Fallout 3?

Rowan Sjet · July 6 2009, 06:02 PM

Fallout 3 is currently going for £13.49 on Steam, which sounds like a real bargain to me. It actually sounds too good. Is the game really as good as I've heard?

OdoWanKenobi · July 6 2009, 06:58 PM

Can't go wrong at that price. This game is fantastic. There's so much to see and do. It will take you a very long time to run out of things to do in the game. Be sure to at the very least get the Broken Steel DLC as it raises the level cap and extends the game past the ending (though the others are certainly fun as well.)

Jim Steele · July 6 2009, 07:20 PM

It's a very good game, I love it. Sunk more than 70 hours into it according to my latest save. Plus the DLC packs are all well worth the asking price. Great package all round and the base game at that price is a total steal.

Yoda · July 6 2009, 07:23 PM

I almost jumped on the 25 dollar deal, but decided against it. I tried running a pirated version for testing purposes, and wasn't impressed by the performance on my computer. I'm going to hope for a better deal (maybe with the DLC included) down the road after I upgrade my system.

Chaos Descending · July 6 2009, 07:37 PM

Although I DID enjoy the game (and I am a sucker for post-apocolypica anyway), I found some things I didn't like about it.

The replay value is fairly low, in my opinion.

The game world feels kinda small, even though (IIRC) it has the same actual "size" as the Cyrodiil area in Oblivion.

Use of VATS was almost like using "cheat mode".

I don't think that the weapons skills really gained you much at all.

Jim Steele · July 6 2009, 07:50 PM

^

I'd almost completely disagree. VATS is just a tactical paused combat mode, and using it is hardly a guarantee of success. How could it possibly feel like a cheat mode?

Replay value - this game has so many multiple paths to quest completion it almost beggars belief, and a not insignificant number of them depend on your character stats. There are more than a few quest outcomes which make pretty big changes to the gameworld/landscape, which one may or may not get depending on their char build, actions and dialogue choices, and I'm not just talking about a certain Megaton questline - though talking of that... do you know it's even possible to have the whole thing called off by making Mr Burke fall in love with you? Depends, again, on your char build, gender, speech stat and perks. If successful he'll send you love letters. That's just one of many possible outcomes of one particular chapter in the game and it barely scratches the surface. It has so much depth, I honestly can't fathom why anyone would decry it for lack of replay value.

And if you don't think levelling up the weapons skills gains you much, I invite you to wander into Evergreen Mills or take on a Deathclaw with a non-combat char.

firehawk12 · July 6 2009, 07:56 PM

Wait for the holiday when the GOTY edition comes out with all the DLC included. And I'm sure at that point, Valve will have another super mega sale and sell the GOTY for a discount as well.

LutherSloan · July 7 2009, 12:43 AM

It has LOADS of replay value, which is extended by the four (soon to be five) DLC mini-expansions. Plus, you can play through once as Good, once as Evil, or Neutral, which is hard to do. There are different rewards for all three.

firehawk12 · July 7 2009, 04:15 AM

There's really no reason to play evil though... short of wanting to be a dick and/or you want to experience masochism on screen.

The morality system is probably more shallow than the heady days of the 90s with Fallout 2, when it was all tongue-in-cheek.

Trubinator · July 7 2009, 10:34 AM

Rowan Sjet wrote:

Fallout 3 is currently going for £13.49 on Steam, which sounds like a real bargain to me. It actually sounds too good. Is the game really as good as I've heard?

It's one of two games I'd call the best of the last 10 years. Amazing game ... worth every penny!

Jim Steele · July 7 2009, 11:07 AM

There's really no reason to play evil though...

You do get different quest outcomes, perks, random encounters etc. Doesn't fundamentally change the game or anything (unless you go SUPER EVEIL and... do a certail nasty thing in a certain town and even then it's not a massive change to thwe gameworld).

What I'm saying is, having been playing a good and an evil char, there are differences that become apparent and not just superficial ones.

LutherSloan · July 7 2009, 08:47 PM

When you're evil items are more expensive at stores, it is harder to do certain things in conversations, and you might be attacked by random people more often.

firehawk12 · July 7 2009, 10:36 PM

The only benefit you get is that there's a town you'll be able to get into without doing a quest... but even then, it's hardly worth it.

Lookingglassman · July 8 2009, 03:09 AM

A great game, too bad I have to buy it again. I loaned it to a co worker and the moron claimed he "lost" it. Thats okay, I made him pay me $60 bucks for it.

Jim Steele · July 8 2009, 07:30 AM

firehawk12 wrote:

The only benefit you get is that there's a town you'll be able to get into without doing a quest... but even then, it's hardly worth it.

That's not the only benefit. At all.

