Fallout 3

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  1. AnonymousMC
    Dec 31, 2008
    9
    Game is amazing! The map is so huge that there's always something to do (even if it is just killing/shooting heads off random people) and the story kept me asking for more. Maybe a little more available ammo for the amazing guns, but besides that I'm all over it.
    Oh yeah, Darren M is a f***tard.
  2. strangermoon
    Sep 23, 2019
    9
    best fallout 3d adoptaion. you can look this game as terminator game too bcosue bethesda before fallout making terminator game ending getting fallout license. bos dlc was needed to best exprience. you feel humanity failed and you are not the hope which good close to first fallout game. using 3d olday images of first fallout to create eaxt same models like vault armored suit or power armosbest fallout 3d adoptaion. you can look this game as terminator game too bcosue bethesda before fallout making terminator game ending getting fallout license. bos dlc was needed to best exprience. you feel humanity failed and you are not the hope which good close to first fallout game. using 3d olday images of first fallout to create eaxt same models like vault armored suit or power armos lke t51 first time 3d lef alone makes good. t 41 power armos weaker than t51s and looks fit the actual stroy of fallout. as brotherhood game feels to contune to fallout 1 which is awesome. third person in this game first time bethesda make good bcosue in oblivion stil was poor espcialy on pc.… Expand
  3. alanbessa
    Feb 24, 2018
    8
    Recommended.

    Good gameplay and incredible story. Always a good game to replay.
  4. SirDrake
    Apr 29, 2013
    10
    I can see bugs everywhere....
    But beyond this fog of crashes there is an absolute masterpiece.
    Not so hard to complete, but it's impossible to stop to play it .

    If you can play it, you must love it.
  5. CaptainSmithey
    Feb 5, 2019
    8
    incredible game that still holds up several years later. It has many glitches and the main story is weak. Everything else about the game is amazing.
  6. Lucif3r
    Jun 1, 2020
    10
    Did not believe the hype in 2008 but the game proved me wrong.
    Managed to suck me into the Fallout universe. Its an good game overall.
    VATS is fun and i enjoy the game much more than New Vegas.
  7. ATTin
    Jun 1, 2019
    9
    Story: 8, Gameplay: 9, Graphics: 9. One of the best RPG that i have ever played.
  8. Genezi
    Jun 10, 2017
    10
    Best radio ever! Great game. i have spent a lot of time on this title. It has a great story with memorable characters. Good gameplay and best cut scenes with good dialogs.
  9. Tomle1202
    Jul 8, 2017
    9
    Despite some technical issues, the large and unforgiving post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 3 is filled with dangerous bandits, deadly mutants and mysteries to uncover.
  10. HungryVovka
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    До сих пор помню свой диск ПК-версии игры) Проходил её вдоль и поперёк, каждый квест и не по разу, перепроходил всю игру десятки раз и каждый раз находил что-то новое и интересное. Даже несмотря на проблемы в оптимизации, движке и более упрощённом виде (по сравнению с Fallout 2), она по сей день остаётся одной из самых любимых мною игр.До сих пор помню свой диск ПК-версии игры) Проходил её вдоль и поперёк, каждый квест и не по разу, перепроходил всю игру десятки раз и каждый раз находил что-то новое и интересное. Даже несмотря на проблемы в оптимизации, движке и более упрощённом виде (по сравнению с Fallout 2), она по сей день остаётся одной из самых любимых мною игр.
  11. ShawnD
    Sep 26, 2017
    9
    This game was a lot of fun when it came out, and I have 154 hours logged, but it has not aged well. The game has a lot of major flaws. I think Fallout New Vegas is an absolute masterpiece, so I will use New Vegas to explain what is wrong with Fallout 3.

    Melee and unarmed attacks are completely useless. This is because Fallout 3 armor seems to reduce damage as a percentage rather than    This game was a lot of fun when it came out, and I have 154 hours logged, but it has not aged well. The game has a lot of major flaws. I think Fallout New Vegas is an absolute masterpiece, so I will use New Vegas to explain what is wrong with Fallout 3.

