Fallout 3 reviews

There are enough reviews about this game for anyone to get a decent idea about whether or not it would be suited to their tastes.

The main reason for buying this particular edition is for the extras. The complete bundle all five expansions with the main game!

Heck if you've already got the game without any of the expansions it's still worth buying this edition you'll be saving money, rather than getting the expansions on the PlayStation network!

Just started playing this game and I'm hooked. Theres just so much to see and do that its going to take forever to finish this game. If you don't have this game and plan on getting it then get the Game Of The Year Edition you get the huge Fallout 3 game plus all the DLC. This is definitely worth every dollar.

This is one of the greatest games you will ever play. It is a FPS, RPG game with massive map. The graphics are great and if the original storyline wasn't enough there are 5 new DLCs in this edition which adds hours of game play that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

10/10 a must have!

This game is by far the most enjoyable I've played this year. Huge map, Lots of uglies to kill, and the amazing V.A.T Cinematic combat presentations. Anyone who enjoyed Oblivion and enjoys “Shoot em' up” games will drool for this one!

2 Thumbs up.

If your thinking twice about buying just look at the title!It got game of the year! that also means it comes with ALL of the downloads.Hell i bought it and didn't even read the description.

Prepare for the future!

Simply put – Fallout 3 is one of the best RPGs ever created.

The setting is staggeringly large, diverse, beautifully designed and occupied by interesting people, factions and creatures to interact with. In terms of sheer immersion and addictiveness, no other game can compete with Fallout 3!

The gameplay is empowering – you can be who you want and do what you want, when you want.

You're never forced to do anything so your experience is always personal and intuitive. The power of player choice is an integral part of gameplay and keeps it fun and interesting.

As mentioned briefly before, characters are diverse and interesting – each has their own backstory which informs the ways they look, speak and act. They feel inseparable from the post-apocolyptic setting that surrounds them. They also have their own morals and mannerisms and go about their day-to-day lives as though they too have the power of choice – adding to the feeling that you are one of them.

The 5 add-ons are nicely varied and introduce loads of extra content including new settings, quests, stories, characters and items, greatly expanding on the original Fallout 3 universe.

With the original game and all 5 DLCs in this one title, the game of the year edition of Fallout 3 should be in everyones collection and will deliver countless hours of entertainment and loads of replay value and roleplaying possibilities.

Buy it. You won't be sorry!

Best of the series so far, couldnt stop playing this until I finally finished it… Then I started again Brilliant

I would rate it higher as it is an excellent game but the constant freezing and the bugs become a regular annoyance as your file save size gets larger, some great game play and plenty of choice about how you want to develop you character though

I'll give this game 2/5 stars

Let me first say that Fallout 3 is a FANTASTIC game… However on the PS3 what I experienced was constant freezing once your save game file goes over 8meg

First 30 hours are fine; but after that you will encounter random freezes about 2–3 hours in.

Its' a fun game but I just wish Bethesda patched the console version like they did for the PC version.

You can downvote this review but the truth that I experienced was:

Constant frame rate drops – very very frustrating Freezing – restart… Load up your last save

The bugs were more apparent when you are playing the DLCs; the main storyline is fine – but becomes buggy once your save game file reaches 8meg..

Great game – just not for the console

This is the game that acquired the reputation of the game of the year but it only applies for the standard version. This version sucks. There are lots of bugs especially near the end of the story line and when entering all six add-ons gameplays. My PS3 freezes a lot, jeopardize my gaming experience for many hours. The bottom line is, buy this game if you can stand the bugs and down in performance.

If I had a magic wand that could fix this piece of junk, I would.

The reality is Fallout 3 for the PS3 is broken.

• Graphics frame rates are jerky.
• Constantly freezes (requiring a restart)
• Multitude of NPC, action, dialogue and quest bugs (some addressed in patches)

But when your save games reach 10MB+ it's game over.

Bethesda hasn't released a patch in over a year and some patches made it even worse.

Out of the box this game is practically unplayable.

By comparison the PC version I purchased over a year ago is almost bug free and I have played it through to completion several times.

