So!

I just finished playing Fallout New Vegas. So I thought I would pay tribute to one of my favorite game series.

I'm not so sure about the new Fallouts. Don't get me wrong, they were fun to play, for the most part. But they didnt feel quite right to me. Bethesda just has a very different way of making RPGs. and from playing 3, it didn't seem they quite "got" the Fallout universe. It just lacked that fallout flair. it was a fun action RPG with familiar names and themes from the previous games, but little else. And from a visual standpoint I found a little too much emphasis on the cold-war, city-of-the-future retro, and not enough Mad Max, road warrior apocalyptica.

that being said, I am glad it introduced a whole new generation to the Fallout name. and gave the opportunity back to the original Black Isle crew to have another crack at the franchise. And I must say, New Vegas was muuuuch more Fallout, albeit using the same engine as 3. The characters, places, story, and hell, just the fact that it had anything to do with the other games was a plus. And in true Black Isle/Obsidian fashion, it was buggy as all hell. lol. But I enjoyed it anyway.

I guess there is just no more room in the market for those isometric, turn-based RPGs anymore (Van Buren looked SO sweet). Oh well, I try not to wear my nostalgia goggles too often. lol.

Anyhoo. For those who arn't too up on the Fallout Universe, or can't guess; These are my main characters from the 5
fallout games.

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From Left to Right/Back to Front:

Fallout Tactics: The reluctant Raider turned Brotherhood of Steel General. He was Grungy, unruly, and never really fit for a military life style but he was handy with a sniper rifle, and really knew how to pull together a battle harden crew and get the job done.

Fallout 1: The Vault Dweller was good at everything he tried, and he knew it. The only problem was, most of his experience was in computer simulation. After traveling into the wastes, he took quite a blow to his ego, but the struggle was for the better, and his talents were pivotal saving the wasteland, and beginning the changes that would remake the west.

Fallout New Vegas: The courier had little love for most people. She just liked to keep her head down, do her job, and be left well enough alone. Unfortunately, she was thrown into the mix of big events. and it so happens her sharp eyes, light feet, and deadly skills were a commodity for many interested parties.

Fallout 3: Tough, confident, and often overbearing. The Lone Wanderer helped turn the tide for the Brotherhood against the remnants of the Enclave with a quick wit, strong arm, and her handy plasma rifle.

Fallout 2: The sure footed, fast handed, charismatic descendant of the Vault Dweller; The Chosen one was instrumental in setting the west down the path to revival, and all but exterminating the nefarious and powerful Enclave


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And there you have it. I've played the fallout games so many times, I have a sort of arching story that goes across all of the games. (I kinda tied the events of 3 in with New Vegas to make it fit) I always have fun personifying my RPG characters, and adding bits of personality and back story. Especially when it came to Fallout.

thanks


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