Which Fallout game should you play as a NEWCOMER in 2024? | Clayton Morris Plays 

It's not "stuck in the fifties". It's "future as imagined in fifties, destroyed by nuclear war".

Fallout 3 was my first more than ten years ago and it became my favorite franchise after 😎

Playing fallout is like a glimpse into the near future. That's why I love playing it. It's so immersive and can spend hours exploring the wasteland.

New Vegas was prime fall out. The creators of it were Obsidian and let me tell you they made a masterpiece! **Bonus tip** Play on hardcore it’s more realistic as you have to eat drink & sleep to survive ❤

Clayton, start in this order: Fallout 3, Vegas, Fallout 4

Tales of the two wastelands. Its a mod that mods Fallout 3 and New Vegas together.

Just started as well. I went with Fallout 4, and I'm not disappointed.

As a long time fan of the Fallout series. I'm glad to hear you are jumping in. Enjoy it. They are incredible

The actual bombs dropped in 2077. The reason it's retro in it's appearance is that it takes an "alternate history" approach. Also, the transistor wasn't invented in the Fallout universe, hence the big items of tech and old style "modern" items like the Pip-Boy. ✌🏻

Played them all, still playing them. Will always play. Love love love it.

The steam deck would be the perfect experience to play fallout 1 and 2 on pc

New Vegas was my introduction and is my favorite still to this day.

What a beautiful time to be Fallout fan, if you had asked me ten years ago that this would happen I’d think you’d be crazy, but here we are!

Please Do Not forget GOG as a PC store option good sir. Especially for the very old classics; that's where you start. If not, go on to Steam as your second option. The rest of the publisher led launchers on PC we simply do not talk about those...

Oxhorn has an entire channel devoted to Fallout lore. Consider watching his lore videos from Fallout and Fallout 2.

I have played all of them. Fo4 is definitely my favorite. I have just shy of 900 hours in and several playthroughs, including a playthrough of Fo4 VR. I'm definitely a fanboy, and I feel like the show did the franchise justice.

I LOVE that you are doing this!!

Thank you Clayton for putting this out. Me and my wife just recently started watching Fallout on Prime and I wanted to get into this game series but wasn’t sure if I should start out on 1 or with 4. I’m with you and will start from the beginning.

Honestly you can start with any version. They all explain the lore. I would start with 4 since it is the latest and prettiest out of all of them and the new one is about to get an update with new side missions.

I enjoy playing games on Steam through my PC, despite not being much of a PC person. I prefer gaming on my 65-inch TV. Although I'm not fond of using a mouse and keyboard, the beauty of PC gaming is that you can easily connect any joystick and have it detected by Steam. This allows you to play as if you were on a console, without the need for a keyboard and mouse. As for Fallout, the first-person shooter aspect tends to give me headaches, unless I'm playing on a smaller screen. Considering this, I'm thinking of trying it out on the Steam Deck. While Fallout isn't at the top of my list, I might give it a shot later this year. By the way, great RU-vid channel! Keep up the good work. All the best!

just started 4... building a base... very fun!!

1 and 2 are the best in the series . The first have some bad management controls but is great. The second have fixed some issues from the first. The rest are just a lazy rpg with a great foundation. Most people have not played the first 2 and are dismissing them for the old graphic and the turn based combat.

Ive played all the Fallout games on console and PC, and for fun I just tried Fallout 3 and New Vegas on Luna, amazons streaming version. It was surprisingly really good, and was much like a console experience and used an Xbox controller. Barely any lag and the graphics looked great.

If you want the best Lore-centric experience, start with the original Fallout, and work your way forward. This way, you will understand a lot more of the easter eggs and terminal references as you go, instead of trying to retroactively tie it all together in your head. Also, skipping 1 and 2 misses some of the very best storystelling in the franchise. What they lack in modern graphics, they make up for with rich storytelling, because they *had* to.

