I got into Fallout 2 first, when my stepdad at the time brought it back for me, I loved the game, still do to this day. I played Fallout after that, and then cried over the feeble attempt of the game which is Fallout 3.
The reason I'm like this with Fallout 3 was because the prequels were epic.
Fallout 3 isn't a bad game, if it was called something totally different it'd be a rather good game, a futuristic version of Oblivion.
But the fact is, everytime I play it I think, that'd of been funnier in Fallout 2, his head would of blown up more in Fallout 2, that hooker on the street would of blown me for 5 chips in Fallout 2.
I am glad to be one of the few that has played one of the prequels before Fallout 3.
VERY, happy.