<Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Fallout 76 </Td> </Tr> <P> Released in 1997, Fallout takes place in a post-apocalyptic Southern California, beginning in the year 2161 . The protagonist, referred to as the Vault Dweller, is tasked with recovering a water chip in the Wasteland to replace the broken one in their underground shelter home, Vault 13 . Afterwards, the Vault Dweller must thwart the plans of a group of mutants, led by a grotesque entity named the Master . Fallout was originally intended to run under the GURPS role - playing game system . However, a disagreement with the creator of GURPS, Steve Jackson, over the game's violent content required Black Isle Studios to develop the new SPECIAL system . Fallout's atmosphere and artwork are reminiscent of post-WWII America and the nuclear paranoia that was widespread at that time . </P> <P> Fallout 2 was released in 1998, with several improvements over the first game, including an improved game engine, the ability to set attitudes of non-player character (NPC) party members and the ability to push people who are blocking doors . Additional features included several changes to the game world, including significantly more pop culture jokes and parodies, such as multiple Monty Python and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - referencing special random encounters, and self - parodying dialogue that broke the fourth wall to mention game mechanics . Fallout 2 takes place eighty years after Fallout, and centers around a descendant of the Vault Dweller, the protagonist of Fallout . The player assumes the role of the Chosen One as they try to save their village, Arroyo, from severe famine and droughts . After saving the village, the Chosen One must save it again, this time from the Enclave, the remnants of the pre-war United States Government . </P>

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