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I have been waiting for this game since I first heard Bethseda were going to take over production.

I've bought the plain PC-DVD version, I want the game and don't want to spend £15 on little extras. The PC version in Game is retailing for £7:50 less than the PS3 which is a nice start.

Character creation is extremely adaptable, you can choose from any number of facial shapes with the sort of choices you would expect in the Sims. Thousands of beards and eye shapes, the choices are endless, I'm sure if you wanted to play as Gordon Freeman you'd be fine.

I've barely explored the wastes, but can testify to the beauty of the game, the characters you meet are well developed and each with a unique voice mean it is like moving into a new world. The VATS system is very useful for those tricky enemies, however anyone with FPS experience should be able to hold their own in most firefights. Despite all this prettyness, what really gets me is the storyline, and while I'm not deep into it yet, I have already seen the non linear nature rearing it's head to give unlimited options for playback.

Having bagged my first supermutant I am still stumped for words as the chemical mix of hormones in my blood slowly subside. In a matter of hours I have become engrossed and now play while being scared out of my wits about what I'm facing next. My ony real problem is the change in controls from Fallout 2, Tab for the Pipboy is fine, but I'd like a direct link to the map using m and my inventry using I. I do also miss some of the comedy descriptions of items, however I might just have failed to find them so far.

Tips: Use VATS in tough fights, its probably better than you are.
Search everything, ammo is a bitch to find and I've gone through about 5 guns and still am thin on the ground.
Listen to the radio, it will help build up a picture of the wastes, (Fallout 2 junkies listen to Enclave Radio for some fond memories)
Using T to rest until you have light is useful, it will make the scenary less scary.

I must say i also have enjoyed this game so far, maybe been a bit too evil tho

Would be playing it now if i didn't have to get ready.

Here is my Evil look


Edited by Dr Frankenstein, 31 October 2008 - 16:32.

Is anyone else having a chronic ammo shortage? Probably me making some daft decisions early on. Now I've got to know the game I might restart and actually try and roleplay as opposed to running around going this looks cool and getting shot.

Dr Frankenstein, on 31 Oct 2008, 16:14, said:

You know that would be my look.

The Phantom, on 1 Nov 2008, 0:26, said:

yep, chronic ammo shortage, i have that, even then my good nature, female, pink haired and melee oriente moral-chan is doing relative well having poor skills with guns, melee is kinda fun if you liked it in oblivion

also i hate ants

.....specially the one BREATHING FIRE!

anyway the spanish version is dubbed so i warning future spanish buyers: you will hear Bart Simpson a LOT, like....every child EVAR

the GOAT question nº10 and answers made me lol

The Phantom, on 31 Oct 2008, 23:26, said:

Oooh, maybe Bethesda hasn't screwed up after all, ammo should not be plentiful.

I am posting my character
http://img84.imagesh...omagnamuyi9.jpg
Edited by KiraSama, 01 November 2008 - 20:28.

Dr. Strangelove, on 1 Nov 2008, 16:16, said:

Bethesda hasn't screwed up at all. For a short while I was short, then I started to get a little ballsy and venture into the unknown, including areas that where radiated for a little bit. Also as with stalker. There are hard parts then there are parts after the hard parts that reward you. I get scared shitless sometimes with the areas I have been venturing in too but I have found stuff that was awesome. I find also venturing into parts or buildings that have nothing to do with quests have greater rewards and actually aid certain quests later on. I'm lvl 11 now and have worked my way through most parts of DC. FUCKING HARD:P Mutant masters and those massive mutant (ones in the capitol building) dudes are the toughest guys I have come across. I won't spoil anything though as this is still a brand new game and I'm just cutting the tip off the iceburg.

My review of it however. I have played and completed only the original fallout 2 and played fallout 1 and fallout tactics to some extent. Fallout 3 does a brilliant job in adding to the franchise, though I play it only in FPS mode now no matter how hard the enemy is. Everything about it. the characters, the desolate landscape, the vehicle architecture and the missions all add to the way fallout was meant to be but in a FPS. It brings the player to realise that the reality of war especially a nuclear war is totally wasteful and pointless. The sheer destruction and death that the player inflicts if they so choose also reflects this. Its almost depressing in a way.

