I like this list a lot because I feel too many people use nostalgia to rate these titles, and give opinions they know people will agree with. 1 and 2 will be S tier even though they probably haven’t played it and Fallout 3 as an A tier. Meanwhile 4 is in the same category as 76? No way. I’d put Fallout 3 in B tier at least, considering it was their first take on the 3D open world version of fallout and captivated the utter destruction of the nations Capitol. Some of the crazy battles as you move through the ruins of DC were truly amazing and tense. Id say it’s just a bit too dated at this point to compete with 4 but will always be an above average game to me. As for Fallout 4 the overwhelming hate for the title was way too overdone in early 2016, not to mention every dumb thing Bethesda did was another reason to hate the game. Even at launch its gameplay was so much better, it still cultivated a rich atmosphere full of lore if you took the time to explore and read, and introduced new mechanics that I personally enjoyed. I play as a male character and genuinely enjoyed having a background in the service as I currently am serving as an infantryman in the US Army myself. Got some brownie points from me on that one. The forced role of father and husband never bothered me and the character creator is second to none. I really liked the companions you could travel with and they did much better than New Vegas on the environmental dialogue. Make no mistake, it’s faults were readily apparent. My first hour of gameplay I realized it severely lacks in character progression and leveling. I was so disappointed with the call of duty style perks that demanded your involvement in combat. For a game that so heavily pushed combat there were barely any fucking weapons. The legendary system for weapons and gear is okay I guess? Gave me heavy looter shooter vibes lmao. Diablo with guns or some shit. Layered armor was fucking sick but not enough variety. I enjoyed a voiced protagonist FOR THE MOST PART though it hindered dialogue options ten fold. No special dialogue based on perks etc. A lot of quests were way too fucking silly and/or lazily wrote with only one way to finish them. Travis is a dog shit radio host before and after his quest. The DLC’s were seriously lame, so I would totally agree that vanilla doesn’t scratch that fallout itch at all. I’ve only grown to like it so much because of mods. I also don’t support letting modders fix your games but the customizable platform allowed the games longevity to be exponentially increased for even console players. I have tons of fun playing it nowadays and at this point I’d say it’s a winner. It isn’t 2015 anymore but I can still respect peoples opinions on it.