July 6 2009, 06:02 PM	#1
Rowan Sjet Commodore Location: Away!	Fallout 3? Fallout 3 is currently going for £13.49 on Steam, which sounds like a real bargain to me. It actually sounds too good. Is the game really as good as I've heard? __________________ And the sign said, "Long haired freaky people need not apply..."

July 6 2009, 06:58 PM	#2
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: Fallout 3? Can't go wrong at that price. This game is fantastic. There's so much to see and do. It will take you a very long time to run out of things to do in the game. Be sure to at the very least get the Broken Steel DLC as it raises the level cap and extends the game past the ending (though the others are certainly fun as well.) __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

July 6 2009, 07:20 PM	#3
Jim Steele Vice Admiral Location: Darkest Scotland	Re: Fallout 3? It's a very good game, I love it. Sunk more than 70 hours into it according to my latest save. Plus the DLC packs are all well worth the asking price. Great package all round and the base game at that price is a total steal. __________________ Gamewank: Wank about Games

July 6 2009, 07:23 PM	#4
Yoda Rear Admiral Location: San Diego	Re: Fallout 3? I almost jumped on the 25 dollar deal, but decided against it. I tried running a pirated version for testing purposes, and wasn't impressed by the performance on my computer. I'm going to hope for a better deal (maybe with the DLC included) down the road after I upgrade my system. __________________

July 6 2009, 07:37 PM	#5
Chaos Descending Vice Admiral Location: Grand Canyon State	Re: Fallout 3? Although I DID enjoy the game (and I am a sucker for post-apocolypica anyway), I found some things I didn't like about it. The replay value is fairly low, in my opinion. The game world feels kinda small, even though (IIRC) it has the same actual "size" as the Cyrodiil area in Oblivion. Use of VATS was almost like using "cheat mode". I don't think that the weapons skills really gained you much at all. __________________ "Romanes eunt domus" - Brian

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July 6 2009, 07:50 PM	#6
Jim Steele Vice Admiral Location: Darkest Scotland	Re: Fallout 3? ^ I'd almost completely disagree. VATS is just a tactical paused combat mode, and using it is hardly a guarantee of success. How could it possibly feel like a cheat mode? Replay value - this game has so many multiple paths to quest completion it almost beggars belief, and a not insignificant number of them depend on your character stats. There are more than a few quest outcomes which make pretty big changes to the gameworld/landscape, which one may or may not get depending on their char build, actions and dialogue choices, and I'm not just talking about a certain Megaton questline - though talking of that... do you know it's even possible to have the whole thing called off by making Mr Burke fall in love with you? Depends, again, on your char build, gender, speech stat and perks. If successful he'll send you love letters. That's just one of many possible outcomes of one particular chapter in the game and it barely scratches the surface. It has so much depth, I honestly can't fathom why anyone would decry it for lack of replay value. And if you don't think levelling up the weapons skills gains you much, I invite you to wander into Evergreen Mills or take on a Deathclaw with a non-combat char. __________________ Gamewank: Wank about Games

July 6 2009, 07:56 PM	#7
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Fallout 3? Wait for the holiday when the GOTY edition comes out with all the DLC included. And I'm sure at that point, Valve will have another super mega sale and sell the GOTY for a discount as well. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

July 7 2009, 12:43 AM	#8
LutherSloan Fleet Captain Location: Doing the Federation's dirty work	Re: Fallout 3? It has LOADS of replay value, which is extended by the four (soon to be five) DLC mini-expansions. Plus, you can play through once as Good, once as Evil, or Neutral, which is hard to do. There are different rewards for all three. __________________ Deputy Director, Section 31 Expand Medicare for All!!

July 7 2009, 04:15 AM	#9
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Fallout 3? There's really no reason to play evil though... short of wanting to be a dick and/or you want to experience masochism on screen. The morality system is probably more shallow than the heady days of the 90s with Fallout 2, when it was all tongue-in-cheek. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

July 7 2009, 08:47 PM	#12
LutherSloan Fleet Captain Location: Doing the Federation's dirty work	Re: Fallout 3? When you're evil items are more expensive at stores, it is harder to do certain things in conversations, and you might be attacked by random people more often. __________________ Deputy Director, Section 31 Expand Medicare for All!!

July 7 2009, 10:36 PM	#13
firehawk12 Fleet Admiral Location: EXILE + ATTON = GUUUUUUSH!!!! (pic by aimo)	Re: Fallout 3? The only benefit you get is that there's a town you'll be able to get into without doing a quest... but even then, it's hardly worth it. __________________ The best reason to watch Curling: Johnson Sisters! "How do you trust a nation that's invented Karate? They're standing there in their pajamas... then they kick you in the balls!"

July 8 2009, 03:09 AM	#14
Lookingglassman Admiral Location: America	Re: Fallout 3? A great game, too bad I have to buy it again. I loaned it to a co worker and the moron claimed he "lost" it. Thats okay, I made him pay me $60 bucks for it.