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Long long RPG
on December 11, 2010
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from San Diego, CA
I knew little about the fallout series before I played this game. Since Fallout series was popular and this game received great reviews , I decided to give it a shot. After finishing it (60+ hrs w/o DLCs; 80+ hrs with all 5 DLCs), here is what I thought.
**********PROS.**********
LONG, JUST VERY LONG AND ENTERTAINING RPG: These days when most of the games (even RPGs) are 10hrs, it was a rejuvenating experience to play this long RPG. Just like other RPGs and games in general, while some elements were redundant, it has plenty of variety to offer as you progress in the game. Even after playing 50+ hrs (not even touching the awesome DLCs), there were always exciting and unexpected events in the game. Great job Bathesda, great job.
CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES: In this game, just like Mass Effect and Bioshock, you will have to make choices, lots and lots of them. And each choice you make will have major consequence on the outcome your missions and game all together. Again wonderful job. There will be time you will make a choice, finish the mission, get the results and out of curiosity replay the same mission again (assuming you saved before the mission), to see what outcome you might have gotten if you were to make a different choice.
KARMA METER: The choices you make will give you extremely positive to extremely negative karma. And different karma will change behavior of people of wasteland towards you allowing you to do different missions, unlock different achievements and different rewards. Depending on the choices you make, you will turn certain groups into your friends and others into enemies. Words simply can’t describe the experience. You have to play it get the feel for what I am saying.
OPEN WORLD: Yes you are free to roam in wasteland and go wherever you want to go. I personally loved it. While to progress in the story you have to go to specific places on the map. You can take whatever route you can take and complete whichever missions you like.
SURPRISES WHILE ROAMING IN OPEN WORLD: This was one of the strongest aspect of the game. While roaming in open world and exploring new areas and wastleland towns, you never know what you are going to encounter. While a lot of open world games have the same type of enemies and areas in open world, this game will introduce to plenty of varieties. Can’t tell more without spoiling.
RPG ELEMENT: As you defeat enemies, complete missions, solve conflicts and progress through game, you gain experience and level up. Leveling up will allow you to enhance your traits and unique abilities (for example, your aiming, your melee power, unique abilities like your conversation skills, atomic explosion when you are damaged enough etc.)
COMBAT MECHANICS: The game is First Person Shooter for most part, but it has unique combat mechanic. While playing FPS, you can freeze time so do speak and target specific enemies part for higher damage of decapitate them. This can make game very strategic as some enemies faster or bigger than others and sometime enemies can have devastating weapons. So if you use this time freezing and aiming trait well you can target specific body parts or their weapons and slow them down.
VARIETY IN ENEMIES: A lot of long games becoming boring in short time as they have the same enemies over and over again. But that is not the case for this game. As you explore the wastleland, you will come across plenty of different enemies ranging from thugs and little creatures to heavily armored soldiers and super mutants. LOVED IT JUST LOVED IT.
DECENT STORY: While it is not the strongest aspect of the game, it does have decent story with somewhat of a suspense and oh depending on the choices you make, story and ending changes.
DIALOGUE TREE AND GOOD VOICE ACTING: If you played Mass Effect than you know what I am referring to. While talking to different characters, you can choose what you want to tell them. You can be charismatic and friendly or you can be rude. You choose. Again what you choose affects the end result of the game. To me what was nice was these dialogue were well designed and voice acting of hundreds of people you talk to was much better than what I expected. This truly makes gaming experience more rewarding.
(IF YOU HAVE GOTY)
FIVE DLCS = 10+ MORE HOURS OF GAMEPLAY: The five DLCs will add to the main story of the game, but in addition it will take to you to a hidden slave town, alient space ship, pre-nuclear explosion war era and on a mystic island. I loved all five of them especially the island and story+ dlcs.
INCREASE LEVEL CAP TO 30. If you don’t have these dlcs, you can level up only to lv 20, but if you have these dlcs you can level up all the way up to lv 30. That means more traits, more choices and more unique powers.
******************CONS******************
GLITCHES: This is simply unacceptable. There are glitches in the game that can make you go crazy. For example for me I completed a mission and I didn’t get achievement unlocked for that particular mission. Fortunately for 360 version a lot of these are fixed by patches. Nevertheless you will still encounter some.
LEVEL CAP: I also didn’t like you can only level up 20 or 30 depending on which version you have. I wish they would at least let you level up to lv 50 and get all the traits possible.
****************CONCLUSION*****************
I truly wish they would have worked hard to fix the glitches, but contrary to those glitches this game has a lot to offer. 80+ hr of gameplay paid me back every single cent I spent to buy this game. I highly recommend this game to RPG and FPS lovers. If you can get GOTY (9.5/10), if not then at least give normal edition a shot (9/10).
What's great about it: RPG, length, combat, gameplay
What's not so great: glitches
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Very long gameplay, excellent game
on July 20, 2011
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Very long gameplay that allows the player to make any choice he or she would like. There are some glitches, but if you look past them this game is an excellent RPG.
What's great about it: Open World
What's not so great: Some glitches
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Great mix of RPG & first person shooter.
on January 26, 2011
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from Florida
If you played Oblivion, then you will be at home with the controls and options in Fallout 3.
This game seems to use quite a bit of the game engine from Oblivion, The same slurping/gurgle sounds of Blood Sacks when opened, excpet in this game it is a bag of body parts. When you bump into skeletons it makes the controler vibrate but no damage is done to your character.
