3 and 4 are genuinely the low point of the series and misinterpreted a lot from the original games. New Vegas was a lot closer to the original games. Yes, you can do heroic or terrible things, but I saw the franchise as very much an exploration of human nature during a time where people needed to scrounge and rebuild to survive. In the old games, resources are scarce and you have to make ethically gray choices. There’s not enough to go around, genuinely.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
That’s 2/3 of what has been released this millennium. At this point it’s what the series is.
Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
And yet, New Vegas is widely considered the best of the 3D Fallout games. A more complex experience that makes you make tough decisions, that makes for a better RPG and a better story.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
It’s considered the best by those that like it, New Vegas is very much a cult classic.
Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
I don’t think that’s really the case. New Vegas is constantly praised online, even on something like metacritic, which I take w/ a grain of salt generally, the user scores for NV are notably higher than 3 or 4.