Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

I played a massive amount of Fallout New Vegas on Steam, and it was the game that brought me back to try Fallout a second time after the awful Fallout 3 turned me away from it for 3 years (haha, funny). This game is still the best 3D Fallout ever made, even in spite of how little time Obsidian was given. With a more sensibly written main narrative, the return of the tone and humor of the OG games, and far more content and features that make this the best Fallout RPG you'll find. Also make sure to get this version, as it feels far better than the Steam version. Just throwing it out there.

... you want to follow a modding guide called 'Viva New Vegas'. A true-to-vanilla guide that focuses on stability. You won't regret it :)

Be like most people and play it through as a good guy: Help people, do good things, be good and moral and just. It's a tremendous amount of fun and completely satisfying as an Angel of the Mojave. Or, take a walk on the dark side of life and be a completely evil rascal. Do horrible, awful things to innocent people who don't deserve it, Just to be a narcissistic, self-serving asshole. This is also a tremendous amount of fun although personally I've found that Destroyer of the Mojave isn't quite as satisfying. But that's just me. You are free to do you. Fallout New Vegas has got you covered either way, or any point in between. There are seemingly infinite paths through this game, and all are deep and rich, and exciting and satisfying. You'll play it through several times and be amazed at how many different ways there are of doing things. In short, this game is legendary for a lot of solid reasons that will not disappoint. If you're on the fence about this one just get off the fence and jump in.

It's really insane we need to go to games made in 2010 or older to get great writing, deeply interesting characters, great factions, great dialogue, amazing world building, and impactful choices in RPGs. Modern video games are pathetic.

While Fallout 3 brought new life to the Fallout world, and was fantastic in its own right, Fallout New Vegas holds a place apart. It took the events of 1 and 2 and concluded that arc in a very satisfying way. It also has some of the best DLC content of any Fallout game, most particularly Old World Blues. Alternating between dark nostalgic scifi futurism, a grim apocalypse and layers of black humor, the Obsidian team took great care crafting this gem.