jamie, 30/01/2010
An amazing game, very addictive and the openness of the game play makes it very re-playable. The expansion packs add a whole new dynamic to the game and serve as a good distraction at times from the main storyline. My only problem is that it takes so long to travel anywhere on foot, a vehicle or two would be nice.
Overall, a very god game, I highly recommend it!
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Gary Martin, 26/10/2009
After playing on Fallout 3 it can only make you respect Bethesda Game Studios for producing another action role playing classic after their highly acclaimed Elder Scrolls series. You begin the game in Vault 101, a nuclear fallout shelter in the middle of Washington DC. You play as your own created character from birth. You begin your life in the vault and grow up living the vault life not knowing any different. This is until your father (voiced fantastically by Liam Neeson) decides to leave the vault on his own accord for a mysterious reason. Your aim is to find your father in the abandoned nuclear wastelands which are crawling with dangerous mutants with and civilians trying to survive. The world is huge and is fully open to explore and go where you want to go. The game produces all you would expect from a Role Playing game, although instead of the usual swords and shields from The Elder Scrolls series they have decided to swap it this time round opting for more projectile weapons adding the prospect of a third person or first person shooter. The game also provides an excellent story to create the back bone of the game. There is a total of 50hrs+. It doesn't really have many problems and the sound and graphics are beautiful to only add more positives. 9.5/10
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Matthew Harris, 17/05/2009
Story: Fallout 3 tells the tale of a world set 200 years after a nuclear fallout. You play the role of a young vault-dweller, born deep within a shelter designed to keep inhabitants alive and safe from the post-apocalyptic world outside. As you flash-forward, catching glimpses of yourself growing up, you have the ability to shape the world around you with important choices and multiple-choice dialogues with the other inhabitants. When you find yourself as a fully grown adult, a life-changing event takes place that will send you on a journey to the outside world for the first time. While giving nothing away, I will say the story is immensely engaging to the player, as they get to shape the character they are playing.
Graphics: Fallout 3 pays a great deal of attention to detail, from the environments to the people and creatures you will encounter. Everything has a polished look to it. This is one of the prettiest games out for Xbox 360, no doubt about it, and most people will agree that it is amazing to have these great graphics, as well as a good storyline and expansive environment to explore.
Gameplay: Gameplay can take place in either 3rd or 1st person, granting the player the choice to switch at will. Exploration and combat is a key feature of the game, but the player can chose exactly how he/she goes about this. For instance, will he/she be a long-range fighter, or will they like to get their hands dirty by fist-fighting every enemy? Accompanying the engaging real-time combat is the VATS system. This unprecedented feature allows the user to pause the combat and select the body part they wish to attack, relying on the accuracy stat the user can build up. While fallout 3 can almost be called an adventure game, it is also an RPG at its core, allowing the user to level up, spend experience points and buy weapons and armour for their character along the way. The amount of customisation will astound most players, letting them choose the sex of the character, their base statistics, as well as hair colour, hair style and fine details of the face. Another key feature is the perk system, which allows the user to pick a "perk" each level that can affect a number of aspects of the game, from accuracy with certain weapons to making enemies explode when shot. The "karma" system is also present in fallout 3, which dictates how evil or good the character is based on their actions and conversations with others. Being good or evil, or even neutral, can have benefits and downsides for the player, and can even affect the main storyline and ending of the game.
Replay ability: With the amount of customisation available to the user, they may find themselves playing the game several times over to try out many different styles of play.
Overall: I would give this game 9/10 as the only downside present are the loading times, which can reach up to 10 seconds. All in all, it is a very enjoyable experience and easily the best RPG out for the 360. If you liked Oblivion, get this game!
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Andy Atkinson, 30/12/2008
You start off in a vault as a child and from there you begin your journey. There are lots of customization options in fallout, which will affect the way in which you play the game. Choices that are made early on, with your skill etc, will make a big impact on your experience.
Fallout 3 makes you feel like a part of it's world from the beginning, you feel as though the decisions you make will affect the other people in the game and the way that they see you. In terms of graphics the draw distance in D.C is staggering, when you first exit the vault and see the wastelands you will think "wow!", however some close up textures aren't up to scratch by today's standards, however, its easy to look past this. The gameplay is one of its best features, the FPS element of this game is fiddly and you're going to want to be using VATS as much as you can, VATS (Vault-tex Assisted Targetting System) is one of the most addictive and interesting gameplay mechanic's this year. You choose the body part you want to aim for and depending on the percentage of hit and your skills, you will hit or miss.
The story is one you're going to want to experience, and outside of the story there's so much of Washington D.C to experience and numerous side-quest. Finally, what's even more promising is that once you've been and enjoyed all that Fallout 3 has to offer (and trust me that's alot) you can if you want decide to purchase the 360 and PC exclusive DLC due early 2009.
Graphics: 9
Gameplay: 10
Story: 9
Sound: 10
Lifespan: 10
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