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Having played the originals, I don't understand the hype. New Vegas is way better.
Combat is way more interesting in 1&2 IMO, I never cared for Bethesda's "FPS-lite" gameplay.
Combat is one of the major reasons why I don't like the old Fallouts. Can't stand turn-based; it distracts from the immersion. When I play New Vegas, I feel like I'm actually in an apocalypse (especially when I play in VR). The OG Fallouts take me right out of it and back into reality as soon as a battle starts.
Maybe the reason is I played them as a teenager when they first came out. The immersion blew my mind at the time.
This is definitely a big factor. They where my first real big rpg with a good story. I was blown away by the time.
Then Fallout 3 almost wasn't a rpg at all. Big letdown for me. F:NV was much better. But it took some time to get over the similar feeling to F3.
The nostalgia factor surely doesn't hurt. Fallout 3 was my first, which also colors my opinion of these games. Didn't try 1&2 until the 2010s.
the isometric games excel in atmosphere (partly because of all the limitations), whereas new vegas is not quite as good at that but is in turn way easier to get into since you can just, like, walk forward by pressing W
They’re wildly different games though, it’s hard to say one is better across its 3 styles (1&2, tactics, first person). That being said having played all of them when they came out, 3 holds a special place in my heart of the beginning exiting the vault and entering the national mall and seeing the Washington monument all jacked up.