I personally really enjoy lore and backstory in my rpgs. My first fallout game was Fallout 3 and it was so good (at the time) that I delved into the original games. Ever since I can longer play F3. Bethesdsa doesn't butcher the lore, but super mutants, and BoS ruined it for me. Back to the point, I would say Fo1, Fo2, and New Vegas are canon.
I dont consider FO: tactics or FO: brotherhood of steel to be cannon, nor anything from van buren. I like fallout 3 and NV's stories and plot. I dont really like the plots of 1 & 2, but the backstory, setting and histories are great so that makes it canon for me. but in any conflicts in canon between interplay and bethesda, then i side with bethesda. JimmyDreznaut017 00:59, August 20, 2011 (UTC)
I consider Fallout 1-3 and New Vegas to be cannon. I'm not sure about Tactics. Fallout BoS was a piece of crap(the game kept locking up on me everytime I beat the Mayor boss). I'm not sure about the Van Buren Fallout 3 since it was scrapped while it was in development.--Ryker6123:29, September 4, 2011 (UTC)~4:28pm 9/4/2011
Since Bethdesa is the Current Owner of the title I think 3 and NV are Cannon and 1 & 2 are Semi-Cannon but unless Bethdesa helps a little with Fool it won't be cannon Cory Jaynes 03:55, September 6, 2011 (UTC)
How are 1 & 2 semi-canon? Bethesda has stated that those games and 3 and New Vegas are canon. Even still, saying that the originals were semi-canon is like saying that Terminator Salvation rendered the first two (infinitely better) movies non-canon --Fezgod 03:59, September 6, 2011 (UTC)
Sorry what I meant by Semi-Cannon is that they are Cannon just that some parts Bethdesa can go back and say oh that didn't happen know what I mean Cory Jaynes 13:58, September 6, 2011 (UTC)