From Fallout 3 To BioShock Infinite: Video Game Follow-Ups That Sidestep Sequelitis

2) Fallout 3

The original Fallout series will always be a fond memory for PC gamers of the 90s. There are many diehard fans who will forever hold it up as a pillar of prowess and excellence. One of its sequels, Fallout 3, gets a special mention on this list because it took everything that made the original game so great and gave it that much needed revamp. It re-invented the feel and look of the series by taking immense advantage of current gaming technology, something that just wasn’t available to developers back in the late 1990s.

While it did contain some bugs upon release, this was simply just evidence that the Fallout series was a much bigger experience than originally anticipated. The story was large and convoluted and the world itself was immense. While fans of the original may still cling to Fallout and Fallout 2 and regard them highly, there’s no denying that the developers of Fallout 3 saw something extremely ambitious in the original post-apocalyptic RPG formula, before giving it a 21^st Century re-imagining that illustrated just how far the medium has progressed over the years.