Fallout 3

Product Information

Release Date : 2008-10-28 DVD-ROM SalesRank : 169

Price : $49.99 Lowest Price : $37.90

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An amazing game
This is an amazing RPG / FPS hybrid. If you liked Deus Ex or any RPGs you must play this game. The PC version has some minor problems here and there, but no major issues. The PC version will also have DL content. The best feature of PC (other than better graphics) is mods. There are ALOT of really good mods that add content or features that the game was missing.

This is a must play, even if it isn't Fallout 1 / 2.

Maybe I was expecting too much...
Perhaps I built this game up too much in my head, given that I've been a big fan of Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics, but this game just barely failed to live up to the hype in my head. Don't get me wrong, its an amazing game with way more space than I could ever care to explore. The wasteland is HUGE and beautifully rendered (for a post-apocalyptic wasteland), the combat system is innovative and easy to figure out, and the characters look amazing. But after all the 95-100% ratings I saw for this game, I was expecting something that would completely engulf me for days, permanently redefine my gaming experience; this is not that game. After a while many aspects of the game, from combat to dialogue, become rather formulaic, and the main story line involves a surprisingly small range and number of stops considering the size of the map. An expansion might help, but I'm not sure how they could work it in.

So by all means, if you enjoy the Fallout series or other RPG/FPS games, then buy this game immediately, it's amazing, and well worth the money. But if you're expecting it to change your life after you've played it, you're headed toward disappointment.

Oblivion with Guns
It seemed like it was based on the Oblivion engine, so it had Havok physics. However, if you played other games by Bethesda, such as Morrowind, the game feels a bit more limited due to invisible barriers (like climbing over rubble and finding you can't go any further). It has a very similar speaking style to the original Fallout where you can choose from many different options, i.e. where you can be a jerk or nice to someone. Sometimes the VATS (the targeting program) can be useful because bullets are a bit random, unlike other first person shooters. Many of the original weapons and armor make an appearance, only in 3D.

Good RPG, but short
Good mechanics, story line is out of place but has depth. Game uses same engine as Oblivion, but is overall smaller.

Amazing game
I know this review will probably be the shortest one but I just wanted to say something:

As a fan of both Fallout and Fallout 2 when they first came out (heck, still today), Fallout 3 delivers in every possible way.

Graphics, sound, gameplay, art, everything is top notch.

It is a must buy.