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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 Amazon Minimum Age: 204 Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Video Game Brand: Bethesda EAN: 0093155126701 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Feature: Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fallout Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Bethesda Manufacturer: Bethesda Model: 12670 Platform: PLAYSTATION 3 Publisher: Bethesda Release Date: 2008-10-28 Studio: Bethesda
Features
Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fallout Latest in human ability simulation affords unlimited customization of characters Expansive world in modern super-deluxe HD graphics Features ability to pause time in combat, target specific body parts, and queue up attacks 1st- or 3rd-person perspective
For 200 years, Vault 101, a fallout shelter, has served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants. Yet one morning, you awake to find that your father has left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father. Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) that combines the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda.
Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence - Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results Modern super-deluxe HD graphics
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Game. Of. The. Year. Comment: And if some noteworthy website/publication didn't give Fallout 3 the nod for g.o.t.y, they're crazy.
**Minor Spoilers**
Fallout 3 is one of the best games I have ever played, and I've been an avid gamer since the Atari 2600 days. There are a few reasons why this game resonates with me. First, the game plays out like those old D&D or Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 80's. Remember them? Well if you don't they were basically books which gave you choices in certain situations on what to do next. (Kill the man? turn to page 33) Fallout 3 gives you choices upon choices, which in and of itself wouldn't mean much. However, since every choice you make has the potential for long lasting effects (some are felt for as long as you play the game), you feel as though you really need to choose carefully. You're invested deeply in the character and the story because of this.
As an example, there is a man in the first hour of the game who is dying and needs purified water, not the irradiated water that infests the land. You can find him the water he needs, tell him you don't have any, or even shoot him to put him out of his misery. Each choice can be looked at as good, neutral and evil (though they're never labeled that obviously). My first go around, I shot him right between the eyes. It was clear from the jump I was on the road to pure evil awesomeness. Fun right? Problem is, the more you go down that evil path, the more you begin to question "hmm, should I do this? That's really messed up." And you can do it all you want, but the point is, the future repercussions are there in your mind as you contemplate your next move. Take the good path? Easy right? Well not really. Some folks in the wasteland don't like your high and mighty behavior and put a price on your head. You'll constantly be dodging bullets the further you go in the game retaining angelic status.
Another area the game excels is in scope. You'll see the partially destroyed Washington Monument off in the distance. Far off. And you can walk there. You can walk anywhere you can see, and farther. There are old sewage plants, schools, towns and caverns just waiting to be traversed. There are rumors of a downed UFO, beasts with foot long claws, water people and zombies. And you'll look all over the map for this type of stuff, not because it's a mission, but because it's unknown, and exploring is the best part of the game. And just about every time you travel off the beaten path, you'll find something cool, and it keeps you hooked. You can hack computers and read what was happening when the war began. You can read the history of the brotherhood of steel. You can go to the Museum of History and collect Abraham Lincoln memorabilia and sell it to the highest bidder. You can lead factions against the pseudo government faction, or vice versa or even somewhere in between, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The main story is pretty good, and if you just follow that thread, you could finish the game in 15-20 hours, like I mistakenly did. However, I'm now on my second go round and I'm 29 hours in, and I'd say I still have another 5-7 hours on just the main story. Right now I'm just traveling the map trying to find new locations, and it's the most fun I've had. I just freed some slaves, but I also have the option, for quite nice pay, to capture some myself. I pick pocketed someone and put a grenade in their pocket! (lost karma for that one) I made peace between two super hero wannabes that were waging war in a town causing the entire population to hide indoors. See how much there is to do? If you only stick to the main quest, you're doing yourself a huge disservice.
The battle system is really phenomenal once you get it down. I've never seen such grisly deaths captured in a game, all in bloody slow motion. But you don't have unlimited VATS abilty, no, those are connected to a point system. Once the points run out, you have to battle straight up shooting, no frills, and it's a bit clunky. But the points do regenerate, and there are plenty of chems to aid you in that area. Just watch out or you'll become addicted!
There are some quibbles, such as pop up in the distance, but that is forgiven considering there's nary a load screen as you walk across this huge wasteland. In fact, there's only load times when you walk into certain doors, and even then, it's less than 7 seconds.
One last bit of advice: Always roll your save files three deep. Don't go off one save file or you might get caught in a glitch which you can't get out of. I tend to save before I get into a major offensive, or do something dastardly as you never know what will happen. I tried to shoot up a slaver camp, and while taking heavy fire, I ducked into a building. Problem is, the game autosaved when I walked in (and out), writing over my one save file. So every time I left the building, there were 6-10 slavers firing mini guns and shotguns right at me. I died endlessly and each time had to start at that stupid door because I didn't have another save file and I had to start over.
