I've been thinking about getting a game in the series (Maybe Fallout 3) and just wanted to ask others their thoughts on the series...

Which games is good, which games are not so good, or even what makes them so great. What can make one appealing to another. And so on...

So... Your thoughts on the series please?

First two are cRPG's. Isometric perspective, turnbased combat, character skill a centered.

3 and New Vegas are first person shooter hybrids where 3 is more focused on random running around finding random things and NV is focused on developing a storyline and outcome through the choices you make; but on a technical level the games work largely the same.

Make your pick.

Personally I'd take the first two over the latter two any day, but your mileage may vary. I'm more entertained by interesting RPG mechanics and how I need to play with them in an interesting world with an interesting storyline, than sloppy first person shooting (even if it may get the story part right like NV largely does).

My overall scores for each game (without mods) based on gameplay, character development, story and difficulty.

Fallout 1 = 7/10

Fallout 2 = 8/10

Fallout Tactics = 5/10

Fallout 3 = 6/10

Fallout NV = 7/10

Like Undecaf said above... But I love this quote; and it speaks for itself: