The best of the best from the worst of nuclear war: Here are what we think are the five best Fallout games for new fans
And so yesterday's guide wasn't enough for you: instead of knowing which titles to recover, you've already seen the series Fallout published by Amazon Prime Video and now you are curious to know the best games the franchise has to offer. What to say? The live action adaptation has received an almost inconceivable level of hype, exposing many new recruits to the horrors of the post-nuclear home universe Bethesda. Of course, the plebiscite is never universal, but when have lovers of the saga ever agreed on which are the most successful titles? In retrospect, it is not exactly without any fear that we go about publishing ours top 5, but while we're dancing, we're dancing… we apologize to everyone, except perhaps the two or three fans of the official pinball machine. It's just plain old pinball, folks.
5) Fallout 4 | The best games of the saga for those who loved the Amazon series
We were talking about divisive games and, cataloging the best, it is difficult to think of one more controversial (qualitatively) than Fallout 4. As we have already said, it is perhaps the most accessible chapter of the saga, as well as having monstrous graphics (in a good way) compared to its predecessors. The shooter gameplay makes it easier for newbies, and it's true that it casts a huge shadow over both the TV series and spiritual sequels like Starfield. On the other hand, those who pay the price are the RPG ideas and mechanics that made the IP's fortune, between an almost irrelevant reputation system between factions and a neutered variety of choice. A modernization of the series? No doubt. However, this does not mean that there is a poor choice of better alternatives.
4) Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role-Playing Game | The best games of the saga for those who loved the Amazon series
In the last guide we defined the progenitor of the series as a little dated for beginners, and there isn't much else to expect from a PC role-playing game from the nineties. However, in their intent to give a more complex alternative to the various tabletop RPGs of the time, the authors of the first Fallout they surpassed themselves. You fight more or less by playing dice, which certainly doesn't make the game an experience for everyone. The qualities of the title, however, have stood the test of time: character creation, choices, and experimentation capable of making even the sequels pale. All of this, then, seasoned with that 1950s retro-futurism, helping to create a world where choices matter and which distills everything that existing fans love about the saga.
3) Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role-Playing Game | The best games of the saga for those who loved the Amazon series
If what we said just now made your mouth water, wait until you hear what the bad boys of Interplay a year later. Fallout 2 it seems more like an ambitious expansion than a real sequel, which did not allow it to act as a blueprint for the future of the saga. What remains, then? Simply, the definitive “back experience” when it comes to IP. The greatest gift given to the series, not to mention the genre it belongs to, was the abandonment of the burdens of its predecessor. An improved combat system, a better learning curve and the total absence of limited-time quests. Aside from a lethargic first act, the choice to precede a single big story with many small adventures has carved this great little pearl in the hearts of fans.
2) Fallout 3 | The best games of the saga for those who loved the Amazon series
Okay, okay, down with the torches and pitchforks. Upon exit, Fallout 3 received heavy criticism for sacrificing RPG elements in favor of what was becoming the style at the time Bethesda. Specifically, first-person gameplay and a new approach to the post-apocalyptic setting. In the meantime, the famous “choices” disappeared, while the exploration was put to an end by a decidedly abrupt ending. However, “old age” has been very kind to the game, with incredible DLC that has softened fans' opinions a lot. The result translates into an incredible world, an unforgettable soundtrack and accessible gameplay but not without RPG mechanics, not to mention the side quests and, in general, an almost perfect balance between old and new.
Honorable mentions for Fallout | The best games of the saga for those who loved the Amazon series
Well yes: as often happens lately, this time too we are dealing with a top that should have originally been longer. We have streamlined the ranking starting from nine pretenders to the crown, two of which boast slightly confusing names. We will list them, in order to avoid redundancy, mentioning only the subtitle of each of them. We have repeated the name of the saga more than enough anyway…
- 9) Brotherhood of Steel
- 8) 76 (below)
- 7) Shelter
- 6) Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
1) Fallout: New Vegas
After talking about it so well in the last article, it shouldn't surprise anyone that it is perched at the top of the best games in the series Fallout: New Vegas. Let it be done, in this sense, ad Obsidian Entertainment in creating a crazy standard and walking out the door leaving behind memory after memory. Of course, we talked about “veni, vedi, vici” ignoring some technical problems, but the game distills (and, unlike the second chapter, does so in a modern key) everything that makes the saga special. The ruins of Nevada are the scene of many iconic adventures, and the RPG customization is present without any antiquated combat system as ballast. And, for once, choices matter. Almost as much as ours to place him at the top of the podium, we might add.
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