As a new PS3 owner (and recent convert to console games) I am hugely disappointed.

Yes I will be buying the Las Vegas game – but probably not on PS3.

If there is anyone left who hasn't played this game then this is the perfect opportunity to do so. Not only do you get the original award winning game but also included is all the DLC missions for no extra cost! It's an offer you can't refuse. This game is a must play for any RPG fan, or any gaming fan for that matter. It offers a great mix of gun play and RPGing.

Truely epic game, now with all the expansions :). If your after a truely epic game that wont dissapoint then this is it people. I was expecting to pay 80–90 at least for this. With the guys and gals at mighty ape i got this for $59.99. Top value from the team

Love this game, love it even more with the new content. Thanks mighty ape!

What are you waiting for BUY IT NOW! Its Oblivion with Guns, set after the Nuclear Holocaust its MINT

Had the best time with the original and the expansions are great to! Probably one of my best all time favorites!

Loved the ability to create my character as with all RPGs I buy or review. Love the post apocalyptic theme from what could have very well happened in the past.

This is my second favourite game of all time, Fallout NV takes top spot. This is an awesome game, you will not be disappointed, especially with the DLC content.

Picked this up because I am a huge fan of New Vegas and hear that Fallout 3 is the better game. Now that I have played it, have to say that I agree with that.

This is the sort of game that you start playing at the start of the day, and next time you look at the clock it is dinner time.

An amazing world to explore, many different paths to take (still on my first play-through, but already planning my next character), lots of interesting characters to meet/befriend/va­porize, and hours of gameplay.

Can't recommend this game highly enough.

such a awesome game. even for someone who doesnt normally play fps cos its easy enough with the v.a.t.s. and you can toggle between first and third person. so much to explore, heaps of quests to complete. playing through a second time now, the main quest is the same but other quests i missed to keep things interesting. so addictive! totally deserved the GOTY it won!

Have you ever been a long-time fan of something, gotten really excited when you heard it was coming back, only to be massively disappointed with the result- Fallout 3 had this effect on many fans of the Fallout series, myself included. When developing Fallout 3, Bethesda only kept what was valuable to Fallout. Not “valuable” to the series and what made it so great, but valuable in terms of measurable monetary value. Fallout 3 is an attempt at bringing Fallout to the “modern gamer” and it’s one of the few things Bethesda did right.

Right from leaving the Vault you can see that the game is very good looking with a nice aesthetic style, too bad it’s ruined by that horrendous green tint. Despite being pleasing the look at the game world is very badly designed. Locations are randomly placed and most of them bear little or no significance at all. On top of that, there is almost no variation in the caves, buildings or those goddamned metro tunnels. Once you been through one, you’ve been through them all. And to make matters even worse, exploration in the game in more chore than challenge as enemy levels are scaled with the player, meaning as long as you’re decently equipped and not caught off guard, you’ll breeze right through anything.

Gameplay is familiar; it plays as if it’s “The Elder Scrolls IV.5: Fallout”. Bows replaced by guns, skills reworked, etc. On the surface it’s not really a bad thing, combat is more complex than TES but (much) less so than previous Fallouts. Your weapon skill determines your accuracy and damage dealt (this also applies to guns, even though that’s not how guns work) and your number of Hit Points is derived by your Endurance. Skills have been reworked so that “Tagging” a skill only increased its base by 15 points, no longer increasing the rate the skill increases during point distribution on level ups. Also, perks are now gained upon every level up as opposed to every third. Meaning by the time you reach the default cap of level 20, you’ll be nigh unstoppable. Attributes (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck) have been almost completely trivialized, doing little outside of increasing the base number for your skills. And the availability of the perk “Intense Training” only further trivialises the allocation of attribute points. Unfortunately even 5 years post release, the game is still full of potentially game breaking bugs, even after being blatantly dumbed down for the 360 and PS3. And the PC version isn’t much better either, unless you’re running Window Vista then get used to reading “fallout3.exe has stopped working” every hour or so.

