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• Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fallout
• Latest in human ability simulation affords unlimited customization of characters
• Expansive world in modern super-deluxe HD graphics
• Features ability to pause time in combat, target specific body parts, and queue up attacks
• 1st- or 3rd-person perspective
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.72 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.24 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.58 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Release Date:
| October 28, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 258 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| PlayStation 3 | | Media:
| CD | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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 Ahh...my life sucked away, little by little!Jul 19, 2010
What a great diversion this game is! I got into this game in March 2010, a few years after it was released and just about every other gamer out there has played and exhausted its fun, but on the off chance that there is a Fallout newbie somewhere out there who has not experienced its joy, hopefully my input will help.
First off, economically, buying the Game of the Year edition may be the best bet, as it has all five of the $9.95/ea add-ons for the main game, but I wanted to try out the game first. I had a $10 credit so I figured $7 for the original edition is tough to beat. Recently I dl'ed Broken Steel and Point Lookout off PSN. I haven't finished the game, yet, but I have reached the max level 20 and Broken Steel allows leveling to 30 which is essential for some of the great perks awarded at each even level.
I think this is the way to go, as the main game has absorbed 75 hours of my time already, and more than paid for itself. Chances are, if you are a Fallout fan you've already played and beaten this game to a pulp, and if you are buying this now, you were a little tentative about it to begin with, so my advice is to save a few bucks, buy the original edition, and if you like it you'll be thankful for the money you saved. Also, some of you may be new to the PS3, so you'll have some extra change to spend on one or two of the other great games out there, like Uncharted, Bioshock, GOW I-III, Ratchet and Clank's, etc., which are all available at great prices now. Heck, you may even get through with the main game just in time for Fallout: New Vegas this fall!
Gameplay is key to a great game. Limited button usage in battle, smooth targeting and changing of targets, easy menu navigation, in game story development (no cut scenes), and direct manipulation of your character in almost every facet plays a huge part in what makes this game so good.
Graphically speaking this game is on par with many of the games from the past few years. 2010 seems like a graphically break-out year for this generation. Smooth, for the most part, and no hiccups except for a few freezes here and there (save often), I'm satisfied. Though the game is monotone in its wasteland setting, it is only one game of hundreds, so I appreciate its palate for what it is, and not for what it isn't.
Story is where this game brings it home, with so many side quests, main quests, optional quests, and everything is relevant. There is no story element that I have seen yet that makes me scratch my head wondering why... The post apocalyptic world is bleak, and its citizens and their stories are equally so, but not without that humorous bent that humans tend to have. Ahh, it's nice to relax at night and traipse across the wasteland, waste some raiders, find a Strativarius for a lonely old lady, drink some irradiated bev's, and hopefully find dear old dad along the way. Nice.
I have a bunch of other games including Uncharted 2 and God of War III which I have picked up this year, but I just can't break away from this to play them. Whenever I look in the game drawer this one draws me back time and again. I hope you grab this and find out what I'm talking about.
J.
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One of the best games I've ever played.Jul 14, 2010
I know that's quite a statement to make, and I'm not saying this is one of the best ever made (though many claim it is), but yes, Fallout 3 is easily one of the best games I've ever played in my 20+ years of gaming. I was a bit weary at first, thinking it was going to be just another first person shooter with slightly more plot, but boy was I wrong. WAY wrong. After playing through Fallout 3 just once, I can safely say that I'm ashamed that I never played the previous titles. Fallout 3 has replay up the wahzoo, and this is one of the few games of this console generation that I would play on a daily basis until I completed it. It just does everything right to the point where I feel like a fanboy for having so many good things to say about it.
Fallout 3 puts you in the role of a silent protagonist who grew up living in a vault after a great war took place. The vault is all you knew as a child, and one day, your dad (a top scientist) just plain leaves. This is a big no-no since there are certain rules to living in a vault, and as a result, all hell breaks loose. You chase after him, exiting the vault and entering the wasteland for the first time. As the name implies, the world is now a wasteland. Heck, the vault looked better and cleaner. This game mostly takes place in the Washington D.C. area, and you can barely tell that it was Washington D.C. at one point aside from a few monuments still being around, to some degree. Buildings in towns are made up of scrap metal and wood, every single food and drink you get (unless otherwise noted) is radiated, raiders and mutants run amok, animals have mutated and grown to large sizes, and even robots went nuts after the war. It's a mad world out there in the Capitol Wasteland. And just think- you have to find your dad in this giant mess. Why did he leave, and what's he going to do now that he's out in the real world? Are you even going to find him alive?
Fallout 3 is one of those games where you can spend hours doing sidequests, and barely scratch the surface of the game. I've put over 50 hours into my first file, and only have 19% of the trophies. The main story is very well written and interesting, but I didn't want to risk ending the game before I had a chance to take care of some extra bits here and there. The writing for everything is perfect, and I actually laughed out loud when reading some of the text in notes and books I'd find. Even little things like the helmet of a local 'super hero' lowering your character's charisma by one point got a laugh out of me. The game reminds me a lot of Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, but with as a first/third person shooter and a more original setting. In a world of FPS games, Fallout 3 definitely stands out. One thing that helps it do that is the VATS system. VATS is activated with the press of the R2 button. The action will stop, and the camera zooms in to your target where you can select what body part you want to attack. Head, arms, legs, body and even weapon are available, and you can pick your enemy apart, limb by limb if you want to. Is your opponent a huge guy with a melee weapon? Take out his legs so he needs more time to get to you, and you can finish him off before he has a chance to attack. Are they using a missile launcher from a great distance? Just shoot their weapon and render them helpless!
The game isn't just a FPS though, and it has a lot of rpg/adventure elements. Through the game, you'll make choice to be good, bad or neutral, and a lot of your actions will earn points toward those titles. Being bad is probably going to be the most fun, and easiest for most people, since you can just kill everyone in sight and take their weapons and money (bottle caps here!). Have you ever wanted to take someone's potato chips from their pocket and replace the bag with a hand grenade? Probably not, but now's your chance. The game also uses an experience/leveling system, and with each level up, you can raise stats and choose a Perk. Perks give your character different abilities and enhancements, like a better chance of persuading someone while talking to them, better accuracy with a type of weapon in VATS, less radiation taken when eating/drinking, and so on. Trust me when I say that there are practically endless ways to set up your character.
Visually, the game looked good when it came out, but now with things like Good of War 3 and other titles, it's hard to compare. Still, things look good for what they are (nearly everything's destroyed for crying out loud!) and the art direction is fantastic. I especially like the creativity that went into custom weapons. Most of the voice acting is good, but I wish the animators would've put more effort into facial expressions and body movement while talking, a common problem with big games like this. There's not much as far as the music goes, since you're limited to turning on your own radio when you want, but honestly, I didn't even notice the lack of music once I got into the game.
There's so much more to say about the game, but I only have so much room here. If you like huge games with good humor and creative weapons, Fallout 3 should be right up your alley. I'd recommend getting this standard version though, rather than the Game of the Year edition, since I've heard nothing but bad things regarding freezing and glitches galore from that one. So far with this version, I've had no glitches, and just 3 cases of the game freezing. But hey, good ol' auto-save has saved me from any problems due to that.
FALLOUT 3 REVIEWJul 08, 2010
Overview: Set in a futuristic post-apoclyptic version of Washington D.C. This RPG is basically one large universe full of characters and conflict that the player can chose to save, destroy, do neither, or any shade of grey.
Story: A skeleton main plot that the player can choose to do or not to do at any given time. You make your own story.
5/5
Graphics: Overall good graphics, that sometimes glitch and seem fake when alot is going on.
4/5
Gameplay: Intensly entertaining to play, but because of the massive ram requirment the game will slow down when alot is going down.
-Players use a vast variety of weapons, clothing, medicine, and other items.
- Combat is very intense with or without V.A.T.S
-Glitches are common and can occur at any time or any place, and potentially lost data can cause mass frustration.
4/5
Re-Playability: One can play for days and never even come close to seeing all there is to see (especially with the add-ons).
5/5
Score:18/20=90% Grade:A
Recommendations: Get a brand new copy so that there is as littel chances for glitches as possible. To rent this game would be madness.
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One of my favorite games ever!Jul 06, 2010
Pros:
+original and compelling story
+large expansive wasteland to explore
+countless missions and side missions
+plenty of weapons and armor to collect
+very long game 50+ hours
+lots of available DLC
Cons:
-some glitches
-character models and voices are reused
Side note:
DO NOT BUY THE GAME OF THE YEAR! I had originally bought the GOTY edition but it is virtually unplayable. Constant freezing, events not happening, DLC was totally unplayable. I ended up trading in it for this edition.
Awesome jorney to the futureJul 06, 2010
Fun to play,awesome game I've been playing it for a month now leaving behind other games (till I finish with this one, lol) only sad thing is when you get far enough it dosent challenge you as much.
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