Story:
The fallout series was, in itself, a story. I read the back history before playing any of the games and, to be honest, it seems like something written out of a book. Set in a dimension similar to ours, The events of the fallout series are placed after 200 years of a Nuclear war , mainly between USSA (formerly the USA) and China. The war lasted no more than two hours, but the effects will last forever. I could rattle off the history for you here, but you can actually read it yourself at
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline.
Fallout 3 starts of, like the first game, in a giant underground bunker, known as a vault. This vault is Vault 101, and to be blunt its full of total jerks! You really start off when you wake up quite abruptly one day to be informed that your dad ran away, his assistant was killed, and the security wants you dead. Well, after multiple killings, we reach the vault door. Open it, go to the wooden door, and then a screen appears, practically asking? were you dissatisfied with your life as a child? Make some changes here.? Afterwards, you go on a search for your father. I seriously think your character just wants to sleep with daddy because their scared of the evil super mutants.
End Score: 30/100
Leveling and Karma:
As all rpgs, you must level up, usually by doing quests to get experience. But no, you can get experience by killing civilians. Sounds awesome, right? Wrong. You get bad karma, and karma is very important in this game. You see, Good karma means civilians will like you and, sometimes, give you free items. there are three karma types: Good karma, neutral karma, and bad karma. Bad karma means people will dislike you, neutral means you?re nobody to them, and goods karma means you are almost a god to these idiots. You get karma choices straight from the vault, with the choice of killing the vault?s overseer or talking like a goody-to-shoes. Trust me, although you get more experience being bad, its better to be good?. except for some parts. but, like all things, the choice in this game isn?t that great. mainly every discussion boils down to three choices: good, bad, or in-between. Seriously guys, Im gonna give my life-savings to the company that can make a game with more choices that good, bad, or neutral. And that means never.
End score: 50/100
Music and soundtrack:
Music selection in this game is awesome! That?s the only way to describe. Now, I am a major fan of old American classics, and this game provides like no other. As soon as you ?discover? Galaxy News Radio, turn it on and the game turns golden. There are other stations, such as the enclave, but the only good one is Galaxy News Radio. The music is great, not only the radio but also the background music. Turn off the radio and music hits in at all the right places. Get into a suspicious or dangerous area and the mysterious music plays.
End score: 100/100
Sounds / voices:
I include the category of sounds because of this: Most games with guns have fake gun sounds. Not much difference here. I mean, im pretty sure if I go and fire up a minigun its going to, first of all, rumble. There is definitely going to be some shaking. Secondly, im pretty sure its not going to be a small mechanical whir. Im pretty sure its going to be some loud crap. I understand you don?t want to include rumbling feature when your firing a gun or the loud sound of a minigun going off, but answer me this: why does the combat shotgun sound like a regular pistol? Seriously, my sisters farts sound more hardcore than it. And that?s bad. Otherwise, Monster sounds are good, if there are any. I usually have all my volume down except for the music.
Once again, Bethesda uses the old dartboard technique. Come on guys, when I hear a voice, I don?t want some deep voice playing a scientist as my father. Sure, the annoying Doctor Li was fitted perfectly, amazing even me. Maybe it was one of your magical fairy princesses casting a magical spell. And also, what kind of drugs did you guys give ?Three Dog?? He?s so energetic im wondering if you paid him more than everybody else. Maybe that?s why they all suck. Seriously, hes like a hyperactive baby who just came out of the womb. ?This is Three dog, Waaaaah!, and I need my diaper changed mommy!? and why isn?t there a preset of voices for your character? Saints row 2 did it. Sure they didn?t have an asian voice but I don?t care. I think my hardcore asian gangster with a bloody british voice was cool. MAJOR Suggestion: Main character needs voice.
End Score: 10/100
Map:
All games have maps, and some of them, if you look closely enough represent actual geographic features and cities. The Fallout series alwas did a good bjob at this but never hid behind some fancy names like ?hoobaloo town? or ?bimbo city.? They just named its new names, like, for example, New Reno, New Vegas, and the Capital Wasteland. In the previous games, it wasn?t detailed as the game engine wasn?t that great. But with Bethesda using their same engine as Oblivion, you really get to see the details. The Washington monument can be seen almost everywhere, and if you haven?t seent he concept art yet, I suggest you do. The concept is that of the original Halo concept art, making me melt.
End Score:100/100
Overall review: Fallout 3 is a great game and, although it does nto do the est job, it does an overall medium-rare job for the rare steak I ordered. I still like it, but it was too hyped. I am glad that the original fallout team is working on New vegas. Please, please, please use good voice actors that fit their roles. The one thing that the PC version has going for it that there are mods (modifications) and the game is less expensive.
