Another Christmas Eve, another reviews round-up.
NG-Gamer, 80.<blockquote>The continuation on Fallout 2 has left 10 years in itself guards, or waiting is rewarded can it doubt however. The game which uses of the same engine as Oblivion nevertheless feels a smattering surplus such as Oblivion in a another jacket. Aiming without V.A.T.S works far from perfectly and works sometimes nevertheless on the nerves. On the other hand, however, overwhelming main-quest stand captivating that will be from beginning to end. Eventually Fallout 3 an entertaining game is which the player without captivating more weet. The serial does not have perhaps the continuation which it deserves, but if game is in itself Fallout 3 absolutely topgame. In spite of the minuses Fallout 3 still a very entertaining game, which a complete good impression behind late, is.</blockquote>The Score.<blockquote>This is not Oblivion with guns. This is a much more realistic, living, breathing world, full of character. To dismiss it as such is doing Fallout 3 a great injustice. This is a game to get lost in, one where you loose hours and have not progressed the main story at all. Yet that doesn’t matter as you’ve managed to save a town from burning down, met someone who is obsessed with Nuka-Cola, discovered some ‘Naughty Nightwear’ and delivered it to a man in a shack all whilst avoiding giant rats and crab-people. Another title that could be considered ‘must-own’, Fallout 3 is a master class in how to construct a world, and fill it with reasons to play.</blockquote>Parry Game Preserve.<blockquote>I would argue that in terms of bringing the world of Fallout alive with convincing visuals, characters, and dialog, Bethesda did a better job than the original creators of Fallout did. Bethesda came up with quite a lot of material such as posters, furniture, clothing, audio in order to create an evocative 1950s-inspired post apocalyptic landscape. Although some of the items are directly taken from the earlier Fallout games there is also a great deal of high quality artistic content created by Bethesda which I feel is more creative and interesting than some of the original Fallout content. Let's face it...the various 50s style posters and merchandise populating the world of Fallout 3 has more artistic merit and is more convincing than things from Fallout 2 such as the inclusion of post-apocalyptic blow-up dolls, ball gags, and armies of generic hookers. If turn-based strategy represents only one element of Fallout, the world, the characters, the quests, and so on represent many other elements. Even if for the sake of argument we decide that Bethesda did a poor job concerning the turn-based strategy element of Fallout, I would suggest that Bethesda did a better job on all the other elements than even the original creators of Fallout.</blockquote>RPGamer, third review, 4.0/5.<blockquote>In all honesty, the story of Fallout 3 is the capital itself. The main quest is extremely short and won't even see the player through a quarter of the game's enormous world. Furthermore, it's not terribly interesting either. Character development is not one of Bethesda's strong suits, and the result is that the player feels very disconnected with the characters in both the main storyline and sidequests, even the ones whom he is apparently supposed to relate to. It doesn't help that the game is often very inconsistent, and sometimes outright contradictory in how it models character behavior and motivation, particularly when it comes to aggression.
Despite its lackluster combat, Fallout 3's incredibly detailed and intriguing world make it a joy to play, and even those who weren't fond of Bethesda's last offering may find something to like here.</blockquote>Gamers Unite blog, 96%.<blockquote>We come now to the gameplay. This is really what defines the lemons from the apple-pies-with-whipped-cream-on. Let me begin by saying that everything about Fallout 3 is excellent, and the gameplay is no exception. shooting your way through a ghoul-infested sewer has never been more fun. Limbs fly, lasers burn, and you feel genuinely triumphant when you limp from the debris, your enemies dead behind you. Fallout 3 demands strategy, especially when dealing with groups of enemies, or ones who are hiding around corners, keeping the game fresh for a long time.
The dialogue is all very well-written, and, as I said, the voice acting is terrific, too. Liam Neeson is the voice of your father, an important figure in the game who you will be seeing a lot, and he does a wonderful job of it. I remember when he first spoke his first lines, I though “My god! Qui-Gon Jinn is my father!”
Fallout 3 is a triumph in every way, and you would be a fool not to buy it right now.</blockquote>Semantic Drift blog, 5/5.<blockquote>On a related note, more enemies would be nice. Your opponents fall into three or four basically similar categories, and after a day or two or playing you will probably have traded bullets with the entire bestiary.
