War never changes.
and that's how a game that i barely heard of until its release got into my favorites list. those who played already know i'm talking about fallout 3, the game i've finally finished yesterday, after giving it a second chance. and you dont know how much i'd regret if i hadn't given it this chance
a great, compelling story, tons of sidequests (i've beaten the game and still have half the map to check), and an epic ending. my only comlaints go to the time you have to spend to finally get to the good part. the first 10 hours (at least) you play a weak character with lack of money, ammo and stimpacks (the game's potions). in an attempt to get money, you're always overenclumbered (sp?) and cannot fast travel, which either makes you waste an hour walking back to the nearest town or give up half the spoils (my case).
but after that... there's absolutely nothing to complain. once ammo and health are not an issue, you can finally enjoy the game.
of course, claustrophobic places still scare the hell out of me in this game, but not as much in the beginning. i'd jump of joy everytime i got out of a dungeon (best term to describe insides of ruined buildings). super mutants are not something you run away from like an elephant from a mouse, and you're not forced to use weak guns to kill your foes.
the story is full of epic plot twists, but i managed to be the good guy to the end (to the point of seeing people running in my direction just to give me some ammo or money 
). you feel involved with the characters, dont want them to die (or, sometimes, WANT, and that's what quicksaves/loads are made for 
) and want to know more about them. the amount of "useless" characters thrown there just to give the place a feeling of immersion is surprising, and it just shows how much bethesda dedicated to the game. and they have a really good sense of humor (at least for people like me, that dont care about dark humor... "the red communist wave will not prevail in american territory! *blows something up*" it's funnier when you see it yourself).
the changes you can do in the story are also surprising, and depending on something you do at the begining of the game, the whole rest of the game might be drastically changed. that's something you dont see in every game.
and i hope those that still havent got a chance to play it try, and dont give up in the beginning just like i did. stick to the main story until you have enough money and ammo to do anything you want
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Vault 101 survivor BrunoBRS saving the capital wasteland from the evil Enclave
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this is the most surprising thing in fallout: it has everything a shooter has, but it's an RPG. a true RPG, with stats, skills, and even an exclusive battle system called the "V.A.T.S.". if you like RPGs and shooters, you'll love this game
second, the environment goes from enemies to traps to radiation issues (from over-irradiated areas to cars that blow up if you shoot it). and you can play it like a regular FPS (or TPS, if you want), but you can pause the game at any time to use V.A.T.S.. it'll consume your APs though@Fishbrain8 - lol yeah... only problem is that now i cant sell holotags from dead brotherhood members or use the brotherhood store...
@bobcheeseball - try the PC version, *checks requisites* not really high, i guess it can run on any PC
There might b two reasons, First I m afraid of lengthy games (They waste months), Second I played this game on my friends X360 for about 2 hours & I didn't liked it..............
Now I think that I should pick up Game of The Year Version.............
but at least you tried @pakhair - well the main story itself is not long, but there's just too much to be done other than that (including trying to beat the game many times with different builds and "styIes"). and it's not exactly the game you fall in love at first sight, but i guess 2 hours would be enough to know how the game works (depending on how far your friend was, at least)
The same friend has spent 200+ hours with the game & he always say, (My name) play this game, this is awesome..............
I'll probably give it a try next time I run out of games that I really want to play (not going to be any time soon) lol
i thought you were a guy but anyways, if you manage to run out of games to play (which looking at the releases for this year will be a hard thing), try it.
But then again I'm not really a girly-girl lol
if i remember it correctly, i know only 6 
Glad you enjoyed it and he rented it but never finished it
*checks old blog* yep you posted there will give you my wii # later.have you checked the unions lately? are they still active? 'cause it's been a while since i last went there...
Nope I haven't had time for unions
I really should see how it is going ! maybe Dj is still there but I don't who else , kinda sad to see the unions fall like that , especially one that lasted so long and was so much fun. I just don't have the time like I used to sadly
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