    Melee and unarmed attacks are completely useless. This is because Fallout 3 armor seems to reduce damage as a percentage rather than reducing damage by a set amount. Suppose your armor in Fallout 3 reduces damage by 30%. How many bullets do you eat before you land a single melee hit on an enemy? That adds up. You take massive damage while closing the gap.

    That damage reduction system works in both directions. In Fallout New Vegas, there are a lot of enemies you can't kill within the first hours of the game. Giant radscorpions in New Vegas have a very high damage threshold, so most guns don't do any damage. Attacking them requires a bit of strategy, and you need to think about which gun you are using. High damage with low fire rate is better than low damage at a high fire rate, and shotgun slugs are very effective while shotgun shot is useless. Fallout 3 is nothing like that. Every enemy in the game can be killed with any weapon in the game. It might take a lot of bullets, but you certainly can kill a Deathclaw in Fallout 3 using the SMG.

    Grenades are hilariously overpowered in Fallout 3. The VATS aiming thing stays in slow motion until the grenade explodes, and I think you are invincible during VATS. This means you can go nuts and grenade kill everything. The VATS aiming will land the grenade close enough, the enemy can't run away because it's slow motion, and they can't kill you during that time. Some would say this is a positive for Fallout 3 because it gives an easy "i win" button to any problem. Fallout New Vegas did away with all of that. Grenades in New Vegas will aim like the grenades in Fallout 3, but the slow motion ends when the grenade lands, and you can be killed during that time.

    I believe Fallout 3 also has a lack of gun options. The first rifle you get is the hunting rifle. It's pretty good, but it doesn't scale well. It has a low fire rate and low damage, so it becomes useless at higher levels. The next long range gun is the sniper rifle. The sniper rifle is a great gun, but it's rare and it breaks very quickly. The game basically forces you to use Chinese assault rifles at the higher levels. How did Fallout New Vegas differ? It has a .357 rifle, a .44 rifle a .45-70 rifle, a 5.56 rifle, a .50 rifle, and each gun has a variety of ammunition types (a .357 can fire .38 special). New Vegas did it right. You are never forced to use one or two guns. There are so many options.

    Is Fallout 3 a good game? Yes it is, but I can't play it anymore because I know that Fallout New Vegas is so much better in every possible way.    … Expand
  12. alexfsmw
    May 25, 2017
    10
    This is definitely one of the greatest games of all time. I started playing it a couple years ago and at first was not sure if I liked it, but after a few hours I was completely hooked. This is way more than just a game, it's really a great new world. The graphics, the stories, the characters, the gameplay are brilliant. This is the only game to my memory (maybe Skyrim is another one, butThis is definitely one of the greatest games of all time. I started playing it a couple years ago and at first was not sure if I liked it, but after a few hours I was completely hooked. This is way more than just a game, it's really a great new world. The graphics, the stories, the characters, the gameplay are brilliant. This is the only game to my memory (maybe Skyrim is another one, but it's been a while since I played it so don't quite remember) where I just really enjoy walking around and exploring the world without having any quests active, as you never know what or who you will find and it is just a pleasure to discover new places and just stop and enjoy the views. The characters are well developed and feel like real people with their own stories. Overall, this is a masterpiece and a must play and I would give it a higher than 10 score if I could.… Expand
  13. magicmonk123
    Jun 30, 2018
    8
    This is a classic game. Now that is is approaching ten years old, I can say that it is still worth playing today. That being said, it doesn't have the best animations, gunplay, or textures, so mods are definitely encouraged. That being said, the side quests and a large map that doesn't just siphon you towards certain areas (I'm looking at you New Vegas, still love you though) are veryThis is a classic game. Now that is is approaching ten years old, I can say that it is still worth playing today. That being said, it doesn't have the best animations, gunplay, or textures, so mods are definitely encouraged. That being said, the side quests and a large map that doesn't just siphon you towards certain areas (I'm looking at you New Vegas, still love you though) are very very strong suits. The main quest is nothing to ride home about though.… Expand
  14. diegoggx12
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    This game shows dedication and is unique, its environment which is very original immersed almost completely despite a loose combat this game deserves all merit and for much that is said that fallout new vegas is better (which is true) Do not let it be the best games ever
  15. nereed678
    May 23, 2019
    10
    Best game in the fallout series. With one of the best stories in video games, and an incredible world this game has solidified itself in history
  16. gautamkumar633
    Dec 23, 2022
    8
    Great game set in a hostile post-apocalyptic world with a lot of choices and exploration. The graphics have gotten a bit old but the gameplay still holds up good.
  17. CoreGamer1408
    Mar 17, 2019
    8
    Technically has issues when trying to play this on modern PC's. Steam/Retail needs community fixes, GoG version a little better. If and when you can get it up and running this is still a pretty fun ARPG-lite open world game. Story and characters I don't really care for or about. All across the wasteland to the bombed out DC ruins. To the creepy dark depths of the metro tunnels I just loveTechnically has issues when trying to play this on modern PC's. Steam/Retail needs community fixes, GoG version a little better. If and when you can get it up and running this is still a pretty fun ARPG-lite open world game. Story and characters I don't really care for or about. All across the wasteland to the bombed out DC ruins. To the creepy dark depths of the metro tunnels I just love to loot and explore in this one for sure.