In the unlikely outcome that you convert to PC gaming; FO3 and FO New Vegas are separate games, however on PC there is a mod called " A Tale of Two Wastelands" that links the two games as one so you can seamlessly travel between the east coast (FO3) and the west coast (NV). You keep everything in between traveling OR you can simply finish FO3 and then continue to NV in a kind of new-New Game+ kind of way.

Fallout 4 for me has a special place in my heart. The modding is just fantastic in the game. i am hoping the new update doesn't mess up mods too much. Also looking forward to the Fallout London.

F1 and F2 first, then either FNV or F3, then F4. Fallout Tactics was good too, albeit slightly different, and I would definitely throw that in as well. Not playing F1 and F2 is not only missing out on the Fallout lore, but also missing out on one of the best RPGs of all time.

5:39 I'm glad to hear that you're starting with number 1 (Keep an ear out for Richard Dean Anderson). Two is my favorite that I've played but I haven't played them all. Two also has the most "Easter Eggs" I've ever seen in a single player game.

One additional option to play Fallout 3 and New Vegas on PS4 or 5, is if you have the PS Plus subscription that grants you access to the "classics" catalog. You can stream all sorts of games from the PS1-PS3 libraries, like 3 and New Vegas. Granted, it's similar to having Game Pass, but again, it's another option. Especially for those who maybe only have (or purely prefer to play on) a PlayStation.

I love Fallout 76! Over 1000 hours so far. Fallout 3 and 4 are awesome as well. The others...

Fallout 76, is good to run around with some friends.

Thank you for your videos Clayton. I like your approach on how to deal with video games for a person that can enjoy them now after all things in life have their position. I think I’ll play fallout 1 & 2 also in PC then will get to 3.

That is a beautiful metroid hoodie, official Nintendo store i think.

Dont forget fallout tactics and fallout brotherhood of steel

Fallout 4 still feels like the right place to start if you're new but Fallout 3 and New Vegas are special for sure. They can be a bit tough to get into though in today's standards I think.

If you start with 1 or 2 the game might lose you. They are great games but they are dated for most peoples taste. Fallout 3 is a great starting point for most gamers, especially the more casual ones. Love how Fallout is making a come back. Just started a play through of Fallout New Vegas with mod this time around. Feels like a new experience.

🚨 From Fallout series ? Fallout -New Vegas , not even a question ! Slap a Wabbajack modlist on it and, voilà ... you got yourself a pretty modern Fallot game !

Started on the Xbox360 with Fallout 3, and played it whole lot back in the day. Have the rest on PC but only dabbled been meaning to revisit the series so may stater with FO3 again. Would also like a try/look at earlier games and the wasteland games. Steam Deck is a good place to play most of this series.

I think 4 is a good entry. 3 has the better story of the "modern" Fallouts, in my ever so humble opinion, but the mechanics for 3 and New Vegas have aged a bit. 76 is of course the newest, but as an MMO it's more of a Fallout theme park than a crafted single player adventure. That being said, if you're good with older isometric RPGs, I'd go all the way back to the first two. Fortunately each numbered entry stands on its own so you can jump in anywhere and be fine.

Of course it depends on what you like Another thing is that if you are a fan of just such games, then Fallout 1, 2 and (even though this is a separate and simplified game, but still good) Fallout Tactics are the best then comes the console fallout brotherhood of steel It’s a pity that they didn’t tell you that in our time it is advisable to install a mod on fallout in order to significantly improve playability, several childhood diseases of early games have been corrected there (and on Apocalytic Road it is generally advisable to install a pack of mods - 10-15) Fallout 1 and 2 are generally advisable to go through several times in any case as they say - the only bad thing about fallout is that you can only play it once for the first time another thing is that it takes a long time, now people usually don’t spend that much time

I would love to see Bethesda handover the rights to Fallout 1 & 2 to NightDive Studios to make a nice modern remaster and port to all platforms. Microsoft also needs to handle this hot property right and have Obsidian Entertainment develop another Fallout title. If they announced that Obsidian was developing a new Fallout game the world would kneel before them in respect.