Overall score: 58/100
The fallout series was, in itself, a story. I read the back history before playing any of the games and, to be honest, it seems like something written out of a book. Set in a dimension similar to ours, The events of the fallout series are placed after 200 years of a Nuclear war , mainly between USSA (formerly the USA) and China. The war lasted no more than two hours, but the effects will last forever. I could rattle off the history for you here, but you can actually read it yourself at
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline.
Fallout 3 starts of, like the first game, in a giant underground bunker, known as a vault. This vault is Vault 101, and to be blunt its full of total jerks! You really start off when you wake up quite abruptly one day to be informed that your dad ran away, his assistant was killed, and the security wants you dead. Well, after multiple killings, we reach the vault door. Open it, go to the wooden door, and then a screen appears, practically asking? were you dissatisfied with your life as a child? Make some changes here.? Afterwards, you go on a search for your father. I seriously think your character just wants to sleep with daddy because their scared of the evil super mutants.
End Score: 30/100
Leveling and Karma:
As all rpgs, you must level up, usually by doing quests to get experience. But no, you can get experience by killing civilians. Sounds awesome, right? Wrong. You get bad karma, and karma is very important in this game. You see, Good karma means civilians will like you and, sometimes, give you free items. there are three karma types: Good karma, neutral karma, and bad karma. Bad karma means people will dislike you, neutral means you?re nobody to them, and goods karma means you are almost a god to these idiots. You get karma choices straight from the vault, with the choice of killing the vault?s overseer or talking like a goody-to-shoes. Trust me, although you get more experience being bad, its better to be good?. except for some parts. but, like all things, the choice in this game isn?t that great. mainly every discussion boils down to three choices: good, bad, or in-between. Seriously guys, Im gonna give my life-savings to the company that can make a game with more choices that good, bad, or neutral. And that means never.
End score: 50/100
Music and soundtrack:
Music selection in this game is awesome! That?s the only way to describe. Now, I am a major fan of old American classics, and this game provides like no other. As soon as you ?discover? Galaxy News Radio, turn it on and the game turns golden. There are other stations, such as the enclave, but the only good one is Galaxy News Radio. The music is great, not only the radio but also the background music. Turn off the radio and music hits in at all the right places. Get into a suspicious or dangerous area and the mysterious music plays.
End score: 100/100
Sounds / voices:
I include the category of sounds because of this: Most games with guns have fake gun sounds. Not much difference here. I mean, im pretty sure if I go and fire up a minigun its going to, first of all, rumble. There is definitely going to be some shaking. Secondly, im pretty sure its not going to be a small mechanical whir. Im pretty sure its going to be some loud crap. I understand you don?t want to include rumbling feature when your firing a gun or the loud sound of a minigun going off, but answer me this: why does the combat shotgun sound like a regular pistol? Seriously, my sisters farts sound more hardcore than it. And that?s bad. Otherwise, Monster sounds are good, if there are any. I usually have all my volume down except for the music.
Once again, Bethesda uses the old dartboard technique. Come on guys, when I hear a voice, I don?t want some deep voice playing a scientist as my father. Sure, the annoying Doctor Li was fitted perfectly, amazing even me. Maybe it was one of your magical fairy princesses casting a magical spell. And also, what kind of drugs did you guys give ?Three Dog?? He?s so energetic im wondering if you paid him more than everybody else. Maybe that?s why they all suck. Seriously, hes like a hyperactive baby who just came out of the womb. ?This is Three dog, Waaaaah!, and I need my diaper changed mommy!? and why isn?t there a preset of voices for your character? Saints row 2 did it. Sure they didn?t have an asian voice but I don?t care. I think my hardcore asian gangster with a bloody british voice was cool. MAJOR Suggestion: Main character needs voice.
End Score: 10/100
Map:
All games have maps, and some of them, if you look closely enough represent actual geographic features and cities. The Fallout series alwas did a good bjob at this but never hid behind some fancy names like ?hoobaloo town? or ?bimbo city.? They just named its new names, like, for example, New Reno, New Vegas, and the Capital Wasteland. In the previous games, it wasn?t detailed as the game engine wasn?t that great. But with Bethesda using their same engine as Oblivion, you really get to see the details. The Washington monument can be seen almost everywhere, and if you haven?t seent he concept art yet, I suggest you do. The concept is that of the original Halo concept art, making me melt.
End Score:100/100
Overall review: Fallout 3 is a great game and, although it does nto do the est job, it does an overall medium-rare job for the rare steak I ordered. I still like it, but it was too hyped. I am glad that the original fallout team is working on New vegas. Please, please, please use good voice actors that fit their roles. The one thing that the PC version has going for it that there are mods (modifications) and the game is less expensive.
Overall score: 58/100
