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    Fallout 3

    Game » consists of 45 releases. Released Oct 28, 2008

    In Bethesda's first-person revival of the classic post-apocalyptic RPG series, the player is forced to leave Vault 101 and venture out into the irradiated wasteland of Washington D.C. to find his or her father.

    Fallout 3 Impressions?

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    #1  Edited By Wildfire570

    So with Fallout 3 coming out next month, what are your opinions?

    For me, well I'll be honest, I have never played any of the previous Fallout games. Despite that, it looks like an impressive game. Just the scale of the gameplay and setting of the story it looks outstanding. At first I thought it was going to be a boring, barren, ruined city, but it is a barren, ruined city. Except the fact that it is not boring at all it, looks great. I always like the fact that you can play the game like an FPS or use VATS. This is a game I'm considering reserving a copy for but for me its a debate between it and Fable 2. Not trying to make comparisons or saying which is better, but I'm kinda leaning towards this Fallout 3.

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    #2  Edited By John

    I think/hope it will be mind-blowing. btw, you guys should DL the 5 gameplay movies on marketplace, sweet graphics, yo.

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    #3  Edited By Shasam

    I just got the previous 2 games, so I am playing through them to, kind of, "get ready" for Fallout 3.

    I definitely like the look of it. I liked Oblivion, so this definitely looks like the kind of game I can appreciate. I am really looking forward to it.

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    #4  Edited By ZeroCast

    So far so good, i just don't want it to be a "post-apocalyptic Oblivion" sort to speak.

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    #5  Edited By Kaido

    Oh yeah, for sure. I'm pleased that Bethesda bought the rights to Fallout, seeing as they've seen better days.

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    #6  Edited By Cleric

    One of my must buys of this fall. My last bit of skepticism faded away after watching the videos in HD on the marketplace.

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    #7  Edited By KingOfIceland

    I'm stoked for it, and it sparked my interest in the previous games, which are soooooooo hard to find these days. I WANNA PLAY FALLOUT 1-2

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    #8  Edited By Demilich

    The only thing I'm raging about over Fallout 3 is that they rehired the Imperial Guard to do voices.

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    #9  Edited By Jayge_

    Having played the game extensively over many preview sessions and sitting here now with a review copy in hand, I can safely say this game is a 2.












    I want this thing to come out already.

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    #10  Edited By Wildfire570

    Oh man, I just reserved Fallout 3 today so I'm amped about this game. I got the Soundtrack and it is weird. Has one of those old-timey songs on there but hey what can I say? Its Fallout 3 lol

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    #11  Edited By KingOfIceland
    Demilich said:
    "The only thing I'm raging about over Fallout 3 is that they rehired the Imperial Guard to do voices."
    I don't see the problem. they've established a good business relationship with the actors and could easily bring them in to do voiceovers, Bioware's been doing the same thing for the last few game (KotOR, Jade empire, Mass Effect)

    they got a ton of new voices though, which they desperately needed, so I don't think complaining is necessary
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    #12  Edited By pause422

    Definitely amped up for Fallout 3, one of the few games I care about this year with the list being so huge of games coming out in general. Getting it for PC though, Bethesda's mod community can't be passed up.

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    #13  Edited By coakroach

    color me curious
    but not won over yet

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    #14  Edited By Shad0wsun

    From what I am seeing I am almost sure that it'll be game of the year and recieved as well as and probably even better than Oblivion. Mayby I'm just over hyping it, so the internet can say what they want, but I'll still buy it, enjoy it, and recomend it to people who haven't played it.

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    #15  Edited By Lukeado
    Demilich said:
    "The only thing I'm raging about over Fallout 3 is that they rehired the Imperial Guard to do voices."
    As long as the mutants don't say "Stop Right There Criminal Scum" when I attack them, this shouldn't be a problem...
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    #16  Edited By DoctorTran

    I watched all of the demos on the 360 and... I am regretting not having pre-ordered this when I had money.

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    #17  Edited By calf_exercises

    it will be awesome and if its not I will cry.

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    #18  Edited By Ubergeist

    I never played any of the previous Fallouts but I did play Oblivion and it's one of my favorite RPGs. This game really looks amazing. Everything I've read plus all the videos I've seen makes this game out to be a GOTY candidate.

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    #19  Edited By Demilich
    Lukeado said:
    "Demilich said:
    "The only thing I'm raging about over Fallout 3 is that they rehired the Imperial Guard to do voices."
    As long as the mutants don't say "Stop Right There Criminal Scum" when I attack them, this shouldn't be a problem..."
    As long as there's more than 3 VA's there shouldn't be a problem.
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    #20  Edited By Bunnyman

    I expect to play Fallout 1-2 several more times in my lifetime, but I'll pass on 3 unless it falls in my lap. I generally don't like shooters much, and what I've seen of this game hasn't changed my mind. It's funny how the old 2D animations can have so much more life than the fancy 3D work.

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    #21  Edited By Discorsi

    looks dumb.  i have no clue what you guys see in it.

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    #22  Edited By DARKIDO07

    Looks cool but it looks really weird considering the shadows are like non-existent.

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    #23  Edited By Lukeado
    Demilich said:
    "Lukeado said:
    "Demilich said:
    "The only thing I'm raging about over Fallout 3 is that they rehired the Imperial Guard to do voices."
    As long as the mutants don't say "Stop Right There Criminal Scum" when I attack them, this shouldn't be a problem..."
    As long as there's more than 3 VA's there shouldn't be a problem."
    If a third of the men in the game sound like an Imperial Guard I'll flip a shit
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    This is the game I'm most stoked about.....looks awesome!

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    #25  Edited By fooflighter737
    Discorsi said:
    "looks dumb.  i have no clue what you guys see in it."
    What specifically looks dumb?  Just curious, it seems open world amazing to me with stellar graphics and gameplay.  Maybe I am a product of the 70's and 80's but this has strong cold war era appeal to me.  Like Oblivion on steroids
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    #26  Edited By Anglin

    I'm definitely getting the game.

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    #27  Edited By Shad0wsun

    Personally, I haven't played any of the other games either, although from what I'm seeing this is Game of The Year material and even if not it'll most likely win a hell of a lot of awards.
    I've aleredy pre-ordered this one.

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    #28  Edited By Vinchenzo

    I thought the game looked terrible at E3 and everything before. Then the demo videos came out on the marketplace, I watched all 5 and was impressed by the graphics, combat, and objectives. I never really liked Elder Scrolls as much as others for whatever reason, but I'll definitely try Fallout 3 in some form or another. To be honest, I don't want to delve into an RPG this Holiday for obvious reasons so I might save it for after December.

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