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    Brad Shoemaker was a senior editor of Giant Bomb from 2008 to 2021, and a former editor for GameSpot. He was the third host of the Giant Bombcast. Voice of an angel.

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    #1  Edited By sagesebas

    An S rank, wow I have alot of trouble with that game, and I mean alot.

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    #2  Edited By Cwaff

    I almost have an S rank on Fallout 3, just have to finish up Mothership Zeta... which I really cannot be bothered with...

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    #3  Edited By sagesebas

    I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth.

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    on the pc version you can unlock all of the achievements through console commands.

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    #5  Edited By EpicSteve

    Why is this in Brad's forum?

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    #6  Edited By masterherocard
    @sagesebas said:
    "I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth. "

    It's probably just easier to pull a brad when your on camera.
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    #7  Edited By xyzygy

    You can easily get all achievements by using a command, like odintal said.

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    #8  Edited By HoldenLaFayette
    @masterherocard said:
    " @sagesebas said:
    "I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth. "
    It's probably just easier to pull a brad when your on camera. "
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't achievements in Fallout just a matter of sinking time to get them? I've never played the DLC, but I don't remember the main game being particularly hard...
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    #9  Edited By bwooduhs

    Im missing the stupid datalog achievement for my s rank.

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    #10  Edited By 9cupsoftea
    @HoldenLaFayette said:
    " @masterherocard said:
    " @sagesebas said:
    "I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth. "
    It's probably just easier to pull a brad when your on camera. "
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't achievements in Fallout just a matter of sinking time to get them? I've never played the DLC, but I don't remember the main game being particularly hard... "
    Yea, even if you play on easy you don't lose out on achievements. The hardest ones to get though are the 'good/bad/neutral at level 8/10/14' achievements. The only way to get those is to have three seperate playthroughs I think. 
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    #11  Edited By Green_Incarnate

    I would do it, but that game has a lot of DLC, and I don't think it's all worth it.

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    #12  Edited By Bennyishere

    What's so hard about a Fallout 3 S-rank? You just have to spend enough time on it and maybe use some collection guides.

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    #13  Edited By sagesebas
    @Bennyishere: Eh I dunno, I found the game to be tough and S-Ranks seem to be pretty tough to get overall, never played more than a few hours of Fallout 3 though
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    #14  Edited By NakAttack
    @sagesebas: youll get itman, just stick to it
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    #15  Edited By Demyx

    An S-rank is fairly impressive. I wish I could play the game, if only I hadn't lost it.

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    #16  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    I've loved Fallout 3 but I'm not sure if I could go for the S-Rank. Completing all the quests would be very enjoyable but I'm a bit reluctant to get into the realms of building every weapon in the game.

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    #17  Edited By JJWeatherman

    This game is $20 brand new these days. Should I buy it, or hold out for New Vegas? 
     
    Any suggestions?

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    #18  Edited By owl_of_minerva
    @JJWeatherman:  Unless you hate how Bethesda goes about designing things, get the GOTY edition and watch your life slip away. It'll be worth it.
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    #19  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @owl_of_minerva said:
    " @JJWeatherman:  Unless you hate how Bethesda goes about designing things, get the GOTY edition and watch your life slip away. It'll be worth it. "
    Arg, I really want to, but the GOTY version is back up to $60. That's still a great deal though with all the DLC.
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    @9cupsoftea said:

    " @HoldenLaFayette said:

    " @masterherocard said:
    " @sagesebas said:
    "I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth. "
    It's probably just easier to pull a brad when your on camera. "
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't achievements in Fallout just a matter of sinking time to get them? I've never played the DLC, but I don't remember the main game being particularly hard... "
    Yea, even if you play on easy you don't lose out on achievements. The hardest ones to get though are the 'good/bad/neutral at level 8/10/14' achievements. The only way to get those is to have three seperate playthroughs I think.  "
    Nah, you can make a save right before you level up with a good character then just take stuff from peoples' houses in Megaton if you want the others.
     
    I S Ranked this game in January or Feburary, not that tough if you stick with the game (although bobbleheads was annoying as I had to forfeit 40 hours' worth of progress to go back for one).
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    #21  Edited By owl_of_minerva
    @JJWeatherman:  Yeah, that's a significant amount of money, so I know where you're coming from. Nevertheless, you can easily play the main campaign alone for 60-100 hours if you want to explore (more if you decide you want to come back later and experiment with a different character/alignment) and with DLC it's offering a pretty impressive dollar-to-gameplay ratio. It's insane how addicting that game can be, especially if you have a good gaming setup.
    At the very least you should get the stand-alone version; I wouldn't skip Fallout 3 for New Vegas.
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    #22  Edited By sagesebas

    I found the game to be cool so far, haven't played much, I've been enjoying Mass Effect a lot lately. I feel like Fallout 3 requires a lot of time, and for what I played it was kind of frustrating. 
     
    I'd say its definitely worth getting though, 60 bucks for the game and all the DLC is pretty good.

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    #23  Edited By DystopiaX
    @sagesebas said:
    " I think this proves the "pulling a Brad" thing is just a myth. "
    Watch his video. Seriously. 
      
    Anyway, congrats to Brad. I'd have this except I'm too cheap to pay for mediocre DLC (Pitt, Mothership Zeta, Anchorage) and I don't want to play as a neutral character.
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    #24  Edited By sagesebas
    @DystopiaX: which video might that be?
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    #25  Edited By DystopiaX
    @sagesebas said:
    " @DystopiaX: which video might that be? "
    Any video, other than Doom 2. The ER, etc. go to his page on this site, watch the countless pullin' a brad moments, etc. 
    I love the man, but goddamn he's bad at games.

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