Still fits "always" :tongue:
I don't know I always saw Fallout as NCR's story. Democracy nuking itself back to the stone age, starting over, destroying itself again and so on. I think they hit the expansion limit so if we see another game on the west coast, I think we're gonna bring NCR down.
To each their own, I guess.
I actually liked House right away, because before ever playing the game, I'd pondered on different styles of leadership, and I remember thinking that dictatorship in itself isn't horrible as long as the right guy is in charge, and the problem is finding the right guy. When I met Mr. House, I thought "LIKE THIS GUY" and immediately wanted to support him. For me, Fallout New Vegas was making more of a statement of asking the player what they found was important for peace in regards of political positions rather than a story of democracy returning. It presents the democracy we're all familiar with, the anarchy we all consider but are afraid to embrace, a dictatorship that's harsh and cruel and another that's reasonable but a dictatorship nonetheless (with a side of capitalism!). To me, each group or person represents a position. The Kings for example represent freedom, because they're unwilling to compromise freedom under the rule of House or Caesar and can only co-exist with democracy or anarchy. The Followers of the Apocalypse represent idealism, and how good intentions and/or an unwillingness to compromise when seeking ideal results doesn't always mean good leadership, considering the Followers themselves are so focused on what's right that they fail to see what decisions will lead to their best ending.
I actually still haven't completed a House playthrough (which will change once Lonesome Road comes out, I think I'm doing that for my Courier Six playthrough) because I always roleplay as a member of the different factions in the Mojave and no one really supports him, cept the White Gloves. Thought long and hard about who I wanted to support on my canon Courier Six playthrough and I just remember playing through the main quests for Yes Man, NCR and House without saving a bit to see how things would look if I supported them (would Veronica leave me, what would Arcade Gannon say about the situation etc). I just remember hearing Mr. House's explanation of why we need to save Kimball and thinking "holy balls, this man is an absolute genius and he's thought of literally EVERYTHING. How can anyone kill him off?"