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ProboBum posted...

What are the classic FO games like? I've only ever played 3, NV and 4.

Despite their age, I consider them better than both of Bethesda's mainline offerings.

Writing, approach to dealing with quests & characters, the world etc. I absolutely adore both FO1 & FO2. They also nail mature themes far better than FO3 or FO4 and it's combat system though aged, offers what I feel more nuanced approach to death, where death animations are far more visceral than the VATS system seen in future iterations.

The older games also balanced their darker, mature themes with black humour, whereas future instalments under Bethesda are kind of, I don't know, a bit too zany for me.

I love Interplay's work with FO and I commend Obsidian for what they could due under time constraints with New Vegas, but the originals for me are where Fallout is at it's best.

FO1 also has one of my favourite villains of all time, with some of the best / strongest dialogue back and forth between the player and them. FO2 is hands down one of the best CRPGs of all time for me.