Abstract: The highly anticipated role-playing game from Bethesda Softworks, Fallout 3, is finally releasing on October 28. To coincide with the midnight release parties, IGN will be posting its review in both written and video form at 9:01PM Pacific tonight. Tha...
Abstract: There's no way around it: Fallout 3 has a lot to live up to. Many regard the first two games in the series as RPG classics. Those post-apocalyptic treasures shook off the tired constraints of swords-and-sorcery cliches to create free-roaming worlds of ...
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Published: 2008-10-27, Author: Will , review by: gamespy.com
VATS can make things a bit too easy; some technical issues here and there; lots of time spent walking.
When Fallout 3 was announced in 2004, not everyone was happy to hear that Bethesda would be the development studio to bring the Wasteland to life. The franchises most hardcore fans were up in arms when they found out that their beloved Fallout was bei...
Abstract: Mercifully escaping the tourists, touts and, well, tramps of Londons hectic Oxford Street, I find myself in the serene interior of a small hotel somewhere in the vicinity of a Japanese restaurant where I once blew the GDP of a small country on Schochu...
Abstract: A designer once said games were "a series of interesting questions". Role playing specialists Bethesda must have taken notes because this post-apocalyptic blockbuster asks players difficult questions, putting them in tough situations. The scope, detai...
Freedom to explore what you want, when you want, Fantastic, intricate quests can be completed in a variety of satisfying ways, VATS combat system results in all sorts of tense and gruesome encounters, Outstanding art design makes for a desolate DC, Reward...
The story and characters can feel a bit sterile, Combat feels mildly clunky
Fallout 3 is a profoundly engrossing role-playing game just waiting to reveal its deep, dark mysteries. ...
Deep character development options, huge open world with tonnes of quests, satisfying combat, dangerously addictive
Poor partner path-finding, many characters share the same voice, third-person view is useless, some perks of questionable value
The first two Fallout titles are classics in their own right but Fallout 3 might just be the best one yet. Heck, it might just be the best console RPG of all time. It’s deep, complex and tremendously addictive. From the amazing character development...
An extremely impressive technical achievement. Over-the-top deaths can be very entertaining (or disturbing depending on your tastes). Some good voice acting, and a unique combat system which is a lot of fun to use. Some interesting and creative quests. Hu...
Kinks in the AI can really break the immersion of the experience. A few bugs here and there. Even though its not technically a first-person-shooter, shooting someone in the head at point blank range and doing no damage is still a frustrating experience, a...
Abstract: The writers of the latest Fallout game have resisted the temptation to turn it into a rehash of their last big hit, Oblivion. Certainly, there are similarities, but this is a lot more than just Oblivion with big guns and nukes. You play a citizen of V...
