Forum:How Good Do You Think Fallout 3 Is?

How good do you think fallout 3 is? I would put it in my top 10 games list. The only games that I can think of right now that are better than Fallout 3 are "Legend of Zelda: Orcarina of Time" and "Empire: Total War". -Xandus the Legend

Okay so I've never played a game like this before, I usually play first person shooters,but I decided to try something a bit different this time so I got fallout 3 for my bday (june 4th) and this game is more addictive then crack. The first week I easily played from 10:00am to 5:00am the next day! Best game I've ever played, thus it is my number 1 -blue67impala

Considering the playtime I have on F3 means I've enjoyed playing it more than the other games so it's probably my current number 1. Gabriel77cortez 14:48, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

it's on number 2 at me. Oblivion is old but I still think it's better, and I have about 5 times as more playing time on tes4O than falloutRG (xbox) 14:53, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

In the "Enjoyable, but forgettable one shot game". It's a mediocre FPS/RPG hybrid, that doesn't even try to make any kind of sense. An overmarketed mediocrity. That Furry Bastard 15:05, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I really like the gameplay, but I've got to knock it down a couple notches for two reasons. First, the game ending. Weak and unnecessary. Second, the lack of color just gets soooooo depressing after playing for hundreds of hours. I started playing Oblivion again and it was like a breath of fresh air. I thought to myself, "Wow! Look at all the color!" I also enjoy being able to mix and match my armor choices in Oblivion. There's also something about swords and bows that I like more than guns and hammers. Oblivion, 10 out of 10. Fallout 3, a solid 8. Both great games, but Fallout 3 could be better. I'm sure in a few weeks I'll get the urge to blow a mutie's head off, or drop a grenade down an enclave officer's pants, but for now, I'm back in the colorful world of Cyrodil. LVTDUDE 16:30, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Given that shooter/rpgs are a relatively new genre, it's a great game. Once this genre gets more developed hopefully these types of games will get closer to the "action" feel of a pure FPS, will still retaining the addicting loot grinding and leveling of an RPG, with the more interesting storylines (Rather than, "Oh no bad aliens invaded, kill them all, the end" or, "OMG Nazi's kill them all!" or "OMG terrorists, kill them all".)

Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely addicted to this game, but it didn't get the kind balancing and polish that say a higher profile title like COD4 got. I also agree with the, "every town looks like a shithole" statement. You'd think 200 years after the nuclear war, somebody would have done some cleaning, around or at the bare mimimum INSIDE the major settlements like Rivet City. I'm sure for Fallout 4 if they are smart they will take what they've learned from Fallout 3 and make things better, but who knows, maybe they'll be retards and hand it off to a crappy studio like Activision did with the COD series after COD 2 and 4.Cavesloth 17:17, 5 April 2009 (UTC)Cavesloth


 * Hybrids are a relatively new genre? BULLSHIT. Look up Deus Ex or System Shock 2. Or Daggerfall, which is exactly the same type of game Fallout 3 is. Not to mention that you should look up what you talk about, Fallout 3 was an AAA title with extreme media coverage an marketing, even higher profile than CoD4. Bethesda had four years and a fuckton of resources to create Fo3, so the state it is in is INEXCUSABLE. That Furry Bastard 17:40, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

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All good games get their time, but only the best ones are remembered. Only right now FO3 is fading but I don't know why I still play Morrowind or Oblivion. Perhaps in a year or two I'll pick this up again. And fucking Microsoft, I need more MSpoints =[ Xdarkdragonx 18:13, 5 April 2009 (UTC) Dragon

Perhaps they have been around awhile, but they haven't been really mainstream big name titles till the past few years, and as for it's quality, I've done modding (modeling, unwrapping, basic skinning, basic coding, some animating, level creation etc. I've been member of Battlegroup42 for about 7 years a mod for Battlefield 1942 that's still going) so I can appreciate how much work it took to make a game like this, and how that many bugs can slip through the cracks. So I can sympathize with releasing something buggy. What I find unacceptable is that they haven't taken more care to patch the bugs since it's been out. (like Shalebridge area, the Pitt release, etc)

That said, I haven't played the past Fallout games, so no I have no history with it(though a friend that played them told me about their awesomeness, he's the one that got me into FO3 and he loved it), other than playing Fallout 3, which I've only had for about 2 months, and I've already easily logged 200 hours on. So I can see why people are passionate about it, but I'm still a bit taken a back by how angry Fallout fans are about FO3. Perhaps if I'd played the original releases I'd understand, but for now I remain a bit confused.Cavesloth 02:04, 6 April 2009 (UTC)Cavesloth

