GameGirl.<blockquote>This game incoorperates some of the best debates, the best books, the best movies ever witnessed. It's very Ayn Rand, even moreso than Bioshock. But what got me, what still has me, is the final decision to be made.
As the ending scene rolled, I felt like giving a standing ovation, as I have never played a game as amazing as this.</blockquote>Invader Gamer blog, 2/5.<blockquote>It may sound like I’m saying a lot of bad things about Fallout - but I guess my experience with the game didn’t match up to the hype that it was given. The beginning was terribly frustrating until I got to the part where I blew up the town then it got real fun for me, but later I found myself forced into a storyline that involved helping people out when I just wanted to play a jackass just looking to help myself out. It also didn’t help that the game had crashed twice for me.
By the time I stopped playing I had hit the spot that many people hit with MMORPGs - you just feel like you’re doing the same thing over again.</blockquote>Best Digital Products.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is an excellent First-Person Post-Apocalyptic Action Game.Older fans may be extremely disappointed with the changes that have occurred to the series since Fallout 2, and may want to avoid this game if they are looking for a direct update. New players, however, will greatly enjoy the game if they liked Bethesda’s previous game, Oblivion, or if they had fun with 2K Game’s Bioshock. In my view, Fallout 3 is definitely worth playing - it just isn’t the Fallout fans of the franchise might be expecting.</blockquote>Hardcore Christian Gamer.<blockquote>It’s these small incidental quests and moments that make up the best parts of the game. The main story line has some cool moments and settings, but overall is fairly disappointing. I didn’t care about any of the characters, and what should have been some of the most powerful and emotional moments were simply glossed over and pushed aside to get to the next plot point. The most rewarding parts of the game are when you enter an abandoned ruined house and piece together the events that went on in there simply by the placement of objects around the room.</blockquote>Armchair everything blog, 9/10.<blockquote>I do have complaints. As I previously mentioned, you’re restricted in only having cosmetic customization for your character. Your starting point is fixed, and the main quest is far too narrow. It would have been terrific if you could have chosen to play as a Ghoul, or a memeber of the Brotherhood of Steel. Or to have started outside of the Vault, in say Megaton or Rivet City or Underworld. How cool would it be to play as a Ghoul, and have raditation exposure heal you rather than hurt you?
If Bethesda builds on Fallout 3, and takes some more of the game play form Oblivion, for Fallout 4, that will be an incredible game.</blockquote>Total Sci Fi, 10/10.<blockquote>Much of Fallout 3 relies on surprise and shock. Like a movie, the plot is built on twists and turns, which are beautifully integrated into the game. Its only real flaw is that it’s so immersive and all encompassing that other games, and possibly real life, will be secondary considerations!</blockquote>Yummy Cake blog, 94/100.<blockquote>Anyway, as for the actuall combat system, its pretty klunky for a shooter, however, you will hardly be run-and-guning, as the V.A.T.S system is insanely fun, and after 55+ hours of me playing it, it never gets old. Although it is a bit confusing some times when if you shoot the guy in the leg, his head and both arms explode too.</blockquote>PAL Gaming Network, 9.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is a more-than-worthy successor in the illustrious Fallout series. There are few games which provide the level of immersion seen here, and the amount of time and effort which has gone into creating a believable, yet oddball, post-apocalyptic wasteland is astonishing. The game hasn't fallen too far from the Oblivion tree, which is not a bad thing at all.</blockquote>Edge, 7/10.<blockquote>The writing isn’t quite as consistent as the ideas that underpin it, however, and though dialogue trees rarely collapse into total logical failure, they do sometimes assume knowledge the player has yet to gain, and often have an unreal quality to them – as if human emotions had been explained to the writer secondhand.
