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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.

    How many hours have you put into Fallout 3?

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    #1  Edited By natetodamax

    So I have about 380 something saves with about 4 or 5 characters. I went to the most recent saves for each character and added them together to get about 130+ hours. Whew!

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    #2  Edited By Claude

    My first play through 58 hours, and my second character 10 hours, I gave the game up after that and traded it in.

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    #3  Edited By C0V3RT

    I'm at about 70 hours with my first character.  All missions and DLC complete.  I would have held off on that stuff tho had I thought they'd raise the level cap.

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    #4  Edited By Lies

    I think I'm sitting somewhere around 90 for my main character- I've done all the quests, gotten all the bobbleheads, got most of the unique weapons, found most locations with this guy. I've probably clocked 20-30 on my second melee-based save.

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    #5  Edited By DECA555

    over 100 hours without the DLC. 

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    #6  Edited By almak

    I'm on my second character right now but I saved over my last one so I don't have the exact data of that playthrough but on my current one I clock about 70+ hours which overall coupled with my 1st char would easily add up to over 120 hours of gameplay.

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    #7  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    my current playthrough over 100, before that like 50, and before that like 30 or so.
    i started over alot cause i learnt new things and didn't know the lvl cap was 20 or how to perfect my stats.

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    #8  Edited By pause422

    About 10 or less hours total then I got bored of it. Doubt I'll ever go back and finish it, just like Oblivion.

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    #9  Edited By jNerd

    93+hrs on my main character  8)

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    #10  Edited By mordukai

    about 13 hours, got bored, traded it in, never bothered to finish it. what a bore.

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    #11  Edited By jNerd
    mordukai said:
    about 13 hours, got bored, traded it in, never bothered to finish it. what a bore.
    You're crazy man.
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    #12  Edited By mordukai
    @jNerd said: 
    jNerd said:
    mordukai said: about 13 hours, got bored, traded it in, never bothered to finish it. what a bore. You're crazy ... [more]
    Yes I am, and by admitting my craziness it makes me not crazy because a crazy person will never admit that they are crazy. Problem solved. 
    Fallout 3 is bare bones compared to Oblivion. As a someone who put in about 200 hours into Oblivion with only one character I bought the Fallout 3 solely on the fact that it came from Bathesda, should have ranted it.
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    #13  Edited By bwooduhs

    48 hours with everything done except for like 2 quests i think

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    #14  Edited By Feanor

    I cant remember how long I played my original character.  But the one I made for the DLC is at 18 hours, and still has all of the pitt, broken steel and most of the main quest line to go.

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    #15  Edited By LordCrom

    55 hours on the PC and another 15-20 for the 360.  1 character on each.  After seeing this thread last night, I went in and completed the main story line.  Reached level 20 just before the start of the final mission, "Take it back!"  Now to get Broken Steel. 


    I have Fallout 3 on Steam, does anyone know if there is a conflict if I buy Broken Steel off of Windows Live and try to play it with my Steam version?  Thanks!

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    #16  Edited By natetodamax
    mordukai said:
    about 13 hours, got bored, traded it in, never bothered to finish it. what a bore.
    :(
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    #17  Edited By Nasar7

    Not that long, I'm with you Mordukai. Don't get me wrong I did various side quests and then beat the game but haven't touched it after that.

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    #18  Edited By MKHavoc

    40 Hours.  By then I finished the main quest and only a few side quests.  I ended up liking that game a lot more than I thought I would.  I rented the game but I'm thinking about buying it once the pack with all the DLC comes out.

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    #19  Edited By RedSox8933

    123:48:56. I checked.

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    #20  Edited By EpicSteve

    about 50

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    #21  Edited By CenturionCajun

    Last night I finished up the last of the side quests (sans "Strictly Business" since I'm playing a good guy), have played through both Operation: Anchorage and The Pitt, and about half of the main quest missions. In between I did a few little things like grab some out of the way bobbleheads and take down all of the Super Mutant Behemoths. That clocked me in at about fifty-five hours.

    To put that into even more perspective I'm using the strategy guide so I've pretty much been on rails from one objective to another. This is a long ass game.

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    #22  Edited By FordFairlane

    It's impossible to say. Since many of my Fallout sessions come at night, I have woken up many times to see my character just standing there doing nothing after I've fallen asleep for hours on the couch with a controller in my hand...

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    #23  Edited By Colonel_Fury

    On my main character I've put in about 71 hours, that includes DLC. On my secondary character I've got about 20 hours in. I've only done the main story and broken steel with that one.

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    #24  Edited By SpinCookie

    I beat the game in 25 hours, with a few side missions done.  I traded it in after that.  Maybe I'll get the PS3 ultimate edition in the fall, the one that comes with all the DLC.  I still have all my saves.

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    #25  Edited By ocdog45

    too many fucking hours. I got a kid dammit. games like that will ruin a family.

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    #27  Edited By c1337us
    pause422 said:
    About 10 or less hours total then I got bored of it. Doubt I'll ever go back and finish it, ... [more]
    Same situation minus the whole Oblivion thing. I have about 400+ hours on that game on my 360. I actually just rebought it tonight in the GOTY edition (PS3) cause my 360 has got RRoD again. I wouldnt be suprised if I rack up nearly as many hours on my new copy. I can get enough Oblivion.
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    #28  Edited By kush

    I've probably dropped around 35 hours into the game near its release...haven't touched it since, even though I did purchase Broken Steel the day it came out. I really need to get back to it someday, but there are just too many games to play right now.

