If not the Best Overall Game Of 2008, atleast the Best RPG Of 2008..........
I really thought of giving up gaming after playing games like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry 2. AC was simply Terrible and Abysmal. Far Cry 2 was good but really made me lose all my Stamina.
I never liked Fallout games. And I Simply was Turned off by Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion. RPG in First Person? WTF? Just can't stand that and the Third Person in Oblivion wasn't good. I Personally find Oblivion very Overrated. But its my personal taste and i know oblivion is a Great Game hence didn't give it 1's like i did to Far Cry or Assassin's Creed.
Fallout 3 which is made by the same guys who made oblivion just CORRECTS the mistakes they made earlier and its no longer Silly Sword Fighting game with no combos. Its now a gun fighting game.
The start itself was very innovative. You begin as a Just Born Baby and you can see slight blood on your screen that has come out of your Umbilical Cord. Damn Realistic. Actually Fallout 3 happens in 2200 year and its a Post Apocalyptic Situation. A Nuke has cleared all of the US and you are safe, most importantly your DAD is safe as you all are locked under a vault.
You get to choose your sex, Face, Hair etc. The character Building may not be Great but having it as a feature is itself Amazing. Meanwhile your MOM dies which is a bit sad.
You go fast forward one year and your dad calls you to cuddle you Sweet! Your dad puts you inside a gate and then leaves for some work. You have to leave the gate as its the Main Quest. You have attributes called as S.P.E.C.I.A.L!
After 10 years old you celebrate your Birthday and people stuff you with gifts. You have a Girlfriend and also a Bully named Butcher who teases your Girlfriend. Anyways your dad gives you a gun and you get to experiment the VATS system. You go 2 years then 3 years ahead till you are a Teenager.
Ahh, the VATS system without which Fallout 3 would have been NOTHING. Its true because the aiming in Fallout 3 just plain sucks. So if you are playing a First Person just don't expect a Half Life kind of AIM. I would suggest playing this in THIRD PERSON Mode. Its simply more fun and sensible.
The VATS system is one of the Best Systems in any game. You can choose the body parts and shoot. Yeah i also agree with some of the Hater of this game that even the VATS system in sometimes buggy. You aim for the Head you have the best Shot. Aim elsewhere you really have to WASTE a lot of bullets for getting the enemy down. Especially the Super Mutants are too powerful.
Yeah Aim for the Hands and Legs if its a GHOUL - a Simple Human Flesh Skeleton. But if there are Super Mutants, then simply use VATS over their Head.
I played this game using a cheat for Unlimited Bullets and trust me, it makes the game MORE Fun. Unlimited AP, Unlimited Bullets and really makes VATS much more fun as you really now can WITHOUT FEAR aim anywhere you want.
You have these SPECIAL Points one of which increases the Gore. Do choose that point as it immensely INCREASES the gore are really makes Fallout 3 Even More Fun than a God Of War game..........Seriously.
Here is where your story picks off, your DAD runs away and you also have to follow suit.
From here the game starts off. Graphics are great for PC but the requirements are really HIGH. Graphics are lagging even on my 8600GT and there is this RANDOM CRASHES which is little frustrating at times. But thanks to Autosave its great.
The missions are NEVER Boring. Also this must be the first RPG where the Side missions are MORE FUN than Main Missions.
Don't get me wrong. The Main Missions are Superb and Masterfully done, but the Side Missions are Just Plain Fun.
It must have taken me atleast 40 HOURS to complete the game. Its such a WASTE that i only did most of the MAIN Quests and have Left Side Quests. Now i am doing the Side Quests which are PLAIN FUN which just proves that this game is ENDLESS FUN.
The Ending is possibly the GREATEST Ending Of The Year atleast on the PC and TRUST ME you have over 40 Endings in this game. Awesome.
My only little points which can actually make this game get a 10/10 like MGS 4 is to IMPROVE the platforming a BIT and also their Aiming. That being said i just cannot wait for Fallout 4.
Overall, this is easily the BEST PC Game Of 2008 replacing my Favorite DMC 4.......no Doubt about it. Story was EPIC and so smooth. You never really get bored and you are constantly involved unlike Oblivion where there were Some Boring Parts. The gameplay is just TOO Superb. If you are a PC gamer and love Shooters, RPGs etc. GET this DAMN Game..........Its for EVERYONE. The only people hating this game will be those having NO Patience.
Fallout 3 PC GOTY.