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Edge: Fallout 3 Review

The substantial boons aside, however, Bethesda treads water in most other areas of obvious improvement, and Fallout 3 is disappointing in its lack of finesse. But then submersion in this world means that you quickly look past the many frustrations – the uncanny NPCs, the occasional broken quest, the ill-conceived interface, the dozy voice-acting. It's a game that rewards the long-haul with deep, inventive missions which eschew the usual fetch and kill structure, ensuring that the many hours spent in Fallout 3's wasteland aren't wasted.

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Spike476375d ago

really just about lost it?

InMyOpinion6375d ago

This is why I got fed up with Fallout 3.

Move 30 feet. Firefight. Go into the menu and repair guns & armor. Repeat. 20 hours into the game I noticed that enemies became so tough that I had to leave dungeons, go back to my apartment and replenish health, medkits, spare guns and armor(for repairs), before I could go back and continue. Killed a couple more enemies then back to the apartment again.

The same bug that killed Oblivion for me is also still there. If you don't play the game and level the way the designers intended you to level the game becomes broken. You then have to restart from scratch and level differently. I wasn't willing to replay 20 hours worth of gameplay so now I've put it on the shelf.

pukka_p6375d ago

I love RPGs and really liked Oblivion (did about 80 hours I think, but got a little bored and didn't bother finishing it in the end, but it was good). Was really excited about Fallout 3...

What happened? I did 3 or 4 hours, hated the whole vault growing up thing, didn't like the story, found the combat side to be a little worse than Oblivion (surprisingly) - generally didn't like it.

Oblivion was an 8.5 in my opinion. Fallout 3 is around 6.5 (Edge's score seem just right to me).

Still, it's just my opinion (and my arbitrary assignment of numbers to appear objective on an entirely subjective matter of taste and personal preference - just as with any review).

MaximusPaynicus6375d ago

I hardly every say this, especially when it comes to game reviews, but if you are seriously having that much trouble with Fallout 3 then I'd be inclined to say that you simply don't know what the hell you're doing.

--Onilink--6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

yeah, i do admit that at some points the game was a little tough, but not 1 time i had to go back to my house every single time i left a dungeon, you must have been doing something wrong, even when u are in the DC area in low levels, you can also move troguh the train stations and avoid super mutants. And saying the game is bad after 3 hours into the game? have havent even STARTED to scratch the surface of this game, on your 1st playtrough you are probably still in the vault at this point, and if you are not, then you are rushing things which is a bad thing in an RPG as well

InMyOpinion6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

Bethesda are the ones that don't know what they are doing when designing games where enemies level progressively. They throw in a million things in their games and the player 'freedom' but don't know how to balance it properly. Why is the third person view even an option?

I know what I did wrong and I'm going to explain it to you. I decided to level 4 offensive skills(small guns, melee, grenades and hand to hand) instead of 2(as the designers probably intended you to). As I progressed I put more emphasis on small guns and grenades cause those were the ones I thought were most effective for me.

What happened when I was at level 16 was what I described earlier on. The enemies had become more or less immune to my assault rifle. The hunting rifle wasn't an option anymore.

I also got really fed up with the fact that most of the gameplay consists of a scavenger hunt for weapons and armor so you can repair your stuff. Which you do every 30 seconds. This makes the game feel flawed. Even Oblivion had a better solution to that with it's blacksmith hammers. Combining assault rifles and armors just doesn't make any sense, and it makes your weapons feel as unique as a bag of potatoes in a grocery store - "Oh look! I found a powerful gun with a scope. Now I just need to find 5 more before I can use it!"

@--Onilink-- - If you refer to me I'm about 20-25 hours into the game and I never had to run from enemies while in DC. The hardest ones I encountered there were 3 bounty hunters, but I got past them by using a shotgun and some drugs to raise attack and make you take more damage(don't remember their names, was a while ago I played it). I've done lots of side quests as well with my favourite being the hunt for the android aboard the ship.

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die_fiend6375d ago

Yep, once again a poor review. Fallout's much better than 7/10, I don't know anyone who'd say otherwise

TheIneffableBob6375d ago (Edited 6375d ago )

It's better than a 7, but not much better. I'd give it an 8 or so. It's a solid game, but it didn't suck me into its game world. The dialogue system is good, but some of the writing is atrocious. Also, the final third or so of the game's story is not that good. It's like Bethesda just rushed the story near the end. Oh, and another thing: the game's decisions are sometimes too black and white and too direct. Some more gray area actions and not having your decisions impact you immediately would be nice. The Witcher did this fairly well.

thor6375d ago

Of course it sucks. Fallout 3 is on PS3 as well. -Edge

PS360WII6375d ago

So if Edge doesn't know how to review that means their 10 for LBP is a bunch of baloney as well right?

