Re: Fallout 3
Wow @ these reviews.
Wow @ these reviews.
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Re: Fallout 3
From IGN Review
The PS3 version has shown us substantially more bugs than what you get on PC and 360.
I, and other editors at IGN, have also experienced an annoying number of bugs on the PS3 version that have prevented the game from progressing or have broken the world. In all of these cases, reloading the game has been enough to fix the errors and nothing was frustrating or detrimental enough to give me thought of not recommending the game. However, there is one major issue with the PS3 version that can't be fixed with a reset. Every time anybody on your friends list signs on or sends you a message (or any time you receive any network notification), the game freezes and the screen blurs for a few seconds. If you have a lot of friends signing on and off all day, this will completely ruin the game. The only way to circumvent this is to either play offline or turn off notifications entirely.Go Noles!!! >>----->Comment
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I don't think I'll be able to hold of until Christmas for Fallout and Fable, I'm eventually going to break down and buy one of them. I need some money though.Member of The OS Baseball Rocket Scientists AssociationComment
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Any pics of the female character? I know there is one but I haven't seen a screen or anything. Not that it matters since it looks like everyone will probably end up in that killzone looking armor anyway.Comment
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Re: Fallout 3
Shacknews Review - An Old PC Game at Heart
GameSpy Review - 5/5Fallout 3 is a PC game. Sure, it's an Xbox 360 game, too. And it's a PlayStation 3 game, I guess. It's also an RPG, technically.
But when you get at the heart of it, Fallout 3 feels like a game designed for the PC. It has the soul of a big-boxed, full-manual, five-CD game from 1998. It has all the complexity and addictiveness of a System Shock, or a Deus Ex--or, yes, a Fallout.
And when I say "game," I mean it in the most ambitious sense. It's the kind of title that rekindles that 90s spark of imagination, when the borders of gaming were less defined, and anything seemed possible. From the opening moment, it's the kind of work that has you thinking: "*******--this is a real game."
Pros
Massive, highly detailed environment; engaging storyline; gorgeous visuals; haunting score; excellent presentation.
Cons
VATS can make things a bit too easy; some technical issues here and there; lots of time spent walking.Go Noles!!! >>----->Comment
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GiantBomb Review - 4/5
You know, let's just break it down up top. Fallout 3 takes the base level action of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, changes the setting from knights-and-wizards fantasy to mutants-and-raiders post-apocalyptic Washington DC, sprinkles on a handful of systems and references that are designed to remind you of the previous Fallout games, and sends you on your way. It's successful at giving you meaningful moral choices that, in a lot of cases, reshape the game pretty dramatically. But at the same time, by trying to be a wide-open game that accounts for multiple play styles, you really notice it when you bump up against the technical and storytelling limitations of the game and its narrative structure.It's probably this sort of cowardice and constant running that resulted in me finishing the game at level 15, even though the level cap is 20. Getting from the game's intro to the end credits took me just over 25 hours, and I feel like I spent just as much, if not more time taking on side quests than I did following the main quest line. Along the way you'll meet a solid cast of characters that breathe life into the wasteland via some quality dialogue and interactions that feel meaningful. Even if you're going to turn around and gun them down, or just act like a horrible bastard the entire time, your dealings with these guys is what makes the game worthwhile. One could probably spend 50 hours or more exploring every nook and cranny of the Fallout 3 world, but I came away satisfied after finishing the game as a "good" character and putting significant time into a pair of more opportunistic or "evil" avatars. Depending on how much of a completionist you are, your own playtime can vary dramatically.Also, the game autosaves every time you walk through a door or enter a new location. I ran into a spot where I had picked a lock, angering a nearby robot, who gave chase and alerted the entire town that I was a bad guy. I ran through a door, which saved the game in a state where I had very little health and had like eight people chasing after me, guns blazing. It led to a situation where the game would load up, I would attempt to run away, get killed, reload in the exact same state, die again, and so on for around 30 minutes. I finally managed to find a spot where I could duck and the game's questionable AI couldn't find me, and everything eventually got back to normal. But I didn't have a recent hard save at that point. If I had been caught with less health and placed in a spot where there was no way to escape, I probably would have been caught in a death loop with no escape and nothing to do but start over again. That... seems kind of bad. Take that as a warning and try to remember to manually save from time to time.Across the three platforms, the PC version of Fallout 3 is the best, provided you have hardware that can handle it. The PC version has better lighting, a bit more graphical detail, and just looks better, overall. It's a Games For Windows Live game, too, so if you're dead set on playing the game with an Xbox 360 controller, you can do that on the PC, as well. Additionally, it has achievements, just like the 360 version, though they're kept separately--this means you could technically double up, play the game to completion on both the 360 and the PC, and have double the points as a result.
The 360 version is no slouch, though. It might not be quite as pretty as the PC version, but it still looks fine. The load times remain pretty reasonable. The PlayStation 3 version is below the 360 version, by comparison. The level of detail when you're in the wasteland or other areas where you can see for great distances isn't quite as good, the game seems to be a bit more aliased, and the frame rate isn't as smooth. Plus, the PS3 version of the game doesn't have any trophy support (yet), and the game actually freezes every time a status message, such as "so and so is online" or "DUDE HOW DID U GET FALLOUT 3 EARLY!!!!???" is on-screen. That's bad enough to make you want to log out of the PlayStation Network before booting up the PS3 version of the game.
It's unfortunate that Fallout 3 is saddled with so many little- and medium-sized issues, because they get in the way of what's an otherwise fantastic experience. The world is well-realized and full of options. It'll be a struggle in spots, but I'm willing to guess that most people will be able to overlook a lot of the game's problems and still have a very good time exploring the irradiated wasteland formerly known as Washington DC.Last edited by Flawless; 10-28-2008, 12:49 AM.Go Noles!!! >>----->Comment
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Re: Fallout 3
went to 2 diff wal marts to see if they put em out..no luck. gonna have to wait till tommorowSports do not build character. They reveal it.
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Can anyone who has the game tell me how many difficulty settings there are? I ask because I usually don't play rpgs so I don't want to get too overwhelmed by the difficulty
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So guess where I ended up at midight tonight...
I have no self control. Time to stay up all night.I don't like the Yankees, I like the Red Sox, I don't like the Lakers, I like the Celtics, I hate the Canadiens and I love the Bruins. Soccer is the best sport on Earth, but most Americans are too ignorant to realize it. I am American.
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Man, I can not say enough about the VATS aiming system. It's pretty much mandatory. Head shots never get old.
Hold on to all the extra gear instead of selling that stuff. I found out you use extra gear to repair items. So if you have two jump suits at 75%, you can combine them to get 1 jump suit at 100% depending on your repair ability.PSN: PhiNuPi
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What's up with the pausing everytime of the game when a your friends list logs on/off the game freezes for 3-5 seconds. This is very annoying. Hope that gets fixed ral soon. This is on the PS3. Graphics are stunning. Just real tired and have to get up early so will really get into it in the morning after Wifey goes to work and kids get of too school. Peace fellows and enjoy what seems to be an outstanding game.Last edited by Flightwhite24; 10-28-2008, 08:31 AM.The poster formerly know as "FLIGHTWHITE"Comment
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