What do you think of Fallout 3?

A lot of GS users seem to dislike Oblivion, me included, so I've wondered what do we think of Fallout 3, since it's very similar? And what are your thoughts on New Vegas so far?

I think Fallout 3 is just great and even better with additional quests. I will not agree that Oblivion was bad, though - I think people are just saying that to get cool points. I bet when Oblivion came out those same people were defending it like the last peice of halloween candy left in the bag. I see the same kind of syndrome with Mafia 2, I have been watching the forums and as the days go by more and more people who were rabidly defending it are starting to criticize the sham of a game.

I did not like Oblivion at all but I did like Fallout 3 - to a certain extent. Bethesda did a great job for niche fans who love exploring every nook and cranny of a game world. Fallout 3 has an insane amount of points of interests, items like weapons, schematics to collect. There are hundreds of NPCs to talk to, and some offer odd jobs and quests to do that may or may open up smaller stories inside the Fallout 3 world. Although most people will say the story was nothing to write home about, I thought it was compelling enough to see it through.

The things I did not like about Fallout 3 were mostly due to the technical aspects of it. Animation, facial animations, graphics, gunplay mechanics were very weak. Third-person option continues to exist and still unpolished as ever, just like Oblivion. Another complaint would be that you can be "evil" way too early in the game. It's too easy to be "bad" or "evil" and it takes too much work to be "good" although it's more rewarding in the end. VATS although interesting, makes combat way too easy. And the pausing part breaks up the gameplay. In the end, Fallout 3 does feel much like Oblivion, but in a different world setting and with guns.

If you liked Oblivion, I would recommend it. If you didn't like Oblivion, I would certainly give it a try but be warned. If you're the type of gamer that likes linear, cinematic experiences, I wouldn't go near Fallout 3. It's a solid game.

I loved playing it, but wanted it to last longer... A 5-10 hour campaign (could be shorter or longer depending on player) and 20 or whatever main side quest just wasn't enough for me... I wanted it to be like Oblivion where I could be playing it years later and still not have done everything in the game...

Hopefully New Vegas is more like that, though I doubt it since it has only been in development for 2 years.

Fallout 3 is a great game, a weak RPG and a disappointing sequel.RyuRanVII

I enjoyed Fallout 3 so much I got it on the 360 and finished it then I went and got the GOTY version on Steam and I'm playing it over again on the PC

a disappointing sequel.

i never got too far into it because its atmosphere really brought me down (which i guess was its job so good job). Though i think its a great game in terms of content, i thought the game itself was ok, kinda boring and repetitive at times.

I thought it was awesome. I didn't beat it though and sold it, and man do I regret it.

Fallout 3 Was Great - It just ended Terribly. I spend the first 16 hours or so , Building up my character, to the point that , Once i began to follow the Actual campain, took me less than 8hrs to complete.

After that, the main objective to the story was over - so the rest of the game just felt empty?

I love both Oblivion and Fallout 3, and of course I'm waiting to play Fallout New Vegas

I loved Fallout 3. The gameplay isn't much to write home about, but the world and the side quests are extremely well fleshed out, and there are a ton of genuinely interesting characters to meet. I agree with many people that the main quest is a little underwhelming, but I wouldn't say terribly so. Even though the game stumbles in a few areas, and even though it doesn't really live up to the legacy of the series, the overall quality of the game and the amount of enjoyment I got from it are very high. I think it's a great game.

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

Couldn't get into it.

A lot of GS users seem to dislike Oblivion, me included, so I've wondered what do we think of Fallout 3, since it's very similar? And what are your thoughts on New Vegas so far?

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A lot of GS users seem to dislike Oblivion, me included, so I've wondered what do we think of Fallout 3, since it's very similar? And what are your thoughts on New Vegas so far?

CaptainAhab13

It had a good campaign, but the game world was desolate and boring, the gunplay was weak, and it was much too easy, especially with VATS.

I got it wrong, I thought that "war never changes, man" was something like "hell, this is THE game", then I casted my vote wrong.

Fallout is just an amazing experience, one of the best games ever -- you can't get enough of it when running it with the Fallout Wanderers Edition and Mart's Mutant Mod both installed (FWE, MMM -- they are mods for the game).

Just don't think of it as an RPG; this is a game, despite the label, and it is fun, fun, fun, and oh, did I say fun?

You can do your quests and side quests in no specific order and when you feel like, and when it's all said and done you still can roam the wastelands for countless hours of pure fun.

Wandering around with extreme caution, scavenging for food and exercising your skills in order to survive is as atmospheric and immersive as it can get -- but again, WITH at least FWE installed: otherwise it's a walk in the park, no challenges after reaching a high level.

Prepare yourself to los... to gain hundreds of hours of gameplay. 8)

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

No one, except most RPG fans. You made a very poor prejudgment of this game's comunity, don't do that. :P

Afterall, that's why Fallout 1&2 are regarded as one of the best RPG's of all time, regardless of its sequal. And i played Fallout 1,2 in 2006, loved them both.

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

Yeah.. No. If anything the combat in Fallout 3 was bad, it tried to be a shooter, but it wasn't good enough. It tried to be an RPG but it wasn't good enough.

Yeah.. No. If anything the combat in Fallout 3 was bad, it tried to be a shooter, but it wasn't good enough. It tried to be an RPG but it wasn't good enough.

ArchonOver

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

Fallout 3 is a great game, a weak RPG and a disappointing sequel.RyuRanVII

That sums it up.

It was a blast to play and explore, but it doesn't deserve to be called Fallout 3.

a disappointing sequel.FreakensteinAG

Let's also be realistic here: No one played Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics before 3. If so, they would have been reluctant to try Fallout 3 because they would have assumed that the game concept would be just as worse. The navigation processes and the "turn-based shooter" concept made many people shudder because of how lousy it was. The game developing company wasn't even noted as competent. Bethesda just decided to do a favor and spread awareness that the game had a good story, but horrible concepts about it.

No one? I still play those games every so often (espeically FO2 and tactics). Please don't generalize :)

Its a fantastic game.

its not the best in series, but its damn good.

Fallout 3 is one of those games you can play over and over and always find new stuff.

I really enjoyed Fallout 3. I like the way Bethesda handled the franchise by making the type of game they are comfortable with while using the setting, style and concept of the Fallout universe.

I also thought Fallout 3 was far better than Oblivion. I could never really get into oblivion, the world felt too empty, too static and to bland. Fallout 3, to me, was a far more interesting world to explore and the quests and content allowed you to have a real effect on a lot of that world.

Great game, but it will never be better then anything Brian Fargo & company has done.

I liked the game and all of it's DLC content (some more than others). I played it vanilla on console and had a good time. I am currently playing Oblivion modded to hell and once I finish I plan on playing FO3 modded on the PC.

Its a good game.. with that said... its not a GREAT game like Fallout1 and Fallout2.

Ill probably buy Fallout Vegas though when it drops, just because I enjoy Obsidians games and I just love rpgs.

To me Fallout3 was good but not GOTY good or anything like that.

Good graphics, some interesting characters, but I felt like the story and gunplay could have been better.

I had a lot of fun with it but I still prefer Oblivion.