Fallout 1 is from 1996(run in DOS!!!) Baldurs Gate was released in 98.
I personaly dont like any of the Bardurs Gate games, the thing with several heros takes off a great deal of fun in playing an RPG... you just cant get that much attached to your hero, and playing a lone wolf hero all alone against the world is just too cool <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The combat system in Fallout was turnbased, and that is much slower than realtime(BG DD etc) but it has its good points: much more intense battles, where one single Time Unit can save your life; much less tedious hack and slash, etc...
I think turnbase combat is not better than realtime, but its not worst too, its just diferent. Games like UFO(X-COM) and Jagged Alliance were awsome turnbased games.
