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The following is content for you to summarize. Do not respond to the comments—summarize them. <topic> Fallout Franchise Parallels # Extended discussion comparing GTA's generational divide to Fallout, where many fans never played the 2D isometric originals and consider Fallout 3 the series start </topic> <comments_about_topic> 1. Similar effect with the Fallout series. A whole lot of the fanbase has never played any of the three 2D games (Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics). The series started, for them, with Fallout 3. I’m kinda that way with Elder Scrolls. My first one was III (Morrowind) and I’ve still never played the first two. 2. Yeah, for me, Fallout 1 and 2 are the definitive Fallout games (ignoring Tactics as I never played it). I felt like 3 and onward were like Elder Scrolls total conversions, and I always saw them as "spiritual successors" but not exactly cut from the same cloth, or something. Like, same universe, but very different style and feel, and far less memorable or influential to me. Of course I played the first two games at a far more impressionable age, but the actual atmosphere of the games was a lot more gritty and impactful, even comparing the "eras" today. 3. Did you deliberately leave out Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, or did you just forget it exists? 4. Console only fallout game? Fake. Can’t be real. [edit] but really, I was like “man, I feel like there’s another one…” but figured I must have just been thinking of the never-made sequel that got as far as some planning (Van Buren). </comments_about_topic> Write a concise, engaging paragraph (3-5 sentences) summarizing the key points and perspectives in these comments about the topic. Focus on the most interesting viewpoints. Do not use bullet points—write flowing prose.
Fallout Franchise Parallels # Extended discussion comparing GTA's generational divide to Fallout, where many fans never played the 2D isometric originals and consider Fallout 3 the series start
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