The original Fallout sent you on a quest to find a replacement controller chip for your vault’s water purifier and Fallout 2 had you finding a Garden of Eden Creation kit to save your tribal village from a severe drought. Both are for the benefit of many, where Fallout 3’s main quest is personal. Leave the vault and find your father. Having a personal goal in a Fallout game was a strange choice. In the first two games you end up having a great impact on the rest of the wasteland, eradicating the Super Mutant threat or the Enclave in Fallout and Fallout 2 respectively. Fallout 3 main quest ends up being a lazy compilation of all these objectives from the previous games and seems pointless. Why are we competing against the Enclave when A: The Enclave was destroyed in Fallout 2 and B: They want the exact same thing we want. So why not team up- It’s certainly not for control of the area, because people seem to be doing fine without a source of pure water. The illusion of player choice exists but you have almost no influence on the story or game world with your decisions. The Evil path doesn’t seem like it is there for players who want to commit to being evil, but there for players who just want to murder people for the fun of it. An example of this wasted potential is in an early side quest, where you can either blow up a town for two obnoxiously stupid characters for reasons which are cryptically arbitrary, or you can save the down by defusing the bomb the town is for some reason based around. Blowing up the town nets you destroying one of the game’s main hubs for nothing more than a cool looking explosion.

You’ll find through your travels that there is a strangely limited number of NPCs/town in most of cases, a couple generic citizens with a handful of named characters. How the player can interact with the NPCs is even more limited. Dialogue has been seriously dumbed down since Fallout 2, both in terms of writing quality and sheer number of choices of what to say. Speaking of writing quality, you can’t expect me to believe that “You can’t be President. You’re an abortion of science. You need to die…” (one of the game’s skill check dialogue options) is something that a scientific mind would say, can you Emil Pagliarulo- The delivery of dialogue is just as bad. The number of voice actors is extremely small all sound uninspired, even celebrity Liam Nesson’s perfor­mance is off on a few of his lines. Bad writing, bad delivery along with bad facial animation makes NPC interaction nothing to look forward to, at least most of them have very little to say.

It’s obvious that Bethesda aren’t familiar with the Fallout universe as there are many inconsistencies to be found in Fallout 3, both with lore and its own story. Most obvious is the changes to the Brotherhood of Steel. Because of Bethesda’s apparent inability to creatively and skilfully write opposing factions with unique and believable motives, they wrote the Brotherhood of Steel to be the goody-two-shoes of the game, as opposed to them being the xenophobic tech-nuts they once were. This is explained in-game as the Elder of the BoS chapter exploring the east suddenly deciding to abandon the Brotherhood’s pri­mary goal of recovering advanced technology to do nothing but help old ladies across the street. This “explanation” was clearly an afterthought. The Garden of Eden Creation Kit was just a mere collection of seeds and horticulture tips in Fallout 2, but in Fallout 3 it’s completely rewritten as some kind of magical life-bringing device to save the wastes from radiation for no reason other than it suited Bethesda’s writing. It seems that rather tell their story in the Fallout world Bethesda shaped the Fallout world around their story, which makes very little sense in of itself.

The game’s atmosphere is good as a standalone, but as a Fallout title it’s completely off. Bethesda did a great job of capturing the mood of Fallout but not its atmosphere. All this assuming you’ve turned the OST off of course. For some reason Bethesda chose to abandon the atmospheric music of the first two games in favour of the action movie soundtrack that assaults your ears. Which gives player the only difficult choice of the game: Do I listen to this travesty of an OST- Or do I listen to THREEEEEEEEEE DAAAAAAAAWWWG the most out of place character in the game.

