please answer, this is urgent 🥺(mine is fallout new vegas)

  • superduperpirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    2 months ago

    For me, Fallout: Shelter wins by default as it’s the only one I spent any significant amount of time in.

  • ahornsirup@feddit.orgEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Probably controversial, but 3. I can’t get into 1 and 2, NV’s setting doesn’t really do it for me and the exploration is very meh, and 4’s dialogue and forced backstory is just awful (the gameplay loop is fun, though).

      • ahornsirup@feddit.orgEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, the ending is ridiculous, but with the DLC it’s bearable imo. Not great, not even good, but not enough to push it off the #1 spot for me.

        Keep in mind that it’s the first Fallout I played, so nostalgia is definitely part of it for me.

    • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
      5·
      2 months ago

      fallout 3 nailed the atmosphere if my first playthrough was any indication (quit because it was a bit too scary for my jumpy ass)

  • FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    sincerely, fallout 4. controversial I’m sure seeing as that game fell a lot more flat in certain areas. but I’ve never been that immersed into a fallout game before fallout 4.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    NV, hands down.

    I’m actually not a big fan of the Fallout games outside of NV - I respect FO1+2, especially the atmosphere and willingness to be both dark and bizarre, but don’t particularly enjoy their core gameplay loop. I respect FO3 for the gameplay loop it established, but don’t really have a high opinion of its writing or atmosphere. I really don’t like FO4. 76 is an abomination.

    Strangely, though, I have a fondness for Fallout Tactics. AT EASE, INITIATE!

  • JackDark@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    People are going to shit on me for this, but Fallout 76. I spent hundreds of hours playing that, and enjoyed the social aspect. Jumping into activities with other players and getting to see their camp creations and sharing my own was a blast.

    • Nutteman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      There’s was a time during the covid lockdown where I was paid by the government to smoke weed all day and play fo76 with my best boys. I don’t have the time or energy for big live service games anymore, but if I did I’d be playing it again. I still boot it up to go around my camp like a museum of that time.

    • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
      6·
      2 months ago

      fallout 76 can be okay, and it was fun in the earlier days, when the content wasn’t trying to be serious (and failing), and I’ve played an ungodly amount of it (thanks, FOMO). but honestly, fallout 76 is just kind of a chore. it’s a grindfest like any other mmo, and I really can’t find much fun in it.

      • MothmanDelorian@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        IMO Bethesda has someone at the top levels who forgets to ask if the task they are assigning the player is fun or needed. Far too often things just weren’t fun like trying to find a camera on the tourist to complete dailies and weeklies that required it (this is after they added it to the game a month AFTER they added it to dailies/weeklies)

        • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          they want people to play as much as possible for whales I guess. imo the worst contenders are the ones that require you to compete w other players over limited things (can be partially avoided with instanced locations but still)

  • Sunsofold@lemmings.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I’ll admit one important reason is just that it was the first I played. I’d never played an open world game before so the revelation of even the possibility of there being so much depth and freedom was amazing. That said, I also think it is generally better in other ways like setup and writing.

    It also had the best soundtrack. There are people who listen to the F3 radio outside of the game. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say they loved the other soundtracks at all, let alone enough to listen to them repeatedly.

      • Sunsofold@lemmings.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        True. Some people must love it, but I didn’t and I’ve just never heard anyone I’ve talked to about Fallout say they loved the OST for NV either. Very limited sample, I know, but it’s all opinions anyway so, enh.

  • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    as someone with the honor of having played every (video)game in the franchise, I can say with certainty it’s Fallout Shelter Online. Fallout just ain’t right without dragons. /j

    but honestly, it’s gotta be new vegas for me. kind of a boring answer, but it’s the game that truly made me a fan of the series, and introduced me to the modding scene. I wouldn’t be the same if I had not played it.

      • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Well, to be fair, I do appreciate the environmental storytelling Bethesda offer even down to 76, and I also like how they structure their maps (not Starfield maps, tho’…), if that makes sense. But story-wise, NV is my clear winner. Do like 1 & 2 as my #2 and #3.

        As a thought, I’d probably enjoy the snot out of a joint project, where Beth handles the Sandbox and a different team handles the happenings! I mean, even Fallout 4 is fun if you ignore the story!

          • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            Why, thank you, fellow based and cool internet friend!😎😉

            As for the framerate, yeaaah… it’s the reason why the city area is a bit of a blur in my memory:))

            Exploring the Glowing Sea was a really neat and fresh experience, though! Would not mind a Fallout adjacent game with a Mad Max kinda’ drive behind it! Would play really nicely into the, imho, pretty sweet new Power Armour concept they introduced with 4!

            If there’s one good thing I can say about 76, it’s that they took the “exploring interesting and creepy places in your retro mech suit” to new heights!:))) Needs more map, tho’…

            • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
              3·
              2 months ago

              the city performance in fo4 is shit lol. seems like bethesda has stepped back away from using precombines, though, so i guess that kind of optimization won’t be a concern anymore.

              • latenightnoir@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                2 months ago

                Given the fact that they still pump out games on a 20-year-old engine (edit:) with no significant changes or upgrades other than upscaled textures… I’ll be maintaining my cautious expectations in anything which pertains to Bethesda:)) At least they updated the movement system so it no longer feels like I’m role-playing my washing machine as it wobbles its way across the Wasteland…

                • rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zoneMEnglish
                  4·
                  2 months ago

                  I might be biased, as a modder, but I actually quite like bethesda’s engine. I just really feel that their games lack direction and planning

  • Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Fallout: New Vegas. NPCs might not be that advanced in terms of schedules and stuff but in terms of flavour and story probably blow just about any other RPG out of the water. I also think I prefer a world that doesn’t level with you, where quick saving and quick loading isn’t going to get you through everything all the time and sometimes you just need to come back at a higher level.

    I do see value in Bethesda’s leveled NPCs and items in terms of replay value but I think it also makes things a little too casual and makes quick saving/loading the most powerful weapon or power in your arsenal. Because technically nothing is ever out of depth for you, so it’s just a case of trying again until you succeed.

    Also, in response to someone here talking about the music, I listen to this soundtrack occasionally in down time. It’s a nice break from alternative and punk and metal and shit, when you’re not exactly a fan of other modern music. Between FNV and BioShock, I’ve become quite an Artie Shaw and a Helen Forrest fan.

  • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    VERY surprised by the diversity here. I figured it would be 90% fallout NV and 10% fallout 4 🤔

    for me, NV has better personality. But if I were to pick up a controller right now, day 4 is funner to play.