How do you play Fallout3?

This is probably my problem since I never played an RPG before. But the gunplay in fallout 3 is punishing, for a game that looks like an average shooter. its pretty much like dice rolling. VATS seems like it works, but I don't really like using it, its pretty annoying. I got to the part of the garden of eden. and then I stopped, I am probably gonna play some more, but i find it punishing that there is pretty much no place for skill.
==I mean when I tracked to fallout 2 I didn't have this problem, because it didn't appear like a shooter while this one totally does.
Am i doing something wrong?
how do you play fallout3?
yeah...

This is probably my problem since I never played an RPG before. But the gunplay in fallout 3 is punishing, for a game that looks like an average shooter. its pretty much like dice rolling. VATS seems like it works, but I don't really like using it, its pretty annoying. I got to the part of the garden of eden. and then I stopped, I am probably gonna play some more, but i find it punishing that there is pretty much no place for skill.
==I mean when I tracked to fallout 2 I didn't have this problem, because it didn't appear like a shooter while this one totally does.
Am i doing something wrong?
how do you play fallout3?
yeah...

Just use the hand to hand combat or a melee weapon, much more effective and accurate.

"Just use the hand to hand combat or a melee weapon, much more effective and accurate."

The FPS mechanics sucks, I went through the whole game with VATs and occasionally shot with regular FPS, usually when I didn't have to move my crosshair much. But Vats and bloody mess makes killing look awesome anyways.

"The FPS mechanics sucks, I went through the whole game with VATs and occasionally shot with regular FPS, usually when I didn't have to move my crosshair much. But Vats and bloody mess makes killing look awesome anyways."

did you guys have good small gun skills and quality weapons?

"This is probably my problem since I never played an RPG before. But the gunplay in fallout 3 is punishing, for a game that looks like an average shooter. its pretty much like dice rolling. VATS seems like it works, but I don't really like using it, its pretty annoying. I got to the part of the garden of eden. and then I stopped, I am probably gonna play some more, but i find it punishing that there is pretty much no place for skill.
==I mean when I tracked to fallout 2 I didn't have this problem, because it didn't appear like a shooter while this one totally does.
Am i doing something wrong?
how do you play fallout3?
yeah..."

"SSbabel said:

"Just use the hand to hand combat or a melee weapon, much more effective and accurate."

good idea, ill try that next time since i have a sledge hammer around."

"xplodedd said:

"This is probably my problem since I never played an RPG before. But the gunplay in fallout 3 is punishing, for a game that looks like an average shooter. its pretty much like dice rolling. VATS seems like it works, but I don't really like using it, its pretty annoying. I got to the part of the garden of eden. and then I stopped, I am probably gonna play some more, but i find it punishing that there is pretty much no place for skill.
==I mean when I tracked to fallout 2 I didn't have this problem, because it didn't appear like a shooter while this one totally does.
Am i doing something wrong?
how do you play fallout3?
yeah..."

rolling a dice..... funny since thats how all rpgs are based. Stop trying to play it like an FPS and more like a RPG, then everything should make sense. Same damn thing last year with mass effect........"

I seem to be one of the few who really enjoys the shooting in Fallout 3.

"I seem to be one of the few who really enjoys the shooting in Fallout 3."