I think this might be my favorite game ever. Maybe not the best game ever made, but definitely near the top of a lot of lists, an incredible game and a personal favorite.
Fallout 3 came out in 2007, a stacked year for games. Probably the best year ever for video game releases. Go look at what came out that year. Nuts, right?
Of them all, Fallout 3 stands out to me. The open world genre wasn’t brand new by the time Fallout 3 came out, but it was still growing, and this game felt like a big leap. The loneliness of the wasteland complimented the open world dynamic well, and the use of random, scripted and “missable” mini story beats (like shrines to teddy bears) meant that you were always experiencing something.
The main story is fine. I always really liked the opening sequences with you growing up in the vault as a tutorial system. The majority of it is fine. Not great. Not bad. Of course, these games always shine in the side quests and player generated stories that run alongside the main quest.
Gameplay would be improved considerably with New Vegas and Fallout 4 especially, but it doesn’t hinder Fallout 3 at all. VATS rocks and was such a great inclusion. Still feels so unique to fallout all these years later.
What I like most about Fallout 3 compared to its successors is the atmosphere though. While New Vegas and Fallout 4 had their own vibes that worked, Fallout 3 really felt like his insane mash up of desperation, dark humor, loneliness and THREE DOGG, HOWUUUUUUU.
You know what I’m saying?
Pretty much a masterpiece in my book. Wish you could aim down sights though.
Fallout 3 came out in 2007, a stacked year for games. Probably the best year ever for video game releases. Go look at what came out that year. Nuts, right?
Of them all, Fallout 3 stands out to me. The open world genre wasn’t brand new by the time Fallout 3 came out, but it was still growing, and this game felt like a big leap. The loneliness of the wasteland complimented the open world dynamic well, and the use of random, scripted and “missable” mini story beats (like shrines to teddy bears) meant that you were always experiencing something.
The main story is fine. I always really liked the opening sequences with you growing up in the vault as a tutorial system. The majority of it is fine. Not great. Not bad. Of course, these games always shine in the side quests and player generated stories that run alongside the main quest.
Gameplay would be improved considerably with New Vegas and Fallout 4 especially, but it doesn’t hinder Fallout 3 at all. VATS rocks and was such a great inclusion. Still feels so unique to fallout all these years later.
What I like most about Fallout 3 compared to its successors is the atmosphere though. While New Vegas and Fallout 4 had their own vibes that worked, Fallout 3 really felt like his insane mash up of desperation, dark humor, loneliness and THREE DOGG, HOWUUUUUUU.
You know what I’m saying?
Pretty much a masterpiece in my book. Wish you could aim down sights though.