It is "Fallout" stop with the bashing
When I first started this game I was in awe. Great graphics, good control, landscapes were nice and the VATS... oh the sweet VATS. This is true to the open ended aspect of the Fallouts. Yes its an FPS and I love it! All the role playing, the NPCs, the random chit chat, the planting of a live grenade on your victim... wow! I love the monsters the towns and so much more.
This is a well done game. People please stop with the Oblivion/Fallout...Yes it uses the same engine... yes its on FPS but what did you expect! FPSs are so popular and good solid RPGS in 1st person really place you in the world. I agree there are some bugs, (especially for the PS3), but this is really a serious achievement to bring Fallout to the millennium. Remember this was made in the 90's by Interplay... this is the 2000s and its Bethesda.
This has all the Fallout feel with most of the options with way more bells and whistles. I like the refreshing revamp... nuff said.
P.S. Bethseda please release a patch for that was the only reason this got an 8.5... otherwise it would have been closer to a 10