Well I have played Fallout 1 just to start this off. Now I noticed on Steam that both Fallout Tactics and Fallout 2 are both $10. I hear both are actually very good. Which do you think I should buy and why?

Fallout 2, no question.

Why so?

Depends on what you want. Fallout 2 is a traditional RPG like the original Fallout; it has the dialogue tree system of Fallout, a fairly deep rule set, the same kind of combat, a fairly open world with a ton of side quests, etc. Fallout: Tactics is a squad based tactical game; while you create a character using the exact same rule set found in Fallout 1/2 you cannot pick any dialogue choices, and as such conversations are one sided. The game is also fairly linear though you can often pick what order you want to do specific missions in, and naturally you can pick who is in your squad. Unfortunately there is nothing in the way of side quests, and the core mission design is pretty bland, so the game often feels monotonous.

Fallout 2 has its fair share of problems, but it's still regarded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Fallout: Tactics is a pretty average tactical game. Personally I would recommend Fallout 2, but if you like those old school squad based tactical games like X-Com than you may like Tactics.

I only played a tiny bit of Fallout 2. It was weird in where you start out and not having a certain weapon was something too. But, on the other hand it was good for not starting out the same way as Fallout 1.

I just bought the whole Trilogy for , I think ten dollars could have been twenty. Either way, it was a good find.

Why? Because it's one of the classics of all time! Because it's the second Fallout game, it improves on the gameplay, the vastness of the world, the depth of C&C, dialogue is done extremely well (Chris Avellone worked on the game ffs!) and it is canon. Tactics is ok, but only semi-canon and a completely different type of game.

Buy fallout one, two and tactics. They are great games. You can buy them together in one pack.