Series fallout, broadcast on the Amazon Prime Video platform, is a real success. Perhaps it will make you want to discover the video games from which it is based. Which episode to start with?
fallout is the event series for the month of April. Broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, it is very popular. It is taken from a cult game saga, published by Bethesda. On the other hand, it is not a strict adaptation of one of the video game episodes: it extends the post-apocalyptic universe, by offering an independent story.
Therefore, fallout can be a great gateway to video games, making you want to discover RPGs. Between 1997 and 2018, several titles were released. It’s not like The Last of Us, which currently only has two video games (over a shorter period of time). We can therefore get lost when we don’t know, wondering where to start.
Which Fallout games should you check out first?
A point on the chronology
The Fallout saga revolves around a nuclear disaster, which occurred in 2077 according to the official timelineprovided by Bethesda Design Director Emil Pagliarulo on April 11.
Here is the full timeline :
- Nuclear explosion in 2077
- Fallout 76 in 2102
- Fallout in 2161
- Fallout Tactics in 2197
- Fallout 2 in 2241
- Fallout 3 in 2277
- Fallout: New Vegas in 2281
- Fallout 4 in 2287
- The Fallout series in 2296
As we can see, the series fallout is located after all video games, which makes life much easier when choosing.
Fallout 76, the most recent, but not necessarily the best
Released in 2018 in catastrophic condition, Fallout 76 is the most recent video game in the saga and, also, the one that takes place before all the others. This makes two arguments in favor of starting with him, if we wish to follow a chronological logic. Especially since after a complicated launch, Bethesda did not give up and improved its copy with several updates. If we take a look at the Steam reviews, we can see comments that highlight this positive improvement. “ This game has only gotten better, despite a bad launch, Bethesa has stuck with it and continues to improve it », sums up MarkyL perfectly on Metacritic. To note that Fallout 76 tends towards the MMO, meaning that you can play it with your friends.
Here’s where to play Fallout 76 :
Fallout 4, the capital episode
Three years ago Fallout 76Bethesda offered us Fallout 4, a much more traditional opus and with perfect mastery. Exclusively solo (unlike Fallout 76), it is based on all the ingredients necessary for the development of a great adventure: an open world with lots of things to do, extensive customization of your character, combat which can be tactical (because you can slow it down to plan his actions) and crafts you want some here. Fallout 4, this is the Fallout formula at its pinnacle. It is also the episode whose events take place just before those of the series.
Note that, on April 25, 2024, Fallout 4 will receive a big update. Its goal ? Improve the gaming experience on the latest platforms (PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5). It’s another excuse to get back into it.
Here’s where to play Fallout 4 :
Fallout: New Vegas, the spin-off that counts
Contrary to Fallout 4 And Fallout 76, Fallout: New Vegas was not developed by Bethesda, but by Obsidian (another RPG specialist). And, in the eyes of many fans, it is the best episode of the saga (thanks in particular to its writing). In 2010, it also shone for the quality of its gameplay and the freedom offered to players.
Fallout: New Vegas is he hot? Some aficionados have expressed doubts because of the series, which attaches a date to an event calling everything into question and dismissing the story of the game. Chronological anomaly like we have already seen elsewhere? A priori, simply a lack of clarity which can lead to misinterpretations, according to this analysis from PC Gamer. In any case, according to Emil Pagliarulo, Fallout: New Vegas is really hot.
Here’s where to play Fallout: New Vegas :
- On PC, via Steam (€2.49 instead of €9.99, until April 19) or via Epic Games Store (€2.49 instead of €9.99, until April 25);
- On Xbox (€2.49 instead of €9.99, until April 19)
- Via Xbox Game Pass;
- Via Amazon Prime Gaming.
What about the other Fallouts?
Respectively released in 1997 and 1998, fallout And Fallout 2 are based on dusty and complex mechanics – which will only speak to the most nostalgic. Fallout 3, which switches to a true 3D view, is the first opus developed by Bethesda. But it is difficult to advise him when Fallout 4much more accomplished and accessible, exists.
Finally, we can mention Fallout Shelteravailable everywhere (including on Android and iOS), and taking the form of a game where you have to manage an anti-atomic shelter.
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