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F1guy1

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Hi guys, name's F1guy.

I figured I'd throw all this out there now, and get some advice from everyone.

1. I'm doing this backwards. Yes, like many, I got into Fallout during the Bethesda era. So I've beaten 3, played New Vegas, and am playing 4 now. I intend to get the "Anthology" for PC to get into the games as a whole. Please don't flame me.

2. That said, given my experience with the series, how best do I proceed to understand the series? Many of you went the "correct" way, whereas I'm going backwards. What do I need to know to get the best enjoyment out of this series? Any help here is welcome.

3. Finally, I hope to contribute around here as well as I can. I want to dive deep into this, and I'm a sponge. Teach me. Thanks so much!
 
As someone else who started with the Bethesda Fallout games I recommend literally just installing and firing up Fallout 1. Don't read ahead or any tips and tricks. Just go into it totally fresh and have a unique experience.
 
Doesn't really matter, you can play them in whatever order you like; the developers generally take pains not to exclude people who haven't played prior entries.

Fallout 3 and 4 are basically their own little spinoff of the Fallout series, they have nothing much to do with the games set out West storywise. 1, 2 and NV can be viewed as direct sequels of one another. You've already played NV before 1 and 2, so if you play those games you'll have some moments where you suddenly understand references made in NV.

For the record I played 2 first, then 1, then 3, NV and 4.
 
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Lanfear said:
Doesn't really matter, you can play them in whatever order you like; the developers generally take pains not to exclude people who haven't played prior entries.

Fallout 3 and 4 are basically their own little spinoff of the Fallout series, they have nothing much to do with the games set out West storywise. 1, 2 and NV can be viewed as direct sequels of one another. You've already played NV before 1 and 2, so if you play those games you'll have some moments where you suddenly understand references made in NV.

For the record I played 2 first, then 1, then 3, NV and 4.
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So NV was a sequel to all that? I figured it was standalone like the others.
 
It's as much a standalone game as 2 is, but its story leads from the NCR expansion that had begun in 2, and it draws heavily from the events and locales of the first two games.
 
I reccomend you to play Fo2 first.
It has the stigma of being slightly better overall, at least gameplay-wise, like New Vegas did over 3, while there isn't such an abysmal difference.
 
As somebody who went through the franchise backwards (NV to 3 to 2 to 1) I would recommend you play Fallout before Fallout 2; 2 is more refined mechanic wise but it's superiority makes it harder to go back and play 1 which has more kinks and lacks mechanics that made Fallout 2 the easier game to get into.
 
I agree with @Izak , Playing the first one will allow you to know enough to jump right into the second one and enjoy the improvements of Fallout 2, also for the first time beating the Temple of Trials in the beginning of Fallout 2 would drive anyone crazy, specially if they didn't know how stuff works in those classic fallout games (I still think the devs were drunk when they made the Temple of Trials :lmao: ).
 
Risewild said:
I agree with @Izak , Playing the first one will allow you to know enough to jump right into the second one and enjoy the improvements of Fallout 2, also for the first time beating the Temple of Trials in the beginning of Fallout 2 would drive anyone crazy, specially if they didn't know how stuff works in those classic fallout games (I still think the devs were drunk when they made the Temple of Trials :lmao: ).
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I've got a stock HP Pavillion X2, one of those detachable tablet computers. Will that run those games? I'm not a PC gamer I admit (PS4)

Also, can I download Steam through my PS4 and play the games that way??
 
I'm pretty sure you'll have to play them on PC. I suppose through some sort of DOS emulator you could probably run them on a tablet, but right-clicking will be impossible then. Not recommended.

Anyway, they're old games, so they'll probably run pretty well on your pc. Back in the day I ran both Fallout 1 and 2 on a Pentium 75mhz cpu.

I'd recommend getting the GOG versions and using Fallout Fixt for Fallout 1 and at least the Unofficial Patch for Fallout 2 if you want a vanilla experience or the Fallout Restoration Project if you want to see cut content for Fallout 2.

The official patches didn't fix most bugs by a long shot. I have been able to play both Fallout 1 and 2 without any mods back in the day, but why make life harder than necessary?
 
To quote Rose of Sharon Cassidy, "We were going full speed ahead... but facing backwards the whole time."

I too started with Fallout 3, only to move onto New Vegas and then I played the original 2 games. I can say from the bottom of my heart the first 2 games and NV are far superior than Fallout 3, even though Fallout 3 is still a great game to me.

I agree with the other folks here. Simply fire up the very first game, and play through it blind. Try not to look up any guides. The game is somewhat difficult but not difficult enough that you should have trouble with the puzzles after some thinking. After beating the first one, fire up the second one, and then move on to New Vegas. You won't regret it, those 3 are the absolute best in the series. Tactics is optional since it's more a sidestory to the other 3.
 
Ragemage said:
Tactics is optional since it's more a sidestory to the other 3.
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I always considered Tactics a kind of "consolation prize", but one that was good and worthwhile - yet still not the full experience. Some of the locations in Tactics I often wished I could visit in a more typical rpg-fashion
 
F1guy1 said:
So NV was a sequel to all that? I figured it was standalone like the others.
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Oh good God. After playing Fallout 3, New Vegas was a veritable treat because the universe and storyline had actually evolved.
You'll notice almost no sense of geography or history that will make sense of Fallout 3 or Fallout 4 or even directly connect the two.

Remember when you were given a citizenship test in Freeside? Everybody who played the first game could answer those questions with ease. Those people and places were in the first two games. You have no idea what you're missing.
 
Fallout 1 is amazing man, play it first! You will know everything you need to know to play the next Fallout games. What I personaly like about F1, is that it seems more serious then other Fallout games.

I recommend you go back to NV once finished F1 and 2, its very nice because you will understand much more of the whole lore of the game, and will probably apreciate things that you didn't notice in your previous runs.
 
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