The reason this moment is so good is because the game takes the time to give it meaning. It's one of the best parts about starting a new Fallout 3 run for me. That first moment you step out of Vault 101 and the sunlight fills your entire screen with radiant white light before the wasteland blurs into existence is one that is burned into my memory. While every Fallout game does a great job of creating a sense of place, and truly set their scene, none do it as well as Fallout 3. I know there are things the other games do better than Fallout 3, but there's one perfect aspect of Fallout 3 that propels it above the rest: tone. It's not New Vegas, it's not either of the originals, and it certainly isn't Fallout 76. RELATED: 15 Fallout 3 Mods That Make The Game Even Betterįallout 3 is the best Fallout game ever made. Which game is the best is hotly debated, some may even say trying to pick which one is the best is futile, but I disagree. It's gone from an isometric turn-based experience to a first/third-person hybrid RPG to an open-world FPS to a live-service multiplayer game.
The Fallout series has undergone a few significant changes over its lifespan.