But then again there are the actions you can choose that will alter the outcome of the entire game, like any games that is but after going through DC you realise an escapism that is to help these people who the player chooses to side with.

My pet hatefalls so far.

Not being able to wear power armor at the point where you first get it. I happened to stumble across a outcasts party with 2 power armored pples and a robot which I quickly slaughtered with a chinese officers sword.

When you reload at a really important moment like when a mutant is charging at you, the animation will do a pointless anim like with the smg. The animation loads the gun, pulls the mag out and taps it on the side of the gun then reloads, or the .44 where the player anim will spin the mag cylinder after loading.

NO DRIVABLE VEHICLES ( I am seriously considering taking some oblivion tutes and get this fixed) nothing like a good old fashioned converted vehicle to drive off road and run over robots, zombies and muties in the wasteland and if it wasn't for the metro access ways through central DC too:P).

Thats it for pet hatefalls so far, I will add:P

In regards to the trade mark comedy, It still has been retained though not directly. I looked at this terminal and it said this one girl owed 400000 hrs of non paid service to the company she was working for but not turning up to work:P There are lots of subtle things like one lays comments after you detonate megaton cities bomb and she says "I never knew building a city around a bomb was so dangerous"lol. There are many others like this scattered throughout the game.

Nway damn good game and a brilliant addition to the continuing development of the worrowind, oblivion fallout 3 engine "does this engine have a name?" and the continuing development of the fallout franchise..
Edited by Mortecha, 05 November 2008 - 07:31.

i got the game last week and yesterday evening i thought "hmm let's play it abit before i got to sleep" but i ended up playing it for several hours it's quite amazing how they put this endless world together there seem to be no borders or restrictions to where you can go which is something new.

I came across the Enclave for the first time......... and fucking loved it XD.

Brilliant introduction and damn those vertibirds look great.

Bethesda has done this franchise a service.

I am rather "hmmm" with this atm. I am not the greatest lover of the RP but bought it on a recommendation (never listens to Dauth again ). I can tell that it will take some time to get into. I love VATS and think it would be a good idea for a FPS at some stage.

This si definately at the top of my 'to get' list along with Mirrors Edge.

EDIT: Missed an 'r' from mirror. D:
Edited by EpicZeke, 05 November 2008 - 13:41.

The Phantom, on 31 Oct 2008, 19:26, said:

I had that problem at the beginning of the game. Soon after I got to Megaton, that all sort of changed. I have over 300 shots for the Hunting rifle. I had over 500 rounds for the assault rifle but that got expended quickly. I'm down to about 140 rounds. Energy seems to be the most common source of weapon types, and unfortunately I'm too far along in levels to be change my focus of weapon types.

P.S. I hate fighting Mister Gutsy.

Does anyone know how to wear Power Armor?

Getting a copy of a friend friday, may buy the full version if I really like it

Crazykenny, on 5 Nov 2008, 17:25, said:

You need to do a quest

You need to do Power Armor Training, which IIRC you can get earlier if you can side with the Outcasts. you'll get finishing a certain part of the main quest
Edited by Waris, 05 November 2008 - 16:57.

Changed my helmet, kept the suit.

The Dr, on 5 Nov 2008, 17:29, said:

Is that *GASP* FOT Power Armor!? Noes!

Crazykenny, on 6 Nov 2008, 2:25, said:

Don't worry about it just yet. Though you will have to follow the storyline to be able to ware it.

So I finished FO3 and I can say it is one of the greatest games I have ever played. It was like a book you just couldn't put down, and It read like one as well. What a spectacular ending.

Ill gather some pics of my travels and put them up here:P

I would like to get a mod together to enable the player to be able to use some key vehicles and possibly fly a virtibird, damn those things are awesome!!
Edited by Mortecha, 06 November 2008 - 05:33.

Mortecha, on 6 Nov 2008, 5:32, said:

There is a mod for Fallout 2 that allows you to use the RAH-88 Inca Vertibird...

Completed the game for the first time earlier on, I might go back to before the end bit and do a few more quests and complete other things I was working on to see how they worked out.

*jealousy*

I intend to get to level 20 and have a look at the Explorer perk to get every location, since this game is huge, though I don't think as huge as Fallout 2, though I imagine a speed run might take longer in this.

I am madly jealous.