Bought Fallout 4 in a Steam sale years ago and never got round to playing it. I'm playing through it now after watching the tv show. Not disappointed at all - it's brilliant!💣💥🪳As a side note, Playstation/Xbox contorllers are fully compatible with Steam on PC although you need a bluetooth dongle or wireless adapter - I use an 8-Bitdo Ultimate which comes with those included and works perfectly with Nintendo Switch too.

Depends on what time investment you want to put into the games as well. Playing all the way up from the first game is potentially a huge amount of hours. Personally I'd just start at Fallout 4 because it's an immense game and I'm a pretty casual gamer. You could always read up on the lore.

I started with New Vegas over 10 years ago and then played Fallout 3. New Vegas is still my favorite of the franchise. I recommend starting there. It's got the best introduction to how the Fallout universe works.

I'm typically like Clayton, where I have to start a franchise at the beginning. But I started with Fallout3 about 5 years ago, and rolled right into New Vegas afterwards. Taking a little break from the series before I tackle FO4. I don't feel like I'm missing out on too much of the lore, #3 seems like a good starting point.

Good call starting with 1 . I started with 2 when it came out way back when , and that was one of my favourite games , and kinda still is really , although the last time I played either 1 or 2 was probably about 10 years ago or so on my second playthrough of both. Fallout 3 , NV and 4 are good games in their own right (haven't played 76) , but 1 and 2 are different than the rest. I liked the stories , the atmosphere and the overall feel / vibe of 1 and 2 a bit more than the later games. Oh and btw there is also Fallout Tactics. I had played that one a bit , but never really got through it. I think that one was focused more on the Brotherhood of Steel side of things. Now I'm feeling like I'm gonna have to go play some fallout again 😁

As a Redacted viewer, seeing you on this channel is throwing me off. I am truly impressed because I had no idea you have a gaming channel too. Well, WOW!!

Ideally, Fallout 1 & 2 would indeed be the way to go; in fact, there is a nice flow in terms of the development from 1 to 2 (i.e., the 2nd game has the same format as the 1997 original, but it's an overall improvement). In terms of gameplay, New Vegas should be an ideal start for those who don't want to play 1 or 2, but the lore in New Vegas vs the TV show..., there seems to be conflict...(?) BUT! This has been addressed by the creators & now there's a timeline to prove there is no conflict! That aside, the 3rd is the one I started with & it's probably the best, by default, to play for those skipping 1 & 2, yet want exposure to the Fallout lore. As for Fallout 4 & Fallout 76, they are very much the same game imho -- their faults become more & more apparant as you play them, but out of these two, Fallout 76 takes the cake in terms of how bad a game can be made so as to risk destroying an entire ~25yr old franchise. Luckily, Bethesda did avert the collapse of Fallout via Fallout 76 by releasing (thus far) 18 major updates since the game launched & still has another on the way..., but yikes! The game is always online & exists as many different persistent game worlds -- it's been improved, but both Fallout 4 & 76 fall victim to performance issues (Fallout 4 really missed it in terms of graphics, & the game has some serious glitching to it as well) & the always present & pervasive appeal to player microtransactions. This introduces the fun of potentially having to pay real money for something as basic as quick travel...once. & That's just not cool! Plus, Fallout 4 & 76 really marked a turn away from the modding community, which they claimed wasn't what they were doing at all...they just left the option open while releasing their own premium mod content...(?) I don't know. Fallout 4 & 76...in my own opinion...are not too difficult to skip altogether... Otherwise, Clayton -- you need a small form factor PC you can connect to your Home Theater; with Steam's controller support, it gets the PC pretty close to the ease of playing on a console...you'd still need easy access to a mouse & keyboard though.

