Fallout 3 is a very well designed game that can produce almost endless hours of gameplay. Is it revolutionary? No, but
I will confess that I never did play the original Fallout or even Fallout 2 but that makes this review completely about 3 so it is unbiased.
The beginning of the game is somewhat slow but that is not uncommon for RPGs. It is the usual tutorial mixed with the explanation of ths story and why you are doing what you are.
Once you get out into the real world the first thing you will notice is that it looks amazing. The graphics in this game are astounding! At this point you have the option of sticking to the story and following the main quests or you can just walk around and explore the huge land around you. Either way you are going to enjoy yourself.
Numerous people have said this game is just Oblivion with guns. I cannot completely disagree but I played both and think they are vastly diffrent. Both are great games and both deserve to have time spent on them.