I went with The Minutemen. They’ve got this Boy Scout thing going on that I like. So I’m playing a game where my goal is to build towns of happy people and help those in need. They’re not about killing others (except to defend the towns), they don’t hate anyone, and they aren’t looking to pick fights. They want to…

The Brotherhood of Steel manages to suck more in this game than ever before. I’m a big fan of the Rough Rider thematics of the Minutemen, and I like that Boston is where they set up their ideal starting point.

Interesting timing on this article. I am literally sitting at the end game with all three factions (still have to do Minutemen quests), and of the three with any actual power, I find myself siding with none of them. Because I know that the next step they are all going to ask me to take is to coldly murder all of my…

Easily the Minutemen.

Not because they’re fun to do missions for (they aren’t) but because from a moral standpoint, they’re the only ones who aren’t irredemable assholes. Let’s break them all down:

Brotherhood: So these guys roll into town on their giant blim, armed to the teeth, and the first thing they start doing…

The Minutemen are not assholes and have the most achievable method of rebuilding the commonwealth. They unite and defend the decent folk to band them into a coalitio which may form into a government. Everyone chooses join and works for a common cause rather than subjugation and slavery like two of the other factions.

All four factions are whiney babies who can’t do anything themselves, but I think the Minutement are the worst offenders. Also, I dunno if it’s intentional or of it’s bugged, but settlements I’ve already taken care of keep asking me to go back to help them with stuff I’ve already done. Then, I still have to report to…

Uh, spoilers probably, but The Minutemen are neutral and will agree with any other faction you support so really the choice is between 3.

Brotherhood of Steel are assholes.
The Institute are rabid assholes.
The Railroad are a little too goofy for my tastes, but definitely not assholes.

Choice seems a no-brainer.

It doesn’t matter. They all demand the genocidal destruction of the others. A lame false choice.