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Post by Chase on Oct 28, 2008 0:29:18 GMT -5
Fallout 3...or die! 1UP: A"It's the world of Fallout that sticks in your mind when you turn off the game. The Atomic Age educational film iconography and paranoia-humor (see also: BioShock). Your first step into the big world, that seminal Oblivion moment when your irises adjust to the glare and you look out to the horizon and understand that you can go there, or there, or over there. And especially the quests, which sometimes push against the "that's just too f***ed up; I'm not doing that" boundary and can shock and surprise you with unexpected or uncomfortable outcomes. " --- Random 1UP Guy IGN: 9.6/10"It's rare that a game can hit the mark in so many different and often conflicting areas. Fallout 3 offers freedom without sacrificing a focused story. It delivers fantastic combat without forgoing a deep role-playing system. The characters you meet are engaging and oftentimes hilarious without feeling out of place in this harsh world. The game has a few flaws -- most of them technical -- but it's a case where the whole is greater than the sum. It's a fantastic game with incredible atmosphere that offers fun in so many different ways that you're almost sure to get hooked. This is one of the best games you'll play this year." --- Random IGN Guy Giant Bomb: 4/5 stars"Most of the quests in Fallout 3 can be completed in multiple ways, and the way you finish a quest can have substantial ramifications. Take, for example, the side quest called The Power of the Atom. This is one of the first side quests you might encounter in the town of Megaton. Megaton is so-named because there's a live nuclear bomb in the center of town. It leaks a bit of radiation and some local nutjobs worship it as some sort of great deity. The local law enforcement would be appreciative if you could quietly disarm the bomb. But a shadowy businessman in the local tavern offers you a hefty sum if you can rig the bomb to explode, instead. Since Megaton has other side quests and is also the place where you find your first lead on your father's whereabouts, blowing up the town can be a pretty dramatic act if you do it early on. It's a very cool moment." --- Jeff Gerstmann
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Conrad
Super Mario
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Post by Conrad on Oct 28, 2008 7:17:33 GMT -5
Can't wait to pick this up after work tonight. It has been a long wait for the third game in the series. I just hope it has that same feel the other games have.
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Post by J.J. on Oct 28, 2008 8:39:34 GMT -5
GAH! I'm going to own it today with nothing to play it on.
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Post by Benjamin on Oct 28, 2008 8:42:06 GMT -5
I hope my local EBGames got this in today because they're pretty fucking incompetent. I called them yesterdsay to see when they expected LittleBigPlanet in and they said they had no idea. They said it was rescheduled and that they didn't know when they were supposed to ship new copies. I told them that they already have in the States and they were fucking speechless and had no idea what I was talking about. But I digress.
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Post by Joe on Oct 28, 2008 17:36:53 GMT -5
Just got out of the vault, love it so far, and really I loved Oblivion and I see the similarities in the game but they are amazingly different at the same time which just makes it more awesome.
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Post by Chase on Oct 29, 2008 13:47:41 GMT -5
I played a lot yesterday.
I went on a tangent from my helpful, friendly self and killed everyone in Megaton. After raiding their supplies, hacking computers, and seeing what I could get if I killed certain people (the Overseer's key, a bobblehead, holotapes, and other very interesting goodies), I went off on a trek to GNR Plaza. Along the way, I encountered mutants, raiders, and creepy minotaurs. I leveled up myself to level 5, and had no difficulty taking down Super Mutants. Stupidly, I didn't save my Very Evil tangent, and was killed by multiple rockets during a gun fight at GNR Plaza. If only I could have fixed the minigun; I would have killed those GNR Plaza raiders very quickly. All I had that worked was my pistol that dealt out 9 damage. I am glad I explored early. It got that craving out of my system, and now I will focus on quests and sidequests. But man, that was quite an epic journey.
Fallout 3 is incredible and incredibly immersive. It is definitely a strong contender for Game of the Year.
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Post by Joe on Oct 31, 2008 10:10:18 GMT -5
The only bad thing I've really found that I miss from oblivion is that you could join different things like I just met the Family for that quest Blood Ties and I was hoping that you could join them but you can't that was the only thing that made me sad so far.
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Post by Chase on Oct 31, 2008 11:30:45 GMT -5
Damn my bounty in the Capital Wasteland and damn the bounty hunters trying to kill me.
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Post by Haydn on Oct 31, 2008 12:49:07 GMT -5
I absolutely adore this game.
I love having the radio on whilst explording, it's such an atmospheric game.
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Post by Chase on Oct 31, 2008 17:17:59 GMT -5
This may be premature but, after playing the Mirror's Edge demo, I'm calling Fallout 3 my Game of the Year.