It's pretty much free form, you can do the quests in any order you like. You're not held to the main quest and if you do something ahead of the timeline in a quest it will update that particular quest even if it is not set as you active quest.
There are some glitches in the game though. So, be sure to save often so you can continue without much fuss if your character gets stuck or the system freezes while loading a screen.
I'm not a first person shooter type of person so I cannot compare this to other first person shooters. But I think this a good mix of RPG and a first person shooter.
I would suggest spending the extra money and getting the Game of theYear edition so that you have ALL of the add-ons and I hear that with the GOTY edition you can get to level 30 instead of just level 20 in this version of the game.
I basically got this for free with my Best Buy Rewards and will be getting the GOTY edition before getting New Vegas.
Solid game for the money. You can start with this one and then upgrade later if you want & keep all your stuff.
My one dislike is having to go back to someplace that you can safely store the stuff you pickup. This game uses weight to limit what you can carry. So, you have to keep unloading stuff so that you can get new stuff. Gets old sometimes spending the time to do this rather than fighting or exploring.
Thankfully Meds either have no weight or very litle. Ammuniton has NO weight, whether it is a Nuke, Missle, Flamer Fuel, Laser Cartridges, or bullets. Grenades and Mines do have weight but it's like a half point or one point each.
P.S. If you're looking for a Gore factor, there is a level up perk that will intensify the blood & guts splater of combat.
What's great about it: Huge wide open game that combines RPG with First Person Shooter.
What's not so great: Having to fast travel to unload items to bring your carry weight back down.
I would recommend this to a friend!
 
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Welcome to the Wasteland
on November 22, 2008
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It’s not perfect by any means, but Fallout 3 is easily one of the best games I have played this year. As you may have noticed, many people on here have compared Fallout to Oblivion. Some of these comparisons have valid points but it is unfair to judge a game just because it is similar to others. Games speak for themselves, regardless of what they are based on.
One of the best features of Fallout is the sheer scale of the game. Right off the bat, you are immersed into a huge realm to explore and grow in. From the storyline and side quests, to questions of morality and character development, you have the choice to go where you want and do what you want. Simply put, the interaction level is this game is incredibly deep. This aspect of the game also provides an almost unparalleled level of replay potential.
Another great feature of Fallout is the theme. As I play, I am constantly reminded of old sci-fi movies from the 60’s. There are also numerous “Easter Eggs” hidden throughout the game that reference things outside the game. Bethesda (the game developer) even put their office building among the ruins in the wasteland. You’ll just have to find the others for yourself.
As for the style of game play, Fallout 3 is not a pure first person shooter. At the same time, Fallout 3 isn’t a pure RPG either. It is more of a merger of the two, combining elements of both. I personally find the resulting product to be excellent. From my experience, most of the complaints about the game play itself are coming from players that have no patience. Even if you are sneaking, the speed at which you are moving is important to you being detected. You have to move slowly to get that optimal sneak attack; so no…the enemy does not always no where you are.
The VATS system is one of the best fighting systems I’ve used in a game. The system is simply a lot of fun and very easy to use. VATS is a targeting system that lets you use action points to target specific body parts. This lets to cripple an enemy’s leg and slow them down, reduce their accuracy, or even destroy the weapon they are using. Besides being a great system, VATS also is very reminiscent of the original Fallout games which makes it even better.
Overall, Fallout 3 is a great game. If you take your time with it, you can put countless hours into a character yet still be excited to start a completely new one. Hands down, this is one of the best single-player games in my collection. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: Great theme, customization, depth, size, and replay value
What's not so great: Minor glitches with the graphics
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Great Game
on January 18, 2010
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Great game. Because it is more of a role playing game than an first person shooter, the game starts off a little slow. So FPS fans should not expect a run and gun experience.
What's great about it: RPG meets FPS
What's not so great: N/A
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Awesome RPG game
on June 3, 2009
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This was my first RPG and I couldn't stop playing it until I completed everything. Very addictive and high replay value. I cant wait until Fallout Vegas comes out.
What's great about it: Huge wold to explore.
What's not so great: Has glitches and sometimes will freeze
I would recommend this to a friend!
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so its a good game, not as good as the last two fallouts but it does the trick
What's great about it: pretty good fighting
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Basically, this is Oblivion in the future
on October 31, 2008
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You would think the developers over at Bethesda would fix this glitch. For such an amazing game, the glitch of "getting stuck" has not been fixed. All versions (PC, PS3 and 360) have this problem. I caught myself saving almost every 5 minutes to failsafe against this glitch. You'll find yourself stuck at a random part of an area and will be UNABLE to jump/crouch/move out of that area. Your only option is to reset the game (making all progress you made without a save --- lost). Overall, the game is beautiful. The V.A.T.S. system is great if you want a nice visual presentation of how you kill/destroy a victim. I found just aiming and shooting to be more effective than hitting the right bumper to use the V.A.T.S. If you loved Oblivion, you'll love this game. Same premise but you're using guns and technology instead of swords and magic. Your decision making in conversations actually make a difference down the road in your future quests. Overall, the "stuck" glitch is a major problem and I hope a downloadable patch comes through soon. Very graphic and gory when it comes to violence, especially when you use the V.A.T.S. system. I think that little extra option for gameplay was put in so that people would not get the wrong idea that this was an RPG mixed in as a first-person shooter as well. Definitely well written game.
What's great about it: If you liked Oblivion, you'll like Fallout 3. Almost the same premise but you use guns and technology instead
What's not so great: You WILL get stuck. You will often catch yourself falling in a corner and you can't jump out of it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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