The Game of the Year edition of the game includes the five expansions that came out in the months post release. Operation: Anchorage puts players in a fast and easy combat scenario ripped straight from Call of Duty and gives players the most ridiculously overpowered gear upon completion. Even at lower levels players can breeze through the main game with the near invincible Winterized T51-b Power Armour. The Pitt is the one set of content in Fallout 3 that actually feels like it belongs in a Fallout game. It puts players in a hellish tale of diseased slaves trying to overthrow their masters, providing players with real moral dilemmas. It’s proof that at least someone at Bethesda knows how to properly portray Fallout in modern gaming. Broken Steel extends the main game, creating all new plot holes in Fallout 3’s quest. While it’s a decently sized piece of content, the only true value comes in the form of the increased level cap to 30. Broken Steel’s main problem is also its main appeal. The final slideshow of the game showing you your choices during your quest was always a significant part of Fallout, where players could reflect on what they did, decide whether or not they “won” and decide what to do next time. Removing the game’s permanent ending makes your choices seem even less significant and cuts down on replay ability as players can now just explore infinitely. Point Lookout is often regarded as the games strongest expansion. While it is certainly worthwhile in terms of content, it tries too hard to be humorous and whacky. Making it feel out of place. Mothership Zeta is 3 hours of boring corridor shooting with overly sci-fi weapons finishing off with a battle between UFOs… what- Not only does it add Aliens to Fallout canon, but it forces players through a boring combat experience with annoying characters that don’t even matter. The worst part is you can’t leave the area until you’re finished, so enter at your own risk.

If you’re looking for a fun shoot and loot game with lots to explore then this is the game for you. If you’re looking for an RPG experience with complex characters and depth in the gameplay then you’re better off looking elsewhere. It succeeded as a way of bringing a loved series to a new generation of gamers, but it alienated lots of fans of the original games.

The fallout games offer the best combination of interesting gaming strategy and captivating story line, with truly open possibilities. Fallout three is particularly interesting due to the nature of american society's early post apocalyptic reformation and its focus on the historical significance of cultural life in Amercia. “Apocalypse” is such a trendy notion nowadays, but Fallout serves a futuristic nightmarish reality that you cannot deny keeps you on your toes with its story and its gameplay while offering the most fun you can have in a post nuclear wasteland.

Play it over and over .......

Don't even think twice about this one…I'm hooked and can't believe the size of this game, even went to bed and woke up thinking about it. Can't wait to get home so I can start playing again.

This game is the best I have ever played. Great graphics, really funny and I especially love ow much effort must have been put into giving us an enjoyable gaming experience. Overall this game is well worth the GOTY title

One of those games that go on forever. There's always something to do in this fantastic game. Great gameplay, good for gory, bloody type people. Fantastic DLC extending the time you could use up on this beauty. 10/10 buy this if you can!

This game is one of the best and I would recommend to all.

Fallout 3 is no doubt a great RPG. This being my first Fallout game, I was unsure of how much enjoyment I would get out of it after hearing mixed reviews. After enjoying Oblivion for a few months, I decided to give Fallout a try.

Sadly, the game did not live up to my high expectations of strong role-playing crossed with enthralling FPS action. Being a long-time fan of first-person shooters like the Call of Duty franchise, the FPS element is what drew me in and made me buy the game. However, the actual FPS element of the game was not as polished as I would have liked. Aiming felt clunky and required too much effort, and though the time-stopping idea was a welcome change for some, I found that it entirely removed the requirement for skill, instead players would better benefit from reasoned gambling.

Truth be told, after logging about ten hours in total, I sold my copy because it simply wasn't engaging enough. Though this was probably my fault, as far as I'm concerned, the game did not satisfy my needs.

Fallout 3. Fallout 3 is a profoundly engrossing role-playing game just waiting to reveal its deep, dark mysteries. Be good or be bad, its your choice. There's so much to be found, to be enjoyed. A must have for RPG fans.

If you like shooting and hunting this is your game. You have a great range of weapons rangeing from guns to explosives and also bats etc. We have had hours of fun and have still got alot more to do I would say it is great value for money and highly reccomend you buy this one.

This game is simply stunning. It's a perfect hybrid of role-playing and shooter/action, bundled with a unique story line with so many twists that can be played time and time again. The GOTY edition comes with all expansions created for Fallout 3 adding even more fantastic content. Come on in and enjoy the deceitful serenity of the wasteland, just be sure to watch you back!