    The game play, animations and A.I. has not aged well. While the DLC super tanked health/damage enemies can be an annoying grind in time and resources to put down. ( I deactivate the DLC till late game ). Another minor annoyance is the actual ability to use power armor only drops very late game. It is not even OP like in Fallout 4 so I use a power armor training mod off Nexus ( level 2 with 25 science requirements ).

    I have spent hundred and hundreds of hours in the base game 99% unmodded on the PC and still do. Yes it does have a dated feel to it all now, but I don't care. In the fun department it has still stood the test of time, because I am still very much playing it.    … Expand
  18. 119811
    Oct 9, 2017
    10
    Fallout 3, you're SPECIAL....
    For a game that came out in 2008, it still brings me much enjoyment to this very day.
    I first played the game sometime in 2010 and It was love at first sight. The map was enormous, choices were everywhere and the mass amount of junk you could pick up was perfect for that one spot in my Tenpenny tower that was starting to get a little lonely. I played    Fallout 3, you're SPECIAL....
    For a game that came out in 2008, it still brings me much enjoyment to this very day.
    I first played the game sometime in 2010 and It was love at first sight.

    The map was enormous, choices were everywhere and the mass amount of junk you could pick up was perfect for that one spot in my Tenpenny tower that was starting to get a little lonely.

    I played it non-stop, all day every day on my ps3 for longer than I can remember. I probably had about a hundred hours in my first week on it, it is just so gripping.

    Once I completed the main quest I had thought about backtracking and completing all the side quests I had once neglected, but I didn't. Instead, I restarted from the very start, created a whole new character and finished every single mission I found in bliss.

    I have lost count of how many times I have replayed Fallout 3. There are so many different options and dialogue choices I could never resist the urge to play it.

    Only recently I added mods to the game to add some graphical enhances on top of many new quests and new items and played through its entirety once more. I enjoyed every single moment of it.

    On Fallout 3, you have many different skills to level up. You can choose to go into sneaking, pickpocketing, lockpicking, speech, unarmed, big guns, explosives, barter and many other skills.

    On top of skills to learn there are 58 regular perks, 5 special perks and 7 quest perks in the normal game. More can be added through certain mods and DLC but there is really no need as the vanilla amount is already very high.

    On top of skills, you have a Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting (VAT) installed in your pipboy (a device you wear on your arm to access menus) which brings time to a halt and allows you to target your enemies and have a chance to shoot their limbs, so long as your confident with the percentage to hit them that is.

    Honestly, if you have not played this game yet you are truly missing out on an amazing game.

