What makes fallout 3 so good?

I have never played the earlier ones and i havent played this one yet but im starting to think of buying it everybody i know is recommending it to me but the thing thats stoping me is that the fact that it is an RPG I love certain RPGs like turn based RPGs I enjoy but what makes this RPG so good?

It was made by bethesda.lol. but it has a really fun environment to explore.tons of missions and a great storyline.

It will. Become your favorite game.

It will. Become your favorite game.

petros753

personally didnt like it but there is another rpg borderlands coming out in ocober i think....it looks kinda cool i will problably pick it up....4 player co-op 2

I like turn based RPG's too, and what appealed to me with this is the VATS system for combat. It makes it fun for me because I am not very good at shooters.

Fallout is an exceptionally atmospheric game with a good amount of missions and interesting sidestories. I quickly grew bored of it after the main quest was completed and ended up trading in, but I regret the move somewhat with the heaps of DLC out. I'll pick it up again for cheap.

However, it seems to be somewhat of a love/hate game. I know numerous people who loved Oblivion and hated Fallout, and I attribute this to two thing. One is the gloomy setting, which can make it difficult to play at times in comparison to Oblivions fantasy setting, which is my setting of choice for RPGs. Two is a bit of a feeling of linearity as compared to Oblivion, but I know that this has likely changed due to all the DLC, and Mothership Zeta looks awesome. I also didn't like the character customization as much as Bethseda's past games, but thats not to say its still not very good.

And this is all in comparison to Oblivion, which I feel paled GREATLY in comparison to Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. If you have a PC, I'm tellin ya, thats the game to pick up. It has not aged one bit and has 3x the depth of Fallout 3 and Oblivion combined.

However, I still reccomend FO, its one of the best RPGs of this RPG-weak gen.

it's fun as hell to explore. it's mysterious. it has a ton of replay value. best weapons in a game, ever.

I picked it up when it was released and had fun with it for awhile but eventually became bored and sold it. I then kept hearing about all the great aspects of it that I missed so I figured I'd buy it again for cheap and try it again, with no change. I love RPGs as well, but for some reason fallout 3 wasn't a big deal to me. I did love oblivion though, so if u haven't played that, I recommend it!topher78714

[QUOTE="LessThanMike"]its only RPG in the way that you can upgrade certain aspects of your character...i.e. strength, intelligence, and numerous skills...it really is an amazing game all around!!! TONS and TONS of hours of playing mimic-Denmark

I guees you havent played Vampire Bloodlines?

I think just the face that the eniviroment changes is good enough for me.

For instance all of the sudden mercenaries pop out and try to Rocket Launch me.

And it just has so much stuff to explore and do.

I have never played the earlier ones and i havent played this one yet but im starting to think of buying it everybody i know is recommending it to me but the thing thats stoping me is that the fact that it is an RPG I love certain RPGs like turn based RPGs I enjoy but what makes this RPG so good?

DavidRswii

It's probably the most atmospheric game of all time. It provides hours upon hours of gameplay and storyline advancement. Missions galore, with a strong element of open-world gameplay. The game area itself is huge.