I have recently, like three days ago, rented Fallout3 myself. I was rather hesitant at first, I tend to not do well at shooters. But Zero Puctuation's review convinced me. The deep story and the intrique had pulled me in and hasn't let me go yet. Even the shooting elements are well done; I'm actually doing well. Few things are more satisfying than a super-crit grenade blast on a group of Super Mutants. Fallout 3 is one of those games that has something for everyone; hence the wide apeall. Be it RP, the surviving, the DnD-like stat development, or just simply quests that requires actual thought. And the rewards for each is good too. And the players always has a feeling of accomplishment. You pretty much have to be dead to not have an ego-boost after disarming the Bomb in Megaton, for example.