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The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time.
Welcome to the nation’s capital.
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The Brotherhood of Steel is a powerful ally.
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Customize characters with your Pip-Boy.
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The Story: Vault 101 – Jewel of the Wastes
For 200 years, Vault 101 , a fallout shelter, has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you’ve ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.
Key Features:
- Limitless Freedom! – Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter!
- Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! – Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation – the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects!
- Fantastic New Views! – The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button!
- The Power of Choice! – Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle.
- Blast ‘Em Away With V.A.T.S.! –Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation featuring gory dismemberments and spectacular explosions.
- Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence! – At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America’s First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology.
- Eye-Popping Prettiness! – Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant’s face.
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A must play
Just finished the game last night.. Great game from start to finish. Missions are fun, weapons are awesome, and the detail is top notch.
Fallout 3
Wow, thats all I can say about this game. It truly is unlike any other game I’ve played for a long time. Its an interesting RPG, in the sense that you can choose your destination. One of the few games that has me hooked to where I can’t stop playing it. The graphics aren’t too shabby, but just finding out what happens next is what keeps you going here. For anyone thats into RPG/shooting, I’d highly recommend this game.
Have no worries on this game, its a keeper.
Now im a gamer who likes his share of guns and gore. This game pleases both of those charecteristics. Now, whenever im looking at buying a new game, i do my research very thouroghly to make sure im not going to buy is a decent and playable game. Well, after hours of reading written reviews and watching video reviews, i decided to pick this bad boy up. After over 100 hours of gameplay, i decided that this was a great purchase. There is one main quest in the story in which you try to rescue your father(not a spoiler)and dozens of side quests that unlock you special items and experiece. There are two different dlcs you can purchase for Fallout 3. I cannot speak for these for i havenot purchased them yet, but i hear they are a great addition to the game. Overall, i give fallout 3 a solid 5/5 and i eagerly await the arival of the sequel.
Post apocalyptic greatness with endless hours of gameplay.
This game is great. I was not a fan of Bethesda’s Oblivion, but Fallout 3 is the game gamers like me dream about. The storyline is great, the voice acting is top notch (Liam Nielson, Ron Pearlman) and the gameplay is epic.
While you can accomplish the main quest in little time, you won’t want to. Exploring the wasteland is where this game shines. You will run into raiders, supermutants, giant ants, giant scorpions, ghouls, slavers, zombies and packs of wild dogs.
If you ever read sci-fi books like I do, you’ll notice hints of hints of Roger Zelazny’s Damnation Alley, and Walter Jon Williams Hardwired. Become a hero or villian, will you become the last best hope of mankind or evil incarnate?
The leveling system allows you to play the game as you want. You can be stealthy and rely on high perception and sneak to lay mines in front of enemies, or you can become an army of one, whipping out missle launchers and mini guns to take down foes.
This is one of the few games worth the price of $60, because of the amount of gameplay. I spent over 80hrs in game the first time I played through as a hero. Now, I’m playing the game again as a villian. The choices you make in game are so different from one another that one playthrough isn’t enough to get all there is out of it. I love this more than Mass Effect.
Great price
even though we bought this at a discount through amazon cause it said it was damaged – once we got it there was a small – very small – cut in the outside of the case (probably from someone opening a box with a knife) but nothing more. it was in great shape – and is a great game