

Fallout 1 for the win, best atmosphere and great world which makes sense and is connected.

 

[Moosick]

I can't find the thread but tl;dr RPG mechanics in a shooter = typically bad result. Any FPSRPG that lets you shoot an NPC in the face 30 times without them dying is utterly broken.

 

[The-Artist-64]

Definitely a tie between 1 and New Vegas, in my opinion. 2 was also an extremely good game, but the others are ever so slightly more memorable. Tactics was a fantastic concept that should have been developed more.

 

[Dr Fallout]

Agreed, New Vegas is such a bad mix of a shooter and turn based combat system, though that's Bethesda's fault.

 

[Ben Soto]

If only we could have RPG elements in a game without them affecting the combat system.

 

[Ninja]

If only we could have RPG elements in a game without them affecting the combat system.

One thing about having it as an FPS is it becomes less about what your character can do and more about the what you, as a player, can do.

 

[GlutinousRice]

I can't find the thread but tl;dr RPG mechanics in a shooter = typically bad result. Any FPSRPG that lets you shoot an NPC in the face 30 times without them dying is utterly broken.

Here as a Christmas gift http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?203699-The-FPS-rpg-can-it-really-work

I want a FOT 2 really badly.

 

[Dr Fallout]

I can't find the thread but tl;dr RPG mechanics in a shooter = typically bad result. Any FPSRPG that lets you shoot an NPC in the face 30 times without them dying is utterly broken.

Here as a Christmas gift http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?203699-The-FPS-rpg-can-it-really-work

I want a FOT 2 really badly.

Agreed, with much more RPG options it could be a fantastic addition.

 

[Ninja]

I haven't played Fallout Tactics. Actually, I just bought it recently along with Stronghold HD. I'll see how it is after I get home.

 

[Dr Fallout]

I haven't played Fallout Tactics. Actually, I just bought it recently along with Stronghold HD. I'll see how it is after I get home.

It's pretty good in my opinion.

 

[Graham2077]

I haven't played Fallout Tactics. Actually, I just bought it recently along with Stronghold HD. I'll see how it is after I get home.

It's pretty good in my opinion.

I've been wanting to get into Tactics for awhile, but I'm unsure of what mods to dl for it. Anything you suggest?

On topic, it's a tossup between FO/FO2/NV for me. I guess I would probably pick New Vegas overall because it was the game that got me hooked into the franchise, and I have so many good memories of playing with different builds and having different results.

 

[Dr Fallout]

I haven't played Fallout Tactics. Actually, I just bought it recently along with Stronghold HD. I'll see how it is after I get home.

It's pretty good in my opinion.

I've been wanting to get into Tactics for awhile, but I'm unsure of what mods to dl for it. Anything you suggest?

Mods? I have never modded Tactics sorry. I have no idea to be honest because of that.

 

[GlutinousRice]

Fallout Tactics Redux mod is the mod you should download for FOT.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/fallout-tactics-redux

The thread http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?198247

It's a really brutal mod if you've already played the vanilla FOT. One or two shot can mean death to one of your squad member.

There is also the ENCLAVE mods. I haven't tried it yet, but it sound promising.

http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?194984-ENCLAVE-mod-downloads-Full-version-with-bugs-fixed

 

[Dr Fallout]

That ENCLAVE mod... god... must have it...

 

[TheRippaMan]

Fallout 2 easily followed by Fallout 1 then New Vegas, and then Fallout 3.

With Fallout 2, the world is vast, lots of interesting characters and locals, great writing, and I loved the story, not to mention the improved gameplay mechanics. The worst thing about the game are the crashes and bugs. I've had to restart the game numerous times -- too many to count, but I still persevered because the game is that damn good. New Vegas kind of felt the same way, really hard to put down, even with the bugs.