Fallout 3 (PC)

There's a bit early on in the previous Bethesda game, Oblivion, where you exit the sewers and see the outside world for the first time. You see a beautiful sunrise over a gorgeous view of rolling hills, with lush trees and fantastic architecture in the distance. It is an amazingly beautiful first view, and shows how pretty the game world will be, as well as setting the tone of the game in general.There's a similar point early on in at the beginning of Fallout 3. You leave a nuclear bunker, and view the world outside for the first time. I was expecting the same sort of thing: an amazing showcase first view. I was wrong.Instead of that lovely view, you see something ugly. You see an almost monochrome view of what looks a lot like a demolition site, set against an equally awful sky. My initial thought was mild disappointment. It wasn't the pretty view I'd expected. That was not a fault of the game engine or poor graphics. It was me. I'd missed the point.The world of Fallout 3 is ugly.And that kind of sums up the main difference between Oblivion and Fallout. In Oblivion, you are trying to save a lush, fantastic world. You go to the gates of Hell (or rather, `Oblivion') to keep that lush, fantastic world the same.In Fallout, the world has already been lost - the environment is a wasteland, and you can't really expect it to change into the pretty world of Oblivion at the end. Think about it... if they did that, they couldn't create a Fallout 3 expansion storyline! The wasteland must remain whatever you do. You can't be the hero of Oblivion in Fallout, because in Fallout there's nothing to save.That theme occurs throughout the game. There's a certain cynicism that underpins everything. From the first town you see (Megaton) that takes its name from the unexploded bomb in the centre square, through the two main factions, neither of which look like the good guys, to the futile ending of the main quest, it's all a little dark. There's humour also, especially in the way that the world is seen through a distinctly upbeat 1950s retro mindset.Fallout's magic is not in the pretty graphics, but in the storyline. The quests are a little deeper, and the storyline is a little more offbeat, with a few real surprises. The way you tackle each quest makes a much bigger difference to the outcome. For an example of this, you come across a hoard of mutants that turn out to be vampires. The easy option is to assume they are evil and try to wipe them out. If, however, you take a little more time and try to see what is going on, it's a very different story.Strangely, however, the only quest that doesn't have this depth is the main quest itself. It has an ending with few branches, and once you reach the end, your story actually stops. In Oblivion, the world carries on, and you can stay for as long as you want after the main quest. Not so in Fallout.The main quest is really good (better than Oblivion, and much less repetitive), but shorter. That's not actually a problem with a Bethesda game. The saving grace of Oblivion was the community add-ons, and this will also occur with Fallout now that we know that Bethesda will be releasing the game editing tools to the community.Fallout has lots of things that Oblivion doesn't (a turn based combat system and the ability to create very large monsters for two), so this will be the saving grace of Fallout, and the thing that will turn it into a classic. In Fallout we have a game world that more closely mirrors the current theme: dysfunctional, dark worlds, inhabited by grey characters rather than straight black vs white (see the latest Batman movie for a feel of this) rather than the good vs evil fantasy worlds we more often see in RPG. The main storyline is certainly not as good as something like Planescape:Torment (IMO the best RPG storyline ever), but with Fallout, we have a game world that allows the community to create something similar... or better!Disclaimers and setup:I have played through the full game before review. I used the latest available patch (1.0.0.15).I used a Radeon 4850 (1GB video ram) Q6600 (quad core) processor, 2GB system ram. I experienced no crashes or glitches throughout the game (and I saw very good framerates throughout) at 1400x900. All graphics set to ultra, 4x anti aliasing.NB1 - Although the game could be played at the full resolution of my monitor (1900x1200), I chose a lower resolution because the Gamebryo engine that Fallout 3 uses can stutter at high resolutions. this appears to be a problem with the graphics engine rather than video card/driver issuesNB2 - Although the game box states that it uses multicores, it doesnt. Windows Task manager shows usage of one core only (although this doesnt seem to affect framerates, as the game doesnt appear to be processor intensive).

