Highly entertaining romp through post-apocalyptic DC. Some technical flaws but overall a very good game with an engaging story and over 80 hours of game play.
Overview- For the most part, Fallout 3 is a plain and simple open world RPG. It has perks, classes, looting, character design, and basically everything else you'll find in a core RPG experience. What seperates Fallout 3 from the masses, has got to be its compelling formula for unfolding events. The game really does make you want to go to your destination, really really badly! So, we would all rush to the next objective we wanted to complete, and bam! Here comes the XP and caps baby. This game … more
Fans of the classic PC games may remember the first 2 Fallout games from the late '90s fondly. The unique settings and humor of the series is a breath of fresh air in the sea of "me-too" games with high fantasy backdrop. The games were set in the west coast of United States after a nuclear war reduced the country to rubbles, and the survivors had to fight off harsh irradiated environment, raiders and mutated creators (including human mutants), the player can create their in game alter ego with certain … more
Yeah, yeah... I know, another Fallout 3 review. Except that it is NOT! This write up is going to go over the add-on that seems to have inspired Obsidian for their rumored create-a-town addition for Fallout: New Vegas Overview This is pretty much as it sounds, it is an add-on that can be downloaded via any nexus of Fallout 3 goodness (a hint in there? Who knows?) which adds in a new wrinkle to the Fallout 3 game. Instead … more
Fallout 3 is a game with history. It has antecedents like Fallout 1 & 2 or Morrowind and Oblivion; it has a fully fleshed out game world; it has a full role-playing system. These are all valid, if entirely obvious, points to discuss for comparison. However, playing the game itself evokes a different kind of feeling. The slow uncovering of a game world filled with interesting nooks and crannies evokes the best aspects of the exploration-based Castlevania and Metroid games, while the role-playing … more
I loved the original two fallout games so I came into this game with high expectations. I hated Oblivion though so I was also prepared to be disappointed. Luckily, Fallout 3 mostly met my expectations after putting about 50 hours into it. Pros: * The game oozes with atmosphere, there are little details everywhere that most games ignore including bathrooms and bedding for everyone. Even characters that never spoke a line of dialogue before getting killed seem to … more
As far as immersion in video games is concerned, Fallout 3 has to be ranked amongst the best of all-time. Why? Let's dig into this masterwork from Bethesda Studios, the same geniuses who created the endlessly enjoyable "Oblivion". The basics: -Fallout 3 is a combination Role-Player/First-Person shooter which can also be played in a 3rd-person perspective (which hinders the action more than helps it if you ask me, stick to 1st person). The role-playing … more
This game was wonderful, I would have considered this an easy 5 star game within the first 20 hours of gameplay, but as I continued on, I began to realize the game is lacking in many departments. Gameplay: The game is, first and foremost, an RPG. It does this well, from the unique VATS system, to the SPECIAL stats distribution, the game, despite appearing as an First Person Shooter, has the feel of an RPG game. Attacking opponents have HP. You can disable their weapons, injure … more
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Overview Fallout 3 is the third offering in the Fallout series, released on the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 platforms. While taking place about 30 years after the events of Fallout 2, it is set in a new, albeit similiar universe. Bethesda Softworks is developing it using their Gamebryo engine, which powered Oblivion. Fallout 3 features a mixture of design philosophies from both the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, resulting in much debate over whether or not it is a "true sequel" to Black Isle's previous productions.
Details recently revealed include that the game will retain a similar system of leveling of items and enemies in the world from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. When you enter an area, the enemies and items there are locked down to that level for the rest of the game. This is in order to ensure that when you return to the same location at a later time there will not be an unrealistic jump in enemy power. This is not in direct keeping with Fallout 3's predecessors, as there was many locations in Fallout 1 and 2 that, if visited too early, would pose a huge risk for the player to enter without having a matching level to the threat.
Development Bethesda first announced it acquired the rights to the Fallout series in 2004, though no information was released till 2007 when a teaser video and other media was released. Bethesda purchased the license from struggling Interplay for just over $1 million in cash, considered an up-front ...