Time has vindicated Tactics as a worthy offering in the Fallout franchise.
User Rating: 9.1 | Fallout Tactics PC
I remember many Fallout fanboys accusing the devs of a great conspiracy by labeling this 'Tactics'. There were long debates and articles about the very definition of an RPG, and how Tactics was actually an RPG. How this figures into the conspiracy is anyone's guess. It is less RPG than Fallout 1 and 2, but more RPG than X-Com. Everybody expected that so there is no deception here. I think in the final analysis people were bitter that they were not getting Fallout 3 and dismissed this entry prejudicially. Let's talk about the Fallout humor and how it is supposedly superior in the earlier offerrings than Tactics. a.) In Fallout 2 the humor basically consisted of mildly amusing movie parodies and the fact that so much of the game was broken means they should have spent more time completing the game and less time clowning around. b.) Having frequented forums dedicated to the Fallout series, I notice that much of the "humor" that people complain is missing from this title is of the pornographic, Junior-High-boys-snickering-in-the-locker-room variety. c.) The Brotherhood of Steel was consistantly the grim and serious organization throughout the series, so it is hardly surprising that it was kept for a game centered around them. Frankly, I think R. Lee Ermey's presence in Tactics is quite humorous. The fact is the Fallout ambiance is fully present here, and Tactics stands on its own and compares favourably to its predecessors. Fortunately this has been released as part of a Fallout bundle, so one will not have to pay through the nose on ebay. Get it. 
