While I was aware of Fallout as far back as the Interplay original on a roommate's computer, and knew of the earlier Bethesda games as my sons had played them on console, I count myself lucky to have played this title first among the others: It spared me any unfavorable comparisons with the arguably better entries in the series, and allowed me to enjoy it thoroughly. Years later, I've found myself coming back to old saves, playing around with my settlements, trying to build a better future... above ground (Vault 88 not withstanding). I already owned it on Steam, but had all the other games thru GOG and am glad to add this entry to my DRM-free collection, as well. Especially given the turmoil that the recent "Next Gen" update seems to be causing with people's mods, the ease with which I can block / revert game updates on GOG vs Steam is much appreciated. Initially, I was a little bummed that the Next Gen update hadn't come to GOG's FO4 GOTY when it went Live elsewhere, but after reading some horror stories associated with it, I'm glad they've held off for now!
