Fallout for your Xmas Stocking?
There are many good points,some little things that'll I'd like changed,but on the whole this game is excellent.
Fallout has many similarities with Oblivion(awesome game;) -many say it's Oblivion but with guns which is true to an extent,but the two feel very different due to their settings.Oblivion is a pretty game set in Michael Jackson's 'neverneverland' with lush grass,butterflies and flowers.Fallout on the other hand is harsh,and unforgiving,with shoddy architecture,ugly animals and skanky women.A true wasteland through and through.The developers have done a great job here.It really feels like you've stepped out into a massive warzone,with traces of next to nothing but Radiation and deformity.The land actually feels dangerous,and its this look and feel which sets the two far apart in my mind.
The graphics in Fallout are very good,up to par with most next-gen games.Lots of blood,and lots of gore.NPC's have their own look and voices.
Combat can be like any other FPS if you don't use VATS.Personally I don't use VATS,but the choice is up to the individual.
The only thing I don't like about Fallout is that you never get a descent look at your own character.Meaning if I add armor,a hockey mask and a Laser rifle I wanna see how sick my guy looks,from the front,side whatever.Its a shame that the only time you see your character is from behind in 3rd person view.It makes me wonder why all the face creation options at the start?
Theres so much I've left out,but my recommendation is to at least hire it and give it a go.Fallout is a must play.