Fallout has always been the best RPG ever – Reader's Feature

As a huge Fallout fan, I couldn't be happier that it's suddenly the biggest show on the planet. I realize the fact that it's a good series has helped with this, with a lot of people watching who have no idea what the game is about, but judging by the sales and player numbers recently, many have been inspired to go out and find out more about it. .

All of Bethesda's games have been cheap or free in recent weeks and Fallout 4 has become the best-selling game of the month, which is incredible for a nine-year-old game that was never thought of as this big. from a seller before.

For me, it's always been my favorite series, even more so than The Elder Scrolls, and it's the same reason I think the show has been so successful: the world it's set in. a common scenario, but it's actually quite rare in film and TV, especially the completely destroyed look of Fallout, and I think that really sparked people's imagination.

In comparison, Skyrim and co. it has a really generic setting that could be any random fantasy world. Does anyone know what the real Elder Scrolls are or what the story was in Skyrim? Besides, the dragons are coming back.

To be fair, you could say something similar about most Fallout games, as I admit that storytelling isn't Bethesda's strong suit. But that's why New Vegas is so beloved, this particular game, I would say, is easily better than Skyrim and it's just the bugs, which are a lot even by Bethesda standards (they may not have succeeded, but they made Obsidian rush its development), which prevents it from being recognized as one of the 10 best games of all time.

Instead, the question of which Fallout game is the best is shared between it, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4. Heck, even Fallout 1 and 2 are great, if you can put up with the dated graphics and technology. Fallout 76 is a clear step backwards, but it's gotten a lot better since launch.

It's the power of this setup, the freedom and wonder it provides, that means even smaller entries are elevated to something you'll want to play for hundreds of hours. Bethesda has its flaws, everyone likes to talk about them, but no one gets over them when it comes to the details of the worlds they create. Instead of huge, bloated maps with nothing on them, Bethesda's are always much smaller but with so much more to see and do.

Bethesda may not be that good when it comes to plot, but its environmental storytelling is the standard that everyone else copies. Many of the Fallout games involve piecing together what previously happened in an area you've encountered, and this always makes sense, with a clear story to uncover.

Fallout gets all the other RPG things right, like leveling up and gaining new skills, and a proper dialogue system, but it goes way beyond that, with endless customization options that lead to you being able to even create your own base. Not only does Fallout feel like a real world, but it also feels like a world you have an impact on, in more ways than one.

That, to me, is the most important thing in an RPG, not the dialogue or the plot. If I wanted a linear story, I'd watch a movie (or in this case, the Fallout TV show), but for a great RPG, I want to be able to do whatever I want in the world and interact with everyone I know in a way that they will react realistically.

Fallout makes this kind of thing look easy, which is why it will always be my favorite RPG and my favorite video game franchise in general. And I'm so happy that so many other people have learned to love it too.

By reader Loveall