I'd start with either Fallout 3 or New Vegas, simply because they're the easiest to get into, on top of just being good. If you find yourself interested in seeing more of the Fallout universe and you like turned based stratagy then Fallout 1, 2 as well as Fallout Tactics are avaliable in a bundle package for about $20.
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I'd play Fallout 1 first to see where it all started. It's really an excellent game with a few bits that are a little rough around the edges. Fallout 1 wasn't buggy for me. Fallout 2 is supposed to be somewhat buggy, but there's an unofficial patch that fixes most of it AFAIK. Fallout 1 is pretty hard, and it is turn based, so you have to be OK with that. But it's not as if it's some dinosaur of a game that's impossible to enjoy now. I played it for the first time in the last few years. The combat really isn't that slow. Like others have said, you may want a patch to remove the time limit.
These threads always make me feel like an old man even though I'm not that old at all.
These threads always make me feel like an old man even though I'm not that old at all.
Since Fallout 3 breaks the story's continuity, you'd best skip that one. I'd suggest you just play 1,2 and Vegas. The first two can be a bit tricky to run on Vista or 7, but there are a lot of patches and fixes around. Just check out No Mutants Allowed and you should be good to go. I can especially recommend the Restoration Patch for 2, which adds a lot of content.
Gog optimizes the games and you should have a comp that could the games are not really demanding at all xDVaudevillianVeteran said:
If you want to be bored, frustrated and confused get Fallout 1/2. If you want to play and interesting and fun FPS RPG, play fallout 3, if you want a slightly better made but less interesting (IMO!) over sold expansion pack, get New Vegas.
If you want to try the newer versions, take Fallout 3.
Wanna give the older versions a shot? Fallout 2. To make it easy, make your stats into the following:
S-4
P-8
E-2
C-5
I-8
A-9
L-6
And tag the skills: Small Guns, Lockpick and Speech
And the Traits Gifted and Fast Shot. Small Frame is also an acceptable replacement for Fast Shot.
Pump up the Small Guns to over %110 right away. With speech over %120, you can persuade anyone. Lockpick over %120 can unlock anything as well.
This is a noob class and makes you pretty much unbeatable.
Wanna give the older versions a shot? Fallout 2. To make it easy, make your stats into the following:
S-4
P-8
E-2
C-5
I-8
A-9
L-6
And tag the skills: Small Guns, Lockpick and Speech
And the Traits Gifted and Fast Shot. Small Frame is also an acceptable replacement for Fast Shot.
Pump up the Small Guns to over %110 right away. With speech over %120, you can persuade anyone. Lockpick over %120 can unlock anything as well.
This is a noob class and makes you pretty much unbeatable.
You're doin better than me, I originally wanted to get 3's goty edition, but the place didn't have it. So I bought NV and I've sunk most of my summer into it. Speaking of which...Mylinkay Asdara said:
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I say play them in the following order:
Fallout 1
Fallout 3
Fallout 2
Fallout: New Vegas
You could go 1,2,3,NV like a normal person... but then you'll probably be a bit sick of things in 2 and NV because of the similarities.
This is the way I'm playing through them... although I haven't started 2 yet. Loved 1 (although the time limit was a bizarre inclusion) and 3 was decent but I was underwhelmed a bit.
Oh, and plasma weapons are where the action is. The last couple of hours of Fallout 1 were incredibly fun for me, plasma rifling the shit out of everyone.
Fallout 1
Fallout 3
Fallout 2
Fallout: New Vegas
You could go 1,2,3,NV like a normal person... but then you'll probably be a bit sick of things in 2 and NV because of the similarities.
This is the way I'm playing through them... although I haven't started 2 yet. Loved 1 (although the time limit was a bizarre inclusion) and 3 was decent but I was underwhelmed a bit.
Oh, and plasma weapons are where the action is. The last couple of hours of Fallout 1 were incredibly fun for me, plasma rifling the shit out of everyone.
If noone brought it here before - remember about bugs. There are patches, both official and fan-made for FO3 that deal with most of problems. New Vegas is still in it's bug-hunting stage, especialy now with "Lonesome Road" DLC. Long story short : you may still lose all your progress, suffer nightmarish lags and hardships while playing NV. And i don't mean "typical Wastelander's life" hardships. 
Go, play FO3, then, after month or two give NV a try.
Also : FO3's DLCs. They are f***g amazing !
P.S.
Older Fallouts were, and still are greatest parts of franchise, but they didn't age that well.
Go, play FO3, then, after month or two give NV a try.
Also : FO3's DLCs. They are f***g amazing !
P.S.
Older Fallouts were, and still are greatest parts of franchise, but they didn't age that well.
Alright, if u want me to be more specific, I have completed several times fallouts 1, 2, 3 and tactics and never replayed NV, happy now? =PTuring said:Fallout 3 is one game, you can't "love the entire series"dickywebster said:
I was just saying its the one most people have played, much as i do love the second one (the disc kinda lives in my disc drive), I sometimes stuggle to find others who do...