I still play Oblivion for some reason. I've probably logged 2 weeks+ time into it, and I still haven't tried everything in the game. The thing about Oblivion is, there is so much shit to do and so many ways to do it. The same applies to FO3. I'd go so far as a 10 year FPS veterean, FO3 is a bit lacking in that deparment. I think the whole 1st/3rd person thing is sorta underrated, and Bethseda didn't really pay much attention to detail or smoothness to the way you can view and play your character. FO3 is a solid and fun game, I mean come on...you can eat people for crap's sake. But it actually feels like a massive Oblivion mod for me. Trust me, I know Oblivion, and FO3 is basically it with guns. FO3 even has alot of the same game-killing bugs and glitches.But overall, yeah, it's a good game.Addicted2Beer 02:20, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Yup, I agree. I'll say as Yahtzee from Zero Punctuacion did in his review of FO3:

"The only difference between FO3 and TES4:O is that they didn't have assault rifles in Cyrodiil"

The reason it looks so much the same is that they use the same game engine with better ragdoll physics.

AngryNorwegianDude 14:57, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

hey, you forgot magic! And I just loved the glitches in oblivion (if anyone is familiar, frostcraig spire glitch, mace of doom) and oblivion has an enourmous shitload of sidequests. all my accounts on fallout had all the quests, but at oblivion I have only one which is still missing one.RG (xbox) 15:05, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Heh, I just thought the melee in Oblivion was hilarious, because it looked so bad... When I hit someone with a decent weapon, they would be shoved some centimeters backwards, scream and then run at me again. Thank God for for the crippled limbs system in FO3.

AngryNorwegianDude 18:43, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Will I be flamed, spammed, and hunted if I say that I've played Fallout 3, but not Oblivion?--71.162.26.162 01:37, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Nope, but you really should check it out.LVTDUDE 01:54, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

"Will I be flamed, spammed, and hunted?" Yes. Prepare yourself for a ninja attack. They're right behind you.Addicted2Beer 02:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

first of all, i have to say that i love bethesda, i started with morrowind and that is still my #1 favorite game of all time, i played that game for 3 months without even getting halfway through, followed by fallout 3 and then oblivion. BraddaJ 17:47, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

"Its not a fallout game...remember that dumbasses"-One of mates to a bunch of ten year olds on xbox live.Epic quote and so true Im Watching You,bitch. 17:49, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Currently it's the best game. But it's always like this, I don't really care which game was the best I've ever played, but what is the best game for me right now. After Mothership Zeta I will probably tire of F3 and buy a new game and start loving that one instead til' F:NV comes. Sign posts with 4 ~ Gabriel 18:52, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

It's never a good idea to compare games to each other. Just because Fallout 3 isn't as good as it's predecessers, doesn't necesscerely mean it's a bad game. And I agree with you Gabriel, I don't care which game was 'The best ever', because like to judge it's performance solely on what it is like. I don't give a fuck that GTA IV isn't as fun as the others, but it is still a damn good game. Fat Man Spoon 19:00, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Gta Iv is a special case...the base game is boring dull and a waste of time...its expansi however is actually better than the real game itself...even if it didi get rockstar the nickname "COCKstar Im Watching You,bitch. 19:08, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I agree that the expansion was fun. No fucking friends saying "Niko, i wanna eat a burger with you! Please drive halfway across the map to pick me up and then drive to a burger shot while I tell you about how my Father Molested me!" Fat Man Spoon 19:13, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * "Oh niko...im hungry...lets go look at pixelated woman who have no life and drive me halfway across the map so i can tell you that my mother had a cock" Im Watching You,bitch. 19:16, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

GTAIV was good, great story but way too dark compared to the lighter San Andreas and Vice City, I liked the story yknow, but the rest of the game sucked. In Saints Row 2, it's actually "fun" to get wanted and bomb the police/swat/FBI while driving over old people while you're dressed in a bathing suit, in GTAIV you panic everytime a one star comes up. Great storyline but after it's done there is no point in starting the game back up, I just finished it so I'm going to exchange it for some store credit. Sign posts with 4 ~ Gabriel 20:13, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

I enjoyed the ability to jump off of the highest building in Vice City and survive while Tommy drowns in anything deeper than a puddle. Fat Man Spoon 20:18, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * In truth...Fallout 3 is good for what it is...sure it may be bethesdas first attempt to make a fallout game and it seems like oblivion with guns...but look at it....bethesda made a good game...and the DLC is AWESOME...especially the pitt and broken steel...although onething is that people without LIVE will have to wait to be able to get past the end of the game Im Watching You,bitch.(Leave A Message!) 18:37, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Not True. I use a pirate copy of F3, meaning I can't use LIVE. I still have all three DLCs. Pararaptor 07:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * ! Bad Pararaptor!! Smacks pararaptor on head with newspaper Sign posts with 4 ~ Gabriel 10:05, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

It would have to be my number one console game but I like Golden Sun more, maybe its just nostalgia or something but I like it more.