I want you to try to imagine for a moment that your entire childhood was housed over a single roof. Born into a self-sufficient society that's locked away and governed by a post-modern system reminisc… Read more
It’s a well known fact that Fallout 3 resembles Oblivion in a different setting. It’s hard to get the scope right, but when you finally play it – presuming you've played Oblivion before – you suddenly… Read more
Fallout 3 is an old game. The environment is worn down, destroyed and aged. The kitsch 50’s Americana theme harkens back to days long gone. Many of the male characters in the game are in their 70’s at… Read more
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Pros: -Massive world to explore -Nearly endless amounts of gameplay -Freedom to make who you want, go where you want, and do what you want -Insane amount of content and variety -VATS is great -RPG ele… Read more
I overheard a friend talk about this game, it didn't really intrigue me until he said "I put my bottle caps in an oven." It sounded really weird, and I like weird. I brought it the next day, and I was… Read more
No matter how much you like or dislike Bethesda's games, one thing that you can't say about them is that they don't try. Their huge, open-ended role-playing games are incredibly ambitious affairs that… Read more
I was so excited to play this game, and when I get excited about a game, I play it for hours on end. I know its time to take a break when I start shaking and feel like I need to throw up, usually afte… Read more
Right from the start, I had a love/hate relationship with Fallout 3. It all started with my BB gun and that first altercation with a guard within Vault 101. When he saw me and started bashing me repea… Read more
Fallout 3 is an ambitiously made game. The size and scope alone of Fallout 3 are ENORMOUS. It is a FPS with deeply customizable character choices and other RPG elements that will make it easily stand… Read more
I had heard so much about this game so I just had to try it. At first I was unsure if I would like it or not. The game starts a bit slow and I was about to give up after the first couple of hours. The… Read more
Good game except for the repetitive radio communicativeness with GNR and Enclave radio. DLC was great but somewhat repetitive along with the radio frequencies. There were little bumps here and there t… Read more
Say hello to Power Armor, an iconic figure of the Fallout franchise. It looks totally badass doesn't it? Brief Overview and History Fallout 3 is a post-apocalyptic, first person shooter, role-playing… Read more
Fallout3 took me a while to finish. According to my XFire account, it took me 80 hours to finish, and I am not really sure that every hour was recorded. The game was just too good to rush, so I defini… Read more
Before you play fallout 3 or read this review there’s one thing you need to know. Fallout 3 is the single buggiest game I’ve ever played. And its also one of the greatest games ive ever had the chance… Read more
I think Bethesda learned a lot from their mistakes with Oblivion. In Fallout 3, they gave us a clever world, one you that want to explore. They gave you interesting sidequests, ones you want to comple… Read more
Point Lookout is the fourth downloadable add-on for Fallout 3. Released on June 23, 2009, this DLC focuses on brand new locale: A Baltimore/Louisiana swampland that is bursting with surprises from the… Read more
Fallout 3 is a brand new story, it may not be along side the original or a direct sequel, but it is a game you can hop into whether you like shooters, or RPGS.. Be it, the hand to hand is kind of lame… Read more
I haven't played Fallout 3 since I beat it in... well, November 2008. So, almost 2 years since I've been to the Capital Wasteland. I've been buying up the add-ons, but it' wasn't until a few of my fri… Read more
Fallout 3 is a tough game for me to grade. At times I was blown away and immersed in the world, and at times I was frustrated with the shooting mechanics, and item management. Likewise, at times the w… Read more
Alright guys, picture this: The peeps who made Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion make a game very similar that but set it in post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. Well, welcome to the world of Fallout 3, a game j… Read more
Being someone who sadly has not had the opportunity to play either of this game's prestigious predecessors, and neither having known the wonders Cyrodiil within Bethesda's previous game The Elder Scro… Read more
I never really got into the Fallout series until a few weeks ago. I remember purchasing Fallout 3 with some friends at release - not knowing a thing about it - and returning it a whooping four days la… Read more
Fallout 3 is a first person shooter, RPG, nuclear apocalypse sim all rolled up with the sprinkles of cool storyline. You start off as a newborn baby covered in slime, this is where the character custo… Read more