    Sure, its graphics have aged and there may be bugs (It's a Bethesda game after all) but graphics and bugs are easily fixed with a mod or two.    … Expand
  19. YASIFAIZI
    Jan 20, 2018
    10
    Fallout 3 is a great apocalyptic RPG game
    its not just empty its full of things to do, side activities, exploration many more
    you can also play it FPS or TPS
    great story and game play machincs.
  20. RagingPoet
    Jan 6, 2018
    8
    Fallout 3 nailed the atmosphere of the series and did really good job at transfering Fallout universe to 3D environment. Exploring Vaults and settlements in capital Wasteland is a blast.
    But the main story, dialogues and combat are very weak.
  21. md5fungi
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    Fallout 3 is one of the most immersive, gut-wrenching, and rewarding RPGs of all time. Period.

    You literally start your adventure from the womb, learning the controls of the game as you navigate around as an infant. Typical for RPGs, you'll allocate points into base attributes: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck (S.P.E.C.I.A.L). The game fast    Fallout 3 is one of the most immersive, gut-wrenching, and rewarding RPGs of all time. Period.

    You literally start your adventure from the womb, learning the controls of the game as you navigate around as an infant. Typical for RPGs, you'll allocate points into base attributes: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck (S.P.E.C.I.A.L). The game fast forwards you to pre-adolescence where Dad teaches you how to use a gun on your birthday. The whole thing plays like a first-person shooter, with several dialogue choices to pick from when you talk to other characters. Your character is YOU, and looks like you want him/her to.

    After the "tutorial" is through, you walk out of the "vault" you grew up in, into the radioactive, post-apocalyptic world of Fallout. Your quest is to find out what happened to your father, who has gone missing. If that doesn't sound open-ended enough, it's important to note that you can literally do ANYTHING at this point. Feel free to head off in any direction and start your new life as a Wastelander.

    Whatever you choose to do, you will be rewarded. Along your journey you will find many interesting guns and weapons, and pieces of clothing and armor to wear which will change your appearance. There are a ton of weapons to collect in this game, and you can even create your own from schematics you will come across, provided you've collected the right materials. There are rifles, all sorts of explosives, and even a gun that shoots garbage at enemies! As you level up, you'll be able to improve skills such as Lockpicking, Speech, and Science, which will allow you to more easily unlock doors, persuade others, and hack computer terminals, respectively.

    The combat initially seems like nothing special, at least unless you use V.A.T.S, a combat mode that essentially pauses the combat (it really slows things down to an imperceptible crawl) and lets you target limbs, each with a different probability to hit. This basically allows you to treat firefights as turn-based combat, which is cool from an RPG standpoint, and awesome when you realize how exciting it is when a Super Mutant's head flies off from the blast of a shotgun. Regardless, the combat is fast, exciting, and punishing.

    The enemies in Fallout 3 are of the creepy, mutated kind, for the most part. They make weird noises and the ones that can talk will sometimes curse at you. This is definitely not a "family" game, the whole thing has a very bleak, edgy feeling to it. It all adds to the atmosphere, however.

    The Capital Wasteland is sprawling and alive. As you travel throughout it, you will find groups of people, settlements, lone wanderers, etc. that all have stories to tell and quests for you to complete. This all makes for very good plot and immersion, and most of it is done fantastically. The dialogue choices are very interesting and allow you to "react" in character. A high Speech skill will allow you to convince stubborn characters to do things they would otherwise be resistant to. While the environment of the wasteland is not "pretty" in the classical sense, the soda machines, propaganda posters, and lots of other little touches make it real and fascinating.

    Who you are in Fallout 3 is your choice. You can choose to steal, murder the innocent (I believe you can kill almost EVERYONE in this game), and do "evil" things, which could be objectively advantageous, but will reduce your Karma. Likewise, good deeds increase your Karma. If you have low Karma, unsavory characters will take more of an interest in you, and honest characters will dislike you. This adds to the immersion and excitement of the game, especially when playing "evil", as the guilt will start to sink in rather quickly. I like to roleplay a certain temperament and act accordingly. The choice is yours.