I remember when I played FO3 as my first FO game. The story and the fact that it was an RPG but was also had guns it was so foreign to me, I was in love! But I wondered why anyone would make such an ugly looking world. Though that too turned into part of the appeal. It connects perfectly with the storyline and combined with the awesome 50's music. It had me playing FO3 soundtrack while at home doing chores or work. That game left a huge impression on me and I'm so glad Amazon didnt kill it, like they've done with a lot of other IPs.

I'm looking to start at the first game, but through GOG. Old-school rpgs are where I really got into gaming, but since I played on console I missed out on these.

New video series! Review ALL the games after playing them. When I'm not watching redacted it's reviews of things I love be it tv music or games and I spend hours watching it! Enjoy the series as well!

When you're playing through number 1, there's a lot of good lore to be had from a super computer in "The Glow" but you'll need some high intelligence stats.

Mannnnn, seeing Clayton play this makes me happy.

Thanks for the video! This is exactly what I needed. Changed from consoles to PC about 3 yrs ago and always heard about Fallout but never played. The TV show has peaked my interest as it has others just by seeing sales skyrocket. Wasn’t sure if I wanted to start all the way back at the beginning with the rudimentary graphics but good point about getting the lore!

congrats on first steam install man ❤, I'm starting fallout 3 this evening for the 1st time 🙂

The first 2 games are the hardest in the franchise, if you play the game you will have to swing it old school with a game guide. That is how the game was designed to be played, there is no shame in playing on easy mode those games will whip your ass.

I started with Fallout 3, and then played New Vegas. The latter is the best hands down, story-wise and in atmosphere, DLCs are top notch as well. I tried the first two games but they are quite a challenge for a modern gamer, they don’t hold your hand, let’s put it that way. And of course there’s a bunch of well-made lore videos on YT, if you’re interested.

I thouroughly recommend starting with New Vegas Clayton. I have a feeling you’ll like it.

Clayton! How come I've NEVER heard you mention this channel when I religiously watch Redacted!😂 Imagine my surprise seeing you here when I'm looking for Fallout videos 😊 I should have maybe figured it out from the off hand comments Natali has made regarding you playing your Nintendo switch in bed while shes trying to read 😆 Next you'll tell me Phillip and David have Gaming channels on Twitch LOL !! This is so cool!

1 and 2 are a challenge, both visually and gameplay wise. I've played all of them over the past decades. If you want the whole Lore, start at 1. Otherwise, 3 and onwards.

I jumped back in on FA3 (I am playing on PC) and have played FA1 and 2 in my younger years. Recently, Steam had a code available for F4 and I picked it up. I played FA3 and 4 on Sony consoles, but now I am playing on a PC with a game controller. I love the music and the stories.

@2:27 If you are part of the PC master race, you can start anywhere and save a lot of money doing so, do to regular discounts. 😘🤗 The market for console games coincides with the collectors market and physical copies are scarce, so expect to pay at least 50% to 100% more for it. 🤔 Unless you think of the Steam Deck as console, then you benefit from the discounts, too. 🤷‍♂ I started with Fallout 4 and in hindsight it is the most accessible for newbs. If you are a hardcore roleplay enthusiast and love the original lore, you probably won't like it because that isn't the focus of the game. @6:10 As a console peasant, you could use a Steam Deck to play it or a half decent laptop with APU would suffice.😘🤔 @10:14 Currently, I am into Fallout 3 GOTYE. As far as I can tell, the role play aspect is stronger.

Clayton, I'm being honest and saying that Fallout 1, Fallout 2, and their masterpiece Fallout New Vegas are the truly great games! Thank you for the video Clayton! ❤

Exact question I was gonna ask. Do you stream any games while you play?

Since you are an avid console gamer do yourself a favour and get yourself a Steam Deck which works very well for playing Fall Out as a PC console hybrid!

A remaster for the original games would be sweet.

You could try the steam deck for the original games.I have one and they're great. Not sure on compatibility but I think they run but just the text is small.

All the people that were going to buy bug squash simulator 2 are aware of it and so we can expect that game to fade over the next year anyway. The fallout games have incredible replay value. I'll also go back into FO4 with the update.

