Fallout 2 and Fallout 3

Like many others, my good friend and I are waiting with bated breath for the next installment in the Fallout franchise. We're keeping up with the news and the new videos coming out as the October 28th release date approaches, and we can't remember being more excited for a new game before. I've already pre-ordered my copy, special edition, though I didn't shell out 120 for the Amazon-only edition.

In any case, my friend and I decided to relive what brought us to this point in the first place, so we loaded up Fallout 2. It wasn't quite what we expected, actually. All of the awesomeness that we're anticipating from the new game, the old game lacks. Isometric combat and movement? I can't believe that people were actually sad that this would be gone when we found out that Bethesda was taking over the franchise.

The game is definitely still fun, but it's dated to an extreme. Blowing up raiders in primitive 3D hardly compares to what we've seen in the videos for Fallout 3. If you're looking forward to Fallout 3 but haven't played the original two games... consider passing on them if you're easily irritated by the old limits of video gaming. If you don't like the old games, or got tired of them, I think that Fallout 3 is definitely still worth a shot. The point here is that the old games were amazing in their time, and though they've lost some of their luster, don't let that deter you from playing Fallout 3!