Gather ye round, children, for it's once again that most magical time of year: The Epic store freebies of the week are good enough to make it worth remembering your password—did you use a special character this time like I asked?—and waiting for the launcher to update. That's right, it's the Fallout Classic Collection, which includes Fallouts 1, 2, and Tactics. Not included in the Fallout Classic Collection—but no less free—is Wild Card Football.
PC Gamer has a strong editorial history on ranking the Fallout games that hews mostly to the tastes of news writer Joshua Wolens's freebie/deal posts, much like the one you're reading right now. Josh is also absolutely correct, so here's PC Gamer's objective, immutable ranking of the Fallout series as compiled from GOG, Twitch, and Prime Gaming news posts:
