JSOnline.<blockquote>“Fallout 3” is finally out.
And for those who have followed this game’s development (available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs), rest assured you will not be disappointed — it’s everything you wanted. From character design and combat, to storytelling and the massive environment in which the game unfolds, the game excels in both creativity and craftsmanship.</blockquote>HonestGamers, 10.<blockquote>And then there's the Fallout of old, which brings me to this request: if you're a fan of the originals, please play them again before you tackle this. The absolute worst thing to do would be to revisit the Fallout universe wearing rose-tinted specs, because Fallout 3 really is a resounding improvement on every level. Interplay's games were true classics, but things have moved on a long way since then, and Fallout 3 is the quintessential proof.</blockquote>Daily Record, 5/5.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is a very special game. It might take a few hours for it to click, but once it does it will have you completely under its spell. It will take a considerable amount of time to extract everything it has to offer. It's definitely one of the biggest releases of the year and for gamers looking for something to get stuck into over the long winter months, this is perfect and comes highly recommended.</blockquote>Video Games Reloaded, 10.0.<blockquote>AI can be a mixed bag; the ones that follow you can be a bit idiotic, while enemy AI is very clever. I’ve died many a time thanks to the enemy having powerful weapons and a big group to fight. Enemies are well varied, from humans to super-mutants. There are some nasty ones out there, but they all die the same way...shot to the head, see it fly off and cheer. The PC version has a separate achievement list, so those who love getting those can know there are 2000 points up for grabs if you play both. Although that’s really for the hardest of hardcore gamers.</blockquote>the electric playground, 9.9/10.<blockquote>On my personal top five games ever list, sits Fallout 1 & 2. I now have to remove them in order to make room for Fallout 3. This game has been blowing me away ever since I first laid eyes on it, and now that I have the final game, I can't stop playing. It has the best of both worlds: the huge terrain of Oblivion, the character and combat system of Fallout. It is an absolutely killer combination, to say nothing of the beautiful presentation of the game.</blockquote>Thunderbolt Games, 10/10.<blockquote>On the whole, it is merely an average campaign. The voice acting never ceases to be superb, and the characters you meet are relentlessly interesting, but it is also inflicted with a few flaws that Bethesda has always been plagued with and has yet to correct. The characters in Fallout 3 move like two-by-fours kept together by door hinges. Legs and arms swing stiffly whenever a character walks or runs, and the animations which occur during conversations between characters are so generic that I have to wonder if the company actually employs any animators, or if they simply purchase some kind of stock package from Acme Animations, Inc.
In the the first two Fallout games, the story was essentially the reason you played the game. They were extremely linear, and though there were moral dilemmas, they were completely black and white and also quite linear. Side-quests often came across as chores, necessary only to level up or to gain access to a game-play feature that should have been there from the start. Fallout 3 is entirely different. This is a game you play to immerse yourself in a world. Exploring, meeting friends, making enemies; this is what the game is about. And at that it excels, offering location and characters that are superior to not only anything in the franchise, but also to almost every other role-playing game ever made.</blockquote>
And for those who have followed this game’s development (available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs), rest assured you will not be disappointed — it’s everything you wanted. From character design and combat, to storytelling and the massive environment in which the game unfolds, the game excels in both creativity and craftsmanship.</blockquote>HonestGamers, 10.<blockquote>And then there's the Fallout of old, which brings me to this request: if you're a fan of the originals, please play them again before you tackle this. The absolute worst thing to do would be to revisit the Fallout universe wearing rose-tinted specs, because Fallout 3 really is a resounding improvement on every level. Interplay's games were true classics, but things have moved on a long way since then, and Fallout 3 is the quintessential proof.</blockquote>Daily Record, 5/5.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is a very special game. It might take a few hours for it to click, but once it does it will have you completely under its spell. It will take a considerable amount of time to extract everything it has to offer. It's definitely one of the biggest releases of the year and for gamers looking for something to get stuck into over the long winter months, this is perfect and comes highly recommended.</blockquote>Video Games Reloaded, 10.0.<blockquote>AI can be a mixed bag; the ones that follow you can be a bit idiotic, while enemy AI is very clever. I’ve died many a time thanks to the enemy having powerful weapons and a big group to fight. Enemies are well varied, from humans to super-mutants. There are some nasty ones out there, but they all die the same way...shot to the head, see it fly off and cheer. The PC version has a separate achievement list, so those who love getting those can know there are 2000 points up for grabs if you play both. Although that’s really for the hardest of hardcore gamers.</blockquote>the electric playground, 9.9/10.<blockquote>On my personal top five games ever list, sits Fallout 1 & 2. I now have to remove them in order to make room for Fallout 3. This game has been blowing me away ever since I first laid eyes on it, and now that I have the final game, I can't stop playing. It has the best of both worlds: the huge terrain of Oblivion, the character and combat system of Fallout. It is an absolutely killer combination, to say nothing of the beautiful presentation of the game.</blockquote>Thunderbolt Games, 10/10.<blockquote>On the whole, it is merely an average campaign. The voice acting never ceases to be superb, and the characters you meet are relentlessly interesting, but it is also inflicted with a few flaws that Bethesda has always been plagued with and has yet to correct. The characters in Fallout 3 move like two-by-fours kept together by door hinges. Legs and arms swing stiffly whenever a character walks or runs, and the animations which occur during conversations between characters are so generic that I have to wonder if the company actually employs any animators, or if they simply purchase some kind of stock package from Acme Animations, Inc.
In the the first two Fallout games, the story was essentially the reason you played the game. They were extremely linear, and though there were moral dilemmas, they were completely black and white and also quite linear. Side-quests often came across as chores, necessary only to level up or to gain access to a game-play feature that should have been there from the start. Fallout 3 is entirely different. This is a game you play to immerse yourself in a world. Exploring, meeting friends, making enemies; this is what the game is about. And at that it excels, offering location and characters that are superior to not only anything in the franchise, but also to almost every other role-playing game ever made.</blockquote>
