Even within Bethesdas weird mishmash of the previous two Fallout games setting. The game never realizes the objective fact that the main conflict between the Brotherhood and the Enclave is completely and utterly pointless, they weren't going to use the FEV virus until Eden secretly gives you the task, they are literally fighting over nothing as the outcome is the same regardless. You cant fight against the path Bethesda wants to put you on, something as cruel as nuking a town or engaging in slavery earns you nothing more than an EXTREMELY brief talkin-to your dad gives you and maybe a scathing hit-piece Three Dog will put out that will make nameless NPCs react somewhat negatively to you. Bethesda should've just made their own post-apocalyptic game, as its clear that's what they wanted to do in the first place. VATS isn't that cool, 1/2 a star more than what I would give it because NV wouldn't exist without this game.