    If aimlessly wandering around and amassing wealth and weaponry isn't satisfying enough (though it really is), the main storyline in Fallout 3 is phenomenal. There are many exciting missions and moments that will not leave your memory, and will shake and challenge you to your emotional core. When it's over, it's very likely that you will have only explored a fraction of what the game has to offer. Should you choose to start over, you owe it to yourself to make different choices and see how the game unfolds. It may surprise you; as much as the Capital Wasteland can change you, you can change the Capital Wasteland.    … Expand
  22. TheSnitchfather
    Dec 12, 2018
    10
    10/10
    Very interesting story, big map not too full with enemies but also not too empty *cough NEW VEGAS *cough
    On the downside are definitely a lack of weapons, also the sound that the chinese rifle makes tends to get annoying after a while and from my 3 playthroughs that I had, some quests got bugged here and there but no biggie. DLCs are just amazing, especially Mothership Zeta.    10/10
    Very interesting story, big map not too full with enemies but also not too empty *cough NEW VEGAS *cough
    On the downside are definitely a lack of weapons, also the sound that the chinese rifle makes tends to get annoying after a while and from my 3 playthroughs that I had, some quests got bugged here and there but no biggie. DLCs are just amazing, especially Mothership Zeta. Clothing sits well on both characters and also character creator is way better than in NV. Just superior overall.    … Expand
  23. ENERGONX
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Yo jugue a los 2 primeros , este juego me voló la cabeza ,es hermoso!! La ambientación , la música ,gráficos y jugabilidad
  24. MortonDude
    Jun 2, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The First Fallout game made by Bethesda.
    As a first step into the Franchise, I gotta say its a decent start.
    The biggest difference between the first Fallout games and 3 is that this game is a shooter, but you're character's ability with weapons depends on you're skills with the many types of weapons that were present in the past games. This includes small guns, big guns, energy weapons, explosives, unarmed and melee weapons. The better the skill, the better you can use this weapon as your damage and accuracy goes up. However, the gun play has definitely aged as it is very clunky and it can be annoying to see you're weapon constantly spread out shots. But, the game uses V.A.T.S like the previous games where you can use it to quickly pot shot at certain points of the enemy you choose to die. This was the same for the past Fallout games as well.
    As an RPG, you're decisions will effect the outside world and everyone's opinion of you. You're character will engage in dialogue a lot as they make decisions, speech checks and even interesting dialogue options based on certain perks you have. Ah yes, there are other skills as such barter, science and more that allow you to do certain actions with certain things.
    However, I cannot recommend this game to new players due to it's clunky gameplay and "meh" gun play. But if you wanna take look into the Fallout games, this is a decent start.
    This game's story is pretty good. you are born in a world of the atomic apocalypse caused in 2077. It has been 200 years since then and your Father leaves the Vault unexpectedly, and you must find him... you are the Lone Wanderer...    … Expand
  25. toxyk
    Dec 23, 2018
    9
    Un puto juegazo, que le da mil patadas, tanto al 4 como al fallout 76, mejor jugar a este que a los nuevos, Bethesda no se que haces con tu vida. Peca de bugs pero con los mods se arregla
  26. meaningless
    Jun 24, 2018
    8
    This game is bugged like hell and it actually killed one of my hdd back in 2009. But I would recommend it because it somehow beat the trend and in my POV successfully transformed with the technology advancement. The mod community is huge and after you beat it once you can always mod it for better gaming experience. It never gets old.

    I think this game is as good as the previous two but    This game is bugged like hell and it actually killed one of my hdd back in 2009. But I would recommend it because it somehow beat the trend and in my POV successfully transformed with the technology advancement. The mod community is huge and after you beat it once you can always mod it for better gaming experience. It never gets old.

