Fallout 3

[TheDutchDad]

Re: Fallout 3

I guess I'm the only one thats dissapointed.

I made a comment about how Fallout 3 story was not drawing me in, well thats times 10 now. I just beat the game.

Not only is the ending terrible, but it sneaks up on you. I could have sworn that I was only half way done with the main quest and then the credits roll.

By the way you cant continue playing after you beat the game, so if you have anything you want to do in the waste land you'd better take care of that before you decide to see the main quest through.

Yea that was last one was a little bit of a spoiler, but I know tons of people are gonna finish this thing thinking they can explore more or finish up the rest of the side quests later and they're wrong. If you follow my advice the ending wont be as dissapointing because you would have at least had the chance to experience some of the great sidequests in the game.

You must have just breezed right through the main quest, because I know people who have put in 40+ hours and still have a lot to do.

[texbuk84]

Re: Fallout 3

the game is challenging and the atmosphere of the game is amazing to me. thats enough for me.

[chilli311]

Re: Fallout 3

You must have just breezed right through the main quest, because I know people who have put in 40+ hours and still have a lot to do.

I've heard that you can beat the main quest if you play straight through in a pretty short time, but if you really want to experience it, you have to do the side quests. That's how I am. I've gotten nowhere on the main quest, but I'm knocking out the side quests left and right.

[Juice Malone]

Re: Fallout 3

You must have just breezed right through the main quest, because I know people who have put in 40+ hours and still have a lot to do.

Thats the thing i had no idea i was breezing through the main quest. It didnt feel like I was even close to done with the main story arc and then the game ends. I was planning on taking a break from it to do some more side quests/exploring, but didnt get that oppurtunity because you are not allowed to continue playing.

There was no climax. The ending was terrible and depending on some choices it makes no sense. I never got the chance to continue where i left off because the game doesnt let you. I'm dissapointed.

I'll put the time i spent on main quest in spoiler tags in case someone doesnt want to know.

Spoiler

Main quest only took maybe 10 hours and thats stretching it. I put in about 25 total hours total. So 10 on main quest and 15 on everything else. The total would have been much greater if the game gave me any clue that the story was about to end and if it allowed to continue playing after I was done

[Juice Malone]

Re: Fallout 3

I've heard that you can beat the main quest if you play straight through in a pretty short time, but if you really want to experience it, you have to do the side quests. That's how I am. I've gotten nowhere on the main quest, but I'm knocking out the side quests left and right.

I started off like that too, but got curious about my father, so I started doing main quest a little. It started to get a little interesting so i went a little deeper and boom the game ends. I'm thinking "well that was lame at least i still have the side quests left". Nope when the game ends, it ends. Cant continue on.

You'll see how the ending sneaks up on you when you get there.

[bad_philanthropy]

Re: Fallout 3

I started off like that too, but got curious about my father, so I started doing main quest a little. It started to get a little interesting so i went a little deeper and boom the game ends. I'm thinking "well that was lame at least i still have the side quests left". Nope when the game ends, it ends. Cant continue on.



You'll see how the ending sneaks up on you when you get there.

I had the same experience with the main quest, and really was taken by surprise when the end of the main quest actually was the end.

Spoiler

I was definitely expecting the whole battle with the Enclave, the water purification, and the rest of the main quest story elements be much more fleshed out. It seems like the pieces of the main story had finally fallen together and the table was set and I was ready to head into the next act of the story but then it just abruptly ended. I found that really disappointing.

What was even more odd was how the final quest was little more than a glorified cinematic, and then the end "boss" was an obscure villain who we had encountered a few brief times in the story who I ended up killing in one critical hit to the head.

What's more, why the hell couldn't I just have Fawkes go into the radiation and put in the damn password? He's immune to the stuff.

I still think the game is excellent though, sheerly from the standpoint of how imaginative the world is and how well the stories from the main quest to side quests are done.

