I'll ask my friend about it, we might be able to consolidate our respective universes.
We've only just started really working on it, but I'll PM you what we have so far.
Honestly, neither Fallout 1 or 2 ever struck me as humorous. There was the odd moment where I smirked, Butch comes to mind, but nothing I'd genuinely call funny.
I'd say, and don't crucify me for this, Beth's humor in Fallout 3 is on par with that found in Fallout 1 and 2.
Really, whether or not the original rifle is "realistic" isn't important. One of the... actually, the defining characteristic of Fallout's atmosphere is it's portrayal of the future. That is, identical to what people of the fifties thought it would look like. Flying cars, robot butlers, and guns...
I bought Fallout a long ass time ago, but I skipped over Fallout 2 until after I played Fallout 3. Bought a disc that has Fallout 2 and Tactics on it, but also Fallout 1... kind of waste, but I guess it's cool.
Never heard of Defcon, but I don't see how you could win a game that's just about the exchange of nuclear missiles. I'd imagine each nation would simply unload all of their arms simultaneously.
I bought Fallout 3, noted that it felt different than the originals that I bought years ago, replayed Fallout 1, fell in love with it all over again, googled for a Fallout community site, and here I am.
*Exhales*
I don't know, I find NPC's pretty useful in F1. On the occasions that Ian shoots you in the back it usually is only 4 or 5 hitpoints. Besides, it's pretty rare all things considered.
Dogmeat's great for running down heavily injured enemies who are trying to make a break for it, since he has so...
I DETECT HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PRETENTIOUSNESS IN THIS THREAD.
I.
Depends on the group. If it's a small group of likeminded people, yes. Otherwise, the conflicting ideologies will tear the "society" to shreds.
II.
Yes, in my opinion... just look at firearms.
III.
What the fuck? Guys...