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Post by J.J. on Oct 31, 2008 17:21:50 GMT -5
Release season is pretty much slowing to a close, there are only a few key titles left until we're done, and all of them rely on guns and multiplayer.
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Post by Haydn on Oct 31, 2008 18:00:31 GMT -5
This may be premature but, after playing the Mirror's Edge demo, I'm calling Fallout 3 my Game of the Year.
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Post by Ross on Oct 31, 2008 22:22:39 GMT -5
I am going to buy this as soon as I am done with Fable II. I feel bad for neglecting Tales of Vesperia though. And I haven't even gotten LBP yet.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 2, 2008 19:29:05 GMT -5
*twitch* Completed Fallout today. All I have to say is this. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Your character fucking dies.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 3, 2008 15:43:45 GMT -5
It still amazes me how abruptly Fallout ended. gargh.
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Post by Chase on Nov 4, 2008 22:28:10 GMT -5
I just completed Fallout 3. It is easily Game of the Year. ♥
"War never changes", indeed.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 5, 2008 11:42:36 GMT -5
The ending didn't piss you off at all?
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Post by J.J. on Nov 5, 2008 12:23:38 GMT -5
He might have gotten one of the awesome 200 different endings.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 5, 2008 15:30:44 GMT -5
200...changed to 6. damn bethesda
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Post by Ross on Nov 5, 2008 15:49:11 GMT -5
I just started playing it today.
Any advice on what skills are best to power up? And seriously, why does the lockpicking confuse me.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 5, 2008 16:26:21 GMT -5
Lockpicking, Science and Small Guns.
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Post by Ross on Nov 5, 2008 16:47:50 GMT -5
were you good, or evil? Does it really maqke much difference. I am really tempted to blow up Megaton.
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Post by Haydn on Nov 5, 2008 17:07:14 GMT -5
I was good, word of advice, don't blow up megaton, alot of VERY useful things can be obtained from megaton, i.e. a house, for disarming the bomb.
If you're evil, you don't get side quests very easy cause they don't trust you.
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Post by Chase on Nov 5, 2008 18:16:36 GMT -5
I enjoyed the ending, Haydn. It was a little sudden, but affective. I just started playing it today. Any advice on what skills are best to power up? And seriously, why does the lockpicking confuse me. Lockpicking confused me when I first started. All you need to do is find a spot where you're able to apply force without breaking the bobby pin. If you find a spot where you can apply force but it shakes, just go a little to the left or right, and try again. After playing for a while, you'll memorize where to position things for Easy, Average, and Hard picks. In hindsight, during the first few hours of play, I recommend putting points into Lockpicking, Medicine, and Small Guns. Then alternate Small Guns with Energy Weapons later in the game. I ended up really evil. My status was Very Evil and my rank was Urban Mythology, or something similar. All I did was kill people for goods when I needed them, dang it. I wanted to try to be really good my second play-through, but I decided to kill the Overseer at the beginning, and slid down the slippery slope. And I recommend the Animal Friend perk. It makes traveling a lot easier when those beasts don't attack, and sometimes help, you.
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Post by Chase on Nov 5, 2008 18:17:27 GMT -5
Oh, and I'm exploring the various speech perks (Lady Killer, Child at Heart) just to see what happens. So far it has been interesting.
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Post by Ross on Nov 5, 2008 18:43:46 GMT -5
I didn't know you could not kill that guy. When I went in the room two different times, he attacked me. Part of me wants to start all over again already. I tried taking that chicks letter to her town, only to get slaughtered by bandits. My bullets do nothing to them.
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Post by Chase on Nov 6, 2008 15:08:01 GMT -5
It's a lot easier to fulfill quests and remain mobile if you're "evil"---especially when you run out of ammo and only have the Power Glove. I killed many-a-hobo to make certain I would be able to make my way to where I was supposed to go and find a place to buy ammo/health and save. I completed the fire ant quest for the first time, yesterday. That kid can find his own home. I also shot Powder before he could shoot the sheriff (but I did not shoot the deputy). I wish I knew of the long-term effect that has on Megaton---but I went on a serial killing spree and wiped out the town at night.
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Post by Chase on Dec 11, 2008 4:54:53 GMT -5
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Conrad
Super Mario
Dork for life.
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Post by Conrad on Dec 13, 2008 8:19:30 GMT -5
I finished the main quest a couple of days ago. I think I'm going to start a new character and be good this time around. I want to make a stealth melee character.
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Post by Haydn on Dec 13, 2008 8:21:14 GMT -5
*fapfapfap*
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