Fallout 4 provides a lot of great open-world exploration in a franchise full of excellent games. The dialogue system leaves something to be desired and the story may not quite be up to par with other entries... but the explore/loot/craft gameplay loop is excellent at pulling you into the world. There is something to discover around every corner and the vertical exploration is excellent. This game would get more praise if the other entries in the Fallout series were not quite so beloved. Fallout 4 has some of the best gameplay of the Bethesda Fallout games and is quite fun. I recommend saving often your first time through and checking out survival mode on a new character.
Fallout New Vegas is like Fallout 3... but with blackjack!
