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After The Fact: Reviews Revisited

Update: DLC
Posted: May 15, 2009 11:38 am PT
On 5/5/2009, Fallout 3's third $10 add-on, Broken Steel, was released in a broken state; a fixed version was released several days later. In this pack, you join the Brotherhood of Steel to rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave. It also allows you to return to the game after completing the main quest, and raises the level cap to 30.  
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739 Comments

  • ztron370

    Posted Jul 16, 2009 9:57 am PT

    I liked this game but now I'm looking forward to ALPHA PROTOCOL.

  • c0rnbeef

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 9:45 pm PT

    its a good game , but ive played better still really good though quite depressing and dull at times.

  • squidanator7

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 12:13 am PT

    Hey ppg4all,

    I suggest Fallout 3. I don't know about AC2 but AC1 got kind of boring. But thats just me.

  • tulio181

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 1:16 pm PT

    I´m kind of scared on getting this game, I bought Elder Scroll IV, and didnt played it, becouse was boring and to complex, I´m more of the JRPG gamer....but Im very courious about this game....I dont Know if its going to be difrent from elder Scroll or is the same thing in another universe.....

    P.S. Pardon my english not my language

  • gamemaniac27

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 11:55 pm PT

    i m going to get this game.

  • ppg4all

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 12:48 pm PT

    i might get this game or assassin creed 2 wat u guys think

  • rennik_l

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 12:34 am PT

    Luiz_AF, a disc is coming out later that has the first 3 at least DLC, the other 2 will come later, it's a timed PC/360 exclusive.

  • fabiomdk

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 7:30 pm PT

    i'm fan this style games...
    it´s verygood sensation

  • AmazedTony123

    Posted Jul 7, 2009 3:27 pm PT

    the best game ever!!!

  • JustClient

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 4:36 pm PT

    I've rent it for PS3 and now I decided to buy it. Visually there are better games on the market but gameplay makes this game so awesome. I felt the same way about STALKER which is also cool.

  • Luiz_AF

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 1:29 pm PT

    why did the 360 version get a 9.0? Because of the DLCs? The PS3 is getting those DLCs.

  • dark_knight_8

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 5:18 pm PT

    did i just see him killing Fawkes? lol

  • Frikki898

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 10:39 am PT

    i love it

  • 1995_1996_1997

    Posted Jul 4, 2009 5:46 am PT

    finished the main quest in 15 hours but all the side quests keeps you playing for tens of hours

  • pigpen4483

    Posted Jul 1, 2009 9:20 pm PT

    I have oblivion but havnt beat it or played it in months. I rented this game but decided not to burn it for some reason lol now here I am in another country for summer wanting to play both but I left them in the states!!

  • Hell_To_The_No

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    but it really is a sweet game and i happily thought oh well all the for fun for me.

  • Hell_To_The_No

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 7:37 pm PT

    omg, i recently started a new game. as soon as i left the vault it dawned on me just how goddam long the game is.

  • robertbrett12

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 11:35 am PT

    This game is about the best i've ever played.

  • EYE0NE

    Posted Jun 29, 2009 9:55 am PT

    I bought this game back when it came out but couldn't get into it (I have a limited tolerance of RPGs). But I picked it up again yesterday and played it allll day. I had a great time with it! Awesome game.

  • akt42

    Posted Jun 27, 2009 4:06 am PT

    man i wanna play this......

  • Setsuka13

    Posted Jun 26, 2009 4:31 pm PT

    This is a very good game in my opinion.

  • huerito323

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 11:57 pm PT

    Cdagarc2

    Too depressing for you? lol

  • Cdagarc2

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 11:49 pm PT

    I dont know why everyone thinks this game is SO great...
    i got it, and i just didnt like it, i have never before just not like a game..

  • huerito323

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 11:47 pm PT

    gameman64141

    It's better than Oblvion in my opinion. Oblivion was actually my favorite game ever until I played Fallout 3. It's darker, bloodier, and it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, which is amazing! You will never get bored of VATS, seeing people's heads blown off in slow motion is simply awesome. Lots of cool weapons, and the whole world is just much more interesting than Cyrodiil, which was boring after a while. BUY IT NOW!! The beginning is boring, but after u leave the Vault, u will be hooked! Trust me.

  • gameman64141

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 6:39 pm PT

    Is this game as good as Oblivion?

  • bboysleepy32

    Posted Jun 22, 2009 11:12 pm PT

    i've been told by many that this game has alot of problems and okay graphics, is this true?

