History YMMV / FalloutBrotherhoodOfSteel

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The primary criticism leveled against the game is that it didn't fit at all into the established ''Fallout'' style and setting. The Soundtrack in particular has been criticized for switching out the usual Golden Oldies in favor of NuMetal and {{Metalcore}} tracks. Even a fair amount of Fallout fans who happen to be Metalheads themselves disliked this change.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The primary criticism leveled against the game is that it didn't fit at all into the established ''Fallout'' style and setting. The Soundtrack in particular has been criticized for switching out the usual Golden Oldies in favor of NuMetal tracks. Even a fair amount of Fallout fans who happen to be Metalheads themselves disliked this change.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The primary criticism leveled against the game is that it didn't fit at all into the established ''Fallout'' style and setting.
** The Soundtrack in particular has been criticized for switching out the usual Golden Oldies in favor of NuMetal tracks. Even a fair amount of Fallout fans who happen to be Metalheads themselves disliked this change.

** In General, Many agree that while the Nu Metal and Metalcore Soundtrack is good in it's own right, It just didn't belong in A Fallout game.

* TierInducedScrappy: Cain the Ghoul is supposed to be a Jack-Of-All-Trades able to use Heavy Weapons and Dual Weapons with movement penalties. However his Hit points are the lowest of any character and due to bugs the Die Hard &First Aid general skills that increases Hit Points and healing from stimpacks respectively only provide a fraction of what other characters get. It isnt helped that his personal skills are mediocre. Sadist is massively overpriced, Rad Child only works in radiation pools, Pyromaniac depends on flame weapons that are few & low-tier. Butcher is actually useful with bladed weapons, but they are less effective than blunt weapons.

* BizarroEpisode: The ''entire game'' in relation to the ''Fallout'' series - it's more akin to ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance Dark Alliance]]'' gameplay wise as opposed to traditional ''Fallout'' [=RPGs=]; the soundtrack, which traditionally consists of [[MisterSandmanSequence 20th century hits]], was replaced with NuMetal and {{Metalcore}}, likely due to [[WereStillRelevantDammit wanting to appear more modern]]; and the iconic Nuka-Cola was replaced with [[ProductPlacement BAWLS Guarana]]. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

* DorkAge: Considered to be the nadir of the ''Fallout'' series, at least until ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', due to the glaring contradictions to ''Fallout'' lore and blatant disregard for the series' overall tone and aesthetic.

** The Soundtrack in particular has been criticized for switching out the usual Golden Oldies in favor of NuMetal tracks. Even a fair amount of Fallout fans who happen to be Metalheads themselves disliked this change.
* UncannyValley: While it's one of the first games in the series to feature three-dimensional graphics, just like ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', the graphics have aged badly. The most notable example is that the character models look "frozen" due to primitive facial animations and the textures look very muddy.

* UncannyValley: While it's one of the first games in the series to feature three-dimensional graphics, just like ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', the graphics have aged badly. The most notable example is that the character models look "frozen" due to primitive facial animations and the textures look very muddy.
* VindicatedByHistory: Going by fan reaction and Metacritic reviews [[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/fallout-brotherhood-of-steel for this game]] and [[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/fallout-76 Fallout 76]], ''Brotherhood Of Steel'' is no longer considered to be the worst ''Fallout'' game. Granted, it'll likely never be considered a ''good'' entry in the franchise, but still.

* SoOkayItsAverage: When it came right down to the actual game, divorced of all fan expectations of the IP, it was decent but unexceptional ''Dark Alliance'' clone.

* CompleteMonster: [[StarterVillain Jane]], the [[EvilMatriarch Raider Matron]], is [[EvenEvilHasStandards reviled even by the super mutants]] for how much of a violent psychopath she is. Leader of a matriarchal raider gang that virtually controls the town of Carbon, Texas, Jane regularly kidnaps innocent people to [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil sell off as slaves]], and lets her men terrorize and murder whomever they want with no restrictions. When the Initiate kills some of her men, Jane orders her men to come upon Carbon and "[[RapePillageAndBurn burn everything that moves, then burn everything that doesn't]]" to teach them a lesson, beginning the slaughter by having an innocent bartender fried to death just for having been a friend to the Initiate.

