The Future's Brown: Fallout 3 review

[xXGeckoXx]

In all honestly, they should have named it Fallout: Project Purity instead of 3. Because it has no relation story-wise (even with the Enclave and BoS, it's not a direct descendant of the first 2). It's still Fallout - just not a 3.

You know. I really like the way it was named fallout 3. Project purity sounds crappy and suggests that the game is related to the plot and because the name fallout 3 promises no plot it seems very appropriate and the words actually look cool on the cover on top of that epic brotherhood of steel concept art.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

In all honestly, they should have named it Fallout: Project Purity instead of 3. Because it has no relation story-wise (even with the Enclave and BoS, it's not a direct descendant of the first 2). It's still Fallout - just not a 3.

You know. I really like the way it was named fallout 3. Project purity sounds crappy and suggests that the game is related to the plot and because the name fallout 3 promises no plot it seems very appropriate and the words actually look cool on the cover on top of that epic brotherhood of steel concept art.

Can't help but agree with you.

 

[AceDefective]

I dont agree with what you siad but it is a well done review

 

[Knight Templar]

This is really my first reveiw, so sorry if it's awful.

Graphics:

The graphics in this game in my opinion is so-so,with the aformentioned

When did you mention this? Apart from its wrong spelling (a small matter) the word means "cited or mentioned earlier or previously". How can you have this at the start of a review?

Story:

The story is really my main complaint with the game, or rather the ending.

Starting with the ending is a little odd.

 

[OMGFridge]

You really forgot to mention loads of things. Also the graphics/landscape in this were terrific. How could you not mention the immersion of this game? I really don't agree with you but I guess we have our opinions.

 

[quiet empire]

This is really my first reveiw, so sorry if it's awful.

Graphics:

The graphics in this game in my opinion is so-so,with the aformentioned

When did you mention this? Apart from its wrong spelling (a small matter) the word means "cited or mentioned earlier or previously". How can you have this at the start of a review?

Story:

The story is really my main complaint with the game, or rather the ending.

Starting with the ending is a little odd.

1. Mentioned in the title.
2. Meh. 'Tis the main complaint.

 

[O maestre]

i agree with you about the ending it was disastrous and so sloppy, i mean i could see they were going for a fable like effect but they did not pull it off at all and it kinda ruined the entire climax, not to mention that it felt forced. i also follow you completely on the ridiculous difficulty(or rather the lack of if you are evil that is) although i would criticize the karma system of being the same drivel as all the other "choice" games in fact i think kotor 2 had a better "choice" system but then again i would defend that game even if god, satan, george lucas and my dog told me that it was a bad game.
basically the choice was still goodie tu shoes or bad ass, although the game did make it feel more real, it made your character's choices seem authentic and morally unique, but it was still the same two bland choices.

however i liked the game because of it's atmosphere that is where the true art of fallout 3 comes out, just the shear magnitude of melancholy and loneliness was awesome, also having followers worked rather well, even though the tactical commands were some of the most basic.

 

[Knight Templar]

1. Mentioned in the title.

So?
A title should not be used as part of the review.

 

[Angus565]

The way I see it if the world is pretty much nuked to hell, the colour would probably be all dark gray and brown. but its an agreeable review.

 

[Credge]

]Hmm...don't know how the graphics stack up...oh well.

The PS3 version had similar graphics to the PC while the 360 lacked certain features like specular lighting. This was until recently now they're all pretty much the same.

I agree entirely with the reviewer, except for the gameplay. The story was terrible and the game didn't give you enough tools to make your own. Character development was a joke and, no matter what, you still started off as a child in this place. Your entire back-history is known and there is no room for you to write anything.

It also doesn't make sense to go out killing everyone randomly. You grew up in a level headed place with an intelligent and loving father. You're not insane ~ nobody mentioned this and that would have been something important to mention.

The graphics... eh. I hate them. I completely disagree that every place would lack color just because it was 'nuked to hell'. Chernobyl doesn't look like that at all. It's green. All over.

The game isn't realistic looking, it's ugly. They could have done so much with the world but decided on "Nah, EVERYTHING will be gritty!" No thanks. Just ugly.

 

[ShoryukenDude]

I can see where your coming from on the graphics stand point, even if I don't agree. They definitely aren't the best in the world ((Insert your own example here)), it's still much better than most of the other games that have come out recently.