After Oblivion, Bethesda’s 2006 hit, the expectations were extremely high for Fallout 3 and the game doesn’t disappoint. Although some fanatics of the original Fallouts may not fully appreciate the mo… Read more
As somebody who, admittedly, read the complaints of the Fallout community for months about Bethesda's involvement in Fallout 3 instead of original developer Interplay, I had some concerns. True, I lik… Read more
Graphics - 4/5 Sound - 5/5 Presentation/Atmosphere - 5/5 Controls - 3/5 Fallout 3 is one of the top 5 games I have ever played. Now that I've started off with a bold claim, let me break down the good… Read more
i was literally over the moon when i heard they were making another fallout game. i didn't play the second one, but the first one kind of sucked, so that was the reason I didn't play it. this game, fa… Read more
Fallout 3 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game from the creators of the Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda Softworks. The game is set 200 years after a nuclear war almost completely annihilated the ent… Read more
Somehow I missed the bandwagon on Fallout 3 when it came out a year ago, but while the DLC slowly poured out, my interest started to pique again as the game's promises were finally seeking my curiosit… Read more
oh what fun!!! right away i rigged myself up ready to go on a slaughter fest of the wastes!! about ten hours in i restarted the entire game using a character build faq, because my character seemed to… Read more
absolutely nothing. i have never played a game with so many graphical glitches, audio lags, gameplay bugs, slowdowns as much as this game. and you have to pay an extra £40.00 to play the rest of it. n… Read more
Fallout 3 Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Release Date: October, 28, 2008 Distribution Method: Steam, Gamestop, EBGames, etc Price: $49.99 (cheaper depending on region) Website: http://fallout.bethso… Read more
Fallout 3 has been the game I rely on to play whenever I get bored, When im not playing modern warfare 2 left 4 dead w AC2 or WoW . Im on good old fallout 3, somewhere on playthrough 4, my first good… Read more
Back in the mid 90s Black Isle created the post apocalyptic series Fallout . It's been eleven years since the release of Fallout 2 , and the game has never had a true third title. With Black Isle out… Read more
basically im not gonna go into the storyline, producer, cos everyone knows all that information. fallout 3 in my opinion an amazing game. its got an azaming storyline, characters, concept, feel, sound… Read more
I should start out this review by stating that I was and probably still am an absolute TES4: Oblivion addict. Getting Fallout 3 which is very similar in structure to TES4 and had the additional benefi… Read more
Fallout 3 is a action RPG set a 1950's version of a post apocalyptic future, you play someone who was bought up in a vault built a few a hunderd years ago to protect people from the nuclear war. Befor… Read more
This game had almost no problems,it was epic,you could edit the character well,and there was alot of cool haircuts and stuff.The game starts at birth,and it is in Vault 101in beginning,Vaults are buil… Read more
The last addition to the Fallout franchise is here does it make top 10 FPS/RPG of all time? Positive: Large Open world Fun exploration Massive amount of weapons and gadgets Enjoyable puzzles Riveting… Read more
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the world succumbed to nuclear war? No? Well the Fallout franchise has, and the newest addition to the franchise, Fallout 3, is no different except in the s… Read more
Fallout 3 is the long awaited third entry in the Fallout franchise. While the past games focused on a more diablo style gameplay, Fallout three ( Made by bethesda, creators of the elder scrolls series… Read more
Review: Fallout 3 (PS3) By Shift_andrew Introduction: So let me state starting out that I was not a Fallout fan prior to Fallout 3. In fact, I have never played Fallout or Fallout 2. The reason I'd li… Read more
i loved it. that’s about as straightforward i can get. i can’t help but come clean as direct as possible after playing a game that judges every decision you make. from the opening lines sung by the in… Read more
I was completely ignoring this game when it came out because I wasn't generally into RPG's, and I hadn't played the previous Fallouts. It took me half a year to finally look it up, being inspired by a… Read more
I’ve written and deleted at least 9 opening paragraphs to my Fallout 3 review, each entailing and praising a different aspect of the game which I believe, without question, to be the game of the 2008.… Read more
Fallout 3 is one of the best FPS games since Half Life 2. All the DLC is great to. Get this game. For those of you who know me, i don't give most games more than a 3.5 but this gets five stars from me… Read more