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    #29  Edited By get2sammyb

    Just 20 hours. But I'm waiting for the DLC to come to PS3 so I can play it all over again.

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    #30  Edited By mike

    Maybe...3? I couldn't get into it..it's still sitting there waiting to be played.

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    #31  Edited By guerrilla_mason

    Played through completely as good (minus 2 evil side quests and 1 glitched quest), over half way through on an evil playthrough, and completed the first two DLC packs with both.  Altogether, probably over 100 hours or so.

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    #32  Edited By kush
    @MB: Too busy playing Street Fighter IV eh? ...I swear that's all you play whenever I see you online, besides your brief visit with The Godfather 2. You should really give the game another shot...I hated it for probably the first 6 hours, but I really started to love the game after my character was a bit more powerful and the combat actually felt at least decent by then.
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    #33  Edited By Fallen189

    7. Finished main quest for points, then never went back.

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    #34  Edited By Death_Unicorn

    Around 100 hours give or take with DLC included.

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    #35  Edited By The_Tolman

    100 hours i believe.

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    #36  Edited By DavidSnakes

    8 hours.  I hate it, seriously one of the most boring and frustrating games ever.  The endless dialogue is boring, the quests are boring until you start combat, then it gets insanely frustrating trying to fight off Super Mutants, only to have them kill me and remove 20 minutes of progress.  Even if the game gets good later, it's unbearable now.

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    #37  Edited By epic_pets

    About 9, I gave up on it after a bit.Not my type of game.

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    #38  Edited By IceCrystal

    67 hours, but I haven't purchased any of the DLC yet.

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    #39  Edited By lemon360

    i'd have to estimate the number in the vicinity of 0-1

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    #40  Edited By The_A_Drain
    @Kush said:
    "@MB: Too busy playing Street Fighter IV eh? ...I swear that's all you play whenever I see you online, besides your brief visit with The Godfather 2. You should really give the game another shot...I hated it for probably the first 6 hours, but I really started to love the game after my character was a bit more powerful and the combat actually felt at least decent by then."

    That's what everyone should be doing with their spare time :P

    Something like 70 hours I beleive, but i've been everywhere and done everything aside from 2 achievements, bobbleheads and hacked computer (I missed the vault 101 and raven rock bobbles, and have been lockpicking instead of hacking) including everything there is to see in the DLC. I have all the best weapons and armor and thousands of rounds of ammunition for the best guns, eagerly awaiting point lookout dlc.

    Some advice for those who are not very far in and are hating it. If you hate dialog, quests and eploring... gtfo and play a shooter you obviously prefer them. If you're finding it frustratingly difficult then go to a guide and follow the general tips section, saves me writing them out again. Fallout is a very unforgiving series and Bethesdas offering is no different, unless you know how to make the most of your loot and keep yourself topped up with a nice supply of stimpaks, you will find the game hella difficult. In those 70 hours, my stats page says i've used something like 600 stimpaks, but my combat is on hard from the get go. Switch yours to easy and you should find things a little easier.
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    #41  Edited By DrRandle

    I have over 100 on my main character alone. >.>

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    #42  Edited By fugie7

    about 20 hours with one character, iv been doing alot of side quests like collect the nuke cola and so on. i think im at the middle part of the main story but cant really remember because haven't played like in two months. I was planning to get back to the game because i wanted to explore all the  DLC games but got disattractive with red faction and ghost buster, maybe after im done with those two ill head back.

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    #43  Edited By ponyslayer

    i believe i have clocked in 105 or so hours in total

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    #44  Edited By manurok1

    Over 30 hours and I am far from finishing on my first playthrough.

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    #45  Edited By manurok1

    Over 30 hours and I am far from finishing on my first playthrough.

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    #46  Edited By Ouroboros

    On my 3rd playthrough but not many hours in total.  Maybe 40 hours total or so? 

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    #47  Edited By natetodamax
    @DavidSnakes said:
    " 8 hours.  I hate it, seriously one of the most boring and frustrating games ever.  The endless dialogue is boring, the quests are boring until you start combat, then it gets insanely frustrating trying to fight off Super Mutants, only to have them kill me and remove 20 minutes of progress.  Even if the game gets good later, it's unbearable now. "
    "The endless dialogue is boring"
    You probably should have known about the dialogue before you got it

    "The quests are boring until you start combat"
    It's a role playing game, not a first person shooter

    "...only to have them kill me and remove 20 minutes of progress"
    Try saving?
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    #48  Edited By Ket87

    So far with 4 characters and 1 where I did 100% of everything I'd say roughly 120 hours. Easily the most I've put on any single player game in the last 10 years.

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    #49  Edited By citizenkane

    Between my three characters, I'd say ~150 hours.

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    #50  Edited By Ket87
    @Kush said:
    " @MB: Too busy playing Street Fighter IV eh? ...I swear that's all you play whenever I see you online, besides your brief visit with The Godfather 2. You should really give the game another shot...I hated it for probably the first 6 hours, but I really started to love the game after my character was a bit more powerful and the combat actually felt at least decent by then. "
    Too true, for people who hated it when they first played it give it roughly 10-15 hours of just wandering around doing stuff and by that time you'll fall in love with the game. It doesn't give a very good first impression but it takes a bit of time with the game to see where the charm is. Playing it for a few hours and saying it sucked does not do the game justice at all.

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