Despite that, the sheer depth of the Fallout 3 environment provided with me hours and hours of entertainment and I really loved it. Any game that can make me wear new butt-grooves into the sofa and go days without showering and barely eating is worthy of attention. Fallout 3 is the game I would like to have with me in my fallout shelter as the air raid sirens blared and the bombs started to fall. A game this immersive deserves serious attention.</blockquote>The Ephemeric blog, 4/5.<blockquote>However it's when you leave these comfortable homely surroundings that the game really starts to shine. Set in a post apocalyptic Washington DC, the game world is absolutely huge and packed full of life and secrets and intelligent computer controlled characters. The artistic style is remarkable and superbly brings to life an intricate and deep back story without forcing the mythology upon the player, instead the player is free to try and discover as much or as little of the world and it's backstory as he/she wants.
Indeed the only real problem with the game is that it all comes to an end rather abruptly.</blockquote>ComputerChips Online, 4/5.<blockquote>Ultimately, the game ends up feeling like Oblivion with the Fallout universe jammed forcefully into it. This is not at all a bad thing, but the technical side of the game doesn’t always live up to the actual content. The result is game that has a great story, but every time I would get lost in the world, a technical issue would crop up and pull me right out of it. In spite of these immersion issues, Fallout 3 is still one of the better RPGs to appear in a while.
The game can be played in either first or third person, and I found both views to be fun and playable. The story is the strongest part of the game. Throughout the different quests, I had a number of choices to make, all of which lead to different outcomes. This is also reflected in a custom narration at the end of the game which chronicles all the different paths I chose to take.</blockquote>Bonus content: two very brief blog reviews, reproduced here in their entirety.
Divide By Zero, A+.<blockquote>The only way to describe the experience when you first fire up Fallout 3 is how you felt when you played Morrowind: confused, epic, daunting, and a whole ton of awesome.</blockquote>The Memoirs of Jim ‘ung.<blockquote>Uninstall Complete
InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling Fallout 3.</blockquote>
NG-Gamer, 80.<blockquote>The continuation on Fallout 2 has left 10 years in itself guards, or waiting is rewarded can it doubt however. The game which uses of the same engine as Oblivion nevertheless feels a smattering surplus such as Oblivion in a another jacket. Aiming without V.A.T.S works far from perfectly and works sometimes nevertheless on the nerves. On the other hand, however, overwhelming main-quest stand captivating that will be from beginning to end. Eventually Fallout 3 an entertaining game is which the player without captivating more weet. The serial does not have perhaps the continuation which it deserves, but if game is in itself Fallout 3 absolutely topgame. In spite of the minuses Fallout 3 still a very entertaining game, which a complete good impression behind late, is.</blockquote>The Score.<blockquote>This is not Oblivion with guns. This is a much more realistic, living, breathing world, full of character. To dismiss it as such is doing Fallout 3 a great injustice. This is a game to get lost in, one where you loose hours and have not progressed the main story at all. Yet that doesn’t matter as you’ve managed to save a town from burning down, met someone who is obsessed with Nuka-Cola, discovered some ‘Naughty Nightwear’ and delivered it to a man in a shack all whilst avoiding giant rats and crab-people. Another title that could be considered ‘must-own’, Fallout 3 is a master class in how to construct a world, and fill it with reasons to play.</blockquote>Parry Game Preserve.<blockquote>I would argue that in terms of bringing the world of Fallout alive with convincing visuals, characters, and dialog, Bethesda did a better job than the original creators of Fallout did. Bethesda came up with quite a lot of material such as posters, furniture, clothing, audio in order to create an evocative 1950s-inspired post apocalyptic landscape. Although some of the items are directly taken from the earlier Fallout games there is also a great deal of high quality artistic content created by Bethesda which I feel is more creative and interesting than some of the original Fallout content. Let's face it...the various 50s style posters and merchandise populating the world of Fallout 3 has more artistic merit and is more convincing than things from Fallout 2 such as the inclusion of post-apocalyptic blow-up dolls, ball gags, and armies of generic hookers. If turn-based strategy represents only one element of Fallout, the world, the characters, the quests, and so on represent many other elements. Even if for the sake of argument we decide that Bethesda did a poor job concerning the turn-based strategy element of Fallout, I would suggest that Bethesda did a better job on all the other elements than even the original creators of Fallout.</blockquote>RPGamer, third review, 4.0/5.<blockquote>In all honesty, the story of Fallout 3 is the capital itself. The main quest is extremely short and won't even see the player through a quarter of the game's enormous world. Furthermore, it's not terribly interesting either. Character development is not one of Bethesda's strong suits, and the result is that the player feels very disconnected with the characters in both the main storyline and sidequests, even the ones whom he is apparently supposed to relate to. It doesn't help that the game is often very inconsistent, and sometimes outright contradictory in how it models character behavior and motivation, particularly when it comes to aggression.
