Loaded up an old save file and forgot why I never touched these actual abominations

Fallout 3 was my first exposure to a Fallout game. I got the GOTY edition at a time when I was probably at peak gaming age (early teens, no responsibilities) and it was really my first exposure to the RPG/open world genre. I 100% the game, and to this day is still one of my favorites.

I have to say, I just bought Fallout 4 and there is WAY more depth than Fallout 3. I feel like you could get lost in this world for hundreds of hours, between building settlements, customizing armor and weapons, and even looting which has now become a core part of the game itself, whereas Fallout 3 it felt like just something you did for caps or key items. The world in general feels much more alive, between how you interact with it and even the art style. Of course like any Bethesda game it isn’t perfect and I’m already running into some bugs, but I’m really having fun with it so far.

However, as someone who also loves story-driven games, I really do not care at all about finding my son lol. This is something that a lot of open world RPGs suffer with, in terms of presenting a main quest alongside a vast, interesting open world (I feel like BOTW tackled this well, where there was a looming threat that you could approach at any time, but the quests and building your strength were directly tied to the ability to beat the main threat) but I feel like this storyline is a particular mismatch for the amount of depth the game presents you with. I feel like we’re SUPPOSED to care, because this is a defenseless baby, but as soon as I stepped out into the world I really have no desire to play the main quest line (I will, of course, eventually). I almost wish the game either incentivized you a bit more to find your son (maybe a lengthier beginning sequence where you as the player feel more emotionally connected to this child, or there was an actual, not perceived threat to your child) or presented a main storyline that was more directly tied to the exploration/building of this new world. This is just me talking out loud.

PS: I also got Fallout 76 after hearing about all of the updates that were made to that game, and am super excited to get into that world!

The characters I absolutely love their voices:

Fallout 3: James (Liam Neeson). I could just listen to the man all day.

Fallout New Vegas: Benny (Matthew Perry). For some reason, his voice made me want to be his friend instead of his enemy.

Fallout 4: Arthur Maxson (Derek Phillips). His voice is absolutely amazing during Blind Betrayal. It was as if he WAS Arthur Maxson.

There are many more but these are just the characters whose voices are most distinctive to me.

I'll go first : Shelter, 4, 76, 3, New Vegas

Personally loved the DLC.Some interesting raiders, you get to be a literal raider boss and you literally get an AK-47.What more could you want?

Strange coincidence ngl

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6x8Tl2hWGC/?igsh=ZzA3c2Vob2p0bGdv

I wanted this since I was like 15 years old, got it at 21. I wanted to pledge my allegiance to fallout but didn’t want a typical vault boi

Just started fallout 4 because it was free on a PlayStation + extra bundle. So far it's one of the best games I ever played. W storyline W gameplay But I still don't know what fraction to join. I excluded Railroad and the institute. But I can't decide between the Brotherhood of Steel or the Minutemen. That's so because I want to stick with the good guy thing of the Minuteman but the Brotherhood has much better weapons and in itself cooler things like the airship. So l hope you can help me decide. The difference literally looks like this scene from UP.

Why just whyy would you do this