    I think this game is as good as the previous two but better by having a much larger world and details for exploration. People thinks that you have just a few locations with beings to interact with but this is what makes it real. I won't expect to have packs and packs after such a tragedy on top of the evil humanity without law boundaries. The main story line is too short that's true, but i really have fun in exploring all those abandon buildings with no related quests. That's the point that you have to pay attention to the NPC in order to get to without a game guide. You could learn much better by checking out the fan wiki and find out that almost all of those are a reference. I would say after all these years it worth you of that 20 bucks if you found it in a bargain bin.

    Edit: You can turn the game into a TPS or FPS anytime you want, you can always shoot by using VATS. That's what make me liked the game more and more since I hate shooter.    … Expand
  27. MrLove
    Jan 25, 2019
    8
    I started to play the Fallout games with New Vegas. It was a nice experience but I couldn't enjoy the factions system, it seemed too forced and burlesque. Fallout 4 was a big disappointment with boring dialog, boring landscape and repetitive action (I later discovered that the good ideas of this game came directly from fallout3). I decided to try Fallout 3 only this year and I knew i couldI started to play the Fallout games with New Vegas. It was a nice experience but I couldn't enjoy the factions system, it seemed too forced and burlesque. Fallout 4 was a big disappointment with boring dialog, boring landscape and repetitive action (I later discovered that the good ideas of this game came directly from fallout3). I decided to try Fallout 3 only this year and I knew i could use some mods to make it shiner.

    I couldn' t expect this game to be so good by reading some reviews. I fact there is everything I wish for a smart RPG: some interesting dialogs, a coherent and immersive world and a good leveldesign. The VATS system combat is also a great success and one of the keys of the hypnotic pleasure you get from playing a 3D fallout. Some people complain because this opus is not as fierce as the old ones, but I'm bored with the cynical writing in fiction work.    … Expand
  28. nintendo-sekta
    Oct 31, 2018
    8
    Игра не так плоха. Основной квест средний. Дополнительные квесты есть плохие, средние и хорошие. Дополнения в игре хорошие.
  29. Gregnator
    May 11, 2019
    8
    Fallout 3, what can I say that hasn't been said a billion times before? Fallout 3 is a good game in the Fallout franchise. It took the RPG elements from Fallout 1 & 2 and combined it with the action of a first person/third person shooter. This is a solid RPG-shooter. It has a pretty in-depth story, and the choices you can make, might haunt you. There will be moments where you regretFallout 3, what can I say that hasn't been said a billion times before? Fallout 3 is a good game in the Fallout franchise. It took the RPG elements from Fallout 1 & 2 and combined it with the action of a first person/third person shooter. This is a solid RPG-shooter. It has a pretty in-depth story, and the choices you can make, might haunt you. There will be moments where you regret certain decisions, and it builds character. You will be confronted with your choices, and it does really help you reflect on yourself.

    The world is vast and semi-open. Even for it's time the graphics are dated, and there are bugs that will make you scream. The DLC's will only expand on the world in a good way. This is Fallout, and it's a damn good game.    … Expand
  30. Harra
    Apr 16, 2023
    10
    My first Fallout game. Still my favorite one.

    Great open-world to explore, charming characters and great DLC!
  31. NightGeisha
    May 25, 2019
    8
    Back in 2008 I was playing Fallout 3 on my Xbox 360 and I was being amazed with the game and properly introduced to the Fallout universe.

    The game is quite impressive, even for today standards, despite some technical issues regarding to compatibility to the most updated systems and we are warned on Steam page that Fallout 3 is not optimized for Windows 7 and later. But I managed to    Back in 2008 I was playing Fallout 3 on my Xbox 360 and I was being amazed with the game and properly introduced to the Fallout universe.

    The game is quite impressive, even for today standards, despite some technical issues regarding to compatibility to the most updated systems and we are warned on Steam page that Fallout 3 is not optimized for Windows 7 and later.
    But I managed to override those issues, and I could replay it again, and in the end the only thing that I could not get to work was the fact that Steam was not counting properly my game time.