** In contrast to [[Music/{{Slipknot}} the rest]] of [[Music/KillswitchEngage the soundtrack]], the main menu theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kEzGs10Zc&t=3s "A Nuclear Blast"]] is a surprisingly catchy 50's-style swing song, and many fans consider it one of the few good things about the game.

** In contrast to [[Music/{{Slipknot}} the rest]] of [[Music/KillswitchEngage the soundtrack]], the main menu theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kEzGs10Zc "A Nuclear Blast"]] is a surprisingly catchy 50's-style swing song, and many fans consider it one of the few good things about the game.
* BizarroEpisode: The ''entire game'' in relation to the ''Fallout'' series - it's more akin to [[VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance Dark Alliance]] gameplay wise as opposed to traditional ''Fallout'' [=RPGs=]; the soundtrack, which traditionally consists of [[MisterSandmanSequence 20th century hits]], was replaced with NuMetal and {{Metalcore}}, likely due to [[WereStillRelevantDammit wanting to appear more modern]]; and the iconic Nuka-Cola was replaced with [[ProductPlacement BAWLS Guarana]]. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

* UncannyValley: While it's one of the first games in the series to feature three-dimensional graphics, just like ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', the graphics have aged badly. The most notable example is that the character models look "frozen" due to primitive facial animations and the textures look very muddy.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like metalcore, you're in luck! Fans might enjoy the remixed version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wq__tbmdEU My Last Serenade]]" by Music/KillswitchEngage.

* BrokenBase: The game had been near universally despised by fans of the series for years, but after ''VideoGame/Fallout76'' launched in [[ObviousBeta a disasterous state]] and many decisions behind the scenes led to it becoming OvershadowedByControversy, fans have debated whether this game or ''Fallout 76'' is the worse of the two. Some still think this one is worse due to all the changes it made to the series that were largely undone in later entries, but some declared that this one isn't nearly as much of an ObviousBeta as ''Fallout 76''.
* CreatorsPet: A rare meta example. This game got ''VideoGame/FalloutVanBuren'' delayed. Fans were ticked. [[Creator/InterplayEntertainment Interplay]]'s response? Put a snarky TakeThatAudience message into the credits[[note]]"Thanks For the Laughs," followed by the [=URLs=] of the two largest ''Fallout'' fan forums of the time, whose users had bashed the game[[/note]] and outright cancel the ''VideoGame/FalloutVanBuren'' version of ''Fallout 3'' to make a ''Brotherhood of Steel 2''... which, thanks to the poor sales of the first one and Interplay's subsequent bankruptcy, ''[[LaserGuidedKarma also]]'' never got finished.

* EarWorm: In contrast to [[Music/{{Slipknot}} the rest]] of [[Music/KillswitchEngage the soundtrack]], the main menu theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kEzGs10Zc "A Nuclear Blast"]] is a surprisingly catchy 50's-style swing song, and many fans consider it one of the few good things about the game.

* InNameOnly: While there are some returning characters (The Vault Dweller, Rhombus, Harold), very little of this game resembles ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''. The iconic Nuka Cola is replaced with [[ProductPlacement Bawls Guarana]], the retro soundtrack is replaced with generic metal and the [[BloodyHilarious series' iconic]] BlackComedy is notably absent. For a game subtitled "Brotherhood of Steel" there are only two Brotherhood characters in the entire game: the Initiate (who doesn't look anything like your average Brotherhood member) and a cameo from Rhombus.

* ReplacementScrappy: The game itself wound up being this to the anticipated but cancelled ''VideoGame/FalloutVanBuren'' (it would have been called ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' had it been released).

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: If you like Metacore, you're in luck! Fans might enjoy the remixed version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wq__tbmdEU My Last Serenade]]" by Music/KillswitchEngage.

* CriticalDissonance: Most reviews summarized it as a slightly above average action game, with most scores reaching 6 or 7. The fans? ''Utterly despised it''. The openly antagonistic stance Interplay took toward the fans only further cemented this.