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I have the xbox 360 version and this game is probably the best ever written. It is truly superb. I decided to get it for my PC. I thought I would get it on Amazon because it was cheaper than Steam. Big mistake. I bought from Great Brook Multimedia in Sheffield via the Amazon Market place. Originally I put it into my windows 8 pc. The Games for windows code did not work. I wrote to the seller. Rather than send me another code they said that the game was for Windows XP only. It was my fault and I should have been extra vigilant. So I put it into my Windows xp PC and it did not work. I flipped it over and it is scratched. The disc had become dislodged during transit. Still even though I have said it is faulty I have not been offered a replacement. So buy from Great Brook Media at your own peril.

I'm only a casual (old school) gamer, who plays games on PC, the way God intended! Apologies to the hard core gamers out there, but this is a casual gamer's review of Fo3, which I bought a while ago, but never got around to reviewing. With Fo4 now out, I thought I'd do a quick review of this one and a few comparisons between the two. I think this is better than 4 because the choices you make in 3 have real consequences ( in 4 I feel you are led more), secondly the range of quests is large and varied and there is a lot of diversity in the communities you come across. Thirdly, I like the fact you can have as many "followers" as you want ( in 4, you seem to be limited to one, Strong is my favourite, as Danse tends to be over powered in combat and can take the fun out of it, unless playing on hard mode). Also, if you're trying to be stealthy, leave the help at home! Fourthly, thevwasteland just feels more "alive" to me in 3....creatures fighting eachother, etc. It's a Bethesda game, so you know you'll get a LOT for your pound in terms of hours of game play. In fact it's actually DAYS of gameplay (no pathetic 4-6 hour of game time here!).Where is 4 better? Well, 4 looks gorgeous and the gun play/combat is a bit better than 3, in my opinion. Also, you can level up indefinitely if you want to.....though the game will become quieter above about level 70!Anyway, both are great games, if you haven't played either (or NV), I'd suggest picking these up before 4 (you'll get a bargain and a huge amount of game play for your pound!).

Fallout 3 is the first game I ever played in 2010 when I was a kid, and it has a special place in my heart that no other game can ever replace. The concept of the game was amazing, the story was extraordinarily well written, the OST and visuals were stunning,... and I could go on and on. It's simply the best game I've ever played, period. Cheers to the seller for delivering the game to me via air mail so fast and in perfect shape, with the LIVE CD-key not used, for such a small price.

You can have so much fun in this game, and for the price I bought it at, it was a complete steal.

箱〇版を一度プレイしたことがあるのですが、PCを新調したので購入。やはり面白いの一言につきます。箱〇版でも十分楽しめましたが、PC版はMODなどの導入によりさらに面白くなり、やりようによっては一生遊べてしまうレベルかもしれません。一番の見どころは、やはり自由度の高さとフィールドの広さでしょう、しかしその広さが逆に面倒だという人もいるようです。このシステムを受け入れられるかどうかでこのゲームの評価は大きく別れてしまうようです。人にもよるでしょうが難易度も少し高めかもしれません（難易度設定は可能）自分もはじめは一般の敵の強さにコントローラーを投げ出してしまいそうでしたが、それでも折れずにやり方を変え、街でおつかいを受け、装備を新調し、おつかい先での戦闘にギリギリのところで勝ちレベルを上げていく、すると苦戦していたあの敵がいつの間にか簡単に倒せるようになっている、その達成感と嬉しさはとてもいいものでした。自分は核戦争後の世界や荒廃した世界観が大好きなので、そのての映画などが好きな方、ゲーマーの方、何かをコツコツやるのが好きな方などにはおすすめできる作品です。ジャンルはRPGですが日本のRPGとは異なり攻撃モーションなどはシューティングやアクションなのでRPGだからと言って国産のRPGと同じ感覚てプレイをしてしまうと肩透かしを食らうかもしれませんのでご注意ください。

とにかくバグが酷いです。当方Win764bit環境ですが、ゲームのプロローグで止まってしまうのでゲームになりません。スペックは十分にあるのでバグに対処でき無い方にはおすすめしません。