I think what got lost along the way is how many either don't recall or were not around for the reception to New Vegas. It was received lukewarm *at best* and even fans of 3 were not sold on it before its release. The majority of the modern (at the time) fan base had no inkling to the pedigree behind the game. It's talked about now like a juggernaut but that's mostly thanks to hindsight (and some really devoted fans). It's good to keep perspective when discussing modern Obsidian since so many deign to be dismissive of their output since New Vegas.

Most of the Fallout fanbase being homophobic men and then remembering the creator being a gay man makes me giggle

something i'll always kind of appreciate about classic fallout is that they had absolutely no chill