Learn more about Fallout 3. (Flash demo) SynopsisIn the 200 years since the global atomic war of 2077, the surviving residents of the Capital Wasteland (formerly known as Washington, D.C.) have holed up in Vault 101, enjoying a life free from the dangers beyond. In the Vault, you are protected from the Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers and Super Mutants that prowl the Capital Wasteland. But now your father has defied the Overseer and left the Vault for reasons you don't know. You must find him and discover the truth before it is too late.Fallout 3 immerses you in an environment where the great monuments of the United States lie in ruin and danger lurks around every corner. Super-deluxe HD graphics render the Wasteland in eye-popping detail, from the danger-filled offices and Metro tunnels of D.C. to the rotten flesh of a mutant's face. Choose from dozens of unique skills and perks to customize your character. Experience the post-apocalyptic world from either a 1st-person or 3rd-person perspective with the touch of a button. Inflict death and destruction through the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, which allows you to pause time in combat, aim for specific body parts on your target and queue up attacks. In Fallout 3, you make the decisions that define you and that change the world.
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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.