It has been nearly a year since Fallout 3 first released and since then it has has re-written its own ending. So, naturally, the question arises: which version of Fallout 3 do you review at this point… Read more
When this game came out last year, i wasnt excited by it and refused to buy it. After actually listening to the bombcast and seeing the quick looks on the dlc which came out i decided to get the game… Read more
Fallout 3 is definitely one of the best games this generation. Fantastic graphics, lots of gore, very open world, endless hours of gameplay, and a good story to follow. This is one of the greatest gam… Read more
I never played a fallout out game before fallout 3 so going into it I didn't have any Kind of biased towards or against it. Looking at trailers and gameplay footage from what i could tell it was a Eld… Read more
this game could possibley be one of the best games ever! the game is going strong with game add ons and is just simpley amazing. graphics are grate! (really? a fallout game with good graphics???/??) b… Read more
The fallout series has been regarded as the pinnacle of post apocalyptic gaming for it’s gritty realism, dark story, and impressive RPG like game play; but can Fallout 3 follow it’s older brethren to… Read more
Fallout 3 The fallout series has been regarded as the pinnacle of post apocalyptic gaming for it’s gritty realism, dark story, and impressive RPG like game play; but can Fallout 3 follow it’s older br… Read more
This game mixes the RPG skill system with a shooter, with VATS thrown in. As a FPS, it doesn't do so well, but VATS helps to make up for this. The graphics are superb, if somewhat brown, but it is a n… Read more
Like all games, this one could be better. When Im trying to fight my way through Monsters and Gaint Fire Ants of Death it take the littlest thing to kill the character. All this game needs it a motorc… Read more
Fallout 3 is a strange game. On the one hand it's one of the most open and expansive videogame experiences to come along in a long time, but on the other hand it's marred by a myriad of niggling issue… Read more
Fallout 3 is a fantastic game. Why though? Technically is it full of bugs. It crashes and breaks all the time. (At this time patches have fixed it on the xbox 360 version) So it does not win any point… Read more
Fallout 3 is a great game and is icredible fun to play over and over again and this is because of the amount of hidden content that can be found at each location that you visit and depending on what s… Read more
Operation: Anchorage Fallout 3 was one of the best games of 2008. Even after eighty hours of play it’s a difficult task to find everything there is to do in the Capital Wasteland, so it’s nice to see… Read more
Ten years after Fallout 2 was released, the Fallout series is back and arguably better than ever. Unlike it's predecessors, Fallout 3 ditches the top down perspective for a first person/third person v… Read more
Welcome to post-apocalyptic Oblivion, or at least that's how I feel when it comes to playing FallOut 3. The world has been torn apart and blown to small pieces. As the war really gripped the world som… Read more
I admit that I never played any games in the Fallout series but I did play a mega-ton (see what I did there) of Oblivion. Seeing how Bethesda made both and based most of the elements from the Oblivion… Read more
Initially it wasn't looking so good, the game continuously crashed and was riddled with glitches making it all but unplayable, however i persevered and managed to fix the crashes and most of the bugs… Read more
If you were to buy one game for the the 360 right now, it should be Fallout 3. I bought this game on day one, not expecting to play this game for that long - Gears 2 was coming out the next week. Howe… Read more
The Pitt has finally arrived, taking you through the journey of a slave in the nuclear remains of Pittsburgh. Along the way you’ll encounter new characters, enemies, and acquire new weapons and armor.… Read more
The moment I actually got out of Vault 101 and started exploring the Capital Wasteland, I realized that this game is defnietely better than Oblivion. Even though some might think that the land is most… Read more
boy..i do love this game!!!..i kinda like it to much..ive spent some well wasted hours on it..i love all the side stuff..but some of them are soooooo boring..that kinda sucks..i love the dark dark hum… Read more
Bethesda, known for their infamous Elder Scrolls series which are well known for being massive, expansive and will keep you entertained for a possible hundred hours of total gameplay. Fallout 3 is act… Read more
Fallout 3 is most likely the best Western RPG ever. I loved the original two Fallout and with Fallout switching developers I was a bit afraid that the game would be too different but putting my fears… Read more
The Fallout series has originated on the PC, but now, it has come to the consoles. While hardcore fans wanted the same crazy Fallout game world, this game is more console orientated, it's more casual.… Read more