Im excited to play fallout 1 and 2 on my retro handheld using port master. We are so spoiled. 😊

Can't wait for the next gen upgrade for Fallout 4! This game has a special place in my heart.

New Vegas with stability mods, plus the DLC. Block off 100 hours. You’ll probably be a House fan.

I’d say start with 3. And if you like it, move in to new Vegas then 4.

Fallout 4. If you use any mods, do it in moderation so you don't lose that experience! As a matter of fact, don't until thay soon approaching update comes out

I think it's great you are starting with Fallout 1. It's fantastic.

I've never played the Fallout series. Now that its got my curiosity, I am going to try it. Many have said to start the series with a later game but with me I like to start at the very beginning so I am going to start with the very first one. I like seeing how a franchise get its start and this is the best way how. I've also played PC games way back when I had an IBM 286 PC and the way consoles are going nowadays I may return to PC gaming since I have many more options compared to consoles. Great video discussion.

Another great video game video, fallout is in my bag log too lol.

Dang Clayton never took you for a gamer. Been playing since 3. Have some 76 content on my channel, mostly fallout 76 pvp

I downloaded a Fallout game in my phone a few years ago but have never played it. I did see a hilarious video of Goat Simulator having a Fallout easter egg in it. I was about to watch the show when your video popped out. Nice.

After watching the series, I remembered that I had not actually beaten Fallout 4. Many years ago, I had got to a point in multiple quest lines and I couldn't decide which one to commit to. Excited to be starting over again!

you should add Fall out Tactics to the list, it's like Fallout 1 and 2 but you control a squad through the story. Also it has the voice stylings of R. Lee Ermey (drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket)

I started with FO3. I will say this, its worth it, but needs to be heavily modded (PC) to run well

As a ps4 user, I started with Fallout 4 and went on to Fallout 76. However, after watching this, I think I'm gonna go back to Fallout 1 and go from there for the lore.

The bombs didnt fall in the 50s. The world of Fallout is basically how people in the 50s imagined the future to be, but the great war actually happened in 2077, and most the games take place hundreds of years after the war.

Fallout 4 was my first, the 1st person view is awesome xD also i believe they remade fallout 1 and 2 into a FPS on PC

Fallout 3 was amazing. Loved the karma system. You could be good or evil based on your choices.

Really does depend alot... of modern gamers (younger ones) havent played a isometric rpg and refuse too. I grew up playing them (I am 32) but if they can play them I would go with Fallout 1 then 3 (fallout 2 is not as good as 1 and feels like an expansion) then New Vegas. Ignore 76 and well I dunno never really liked Fallout 4 I was so disapointed in it tbh. One cool thing about it I found out on release date of fallout 4 was I named myself Badass and codsworth would say "Ahh!! Mr Badass" it was funny. I am playing Baldur's Gate Enhanced, I grew up playing them 🙂 Also great to see you doing more on this channel Clayton :-)

I'm playing fallout 4. It's just like the show

Been playing since I was a kid in 1997, the first 2 games have the best story and the darkest tone also the best soundtrack in my opinion but, if you just watched the show I would probably recommend you play fallout New Vegas as it takes place close to where the show took place and and will help build or fill in unanswered questions from the show for people who aren't familiar. Fallout 4 has the best gameplay and scrap/upgrading and crafting system. It also has a mode called survival mode which I would highly recommend (fallout new Vegas has one also) as it makes surviving in the wasteland a very tense and punishing experience. If you do go down the road of playing fallout 4 first just understand that the story is not that good so make sure you wander the wasteland in search of side quests and random events to avoid the boring story.

Love the hoodie Mr. Morris

Going back again to fallout 4 but now will play the game only doing good and nothing evil. Looking forward to the ps5 update on April 25th

I was gonna play all of them but, ultimately, there are too many good games in my backlog and too little time. I played 1 so I could at least understand the inception of the series and it honestly was a transformative experience. That game was fundamental for the trajectory of future cRPGs. I tried a bit of Fallout 2 but the “chosen one” angle was way too overdone from the beginning and so I stopped playing it. Many months later, I will soon start my fallout experience again with New Vegas and then wait for Fallout London.

