Ranking The Fallout Series From Worst To Best

Wasteland fans will beg to differ, but Fallout laid down the definitive formula for the post-apocalyptic RPG when it exploded onto home computers in 1997.

From the Vaults, to the Brotherhood of Steel and the Pip-Boy, all of these conventions began here, and the games industry is irrevocably changed because of them.

Those who boarded the series when Fallout 3 thrust into in the 3D age will barely recognise the original as a Fallout title, since the action taking place from a humble top-down perspective, but it still holds up well enough.

It is, however, brutally difficult by today's standards. There's none of that handholding that console gamers are accustomed to and, ugh! That damn time limit!

In hindsight, having a limited time to complete the main quest did detract from the free-roaming exploration that Fallout fans have come to thrive on, and the series' edgy humour didn't really flourish until the next instalment.

There are times when the tone was downright gloomy and we were like 'who died?' Then we remembered the answer to that question was most of the human race.

Nevertheless, Fallout is a vital piece of gaming history as the title which kickstarted an incredible franchise. They don't come much more influential than this.