As my title alludes to, that's my view of FO3. And if you listen to how Todd talked about making FO3, that was his desire. To make "Their" Fallout 1. And to this day, I'd say Fallout 1 and Fallout 3 are by FAR, the darkest, grittiest most bleak and atmospheric entries in the franchise. I have a lot of time invested in FO3 on Steam, but might purchase here on GOG given how I've heard it runs so well "out of the box". Fallout 3 is woefully underrated by certain groups of "fans" of the Fallout franchise. Great game, and yes also a great *Fallout* game despite it being made by a different studio in Bethesda Game Studios vs. Interplay/Black Isle, and in a somewhat different sub-genre of RPGs by being a 3D, first-person/third-person Realtime open-world RPG with a tactical combat mechanic with the VATS system (Another ingenious way of keeping the roots of Fallout in place.) So, to me who is someone that is a longtime Fallout fan, Fallout 3 is great, and is mostly the sole game that put Fallout back on the map as a top of the line RPG franchise in the AAA gaming hemisphere.
