You can call me; nostalgic, dorky, or whatever. The simple fact is that I have been a Fallout fan for years. Now that the release is only days away I find many in the gaming community excited about Fallout as well. However I find that these people who are excited about Fallout are not necessarily those who would enjoy the earlier games in the series.

My point became apparent to me when I spoke to a coworker about Fallout 3. He said that he was excited about it and I told him he should try the first game. He did, and hated it. I couldn't imagine why someone would hate the first game, but still be excited for its sequel.

I know that the gaming landscape has changed. The slow purely turn based RPGs of yesteryear are gone. The Fallouts of the world were replaced by the; Neverwinters, KOTORs, and Elder Scrolls rule the RPG world.

That should be a problem with me. With the gaming landscape changing I feel that I am being robbed of my beloved games I used to play. This isn't just true with traditional RPG. There is also the issue with platformers, fighting, RTS, and almost every game genre in existence. I should look on all the new comers to the world of video gaming and shout. I would shout about how their existence is contributing to the destruction of what I see as video games.

But there is another side to that coin. Although the old style games are disappearing forever, what is replacing them isn't all that bad (with obvious exceptions). Although I cant stand the Wii, I do acknowledge that many people don't hate it.

Even if Fallout turns out more like Oblivion then Fallout, Oblivion was still pretty damn good. Maybe that little bit of Fallout DNA mixed into the Oblivion obsessed generation of gamers will revitalize the world of gaming in a new way I never expected.

I am sorry for wondering off topic, but I can't help it. My ADD is acting up. My point is; go buy Fallout 3.