These substantial boons aside, however, Bethesda treads water in most other areas of obvious improvement, and Fallout 3 is disappointing in its lack of finesse. But then submersion in this world means that you quickly look past the many frustrations – the uncanny NPCs, the occasional broken quest, the ill-conceived interface, the dozy voice-acting. It’s a game that rewards the long-haul with deep, inventive missions which eschew the usual fetch and kill structure, ensuring that the many hours spent in Fallout 3’s wasteland aren’t wasted.</blockquote>
As the ending scene rolled, I felt like giving a standing ovation, as I have never played a game as amazing as this.</blockquote>Invader Gamer blog, 2/5.<blockquote>It may sound like I’m saying a lot of bad things about Fallout - but I guess my experience with the game didn’t match up to the hype that it was given. The beginning was terribly frustrating until I got to the part where I blew up the town then it got real fun for me, but later I found myself forced into a storyline that involved helping people out when I just wanted to play a jackass just looking to help myself out. It also didn’t help that the game had crashed twice for me.
By the time I stopped playing I had hit the spot that many people hit with MMORPGs - you just feel like you’re doing the same thing over again.</blockquote>Best Digital Products.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is an excellent First-Person Post-Apocalyptic Action Game.Older fans may be extremely disappointed with the changes that have occurred to the series since Fallout 2, and may want to avoid this game if they are looking for a direct update. New players, however, will greatly enjoy the game if they liked Bethesda’s previous game, Oblivion, or if they had fun with 2K Game’s Bioshock. In my view, Fallout 3 is definitely worth playing - it just isn’t the Fallout fans of the franchise might be expecting.</blockquote>Hardcore Christian Gamer.<blockquote>It’s these small incidental quests and moments that make up the best parts of the game. The main story line has some cool moments and settings, but overall is fairly disappointing. I didn’t care about any of the characters, and what should have been some of the most powerful and emotional moments were simply glossed over and pushed aside to get to the next plot point. The most rewarding parts of the game are when you enter an abandoned ruined house and piece together the events that went on in there simply by the placement of objects around the room.</blockquote>Armchair everything blog, 9/10.<blockquote>I do have complaints. As I previously mentioned, you’re restricted in only having cosmetic customization for your character. Your starting point is fixed, and the main quest is far too narrow. It would have been terrific if you could have chosen to play as a Ghoul, or a memeber of the Brotherhood of Steel. Or to have started outside of the Vault, in say Megaton or Rivet City or Underworld. How cool would it be to play as a Ghoul, and have raditation exposure heal you rather than hurt you?
If Bethesda builds on Fallout 3, and takes some more of the game play form Oblivion, for Fallout 4, that will be an incredible game.</blockquote>Total Sci Fi, 10/10.<blockquote>Much of Fallout 3 relies on surprise and shock. Like a movie, the plot is built on twists and turns, which are beautifully integrated into the game. Its only real flaw is that it’s so immersive and all encompassing that other games, and possibly real life, will be secondary considerations!</blockquote>Yummy Cake blog, 94/100.<blockquote>Anyway, as for the actuall combat system, its pretty klunky for a shooter, however, you will hardly be run-and-guning, as the V.A.T.S system is insanely fun, and after 55+ hours of me playing it, it never gets old. Although it is a bit confusing some times when if you shoot the guy in the leg, his head and both arms explode too.</blockquote>PAL Gaming Network, 9.<blockquote>Fallout 3 is a more-than-worthy successor in the illustrious Fallout series. There are few games which provide the level of immersion seen here, and the amount of time and effort which has gone into creating a believable, yet oddball, post-apocalyptic wasteland is astonishing. The game hasn't fallen too far from the Oblivion tree, which is not a bad thing at all.</blockquote>Edge, 7/10.<blockquote>The writing isn’t quite as consistent as the ideas that underpin it, however, and though dialogue trees rarely collapse into total logical failure, they do sometimes assume knowledge the player has yet to gain, and often have an unreal quality to them – as if human emotions had been explained to the writer secondhand.
These substantial boons aside, however, Bethesda treads water in most other areas of obvious improvement, and Fallout 3 is disappointing in its lack of finesse. But then submersion in this world means that you quickly look past the many frustrations – the uncanny NPCs, the occasional broken quest, the ill-conceived interface, the dozy voice-acting. It’s a game that rewards the long-haul with deep, inventive missions which eschew the usual fetch and kill structure, ensuring that the many hours spent in Fallout 3’s wasteland aren’t wasted.</blockquote>