    The graphics are very good, for 2008 standards, and the map is huge. Traversing it and see all its destruction makes us feel lonely and in the end of the world. But we always can overcome that feeling with some music, and the 50's style music that we find in the radio make us think how the world was before.

    It's an amazing experience, with countless hours of gameplay... Is a classic of the gaming history.
    Fully recommend it, a "must have" to any gaming collection.    … Expand
  32. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    8
    Зря эту игру обосрали некоторые товарищи. Она очень милая намного лучше чем сталкер.
  33. Amorph0us
    Jan 6, 2022
    9
    My favorite game of the series and my favorite of its genre in general. Really put me in the role.
  34. EnkiteGames
    Jan 1, 2019
    10
    One of my personal favorite games! The story is deep and well whiten, and the characters have great personality. A few bugs get annoying, but nothing to bad. The graphics still look great to this day. I love the perk system! I suggest getting it on Xbox one via backwards compatibility. The best game in the fallout franchise for sure.
  35. KrauserFear
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    if this type of game wasn't exist on earth i shouldn't play video game seriously this game made me video game interest 100% without this i can't live in video games world and if anyone ask me which game you gonna want first fallout witcher or gta i will of course say fallout this is my #1 list in the video game world cause i didn't played the elder scroll series anyway THX to todd howardif this type of game wasn't exist on earth i shouldn't play video game seriously this game made me video game interest 100% without this i can't live in video games world and if anyone ask me which game you gonna want first fallout witcher or gta i will of course say fallout this is my #1 list in the video game world cause i didn't played the elder scroll series anyway THX to todd howard icon of rpg thx to bethesda plz make fallout forever i don't care if it bad or good i always want that pip boy customize character open world story awesomeness etc etc… Expand
  36. laqertyy
    Mar 5, 2019
    8
    except for game crashes very perfect.Dialogs,guns,maps size , character ver very good
  37. Artmal
    May 12, 2019
    9
    For its time, it was a masterpiece.

    I played this one a long time ago, but I clearly remember that I wanted to forget the game in order to experience the journey once again. The plot is definitely better than in other Bethesda games I've played(Skyrim/Fallout 4). I wouldn't say it's a perfect one, but at least it was interesting to play. The open world without any doubts is one of my    For its time, it was a masterpiece.

    I played this one a long time ago, but I clearly remember that I wanted to forget the game in order to experience the journey once again.

    The plot is definitely better than in other Bethesda games I've played(Skyrim/Fallout 4). I wouldn't say it's a perfect one, but at least it was interesting to play. The open world without any doubts is one of my favorite. It was fun to explore all of the locations and lore, to dig into side quests.

    I like the games with atmosphere and Fallout 3 definitely provides such experience.    … Expand
  38. DarkerEyes
    May 28, 2019
    10
    Amazing Fallout 3 is amazing 3x better than 76
    Hell yeah 3333333333333333334444
  39. Th3StartButton
    May 26, 2019
    10
    Lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove!!!!!!!!!!

