For 200 years, Vault 101, a fallout shelter, has 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 Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants. Yet one morning, you awake to find that your father has 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. Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) that combines 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.
Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence - Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results Modern super-deluxe HD graphics
Customer Rating: 
Summary: pretty much what i expected
Comment: PROS
- Fun game
- VATS is something new for gaming.
- Open world with a lot to do (more than almost any other non-Bethesda game).
- Bethesda is a top developer. Todd Howard seems to be a great guy.
- A lot more voice acting than in prior Bethesda releases.
- Controls. Bethesda has the greatest view/camera system in the industry in my opinion. Simply click a button and you're in 1st person, click again you're in 3rd person -- all games should do this in my opinion -- it should be standard.
NEUTRAL
- Bobblehead. meh.
- Far less glitching and bugs than Oblivion. Oblivion had far fewer than Morrowind. Thus Bethesda is getting better and better at debugging.
CONS
- Pip-Boy is a poorly designed battery killer.
- Graphics and animation have unfortunately not been improved since the time of Oblivion. This was a key disappointment to me. I know everything is supposed to look run-down and devastated, but that doesn't mean it has to look graphically mediocre.
IS THIS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER OBLIVION?
- Not for me no.
IS THIS JUST OBLIVION WITH GUNS?
- Some will so no, some say yes. I say YES. It's little more than a re-skinned Oblivion with guns + VATS...and to that I say "fine by me".
WHAT VERSION OF WHAT PLATFORM TO GET?
- PC/360 get DLC so stick with those. PC if you prefer mouse. I prefer joystick, so 360 for me. Definitely do NOT buy the Amazon Exclusive Edition. Sold out by now, but if you see it via Amazon Marketplace sellers or on Ebay, know that the Pip-Boy is going to be a paperweight.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good game
Comment: Good game. I enjoyed it. It took me about four weeks to beat. There seemed to be annoying buggy parts in certain points of the game, however I feel it was work the cost of buying it.
Customer Rating: Summary: Simply Amazing
Comment: I had so much fun with oblivion and this is even better, I have put it so many hours and I'm still having fun with it. I've beaten the game and am going back for another play through. The game play is awesome, I like how you can have combat like a role playing game or you can play it like a fps its up to you. I would recommend this game to anyone.
Customer Rating: Summary: Meh.
Comment: I was expecting A LOT out of this game. Well that was not the case. The concept is great but the execution is a bomb. This game was released with BUGS and a ton of them. I can't even explain how many times I wasted so much time doing something to get stuck in a stupid little crevice so I have to reload my last save and do it ALL OVER AGAIN!!! Ugh annoying and a big time waster. There are not that many side missions in this compared to oblivion. The two and only two things going for this game is the V.A.T.S system and the multiple dialogue options. That's about it. I really have no reason to replay this game besides the fact that if you decide to finish a mission one way you could miss out on other missions that will give you achievement points. The only way to get the achievement is to start over.
Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic
Comment: A wonderful game with a broad vision and open ended exploration based game play. This game is the natural evolution of the console rpg experience.
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