Over the last week I needed some time to de-stress from the workloads and prepping for the move so I picked up Fallout 3. Mostly the decision for this one was based on the reviews I heard on the GFW and PCGP podcasts. Wow....was I not let down.
The game starts as you may expect...building up a story base as well as familiarizing yourself with the controls. It was decent and actually kept me fairly entertained and listening to the story and watching the cut-scenes. Even before you start out on your adventures the game takes a slightly different twist...it actually makes you decide your fate. By that I mean that the decisions you make in nearly every conversation you have with the NPCs will affect the outcome of other pieces of the game. It's a great way to really get the player sucked into the action and into the game itself.
After the opening segment in the "vault" you'll find yourself out in the wastelands of D.C. and here again I found myself saying WOW. When I got out there I pulled up my map and pointed to where I needed to go and started hiking. It was what seemed like 10 min of killing some wandering baddies and scouting around when I figured I must have took a wrong turn and missed my destination....was I wrong. Popping open the map showed that I wasn't even close to 1/2 way there yet. That's when I got the realization that this place is huge. When I say huge, I really mean massive.
Now I wont go into the details on the main quest but I will make a note that there really is more to this game than just the main objective. The sheer number of side missions alone woudl keep you going and entertained for dozens of hours. Add in the main mission and the replayability of your decisions and you may just find yourself playing this one clear through the holiday's and well into next year.
I'd have to say this one is definitely a game worth picking up. I spent my money on it and I'm a cheapskate, so that says something.
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