Fallout borrowed heavily from a 1960s Western ... The Man With No Name and Lucy are the clear-cut heroes, Tuco and Maximus are the wild cards, and the Ghoul and Angel Eyes are the ruthless killers.

Fallout 1 & 2 allowed for multiple companions to be recruited at once, whereas the later games only allowed one companion at a time (excluding Dogmeat in Fallout 3). Companions aren't just valued ...

Accommodating diverse player builds is part of what makes the original Fallout game so divinely satisfying. But trying to predict behavior from a class as wild as the deviant gamer is a difficult ...