Haven't played any of the Fallout games yet

>haven't played any of the Fallout games yet
>should I begin with FO3, FO4 or New Vegas?

pls bee gentle

>be gentle
Gtfo underage newfag

You should start with 1. Then play 2. Then play New Vegas. Then you either skip 3 and 4 entirely or play 3 with TOTW and just skip 4.

Now kys.

Just start with 3, you won't go back to it if you play New Vegas first.

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You start at 1, without lube.

Fallout 2 if you don't mind crpg gameplay, otherwise New Vegas is as good a starting point as any.

>asking a question in greentext

3 and 4 are actual garbage you might find people here telling you Skyrim wasn't bad but any single person on this website who tells you 3 or 4 is worth playing is fucking with you.

retarded niggers, all of you.

Start with new vegas.
If you are on PC get some of the top nexus mods.

>haven't played any
start with the original, like every series of games.

Start with Fallout 3. Not because it's the best game, but because it's decent enough to make you want to continue with the series and casual enough to hold your hand through everything. If you like it, play New Vegas. Skip Fallout 4 altogether. If after New Vegas, you find you enjoyed it a lot more than 3 and want to experience more of the Fallout universe, play 1 and then 2.

thank you

Fallout 3 has a lot of implausibilities with the rest of the Fallout lore. And I didn't even mention the plotholes yet.

>doesn't understand greentexting
>"pls"
>never played a fallout game
>"be gentle"

you are underage, and you are a newfag, and you are likely a redditor. fuck off.

return Fallout 3 if you bought it.
return Fallout 4 if you bought it.
play Fallout 2 before playing Fallout New Vegas.
play Fallout 1 if you want to.

Fallout 4 is better than Fallout 3.
>Fallout 3 is decent enough
Never mind, you started the series with 3.

I did this. I hated Fallout 3 so much that I couldn't stomach the idea of playing the rest of the games. Do they get better?

play the original games and then play New Vegas

New Vegas is the best by far. To resort to an old cliche, Fallout 4 is a good game but a terrible Fallout game. Actually, it's a fucking abomination of a fallout game. But it was still fun for a little while. You're not missing much with 3, even though I liked it at the time it came out. If you play new vegas first you'll definitely never be able stick with 3 barring some heavy ass modding.

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literal autism

1 and 2 are best considering when they came out. 3 has lots of issues but a nice atmosphere and overally is much better than people on Sup Forums consider it to be.
NV is definitely the best out of modern ones and most enjoyable, but you'll probably have problem with enjoying other ones if you'll play it first.
4 is shit, don't even bother with it.

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If you hated it SO much, you'll probably not going to like NV either, because even though it is much, much better, it's still similar in many aspects.

If you plan on playing NV do it AFTER you play FO3 otherwise you'll never enjoy 3.

The ironsights in New Vegas made me unable to ever go back to 3 with its retarded zoom system.

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try out 1 and 2. theyre good games but obviously nothing like modern fallout. ymmv

fallout 3 is alright but id recommend playing it with the ToTW mod. Fallout new vegas is great on its own and most people's favorite for good reason

then play fallout 4 for its nice gunplay if you wish. prepare for disappointment in every other department.

Well I liked it, shoot me. And I'm not trying to defend the obvious issues it surely had, just saying that the game was very enjoyable for me regardless of them. Also "muh grimdark atmosphere"? Seriously? Who wrote that bait, if anything it was Fallout 1 that was grimdark, 3 was Bethesda's wacky 50s land with some actually nice elements and ideas here and there.

>Fallout 1
If you're feeling bold or have experience with old-school games, start here.
>Fallout 2
Very similar to Fallout 1, but larger in scale, only play once you've played 1.
>Fallout 3
The next best starting point if you're not willing to dive right into FO1. It will also prepare for the somewhat more in-depth New Vegas.
>New Vegas
A better version of 3; play 3 first or you might feel turned off by the comparison.
>Fallout 4
A very different game than even the other modern Fallouts. Since you aren't a fan already you will likely be better disposed to it. Go into it expecting a shooter, not an RPG, and you'll probably like it.

>with some actually nice elements and ideas here and there

By ideas I didn't mean the lore, but rather gameplay and design elements, such as for example the radio. Made the game much more immersive, fun and memorable for me. Like I said, sure Fallout 3 was has more holes in it than a Gatling victim, but I still had way too much fun with it to consider it shit.

Play fallout 3 then new vegas so you can see how much of better game new vegas is.

Thread should've ended right here.

get new vegas, it's superior to FO3 in everything, i haven't played 4 so i can't tell you about it.

>>should I begin with FO3, FO4 or New Vegas?
Of those three: FO3, then NV, then maybe 4
3 was nice, never finished NV or 4 though

I like Fallout 4. The combat is fun and the companions and fun and likable and the settlement building is comfy. To me it pretty much embodies the phrase "it's a good game but a bad [series] game."

I like playing based on which opening loading special video I get