* UncannyValley: While it's one of the first games in the series to feature three-dimensional graphics, just like ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', the graphics have aged badly. The most notable example is that the character models look "frozen" due to primitive facial animations and the textures look very muddy even since it's release.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Of course the game's soundtrack (with the exception of the [[EarWorm main menu theme]]) '''MAY''' not fit into the ''Fallout'' universe, some of the tracks are quite decent on their own, such as the remixed version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wq__tbmdEU My Last Serenade]]" by Music/KillswitchEngage.

* FanonDiscontinuity: To say this game was disregarded by fans well before Creator/{{Bethesda}} [[CanonDiscontinuity made it official]] would be an understatement.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Critical reviews for the game generally agreed on this. But, [[CriticalDissonance the fans didn't]].
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The replacement of Nuka Cola with [[ProductPlacement Bawls Guarana]] and the soundtrack with generic metal grated with most fans.
* UncannyValley: While it's one of the first games in the series to feature three-dimensional graphics, just like it's [[VideoGame/Fallout3 more well recieved latter]] the graphics have aged badly. The most notable example is that the character models look "frozen" due to primitive facial animations and the textures look very muddy even since it's release.
* VindicatedByHistory:
** A notable aversion. Even after the Creator/{{Bethesda}}-made games proceeded to [[BrokenBase break the fanbase]] to unprecedented levels, the game is still looked upon by fans on both sides as a mediocre action game at ''best'', and a terrible ''Fallout'' game regardless.
** However, since the release of ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', it actually compares ''favourably'' to ''Fallout 76''. As of November 2018, based on Metacritic scores, ''76'' scored 50% with critics and 2.7 with users, while ''Brotherhood of Steel'' sits at 64% and 4.2, respectively.

* DorkAge: Considered to be the nadir of the ''Fallout'' series due to the glaring contradictions to ''Fallout'' lore and blatant disregard for the series' overall tone and aesthetic.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Of course the game's soundtrack (with the exception of the [[EarWorm main menu theme]]) '''MAY''' not fit into the ''Fallout'' universe, some of the tracks are quite decent such as the remixed version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wq__tbmdEU My Last Serenade]]" by Music/KillswitchEngage.

** However, since the release of ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', it actually compares ''favourably'' to ''Fallout 76''. As of November 2018, based on Metacritic scores, ''76'' scored 50% with critics and 2.7 with users, while ''Brotherhood of Steel'' sits at 64% and 4.2, respectively. A common statement is that unlike ''Fallout 76'', which, among other issues, had [[ObviousBeta so many bugs]] that many found it literally unplayable, this one, while not without its own bugs, is [[SoOkayItsAverage a reasonabley functional game]], though [[DamnedByFaintPraise most will still say that doesn't mean it's good]].

** However, since the release of ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', it actually compares ''favourably'' to ''Fallout 76''. As of November 2018, based on Metacritic scores, ''76'' scored 50% with critics and 2.7 with users, while ''Brotherhood of Steel'' sits at 64% and 4.2, respectively. A common statement is that unlike ''Fallout 76'', which had [[ObviousBeta so many bugs]] that many found it literally unplayable, this one, while not without its own bugs, is [[SoOkayItsAverage a playable game]] if nothing else, though [[DamnedByFaintPraise most will still say that doesn't mean it's good]].

** However, since the release of ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', it actually compares ''favourably'' to ''Fallout 76''. As of November 2018, based on Metacritic scores, ''76'' scored 50% with critics and 2.7 with users, while ''Brotherhood of Steel'' sits at 64% and 4.2, respectively. A common statement is that unlike ''Fallout 76'', which had [[ObviousBeta so many bugs]] that many found it literally unplayable, this one, while not without its own bugs, is in nothing else,[[SoOkayItsAverage a playable game]], though [[DamnedByFaintPraise most will still say that doesn't mean it's good]].

** However, since the release of ''VideoGame/Fallout76'', it actually compares ''favourably'' to ''Fallout 76''. As of November 2018, based on Metacritic scores, ''76'' scored 50% with critics and 2.7 with users, while ''Brotherhood of Steel'' sits at 64% and 4.2, respectively.