visually compelling and fun too

User Rating: 10 | Fallout 3 PC
By erictheripper | Review Date:
I first experienced the fallout series with fallout 2 back in 1998. I always thought, that instead of being a red dot moving across the map, a 3d rendering of the wasteland (even if the graphics sucked) would be awesome. When I heard that Bethesda was working on fallout 3 I was pretty exited. Since 1998, 3d graphics are pretty common place in video games, but I still appreciate what the Bethesda has done. Some of the changes Bethesda has made to fallout are kind of questionable but overall the game is spectacular. My one complaint is that enemies never run out of ammo and they have a fixed amount of lootable ammo. This seems like a simplification of the older games where enemies could run out of ammo and would have to charge at you or flee. Being pinned down for an eternity kind of sucks!
This game is pretty big. I've heard some complaints about the size of the towns in fallout 3. I am finding the towns to be just the right size. they are more like small settlements, but each one usually has the basics as well as side quests. some settlements have have only 2-8 people in them. the pathetic size of some of these places made me wonder how they would protect themselves, but it seems fitting to have smaller settlements instead of a thriving metropolis. so far this game is a lot of fun. I have read a lot of reviews on this game and there seems to be a lot of criticism. most of them are petty and biased. one person referred to fallout 3 as "junk food video gaming". i can see why someone would refer to fallout 3 as junkfood but it doesn't necessarily mean the game is bad. Fallout 3 is a great game that is a little too short and in no time you will find yourself wandering the waste with with very little purpose. the only reason i found my self wandering aimlessly was because i played the hell out of the game and passed it very quickly. I would bet that many of the a lot of complaints are coming from people who passed the game and wanted more. if the game was bad they wouldn't want more of it. Also the complaints could stem from the fact that the game has a different focus that lends to more exploration driven gaming with less narrative. This is what Bethesda does, and it should not have been a suprise to people picking up fallout 3. its a sandbox game. If people want to play a game with a strong narrative focus they should play something like the witcher (great game as well), anyway, Fallout 3 has a funny addictive effect (like junkfood) that keeps you coming back for more (even if you know you are not accomplishing much). You will spend days and probably weeks wandering taking in the sights and sounds of the wasteland. Currently I have developed a love hate relationship with Fallout 3 (like oblivion). I know the game is shallow, and more a visual treat than anything else, but strangely enough I can not walk away from it.

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