Despite its lackluster combat, Fallout 3's incredibly detailed and intriguing world make it a joy to play, and even those who weren't fond of Bethesda's last offering may find something to like here.</blockquote>Gamers Unite blog, 96%.<blockquote>We come now to the gameplay. This is really what defines the lemons from the apple-pies-with-whipped-cream-on. Let me begin by saying that everything about Fallout 3 is excellent, and the gameplay is no exception. shooting your way through a ghoul-infested sewer has never been more fun. Limbs fly, lasers burn, and you feel genuinely triumphant when you limp from the debris, your enemies dead behind you. Fallout 3 demands strategy, especially when dealing with groups of enemies, or ones who are hiding around corners, keeping the game fresh for a long time.
The dialogue is all very well-written, and, as I said, the voice acting is terrific, too. Liam Neeson is the voice of your father, an important figure in the game who you will be seeing a lot, and he does a wonderful job of it. I remember when he first spoke his first lines, I though “My god! Qui-Gon Jinn is my father!”
Fallout 3 is a triumph in every way, and you would be a fool not to buy it right now.</blockquote>Semantic Drift blog, 5/5.<blockquote>On a related note, more enemies would be nice. Your opponents fall into three or four basically similar categories, and after a day or two or playing you will probably have traded bullets with the entire bestiary.
Despite that, the sheer depth of the Fallout 3 environment provided with me hours and hours of entertainment and I really loved it. Any game that can make me wear new butt-grooves into the sofa and go days without showering and barely eating is worthy of attention. Fallout 3 is the game I would like to have with me in my fallout shelter as the air raid sirens blared and the bombs started to fall. A game this immersive deserves serious attention.</blockquote>The Ephemeric blog, 4/5.<blockquote>However it's when you leave these comfortable homely surroundings that the game really starts to shine. Set in a post apocalyptic Washington DC, the game world is absolutely huge and packed full of life and secrets and intelligent computer controlled characters. The artistic style is remarkable and superbly brings to life an intricate and deep back story without forcing the mythology upon the player, instead the player is free to try and discover as much or as little of the world and it's backstory as he/she wants.
Indeed the only real problem with the game is that it all comes to an end rather abruptly.</blockquote>ComputerChips Online, 4/5.<blockquote>Ultimately, the game ends up feeling like Oblivion with the Fallout universe jammed forcefully into it. This is not at all a bad thing, but the technical side of the game doesn’t always live up to the actual content. The result is game that has a great story, but every time I would get lost in the world, a technical issue would crop up and pull me right out of it. In spite of these immersion issues, Fallout 3 is still one of the better RPGs to appear in a while.
The game can be played in either first or third person, and I found both views to be fun and playable. The story is the strongest part of the game. Throughout the different quests, I had a number of choices to make, all of which lead to different outcomes. This is also reflected in a custom narration at the end of the game which chronicles all the different paths I chose to take.</blockquote>Bonus content: two very brief blog reviews, reproduced here in their entirety.
Divide By Zero, A+.<blockquote>The only way to describe the experience when you first fire up Fallout 3 is how you felt when you played Morrowind: confused, epic, daunting, and a whole ton of awesome.</blockquote>The Memoirs of Jim ‘ung.<blockquote>Uninstall Complete
InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling Fallout 3.</blockquote>
Right. As I said before, it's easy to be a general after the war has been won. On top of that, there's not much Bethesda added to the FO canon, it's all a variation on the same (old) theme.