Polished, engrossing RPG with unique, entertaining gameplay and so much content it borders on ridiculous. Huge amounts of customization in terms of you characters abilities and the way you approach combat, as well as the different paths missions can take give good re-playability as well.

A few bugs and glitches (present in all versions of the game) won't hinder you getting a great experience out of this game.

With all the expansions bundled into this as well this game will definitely be the way you spend all your spare time for a while.

I owned the original & loved it, then I saw this & had to get it. Adds hours of gameplay upon the orginal game and opens up the world of fallout on a whole new level. Whether you own the orignal or not this game is highly recommended.

Wow wow wow! Great game, and the added content adds hours of extra fun for the whole family (not recommened for the whole family, as heads get blown off, etc.).

This is a very good game. At the start it gets boring but when you get more into the game it is very exiting and interesting.

I realy loved this game for so long its dlcs are so much more fun and hours long and even though there are some glichs it still rocks I give it a 10 out of 10

The best game of the current generation gets better with the addition of 5 DLC's. Look forward to spending even more hours in the Capital Wasteland and beyond with heaps more weapons, enemies, items and more. A must buy for any console owner

Something about a missile launcher in a Super Mutant's face at close range just really makes you feel … Loved!

Ever wondered what you would do in the situation you woke up and found the world has gone straight to hell.

Here comes the question you should ask yourself
‘What would you do in it?’

Well Fallout 3 lets you answer that and GOTY edition even gives you more so do to.

Want to make the world pure again? sure thing Or do you want to burn it to the ground? here's the switch to a Nuke.

So once again, What are you gonna do? Stop wondering and find out now!

Fallout 3 will forever have an impact on the gaming world. Its incorporation of morality and choices is outstanding, and will have you often questioning whether or not you made the right decision. Game play wise, Fallout 3 is basically Oblivion with guns, albeit for the VATS action points based targeting system which you will use periodically.

Set in a dreary post apocalyptic America, Fallout 3 follows you journey across the wasteland in pursuit of your missing father. Just like Oblivion, there are literally hundreds of side quests you can embark on, and with the handful of expansions included in this game of the year edition, you can easily expect to play Fallout 3 for over 100 hours.

From robots to zombie resembling ghouls, you will encounter all sorts of things in the wasteland, not to mention a huge variety of weapons and armour. Other skills, such as lock picking and hacking, also play a part in this dense game and the deciding upon a combination of said skills results in a huge potential for player customisation.

There is no multiplayer in Fallout 3, but trust me you don't need one. There is so much to do that you won't even notice it.

Regardless of whether or not you have played a previous Fallout game, you owe it to yourself to play what is likely the best RPG since Oblivion.

I am always impressed with the amount of gore this game has. (look at the images to the left side)

Besides the gore this game is really deep and immersis you in it completly.

The expansions are at least another 6 or so hours long on top of the 100+ hours of gameplay it already has.

One little thing that pisses me of on the ps3's version of fall out is the framerate. It lags when you enter a cave or a city.

But all aside 5.5 stars for me

This great game now comes with an extention to the already big storyline, however to make use of these expansion packs you must activate them in the options menu when you pop in the dvd. . .

This is an excellent game and this Game Of The Year Edition makes it very good value for money! It comes with the 5 DLC packs already. If you were to buy each DLC pack separately, they would cost you a total of $94.50 – on top of the game! As far as gameplay goes, to me it feels very similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. on the PC. Just google the amount of awards this game has won and that should be reason enough. Brilliant. Just get it!

Best edition of the greatest action RPG series in history. The spiritual successor to the 1980's classic Wasteland is everything you would ever want in a post-apocalyptic RPG.

Fallout 3 is a brilliant game with an open land scape that you can wander around. Initially wandering will be quite tough with the simplest of cockroaches able to give you a run for your money. After a while you'll upgrade guns and abilities and guns. What makes the game great is the number and variety of quests and length of game play.

A fantastic value game.

The actual game Fallout 3 is very good but this takes the cake. The 5 DLC in this one disc! With the price being quite low. The DLC seperate costs $20 each. Well worth the buy.