The Fallout series is one of the best if not THE best out there. If your a youngin you wouldn't understand ( and I mean NO dissrespect ) I have played them all Fallout 1 and 2 on PC and Fallout 3 and New Vegas on Xbox 360 (and PC with all the mods) Fallout 3 is by far the best. If you haven't played the game you should give it a try, as others have posted there is no multi-player but with all the post on these forums about wanting to Solo things this game might be for you. The game has a story, a plot line, NPC's that you can interact with and those interactions can change the whole direction of the game. You have to "think" about your choices and your character development.....YES, you can choose how "your" character developes, choose to improve your combat skills with guns, heavy weapons, or mele. Increase your stealth abilities and slip right by guards without firing a shot OR go for Power Armor and go in guns a blazing!! The choice is yours............ EDIT: You really don't have to play them all to appreciate the game and the story, just play Fallout 3, and you will understand.