Listening to this while buying gamepass to jump into a fresh hardcore playthrough of new vegas. If its too rough for me, i'll try 76. Fallout 4 is def the best bet, but it's also the one i've already played the most. I tried 3 and new vegas. Little more new vegas than 3. I wished i coulda finished NV. Now i'm finally gonna.

Fallout boy sticker on my gym bottle. 650+ hours on survival mode on Fallout 4 and I be just recently started the main quest several hours back . Many hours just went into base building. 👍

Funny thing i have F3 & New Vegas for my 360 but have not yet played them. I guess they will get a series x update...🤔

It's definitely best to start out playing with a buddy, so FO76 was my go-to. My daughter and I have been playing for just over a year now, and loving it! I just began FO4 to play on my own. I do agree with your buddies' idea of starting with 3 for the lore..but you can also take time exploring and reading everything along the way to piece things together like I do in 4 and 76.(requires patience though) Great games..good show!

That wrong bombs dropped in 2077

4 is the only one I "own" and I've only spent 4.5 hours on it in the course of several years. I am planning on starting a new game entirely once the update hits. Should be the 25th of April... Stellar Blade comes out the 26th though so I'll likely push my Fallout further back on the burner. Gotta have me my Blades n h**s🤭

New Vegas is top notch Clayton I’d start there. By the way, are you still doing a bit of hell diving?

I've played video games since the time of pong, and have loved Fallout since Fallout 3. As a matter of fact, I just logged off 76 half an hour before this video popped up in my feed. My two cents: Fallout 1 and 2 - I just can't do it. I would have been all over them when they first released (I passed them over at the time in favor of D&D flavored fantasy fare), but now the graphics and gameplay are just too ancient for my tastes. And for me, the first person model of the game is what it is all about...feeling alive in the world. Don't worry about playing them, it doesn't start to get real good until 3...IMHO. Fallout 3 - Excellent starting point, but still not necessary. My favorite geographic setting so far, but... Fallout New Vegas - Certain fanboys of a purist type strain insist this is the Mangnum Opus. Not for me. I can almost stomach the western mojave setting, but something about this dated version will not allow me to get more than half way through until I ask myself why I am not playing the superior version (in my opinion) instead of wasting time with this. Again, just can't do it, apparently. Fallout 4 - The best. Not without flaws (playing the same damned story lines gets on my nerves. Makes me want to kill Shawn as soon as I pop out of the vault) but, and this will be a contentious issue for certain types, the addition of building your own settlements was the best idea Bethesda came up with for the series. Why? It was the first serious step in immersion....creating your own identity and building in the world around you. Fallout 76 - Again, I don't care for the West Virginia country vibe at all. And both 3 and 4 were better stories by far. However, you can still build your home in this, and more importantly, it is the only game in the franchise that is built to let you play with (or against) friends. That is the draw. It was garbage on launch, but very much worthwhile now, provided you are into the whole fallout thing and want to do it with friends. Again, I've been gaming a LONG time now. I heard of the series when it launched, but dismissed them because I wasn't into the post-apocalyptic genre. Then I tried 3 on a lark, and have been hooked ever since. To my surprise, if I cannot say that 4 is my favorite game of all time, then I can at least say that Fallout is my favorite game series, hands down. If you're coming in off the tv series, you're in for a treat with the games. But I think Clayton is right, do the games before the series if you still have the option. If you want a simple start without going the lore-obsessive route that Clayton is set on...start with 4 and continue on with 76. Then you too can become a clown like me, juggling Skyrim and Starfield, always returning to Fallout. Cheers!

You can jump in any game as each is separate with their own stories. 3 and 4 were good. 76 is good now.