I didn't have any problem with the story though. The ending was a little 'bleh', but A:It had Ron Pearlman and B: The ending is supposed to be changed ((IEropkicked right in the face with spiked boots)) with Broken Steel. I'm skeptic, but if Bethesda pulls it off, it's sure to be better.

Gameplay was great, even if it was kinda wonky when you tried to actualy use your gun instead of VATS. I still hate the physics. How does a Feral Ghoul fly into the air, flip 3 times and land in a heap when you shoot it in the head with a fecking pistol?

I liked Fallout 3 enough to keep playing after beating it, but everyone's got an opinion.

 

[thiosk]

a: all reviewers are entitled to their own scores, but a 6/10 or below is generally unplayable. Dislike the story, fine. Find the graphics ugly, fine. Prefer traditional shooters to VATS and the addmittadly shakey manual targeting, fine.

The game is still highly polished and playable and even most of the fallout fanatics accept it as canon.

b: isn't this the 30th fallout 3 review? maybe I should review Metroid 1 for the NES.

 

[McClaud]

In all honestly, they should have named it Fallout: Project Purity instead of 3. Because it has no relation story-wise (even with the Enclave and BoS, it's not a direct descendant of the first 2). It's still Fallout - just not a 3.

You know. I really like the way it was named fallout 3. Project purity sounds crappy and suggests that the game is related to the plot and because the name fallout 3 promises no plot it seems very appropriate and the words actually look cool on the cover on top of that epic brotherhood of steel concept art.

Well, it doesn't have to be named that. I'm just saying - if you want to skip all the controversy with all the nitwits who have a problem with this game being called "Fallout" anything, then you could drop the 3 portion and put a name on there. A third of their bitching comes from the fact it's not a direct sequel to the first two. Which is true.

I don't know what exactly you'd call it, but since - in terms of the old game - the plot of 2 is related to the plot of 1, and the plot of the last one was not related to the previous 2, it's not a direct sequel. So name it something other than 3. Anything you'd like that applies to the situation.

 

[Blanks]

well i suppose i can agree with you on the story and possibly the gameplay, but graphics not so much, i used the 360 version and hooked it up to a 42" television and was marveled at the spectacle of the wasteland in HD and it was twice that of a ps2 especially texture wise
The Npc's are quite stiff can't lie about that, i guess graphics and textures are all opinion based anyway

 

[Gringoloco]

I think it was a pretty good game, the ending kinda meh though. The graphics were good, the outdoor environments were awesome and i like the sense of scale, but it got a little too repitive in colors... the interiors were an insult though. The subway stations are copy pasted, in EVERY sense, even lighting and train wreck positions. I know the game is big, but stil.... like.. can't there be a red or green light in there? or pink light? Make at least some trains "enterable"? Why do rocks have to be always brownish gray? why can't a forest could have survived or at least regrown after 200 years of the apocalypsis (even if it's in a mutated form?) or can't a subway station have a glass or open air roof? The enclave base at the end was refreshing at least... nice design... still, I might replay it, maybe try to go evil this time...

good review!

 

[terminator320]

I think that while I disagree with that review I still respect it in the fact that while it isn't very objective it doesn't seem like you are trying too be it seems more like it is your opinion which I can respect. I am not that far into it and while it definenetly has errors I forgive it because it is one of the most immersive games I have played this year. Well except during dialouge with some of the characters due to them not really having any change in facial expression. I also think that you were a bit harsh on the graphics becuase while they definently aren't as good as killzone 2 or metal gear solid 4 they are still solid. So in conclusion as a first review I would say that it is rather good but I respectfully disagree with it.

 

[wwjdftw]

i dont think oyu were fair but its your opinion and i love the game so >

 

[steamednotfried]

This review is pointless, it gives no reason why one should or shouldn't play the game as far as the interactive experience is concerned. Do you find yourself constantly making interesting decisions? Are the mechanics functinal but simply not that interesting? Or are they completely disfunctional. How does it feel to play the game? how is the game made to create that effect?

Worse still is that you seem to be trying to write in a similar tone to that which you may have read on trashy review sites such as ign and gamespot.

Try to find for yourself how you feel about a game and explore what it is that conjours that feeling.