[Juice Malone]

Re: Fallout 3

I had the same experience with the main quest, and really was taken by surprise when the end of the main quest actually was the end.

Spoiler

I was definitely expecting the whole battle with the Enclave, the water purification, and the rest of the main quest story elements be much more fleshed out. It seems like the pieces of the main story had finally fallen together and the table was set and I was ready to head into the next act of the story but then it just abruptly ended. I found that really disappointing.

What was even more odd was how the final quest was little more than a glorified cinematic, and then the end "boss" was an obscure villain who we had encountered a few brief times in the story who I ended up killing in one critical hit to the head.

What's more, why the hell couldn't I just have Fawkes go into the radiation and put in the damn password? He's immune to the stuff.

I still think the game is excellent though, sheerly from the standpoint of how imaginative the world is and how well the stories from the main quest to side quests are done.

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Yea at least give me a boss fight. I mean we got to go up against a behemoth right at the beginning of the main quest and we finish it up against a second hand CIA agent? I was expecting more. We could have purified the water and taken the fight to Eden or put the FEV in it and finish off the brotherhood depending on karma choices.

Standing 10 feet behind Liberty Prime as he destroys everything in his path with no need for assitance was about as fun as getting radiation posioning.

I didnt have high enough to karma to get fawkes to follow me, but that is ridiculous. I can only imagine that dialogue.

Me: Hey fawkes remember how you got that GECK for me in that radiation room? Well I need you to do something like that again just put in this code on that terminal
Fawkes: No you need to sacrifice yourself for the good of mankind.
Me: Yea your right *dies of radiation poisoning*

I had my radiation suit on when i put the code in, but died anyway does that make my ending worse than yours?

[Flightwhite24]

Re: Fallout 3

So is the consensus to get the full EXP. of the game, you need to take on all the quest/challenges. Here's the problem for me. I still have not figured out the storymode. I don't know if I'm looking for Pop's or is the storymode something else. lol

[Skyboxer]

Re: Fallout 3

You must have just breezed right through the main quest, because I know people who have put in 40+ hours and still have a lot to do.

Yeah I've played quite a bit and that's with doing only about 4-5 main story quests. Why rush through the game and not enjoy all aspects of it?
To each his own but if people can't get into this game then, just wow.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Fallout 3

I've heard that you can beat the main quest if you play straight through in a pretty short time, but if you really want to experience it, you have to do the side quests. That's how I am. I've gotten nowhere on the main quest, but I'm knocking out the side quests left and right.

I don't see how you could possibly finish the game without doing side quests to level up on any level other than easy.
Maybe I'm wrong...

[Jistic]

Re: Fallout 3

I'm at 25 hours, and have only done the 2nd main story quest when you to to GNR.

[mudtiger]

Re: Fallout 3

So is the consensus to get the full EXP. of the game, you need to take on all the quest/challenges. Here's the problem for me. I still have not figured out the storymode. I don't know if I'm looking for Pop's or is the storymode something else. lol

Yes, searching for your father is the main story.

Doing the sidequests and just exploring have been just as fun as doing the main quest for me.

[forensicd]

Re: Fallout 3

So not to let this game end so I can do side quests, should I go into the caverns or not? I just got past paradise falls. Thanks to those that have completed it.

[AlexBrady]

Re: Fallout 3

Be careful though...

I am avoiding the main story like crazy (just like oblivion), but I've also been exploring, and while exploring is satisfying to find these crazy places (drunk russian guy in the mansion anyone!), I actually skipped over a main quest by accident. The 'footsteps' quest was replaced by another one --- I believe you're asked to go to a radio station or something like that, and I never did, but I spoke to a certain character that had some info on the father and it opened up a new quest.

I suppose I could have not selected conversation trees that were about the father, I'm not sure... The thing is, I hope I only skipped over one main quest instead of a small chain of them.

In anycase I'm 25 hours In and think this is the best game this generation.

High praise. Better than Bioshock and Mass Effect?

[fishepa]

Re: Fallout 3

I think so.