That is by far an all to truthful statement! In my eyes Fallout is one of the fathers of RPG games! I highly recomend it, it has fairly great replayability, great story, greater gameplay, and it's fairly non-linear (the one down about the game is the time-limit).
On can be a desert raider, or a lone wolf (just dont kill kids!)
He can be a Saint or a no-one (just dont kill kids!)
And of coarse, the best part in the game is being able to kil lthe Overseer if you really want! (just dont kill kids!)
The reason one doesn't kill kids is because you get a bounty on your head and have a habit of finding bounty hunters i nthe desert. If your of a greater XP then its fine, but if your a low level, but still high enough to destroy a town like Shady Sands, then DON'T!
Either way, I highly recomend it to ANYONE! Get it, get it NAAOOuughh!