Let me start this off by saying that Fallout 3 is an amazingly well done game. There are a few bigger snags to it, like the clunky combat system and the fact that people's eyes in the game don't move… Read more
Let me say this game isn't perfect, but it's a lot of great fun to do. I wasn't a fan of the annoying running, random freeze screens, or the horrible lags in the dialog. Other than that it was one of… Read more
The best things in life are worth waiting for. Fallout fans have been waiting for almost 10 years for a true sequel to Fallout 2, considered by many to be one of the best non-fantasy singleplayer RPG'… Read more
Fallout 3 is a big, big game. And when a game has such a quantity of content, glitches, both tiny and big, are pretty much unavoidable. Therefore, this new Fallout, that really doesn't have a whole lo… Read more
This game is a phenomenal achievement. Oblivion is my all time favorite RPG, and Fallout is as good or better in almost every way. The graphics are better. The sound is fantastic. I absolutely love th… Read more
Fallout 3 is one of those games that, at first, it seems pretty bad. You’re thrown out of a vagina and you begin life in the vault. Now, you don’t really get the “full-experience” of life in the vault… Read more
Bethesda has refined their open-world RPG formula down to a science. Fallout 3 is certainly the studio's most well-crafted game to date, giving you a much tighter, more focused and faster-paced experi… Read more
I'll be honest by saying that at first, I didn't care for Fallout 3. I had not played the original games, so I really didn't know what the whole series was about and whether or not I would actually en… Read more
A long time ago, in a vault far, far away, PC RPGs were peaking and the world was introduced to the world of Fallout. Success followed, and fast forwarding to today we have the third installment. Beth… Read more
I'm not a hardcore gamer, and I certainly didn't intend on playing Fallout 3 as much as I have. I bought it for my 360 about one month after the game's release. I'm always late when it comes to playin… Read more
The lead up to Fallout 3 was an exciting one for me. I had always fancied playing Oblivion but I have never been a huge fan of the whole swords and goblins genre, I am more of a gun guy. Then I heard… Read more
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Fallout 3 was released by Bethesda at the end of 2008, and in the process quickly became a late challenger for countless 'Game Of The Year' awards alongside huge titles like Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal… Read more
Fallout 3. Fallout 1 and 2 were possibly two of the greatest games ever to grace my keyboard. They were funny, immersive, fun to play and had great voice acting. So when it was announced that Bethesda… Read more
When I first heard about Fallout 3 coming to the consoles at last E3, I didn’t have much of a clue what Fallout was. I was later informed that it was from the same developers who brought us Elder Scro… Read more
Fallout 3 is an action role playing game by Bethesda Softworks. Along the lines of Oblivion, Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout 3 places a huge emphasis on making the player carry ou… Read more
When people hear Fallout 3, the most common complaints are that it either doesn't stay true to the Black Isle style gameplay, or that it is "Oblivion with guns." Thankfully, these critics may rest eas… Read more
The plot of Fallout 3 follows humanities struggles for life after a nuclear war between China and the United States of America. Clean water and food is sparse whereas the environment is sterile, a few… Read more
Oblivion with guns? Seriously? ...Get over it. Do people even remember playing Oblivion? Do people remember the reviews Oblivion garnered? Do we need to bring Meta into this? -Oblivion was a damn good… Read more
Fallout 3 is the third game in the Fallout series (or the fifth, if you want to look at it that way), developed and published by Bethesda. It is a first-person, open-world role-playing game with heavy… Read more
Fallout 3 : Oblivion-developer ’s open world post-nuclear apocalyptic RPG thingy, combining dread and depression with a smiling 50s cartoon character! Story : The character creation system and tutoria… Read more
Con's My Biggest Complaint is the Main Quest Story Line was unbelieveably short. The Way the game End's is the worst way any RPG should end. Certain areas of the map make you feel restricted even once… Read more
When a game is released with the Fallout name in the title it brings with it a certain level of expectation, now finally after 10 years we have the chance to see if Bethesda has cooked up something wo… Read more
Fallout 3 is big. Really big. You might think it's a long way to the corner store, but that's peanuts to Fallout. There is much to love in Fallout. The world is big. The density of content is astoundi… Read more
