After watching Prime TV’s Fallout show you may be in the mood to play a Fallout game. Here’s why that game should be Fallout 4.
Prime TV’s Fallout show is here, and if you’ve watched all eight episodes you might find yourself in the mood to play one of the Fallout games.
Fallout 5 is still a decade away, and Fallout 4’s most ambitious full conversion mods aren’t out yet, so if you’re gonna play a Fallout game it’ll have to be one that’s been around for a while: the first two Interplay games, Bethesda’s trio of shooters, or Obsidian’s classic RPG. So, which Fallout game should you play?
Well, there’s a pretty big clue in the headline: It’s Fallout 4. But before you get angry, all I ask is that you take some time to read my reasoning so you can get really angry.
Lauren, Jody, and I recently got together on a video chat to sort out the Fallout series. We put them into a tier list from Dogmeat (the best) to Dogshit (the worst). You can watch the video embedded above. Most of the results weren’t all that surprising. Fallout: New Vegas is a top-tier Fallout game, along with the original Fallout, with Fallout Tactics being dumped in the lowest tier where it belongs.
As I said in the tier list discussion, Fallout: New Vegas is the best Fallout game. At the same time, I would call Fallout 3 my favorite Fallout game. But while it’s not the best or my favorite, Fallout 4 is the best one to play right now. If I’m gonna sit down today and play some Fallout, it’s definitely gonna be 4-flavored. Here’s why.Fallout 4 has the best companions
Fallout 4’s companion game is stronger than any other, and not just because a mutant named Strong is one of them. While I really like New Vegas’ Boone and Lily, I’d still rather spend time with Fallout 4’s Nick Valentine, who I think is maybe the best character in any Fallout game, ever. Not just because of his excellent backstory and questline, but because he’s a cool synthetic detective and he can hack terminals. There’s nothing I find more aggravating in a Fallout game than a terminal I’m not high-level enough to hack, because I know, once I do level up enough to hack it, I’ll never remember where it was.
Curie, the French robot, doesn’t just have an interesting storyline and character development during her quest, but also has an awesome healing perk. Hancock, Deacon, and Piper are fun to spend time with for a laugh, and while I’m not a huge fan of the Brotherhood of Steel, Paladin Danse is the least annoying of them and he can carry so much stuff for me.
And I know you get a Dogmeat in every Fallout game, but surely Fallout 4’s Dogmeat is the best Dogmeat. At least he’s the cutest.Fallout 4’s gunplay is better than the rest
There’s no doubt that Fallout 4 would be a better game if there were more options and opportunities to talk instead of shoot.
