... to the game it self.. Fallout 3 is good looking game, with very beautiful environments and a big, fairly dense world
Now most of you much be thinking what the heck I'm talking about. Bethesda is the company behind some, now 3D, RPG type games, such as Morrowind, Oblivion and lately Fallout 3. Fallout is a game built and based on the idea of another now non-existent developer. A quite popular game in its time, and sure to have many type B followers who have two reasons to hate this game. both of them already explained by... what you've already read.
Now to the game it self. Fallout 3 is a good looking game, with very beautiful environments and a big, fairly dense world to explore. I won't be go into details, there are many well paid pros who do/did that, and I cannot put enough emphasis on the well plaid part.
I have already written a very biased Oblivion review, which was both bad and inaccurate, so this time around I would like to keep a better balance. So, what is right, and what is wrong about this game? Simply put, this game is a FPS/RPG, looks good, plays relatively good, has a good hours of gameplay Vs cost ratio and its difficulty can pretty much suit anyones need. The bad, it's a FPS/RPG, plays relatively good and thinks you are stupid since it really is a dumbed down RPG game.
But I like you Fallout! So what am I trying to say? I'm saying that Fallout is a game more likely to appeal to non hardcore RPG fans who still like the RPG style of gameplay but do not want to go too deep into it. It is a game for masses and has a lot of weaknesses. The storyline isn't all that great either but will suffice unless you are looking for a storyline/script so good that it alone can keep you hooked. So why the hell do I still like this game? It's simple; it doesn't do much wrong. and the final product feels very professional and well polished (not referring to BUGS) while keeping the experience interesting.
To wrap this short not very detailed review up, this is a game that will make you like it even if you dont like typical RPG games. Sure it has it's weaknesses, such as, average dialog, average animations, mediocre A.I. but somehow manages to use its magic dust on you and get you to fall in love with it. And for me a self-"pro"claimed hardcore RPG gamer, Fallout 3 is a guilty pleasure which is going to get bad reputation from the gaming community and good reviews from the pros. This is a game not worth of a good score if I want to be accurate, but doesn't deserve to be thought of as a bad game. And partialy this is what's wrong with game reviews. They should be more like movie reviews. Fallout is not a 4/4 star "movie", but more like an expensive multi-million 2/4 star worthy production that makes you leave the movies thinking "now that was a fun to watch movie". Sure all the euro-cinema fans will say it's crap, sure you are likely to forget all about it after a few weeks/months, but do you really need to waste permanent memory for a game? So all of you, go play this game, chances are you'll like it. And as for You, cultured European cinema fan, you like it, and you know it. guilty pleasure.