User:Bearded Hoplite

- I was first introduced to the Fallout franchise by GameInformer's cover story on Fallout 3 in the summer of 2008. Soon after I found this wiki and enriched myself on Fallout canon and lore. I purchased the Collector's Edition of Fallout 3 on the launch day. I played and enjoyed it immensely, moreso because I had a wide knowledge of the franchise. I also aquired an ire for the people who put Fallout 3 down as not being a 'true' Fallout game.

After playing FO3 to death (I had something like, 190 hours invested, while my brother had over 250!) I sought to play the originals. While shopping for modems so we could stop leeching off our local library's (And to connect to Xbox Live...), I stumbled upon Interplay's boxed set of the original 3 Fallouts. At 10 USD, it was a steal. It was actually pretty funny, my dad found a modem and while we were checking the lady at the register held up the box and said "Fallout, I wonder who this is for?" while giving me and my brother a semi-dirty look.

I then spent the next few months playing Fallout 2 (My brother claimed Fallout 1, while we both dabbled in Tactics). I did play the others, but I felt oddly attached to FO2. Anyhoo, that's my story of how I became a Fallout fan. Mostly thanks to Bethesda and this wiki.

Oh, and New Vegas is amazing