A sprawling world of post-war mayhem
The morning of the day I got the game I started reading the reviews and comments about the bugs on the PS3, being a PS3 owner I was worried about the quality of gameplay and whether or not It would hinder my experience enough for me not to enjoy the game.
I started the game, my wife and I playing around with the character creation part... everything went smoothly.
The game began and the whole growing up - birthday party - GOAT test - escape the vault part went by smoothly. I was relieved because a lot of people had complained about this first part being riddled with bugs. My copy played perfectly.
So after approximately 10-20 hours of playing I've come to really enjoy the game.
The VATS system is extremely fun, specially in the beginning when you can't get enough of blowing someone's head off. I still don't understand what "crippling someone's head" will do to them, but I've done it several times. Truth is though, it gets a bit old and it loses it's charm after a bit.
Movement in the wasteland seems a little slow, I wish there was an actual "run" button or dash at least because the speed the character moves is just a bit slow for me.
Controlling the character in first person looks great, a bit sensitive but that can be adjusted. The third person view just doesn't feel comfortable which is disappointing because I prefer third person. And it's true that in third person the characters looks like it's skating on the ground more than walking or running.
I haven't played much on the main quest, I've been doing side quests and exploring, which is why I loved Fallout games and Oblivion so much. I have not had any problems with the game like so many described in the forums.
The game is engrossing and will suck you in, you want to explore all the shabby buildings and other Vaults you find, in hopes of finding better weapons and armor so that those damn fire ants won't give you so much of a hassle.
The menu system is alright, that's all I can say about that. I wish there was a way to filter through your inventory so you could access your items quicker.
Other than that I think the game is very close to perfect. A 9.5 overall sounds fair to me and I recommend it to anyone interested in either the Fallout or Oblivion style of game play.
Have fun