My firs time playing a Fallout game and...

[HoloDust]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

HoloDust said:
Yeah, that's the problem, it's Bethesda's Fallout...Interplay's/Black Isle's Fallout 1/2 are completely different games that actually have a good story and memorable characters...in addition to actually being RPGs, which Fallout with FO4 is not really anymore.

Interesting assessment. I must research Interplay and Black isle. 

If you're a c/W/RPG fan check them out, they've made some of the best games out there - Planescape: Torment and FO1/2 are often to be found in Top 3 c/W/RPG lists, some of the guys from Black Isle went on to form Troika Games which made two additional gems (Arcanum and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines) and some of the folks made Obsidian - that's why you'll see a lot of 'let Obsidian handle Fallout' on the net, since that is where lot of the folks who created original are (in addition to "let them, and not BioWare make KOTOR 3").

Brian Fargo, who founded Interplay, and who produced Fallout as sort of sequel/reimaging of his old game Wasteland  from late 80s (EA had rights to IP at the time, IIRC), is now owner of inXile, who made Wasteland 2 and is currently making Torment: Tides of Numenera, spiritual successor of Planescape: Torment - they are quite close with Obsidian, honestly would love to see them merge at one point.