To button this up, Fallout 3 is one of the most wide open adventures out there with so many missions, and so many unofficial missions to discover, that you could easily spend 40 hours playing this game without touching the main quest. The recently introduced trophies are a godsend, the graphics, minimalist sound scape and gameplay are all top notch, and while there are some glitches and oddities, they never keep you from dying to put the game back in and give it another go. Customer Rating: Summary: Not for someone who doesn't know what they're getting in to. Comment: I picked up this game because of a huge sale at Target. I knew a few people who were big fans of the game. My primary experience with rpgs is Final Fantasy, and I have played a small amount of text based games. I haven't liked a FPS in years, but this isn't much of a FPS. I'm just putting this review up to let people know that not everyone finds this game fun. The action part is boring, there's not really any variety to the way a fight goes down. The rest of the game involves continuously talking to people who are rarely useful, and occasionally give you a few choices which can change your character into one stereotype or another. I haven't got very far out of the vault yet - if I can manage to keep playing maybe my opinion will change. If you're someone who needs to read the reviews, then I suggest you find some way to play a demo or a friend's copy. Customer Rating: Summary: Fun but Flawed Comment: I agree with much of what other critics say about the positive qualities of this game; it really is fantastic and enthralling and expansive and utterly brilliant. But....
Dear Lord for the love of all that is holy, PLEASE FIX THE CONSTANT CRASHING AND FREEZING AND SLOW FRAME RATE ISSUES!!!!!
Such a well-made game does not deserve so many seemingly minor glitches; they conspire to destroy the pleasure of this very great game and make me want to toss my PS3 out of a window. Customer Rating: Summary: One of the best games I've ever played, period. Comment: This game has absolutely everything...adventure, survival, strategy, choices of morality. It's HUGE and addicting. The amount of replayability is virtually endless. A couple of days ago, I was playing and my hearing was going in the game and my vision became blurry from time to time. I thought there was something wrong with the game, but then I realized that the helmet I was wearing was destroyed and that I had gotten a concussion in the game. It's crazy how realistic this game is. Running around the shell of Washington D.C. is a blast. The only negative to the game is all of the foul language...it gets to be a bit much and is unnecessary. That's my only complaint. Buy and enjoy. Customer Rating: Summary: Don't be a Hot Head Comment: I am gonna skip my review of this game, other than to say, I love it. The graphics are awesome and the gameplay is very involving. It's not a fast paced action FPS, so if you are looking for that, beware. It's story involved and kept me playing it for hours at a time.
What I would like to say is this. There people talking about glitches and bugs in the game. I haven't run into any at all. NONE. Well, it did freeze one time, but that's a very low count considering all the hours my family has played this game. Every computer/console game will glitch up and freeze occasionally. This one was very much on the most reliable side for me.
That said.. If you are having problems with the game, I suggest you clean out your PS3. Make sure to get the dust out of it. Make sure your PS3 fans are not blocked by a wall or cabinet or something. Make sure, make sure, make sure. This game is a graphics hog and will run the temp of your cpu to near max. If your machine isn't cooling, maybe this is why some of the crashes are happening.
Be sure you don't have anything plugged into the PS3 that has to be powered by the PS3, when you play the game. Don't (I haven't tried, so not even sure this is possible with this game) have background programs running.. like your music programs or whatever in addition to the game.
Most of my online friends have this game and not one of them has any issues with it. There are always going to be a percentage of people that have problems with a game, but seriously.. if most players don't have an issue and you find yourself in with the bunch that does.. it's probably something to do with your PS3 and not with the game itself. All kinds of things could be happening with your machine, from misaligned read heads, to failing parts..cpu, hd, power supply, or just plain dirty insides making your PS3 overheat.
There is a possibility that the issue is with certain models of PS3. Again, that's Sonys fault. If it turns out to be the problem, it's not Bethesda. Hopefully they could figure why and patch it, but they can't be responsible for Sony releasing stupid numbers of differing machine platforms.
For reference, I have a 40 gig (because the cpu runs cooler) with an upgraded HD.
Good luck with your PS3 issues. I hope nobody turns away from this game because of the bad luck some have had. Every game is like this, if it's a game that pushes the graphics and cpu. Much easier to make a bowling game. This issue is one of the reasons you don't see many RPGs for consoles. Just too expensive to make.
This one is one of the best I've ever played and I've played alot. :)
