Story Background
War has reached its pinnacle to the point of near destruction of the planet and turning it into a wasteland due to use of nuclear weapons. Apparently some people survived by shutting themselves in special vaults. While most vaults got destroyed over a period of time, one at least lasted. you are born and raised in vault 101. People are born in this vault and die this vault and nobody is allowed to go outside or come inside.
The game starts with the character being born, you are allowed customize your character somewhat and the game quickly skips over to when you are a baby, then a 10 year old, 16 year old and finally a 19 year old. At this point you find out that the characters dad, a scientist has escaped from the vault and the overseer of the vault is looking for your character. You have to escape the vault and find your father in the world outside.
Game Play
This is an open world RPG just like Oblivion. You get quests, explore the world, talk to people, get more quests and side quests and so on. The sheer amount of choice available is mind boggling. There are multiple ways to get a task done and you can tune your character according to your style of play.
Unfortunately this also means that this game is not for every one. RPG fans will love it while FPS fans who demand mindless action through out the game may not prefer this game.
Graphics
The game seems to be using the same engine or a modified version of the engine used for Oblivion. outdoor Graphics in oblivion were pretty impressive, but unfortunately this does not seem to be case with Fallout 3. While the visuals inside the vault were pretty good, as soon as you step outside, the graphics began to look dated. This is in spite of the fact that I was playing the game in Ultra High, Full AF, 8x AA at 1680 x 1050.
Sound
Audio and voice acting is pretty decent. The music too suits the setting of the game.
Conclusion
This game looks very promising. A must have for every Open World RPG fan. You will be spoiled with the excessive choice. The only flaw in the game seems to be the dated look of the graphics.
War has reached its pinnacle to the point of near destruction of the planet and turning it into a wasteland due to use of nuclear weapons. Apparently some people survived by shutting themselves in special vaults. While most vaults got destroyed over a period of time, one at least lasted. you are born and raised in vault 101. People are born in this vault and die this vault and nobody is allowed to go outside or come inside.
The game starts with the character being born, you are allowed customize your character somewhat and the game quickly skips over to when you are a baby, then a 10 year old, 16 year old and finally a 19 year old. At this point you find out that the characters dad, a scientist has escaped from the vault and the overseer of the vault is looking for your character. You have to escape the vault and find your father in the world outside.
Game Play
This is an open world RPG just like Oblivion. You get quests, explore the world, talk to people, get more quests and side quests and so on. The sheer amount of choice available is mind boggling. There are multiple ways to get a task done and you can tune your character according to your style of play.
Unfortunately this also means that this game is not for every one. RPG fans will love it while FPS fans who demand mindless action through out the game may not prefer this game.
Graphics
The game seems to be using the same engine or a modified version of the engine used for Oblivion. outdoor Graphics in oblivion were pretty impressive, but unfortunately this does not seem to be case with Fallout 3. While the visuals inside the vault were pretty good, as soon as you step outside, the graphics began to look dated. This is in spite of the fact that I was playing the game in Ultra High, Full AF, 8x AA at 1680 x 1050.
Sound
Audio and voice acting is pretty decent. The music too suits the setting of the game.
Conclusion
This game looks very promising. A must have for every Open World RPG fan. You will be spoiled with the excessive choice. The only flaw in the game seems to be the dated look of the graphics.
but I have no other option. My PC is 4 years old and Fallout 3 is not a game I want to miss. I guess PS3 will have to do for now.