War, war never changes... Perhaps one of the most iconic phrases uttered in a videogame (up there with “It’s me, Mario”), and almost certainly the most banal way to begin a review of the return of the… Read more
Pros VATS makes blowing guys up pretty satisfying. A bunch of interesting side quests. Gets the whole Post Apocalyptic atmosphere down good. A larger voice cast in comparison to the three-four people… Read more
Disclaimer: I have never played Oblivion, therefor did not hold any pre-assumptions or correlation to previous Bethesda developed games. Fallout 3 is an epic adventure of monumental proportions. In th… Read more
In the future, civilization survived nuclear warfare by relocating into underground vaults. Fallout 3 begins as you the player are literally born in Vault 101 into the arms of your father (Liam Neeson… Read more
caption Fallout 3 is a game that's been a long time in the making. The original designers of the series have since bowed out of license, with the task falling to Bethesda Studios, best k nown for thei… Read more
While this game isn't perfect, it's closer than any other game I've played. This game has the best of both the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series -- an open expansive world reminiscent of Oblivion, and… Read more
From the get-go you feel the roots of a Bethesda game planted throughout Fallout 3 and depending upon your feelings for Oblivion you will either love or hate this game: "Sweet! Oblivion with guns!" or… Read more
I haven't played any of the other Fallout games, but from what I can tell, Bethesda's first stab at the series takes the skill system and trademark sense of humor and transplants them effectively into… Read more
Fallout 3 This is a game where youu fight bad or good creatures level up and get stronger. It is not the classical RPG, it is one in which you go into and never want to get out of. Game Play The Game… Read more
Fallout began as an isometric RPG game back in the mid-90's on the PC. Betheseda Softworks recently pick up the rights to bring out a new Fallout game. Fallout 3 is it. Fallout 3 looks nothing like th… Read more
After beating this game for the first time, I debated whether or not to write a review at the time. The entire northeast corner of my map had gone unchecked, and my gamerscore sat at around 350, most… Read more
That's what me and most of my friends thought when we were waiting for Fallout 3 : Oblivion with guns. Turns out, we were closer than I actually expected. The game really feels like the latest Elder S… Read more
I say get ready to spend a lot of time with this game, I finished all the side quests and main missions in about 70 hours and I loved every minute of it. I love a game that keeps me coming back where… Read more
This could have been a great game and it may yet become one. The game play is immersive. The reviews at this site capture the feel of the game. The only point I haven't seen mentioned is that the game… Read more
In Fallout 3, War Never Changes + Amazing Story and Freedom + V.A.T.S works as advertised + You will get your money`s worth + DLC down the line - Low Level Cap. 20 is not enough for a game like this -… Read more
Fallout 3 from Bethesda is the long awaited addition to the Fallout series. I personally don't know anything about the past Fallout games so I will just give my personal experience of the game. To put… Read more
Fallout 3 on PC is a game for hardcore PC gamers who enjoy at least the odd RPG. The game requires a significant investment of time and effort but the reward is well worth it. The SPECIAL (Strength, P… Read more
I'm going to start off by saying "This has got to be one of the best games this year". I know its cliche, but in my books, nothing tops this game. Fallout 3 has the richest, most intriguing storyline,… Read more
Fallout 3's Capital Wasteland is a cruel and inhospitable place, fraught with danger. A nuclear armageddon has eradicated all but the most basic signs that this was once the capital of the USA. You mi… Read more
Well, Fallout 3 is.. well... Out. Having played it for longer then i should have i have strong mixed feelings. Yes, it looks like Oblivion with guns, But at the same time still has bits of Fallout goo… Read more
[B]Story:[/B] Fallout 3 takes place roughly 200 years in an alternative future hat broke off form ours around 1960.. The short story is that there was a huge global war between China and the US result… Read more
Whats weird is I hated this game the first time I played it because it didn't have vehicles and it made you run round the underground system which felt like a grind and wasn't fun. I constantly got lo… Read more
kbd here to tell you the good and the bad of Fallout 3 in as few words as possible. ;) The good: + 10 - 20 hours approx. main quest (much MUCH longer for 100% completion) + developed rpg mechanics (ch… Read more