  • kickballer

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 4:26 pm PT

    This game looks good, but isn't one I would prefer

  • Sprunk_G

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 2:32 pm PT

    I had to get used to this game, at first I was kind of overwhelmed by it, but once I got into it (at level 5 or 6) I couldn't stop playing! Really deep story, hundreds of hours of gameplay and voiceacting. Very high replay value... The most believable game-world I have ever encountered. I wish there was some sort of co-op though. Even though I'm not sure if that would fit this game, but bethesda are geniouses so I'm sure they would figure something out .

  • Dw-i-ddim

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 6:24 am PT

    I love this game. The amount of time i've spent on Fallout 3 alone is not comparible to the other games in my collection. You dont even notice that you have played for so long. Its just so immersive.

    Brilliant game. One favourite of mine.

  • bondfan2

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 5:20 pm PT

    what platform

  • saturninesmile

    Posted May 28, 2009 12:46 pm PT

    i have never played that is so unstable. for example, sometimes the game freezes, and you have to restart your 360 and revert to your last save. you jump from a quite high place and you dont hear the landing audio till a few seconds later, things upload onto the screen pretty late on, so when your walking thru the wastes you see things like cars, buildings etc appear onto your screen when you get near, like gta for ps2 years ago, you would of thought they would have sorted it out by now. and loads of the characters sound the same, i know it would be hard to get a single person for every single character on the game to voice act, but most of them sound so similar. if you look at a poster on a wall for example on the edges its really pixelated, so the graphics arent great. its a very unstable game, like sometimes your arm and half your body in 3rd person view goes into the wall. great feeling to the game when your playing it though. but after the main and a bunch of side quests it gets really stale. you cant join factions properly like in oblivion, you meet the b.o.s, raiders, oasis peeps, you can do a mission or two for some of them, but yo cant actually join them like in oblivion.

  • -Mist-

    Posted May 28, 2009 2:18 am PT

    SO!Does it worh it should i buy it ?What do you say guys?

  • squidanator7

    Posted May 27, 2009 2:49 pm PT

    Thanks Paul_GameFury

  • Paul_GameFury

    Posted May 26, 2009 6:48 pm PT

    @squidanator7
    most likely. They are somewhat similar games but vastly different settings.

    @just-me-fun
    Depends. Both are great games. It really boils down to if you prefer the fantasy medieval or post apocalyptic setting. I prefer Fallout 3 myself. If you are looking for total game play time, though, I'd go with Oblivion. I put 70 hours into Fallout 3 before I saw everything, but I put nearly 200 hours into Oblivion and still haven't been to all the locations.

  • just-me-fun

    Posted May 26, 2009 11:26 am PT

    should i buy this or obilivion.

  • squidanator7

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:43 am PT

    I have oblivion and was wondering, if i liked that will I like fallout 3?

  • KHS_Kid

    Posted May 25, 2009 12:49 am PT

    This game is amazing There is so much fun stuff to do
    I beat the main quest and most of the side quests(for achievements) and all of the dlc so far and i am still playing on that same game and finding so much to do
    The Game is fantastic and a must buy

  • bcroger2

    Posted May 23, 2009 10:39 am PT

    Awesome game, a few issues but still, ill defensibly get this game on PC.

  • saturninesmile

    Posted May 23, 2009 6:04 am PT

    i have never played a game with so many audio and visual bugs and slowdowns. for example if you fall from a small cliff after you land you will hear the landing sound a few seconds later. and where the game slowsdown to a halt and you have to restart your 360 and revert to your last save. after a while it does your head in. everything is practically for show.

  • keggerz

    Posted May 23, 2009 2:19 am PT

    i got to play a few hrs of this and it is pure awesomness

  • just-me-fun

    Posted May 22, 2009 8:06 am PT

    should i buy this or obilivion.

  • xIchigoxRukiax

    Posted May 21, 2009 5:08 pm PT

    Apparently, they didn't know that the third person could be modified so that it's further behind the back so you can see more of the environment. It's not that odd-looking.

  • keggerz

    Posted May 20, 2009 1:52 am PT

    gotta play this game

  • the_greenzero

    Posted May 10, 2009 6:59 pm PT

    I love this game.

  • fps_d0minat0r posted May 8, 2009 11:58 am PT (does not meet display criteria. login to show)

    fps_d0minat0r

    Posted May 8, 2009 11:58 am PT (hide)

    im not buying a bethesda game if they cant even optimise the game properly for PS3......only amatuer production studios do that.

  • CreatureRising

    Posted May 7, 2009 5:01 pm PT

    The Narator at 1:00 is such a good voice

  • Obi_Wan50

    Posted May 2, 2009 9:34 am PT

    Hmm...this game looks pretty good, i might give it a shot...that is...when i trade in my wii for a ps3...after getting cod:waw for wii it made me mad enough to trade it in.

  • 1995_1996_1997

    Posted May 2, 2009 6:44 am PT

    oh yeah skip2mylouuu is baned serves him right my day is getting better and better.

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