I don't need a fan made list to tell me who the clear cut winner is..... Obsidian.
I bet that list was made by Bethesda, and therefor poorly written/ composed.
A piece of "the list"
1. We gots thingys that say stuff
2. Big BIG super awesome super mutants
3. A wicked cool radio host who screams his name so you know how kewl it is
4. A city.... Wait.... Get this, a freakn city ON A BOAT!! yea, we totally came up with that on our own.
5. We paid a well know actor to play your daddy, so you gotta love em.
6. Green crap EVERYWHERE. who doesn't like green crap?
7. Super sweet/ awesome guys in armor who are nothing but good, and like totally kick bad guy butt
8. Bet ya didn't see this one coming, it took us like a bagillion weeks to think of it.... Dun data dun, a giant freakn super kewlh robot with a super original name..... Optimus Prime, oh actually it's Liberty Prime... Told ya it was original.
I don't think you quite get one of the fundamental concepts of fallout.
There is ALOT of reference/tribute to other stuff and older games.
Rivet City is, i think, a tribute to Fallout 2. You know, the punks that lived in the old Tanker?
And yes, Liberty Prime is a reference to Optimus Prime.
I don't see the problem in this...?