Fallout 3....

I'm interested in this game but I have heard of freezing being an issue, is it still a problem? Is it something that only happens once in a while? Or does it ruin the game?

Oh, and I am talking about the regular edition without the DLC, NOT the GOTY edition which I know has problems.

I have the GOTY Edition, and it only froze once on me during the 20 or so hours I've played. I think alot of the problems people talk about are blown out of proportion...havokmaster

This man speaks the truth.

I've been playing the GOTY edition for about 15 hours and it hasn't froze on me yet. I rented the regular game a couple months after it was released and it froze on me twice. So I guess it just depends on whether or not you get a good copy of the game.

I've played the original about 100 hours, and it did freeze sometimes, I'd say maybe 3 to 5 times, often when I was trying to enter/exit/switch targets too fast in VATS.

As for the GOTY version, I only played for 10 hours so far and I haven't encountered any problem.

I'm interested in this game but I have heard of freezing being an issue, is it still a problem? Is it something that only happens once in a while? Or does it ruin the game?

Oh, and I am talking about the regular edition without the DLC, NOT the GOTY edition which I know has problems.

Ryder123

The frame-rate and the vats aiming are the worst faults.

Otherwise a fantastic game.

TBH, Fallout 3 is buggy on 360 and PC just as much, people just tend to focus on the PS3 version for some reason. I know it doesn't look as great, but it runs just as well.havokmaster

This is true. I had the 360 version freeze four times in about five months.

TBH, Fallout 3 is buggy on 360 and PC just as much, people just tend to focus on the PS3 version for some reason. I know it doesn't look as great, but it runs just as well.havokmaster

I use to own a 360 and loved Fallout 3 and it was very buggy but imo the PS3 GOTY version is much more buggy due to framerate issues.

Its very glitchy and buggy, but its still very good

Don't let the bugs and glitches prevent you from getting an amazing game. Just save often and you'll be good and prepared for any freezing issues that may occur.

[QUOTE="havokmaster"]I have the GOTY Edition, and it only froze once on me during the 20 or so hours I've played. I think alot of the problems people talk about are blown out of proportion...AdjacentLives

This man speaks the truth.

Its very glitchy and buggy, but its still very good

M0wen10

I can speak for regular Fallout 3 edition, during my 80+ hours spend with it, it had 2-3 glitches. I didn't experienced any freezing issues.

I don't know how Xbox 360 or PC performs with it but PS3 version is blown out of proportion. It runs and play great.

GOTY Edition I haven't played.

ya i had the xbox version and damn i played it alot and it froze on me a good amount of times.. at least the game has autosave lol.

u should get it though, u dont wanna miss out and i know it might freeze sometimes but the game is worth it man

Just save often, and you'll be fine. My regular version doesn't freeze at all, though.

i just beat fallout 3 for first time the other week. i had 2 freezes i think. so its not horrible. awesome game. took me an hr to get into it and after that couldnt put it down.

Fallout 3 has a lot of little bugs here and there and I'm not just talking about rad-roaches. Whether or not YOU actually encounter these bugs is really a matter of luck. Not just on the copy of the game you buy but seemingly the copy of the game, your PS3 and whether or not you made a goat sacrifise to Bethesda or not. For example I leant my brother my copy of Fallout 3 GOTY and he encountered a bug where an NPC for a sidequest disappeared so he couldn't finish that quest. Unfortunately it was a BIG quest as far as side quests go.

I never had that problem and it's the same copy of the game. However my game will freeze every time I try and start the Mothership Zeta mission. Others, apparently, do not have this problem. So it's all about how much the world hates you at the time, I guess.

All that said, don't let it turn you off. Fallout 3 is a great game and the bugs are probably the biggest draw back to it and none of them can be called game breaking. I've never come across a bug that stopped me finishing the main story arch and while my game does start PMSing from time to time and freeze, I wouldn't say it happens enough to make the game unplayable.

So give FO3 GOTY a shot. It's a lot of fun and if you say the right prayers under a full moon over a pool of holy water, then you'll be alright!

My 50+ hours with no freezes says hi.

My 50+ hours with no freezes says hi.

kraken2109

Its a pretty good game. I don't think you have much to worry about the game freezing on you becuz you can pretty much save your game any time you want.