I never understood the hate. Comparing Fallout 3 with the ones before it is like comparing apples and oranges. If it was the same type of game but poorly done I would understand more. Fallout 3 was a great game. I tend to prefer the style of the original games better though. I prefer Wasteland over Fallout actually. I really need to get around to playing Wasteland 2. I have heard awesome things about it.