Is fallout 3 really as broken as everyone says?

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#1 tacoeater831
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i wanna get fallout 3 soon. i just recently played a couple missions on a friend's xbox and loved it, and another one of my friends just got it for his PS3 and said it was awesome. but when i hear about the PS3 version from everyone else i usually hear one of two things.

1: it has a few hiccups and the graphics arent the best, but still a great game.

2: the game is broken and almost completely unplayable on the PS3.

when i played it on the xbox it did freeze a few times, and graphics dont really bother me either way. Plus its 20 dollars now so i was just wondering if its worth it? or so glitchy that its unplayable?

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#2 0diN_7
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I definately wouldn't say it's broken and unplayable. I own it for the ps3 and I never had any problems with it that I can think of. It's worth it to buy it and give it a playthrough.

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#3 ImproveMind
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The game is definitely an amazing game, but it should only be played on the PS3 as a last option. Whilst the game isn't broken to the point of unplayable, there are various problems that make playing the game rather frustrating at times. If you can get it on the PC or 360.

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#4 DJ_Lae
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It's not broken, but it's definitely the weakest version of the three by a rather large margin. If you do get it, make sure to save often and use lots of slots, because friends who have played the PS3 version have had their saves corrupt on them more than once. Graphically it's not as good as the 360 version, but as long as you aren't looking at them side by side it won't matter. Still a fun game.
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#5 StealthMonkey4
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Nope, it's totally blown out of proportion, the game freezes maybe once every 5 hours. The game is fine, usually keeps a constant framerate (sometimes the framerate will get very, very choppy forcing you to restart, but not very often), and the graphics are fine. These tiny technical problems definitely shouldn't stop you from playing Fallout 3.

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#6 Doolz2024
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Input lag, glitches, freezing and awful framerate really make the PS3 version of the game almost unplayable at times. I still put quite a bit of time into the PS3 version but it wasn't without its problems. The game is great, but the PS3 version is way too glitchy, at least in my experience with it.

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#7 Captain_SOAP_
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the game is not broken its awesome :)

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#8 ImproveMind
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the game is not broken its awesome :)

Captain_SOAP_
Please refrain from letting your inner fanboy block your ability to think. While Fallout 3 on the PS3 is not unplayable, it most certainly should be considered a broken game due to the fact that it has issues with freezing, data corruption, and frame rate drops.
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#9 Sepewrath
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People over exaggerate about FO3, it does have its problem, no question about it. But it is far from broken, I've put hundreds of hours into that game and I don't see how that would be possible if the game were unplayable.
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#10 Mr_Me_L33T
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It isn't broken, exactly, but there are still some extremely nagging technical issues, the graphics are pretty bad also... But it is still kind of fun. There are some other games that could be better for the price, but it is still a pretty fun game. Even with these issues, it is a pretty fun game and if you can pick it up for cheap, grab it.

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#11 ClevBeast
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Not broken at all really. Just use the save game option often and have 5 - 10 different saves available so if you do find a dodgy door save or get stuck you can just go back and do it from a different save. I spent at least 100 hrs on this and you don't do that with a game that's fuggered.

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#12 Captain_SOAP_
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[QUOTE="Captain_SOAP_"]

the game is not broken its awesome :)

ImproveMind

Please refrain from letting your inner fanboy block your ability to think. While Fallout 3 on the PS3 is not unplayable, it most certainly should be considered a broken game due to the fact that it has issues with freezing, data corruption, and frame rate drops.

yes the game can freeze on you especially on the DLC. and yes the graphics are a bit worse than 360 and PC. a bit nothing to really **** about. even with these problems this game is amazing on the Ps3.

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#13 Pablo620
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To say its unplayable is absolutely ridiculous. Buy it. Play it. Love it. Its an amazing game.
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#14 Thessassin
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its not unplayable but theres afew glitches here and there

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#15 nightshade869
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I think it runs just fine, I just didn't get into the game enough to finish it.
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#16 brickdoctor
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It's bugged, but not broken. The game never crashed or froze on me, the worst I've had was some bad collision detection and the deaths of a few random people.

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#17 Santesyu
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[QUOTE="Captain_SOAP_"]

the game is not broken its awesome :)

ImproveMind
Please refrain from letting your inner fanboy block your ability to think. While Fallout 3 on the PS3 is not unplayable, it most certainly should be considered a broken game due to the fact that it has issues with freezing, data corruption, and frame rate drops.

I played fallout 3 and its enjoyable so far, its not unplayable, don't see how anyone can say that, is it the weakest version idk..but I haven't had any problems with it so far and he is a fanboy for saying its awesome? the people we have on gamespot lmao.
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#19 hanslacher54
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Get it.

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#20 lpjazzman220
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if u have the choice....get it for pc....u get all of the 3rd party mods....it would give u lost of extra content for free

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#21 maxx1458
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Some of the DLC is definitely jacked up.

I played through the main game without having it crash or anything ever, but I still saved often just in case.

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#22 ImproveMind
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[QUOTE="ImproveMind"][QUOTE="Captain_SOAP_"]

the game is not broken its awesome :)

Santesyu
Please refrain from letting your inner fanboy block your ability to think. While Fallout 3 on the PS3 is not unplayable, it most certainly should be considered a broken game due to the fact that it has issues with freezing, data corruption, and frame rate drops.

I played fallout 3 and its enjoyable so far, its not unplayable, don't see how anyone can say that, is it the weakest version idk..but I haven't had any problems with it so far and he is a fanboy for saying its awesome? the people we have on gamespot lmao.

You admitted yourself that you don't know whether or not it is the weakest version. I, and many others, who have extensively played the game across all three platforms know for sure that it is the weakest version. This is not the place to discuss which console is better etc., but to outright lie and say the game is not broken is wrong and should not be stood for. The game is awesome, but the PS3 version is vastly inferior to the other two. Simple as that.