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OXM: Fallout 3 Review (Scan)

"Our 40-ish hours of game time over four days at Bethesda's Maryland HQ went by on fast-forward. We often forgot to eat, and we begrudged bathroom breaks. Games this captivating don't come along often. Between its engrossing story, ginormous world, well-crafted RPG side, and white-knuckle FPS combat, Fallout 3 completely, utterly gives you your $60 worth."

+ A genuinely compelling story that you want to follow.
+ Massive, rich world that you'll explore for a loooong time.
+ Intense, challenging combat.
? Can someone make a real-life Pip-Boy? That'd kick some iPhone ass.

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jesuisankit5670d ago

Wow, great score.. I hope every gamer gets to play this masterpiece this fall..

chaosatom5670d ago (Edited 5670d ago )

GTAIV was craved to be the end to all gaming, but turned the opposite end.
i know some review sites said the same thing for gtaiv like
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+ A genuinely compelling story that you want to follow.
+ Massive, rich world that you'll explore for a loooong time.
+ Intense, challenging combat. "

cpuchess5670d ago

..And they were right about GTAIV

DeadIIIRed5670d ago

GTA IV was sh!t compared to the other GTAs. I'm not talking about graphics, but overall fun. Their decision to axe the military was ultra retarded and the game was a lot less interesting than San Andreas. They can still make the game somewhat realistic while keeping the fun of past GTAs.

morganfell5670d ago

Are they saying they have completely overhauled the AI? I have the Collector's Edition paid off but frankly I am having second thoughts because the videos show some of the dumbest AI in a game...ever. What kind of AI just stands there and takes round after round and doesn't bother to find cover? Talk about a damage sponge.

I hope they fixed it but I am going to have to see some evidence to stop me from dropping my preorder and a written score isn't enough considering GTAIV garnered a lot of 10s and it wasn't even close to the proverbial bag of chips and a 2 liter coke.

morganfell5670d ago

Go ahead and disagree. You are saying that you think idiot AI is lifelike...which is an interesting way to comment on your (low) level of intelligence.

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MK_Red5670d ago

Hello Fable 2 and Fallout 3... Goodbye life.

kewlkat0075670d ago

does not want to get Fable because of those reasons and this guy is a gamer...The Oblivion type gamer.. so that's saying a lot.

Stay away for those with Gfs..

Timesplitter145670d ago

I was in the LBP beta, it was incredible
I tried the Resistance 2 beta, it was incredible
I just bought Dead Space, it's incredible
I'll buy Fallout 3 and Far Cry 2, they'll probably be incredible

man... I need more vespene gas!

Sarcasm5670d ago

You mean you need to acquire more minerals.

Starcraft 2 would have drained my life to the PC if it wasn't for that whole 3 part trilogy crap.

MK_Red5670d ago

It's pretty much stay away for those with GFs, jobs and literally lives. I think I'm gonna lose all to F3.
LOL, I haven't even gotten my PS3. LBP, MGS4...

Minerals and resources are not the problem. It is time that not even might Kerrigan can help me with.

My avy only says half of it! :)

TheRealSpy5669d ago

and...WoW: WotLK comes out next month too. how many lives do you think will be lost to that? and i had just gotten mine back from the last expansion. now that game, plus this game, plus gears of war2, plus farcry 2.

Bob Dole5669d ago

Bob Dole is gonna get his girlfriend all nerded out on some Fallout 3 in a couple of weeks.

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vlazed5670d ago

I am not surprised, and I don't mean that in a good way.

sniper45345670d ago

ummm it looks like am gonna be very busy playing this games umm fallow and fable same release date lol am gonna be broke as hell, later on little big planet then far cry deam i have to borrow some money lol

CliffordM Bleszinski5670d ago

great game but gears of war 2 is still going to win GOTY.

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nonAsianDroid5669d ago

yeah ok Ali the TiT we will see. Ha Ha

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 17h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken1d 13h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing692d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker2d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing692d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d 16h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken1d 13h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave2d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto2d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno2d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai2d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast3d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood3d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK3d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast3d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake3d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast3d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon3d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast3d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon2d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake2d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast2d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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