A great game that just can't be passed up!
GAMEPLAY- 9/10
If you've played Oblivion or Morrowind, you probably already know what the gameplay is like. If you haven't played it, it's basically you having an entire map filled with people and places and just meant for you to explore and have fun with it. There's plenty of quests for you to do and many NPC's to interact with. You can play this game in 1st person or 3rd person and play with all sorts of weapons. You can simply find weapons and ammo along the way or you can even create your very own weapons. I guess you could say it's Oblivion with guns!This game offers many good scares as your exploring locations, as monsters just might completely scare the crap out of you. The gameplay is just all around fun! You play in the Capital Wasteland, generally Washington D.C. after a nuclear war. You can go to the top of The Washington Monument and just travel throughout the wastes with a great control scheme. You even have to option to go into V.A.T.S. mode, a slow-mo feature where you can select where you wish to shoot your targets. This game introduces Karma powers. It is mainly based on the choices you make in the game...whether to kill and steal...or to spare and give. The game features a few expansion packs that add even more gameplay to an already enormous game!
STORY- 6/10
The story is about about the aftermath of a nuclear war started in 2077. Before the war started SOME people made reservations in enormous underground safe houses known as vaults. When the bombs dropped the investors went into to vaults never to return to the outside world...or never supposed to. That's when the story comes in. You play as a vault dweller in Vault 101, where nobody can enter or leave. In the beginning your past life is explained through flashbacks of different parts of your life. When you are 19, you are awaken in your sleep by one of your vault friends, Amata. She explain how your father left the vault for unknown reasons. She tells you that you should escape because the vault Overseer thinks you assisted in his escape and is sending people to find you. You are eventually forced to escape and face the Wasteland in search of your Dad. I won't get into what happens in the story because I'll just leave that to you. I thought the Story was pretty bland as it is an RPG and these games tend to focus on other strong points.
GRAPHICS- 9/10
The graphics for this game actually make that Wasteland a pleasure to look at. It gives it nice colors and textures and it just makes it fell very real. The numerous monsters may scare you due to the great graphics. They really put alot of work into making the game world look great. At times the world from distance can look very crass. Although, it is a huge world and it's bound to be like that sometimes. There's not much more to say other than the fact that they're amazing.
SOUND-8/10
The sounds on this game really make you feel like you are firing a weapon. The sound of a mutated rat dying makes you really feel like you killed a mutated rat. These sounds just make you feel there and with the game. As for the music, it can get pretty boring but it can also be quite peaceful, until a monster attempts to kill you and the epic fight music sets in. the music makes the world fell lost and forgotten!
CONTROLS-10/10
I found the controls to be really user-friendly, just like Oblivion. It is really easy to move and use all of the functions easily. You can enter V.A.T.S. by simply pressing a button and you can just have really easy access of everything you can do. Good control scheme!
In Conclusion, This is great game that you just can't pass up, as it will keep you entertained for hundreds of hours. You will find yourself going back to it again and again!
Don't miss out on this one people.