Fallout 3 I find to be amazing but many still think it is nothing but Oblivion with guns and therefor no good or they just think it is suppose to be a fps and forget that it's an RPG.

YogiBear6375d ago

I am not an RPG fan. Oblivion did not impress me nor did Knights of The Old Republic. I like FPS and platformers mostly but I really do like Fallout 3. It's a deep game with many options and routes you can go. I think Edge has simply realized that they can get more hits by writing such BS reviews. I think it's a testament to Bethesda that someone who does not care for RPG's like myself can really get into Fallout 3.

PS360WII6375d ago

That's awesome I'm glad you like Fallout 3 without being a fan of RPGs :)

You are right that Bethesda is doing something right if they can pull off a game where someone like me who's an RPG nut can like it and someone like you who doesn't care for RPG can still get into the game.

kewlkat0076375d ago

I think the game looks great..but I have not done much. I don't know if I like the control scheme yet.

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Fallout 3 Remaster Is Allegedly Planned For Release At Some Point In The Future

A remaster of Bethesda Game Studios' 2008 action role-playing game, Fallout 3, is planned for release at some point in the future.

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LucasRuinedChildhood125d ago

Would be nice if they had New Vegas ready as well, especially because of the show.

Hopefully this doesn't have the same performance issues as Oblivion Remastered.

cloganart124d ago

I haven't seen anything on these performance issues? What's been going on?

walken7124d ago

Probably the Unreal Engine issues, I skipped it for that reason.

Snookies12125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

Throw in all the DLC as well, like Oblivion and I'll definitely bite. I recall having one trophy left to unlock on the PS3 version with 100+ hours in my save. When my save file got corrupted, lol. Very sad day.

To be fair though, Bethesda was trash at Playstation ports anyway.

Michiel1989124d ago

all devs sucked at porting to ps3 for the first like 3 years because no one had experience with the cell architecture. Even 1st party took a long while to get proficient with it, the difference between uncharted 1 and 3 is massive for example.

Extermin8or3_124d ago

Oh oh oh I can do this too. GTA 7 will be made at some point in the future. Fallout 5 will enter development in the future too

jznrpg124d ago

Everyone there should know most gamers want New Vegas and Morrowind more than anything.

Christopher124d ago

Which is why we won't get them. Gotta keep floating "support this one and it might happen".

BlaqMagiq1124d ago

Can't wait. Won't have to go back to my PS3 to play this when it comes out.

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Fallout 3 remastered on the Nintendo Switch 2 is what we deserve, not the worst Fallout game

Fallout Day's disappointing news that Fallout 4 is coming to Switch 2 is a shame, as this 17-year-old entry is more deserving of a new port.

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jambola197d ago

Why exactly do you think you deserve it??

Phoenix76196d ago

Fallout 4 isn't the worst game in the franchise. It's either Fallout 76 or Fallout BOS that's the worst.

gigoran8196d ago

PC and all other modern consoles never got a remaster of 3, but obviously the switch 2 was the tipping point to make it a reality... ahuh

1nsomniac196d ago

Meh, I thought 3 was garbage. I'm not a great fan of the franchise to be fair. They're like B-Movie films, really shallow and janky. 4 was definitely one of the better ones though.

UltimateOwnage196d ago

So the article makes a snippy entitled statement and acts like that is going to encourage a publisher to give them what they want. Okay.

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Fallout 3 designer expects remaster to revise gunplay to make it closer to Fallout 4

Fallout 3 game designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the upcoming remaster should revise the game's gunplay to be more modern.

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neutralgamer1992384d ago

Give us FO3 with all the dlc remastered like ESO. Load times faster, quality of life improvements, gun play improvements

I believe it shouldn't just be graphical they should make improvements where they can to make the game better. A simple face lift isn't what's needed

ZeekQuattro384d ago

Still my favorite one. I remember getting a digital copy of FO3 when I got FO4(XBO). It was nice to finally play a stable version of the game. Then when I got a Series S it was an even better expierence. Quick resume and FPS boost made it feel like a whole new game. Updated gunplay would be very welcome though. One of the few things FO4 did better.