    Seriously though I love this game I miss it so getting a pc next year to re-experience it
  40. iloveconsoles
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    This game is something more decisive than the games I played before (let the god of the game undertale forgive me).
    Quests, characters, cutscenes, storyline and variety all keep me in this game because if I am tired of lying on the floor I play in Fallout 3 I’m tired of playing Fallout 3, I play Fallout 3.
    But I didn’t quite like the fact that it is not optimized for windows 7, so I had    This game is something more decisive than the games I played before (let the god of the game undertale forgive me).
    Quests, characters, cutscenes, storyline and variety all keep me in this game because if I am tired of lying on the floor I play in Fallout 3 I’m tired of playing Fallout 3, I play Fallout 3.
    But I didn’t quite like the fact that it is not optimized for windows 7, so I had to ask my dad to give me his computer for a while.
    And in other matters, this game is ideal for me there are no words.
    (I forgot to add, there are a large number of graphic and physical bugs)
    10 10    … Expand
  41. Darthgamertot
    Oct 8, 2019
    10
    Simply an amazing game. If you love RPGs and you are willing to give up some time, then this is a must-play. It is better than Skyrim, Fallout 4, and almost any other RPG you will find. The gameplay is fun. and the story is great.
  42. Chempion1
    Dec 2, 2021
    10
    Я не проходил Fallout 1 и 2, так как мне в то время не нравились пошаговые сражения, короче знакомство с серией начал с Fallout 3. В журналах я посмотрел трейлеры и постепенно заинтересовался игрой. В 2008м Fallout 3 вышел, я его включил и обалдел.
    Надо только потерпеть минут 20 и выйти из убежища 101.
    Всё. Атмосфера этого мира меня покорила. Хотелось просто ходить туда-сюда и    Я не проходил Fallout 1 и 2, так как мне в то время не нравились пошаговые сражения, короче знакомство с серией начал с Fallout 3. В журналах я посмотрел трейлеры и постепенно заинтересовался игрой. В 2008м Fallout 3 вышел, я его включил и обалдел.
    Надо только потерпеть минут 20 и выйти из убежища 101.
    Всё. Атмосфера этого мира меня покорила. Хотелось просто ходить туда-сюда и наслаждаться!
    Поначалу кажется, что шутерная часть, какая то хреновая. Но выясняется, что стрелять в игре самому и не нужно! Есть V.A.T.S. И всё держится на нём. Когда я это понял, то играть стало на порядок интереснее. V.A.T.S. прокачивается, улучшается и до конца игры я пользовался только им, ну кроме снайперки. Жаль, что в 4й и 76й уууухуху ;-(() частях его угробили.
    Далее о сюжете и доп. заданиях. Так как я игру прошел несколько раз (пока 3), первый и третий на PC, а второй на XBoxe 360. По первости пошел напрямки по сюжету и игра как то быстро закончилась.... Но ничего, через месяц прошел на консоли уже со всеми побочками и я затратил в 3 раза больше времени, В 3 РАЗА. То есть дополнительных, необязательных заданий в иге в 2 раза больше чем сюжетных. И каких. Многие доп. задания мне понравились больше чем сюжетные. Жаль, что после прохождения половины у меня уже был 20 уровень, но об этом позже.
    Больше всего мне понравилось, что при нужной сноровке можно пройти игру на 100% с одного раза. Чего нет ни в New Vegas, ни в четверке, а жаль.
    Теперь система прокачки. На сегодняшний день, лично для меня, одна из лучших. Перки, способности. Зачем нужно было всё это выбрасывать в четверке? Не знаю.
    А сколько всяких мутантов и прочего зверья. Сколько разных фракций. И дети и Анклав, и Братство стали, и вампиры, и какая-то секта поклонников вросшего в дерево гуля, даже каннибалы есть!
    Ооо убежища! В Fallout 3 они великолепны. Просто в 2008 году, когда заходил в очередное разрушенное убежище, просто холодок по коже пробегал. В последующих частях эта магия куда-то пропала, ну лично для меня.
    Недостатки тоже были, но они настолько были незначительными, что полностью были поглощены великолепной атмосферой. Ну, например многие ругали кривую анимацию, но это был 2008 год. И кстати её до сих пор не особо поправили в более новых играх серии. Ещё я говорил, что упёрся в 20й уровень в середине игры. Толи это был, какой то баг, толи так задумывалось (зачем, кому это нужно) не знаю. Но в изначальной Fallout 3 максимальный уровень был 20й. К счастью в Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition сделали 30 уровней, чего вполне хватает даже на все dlc, что и спровоцировало меня на третье прохождение ;-).
    В заключении скажу. Для меня, не смотря на некоторые недостатки, игра стоит в одном ряду с The Last of Us, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, BioShock.
    Советую всем, по каким-то причинам пропустившим, даже сейчас. Тем более в наше время есть множество модов которые улучшают графон и не только.    … Expand
  43. oysteims
    Oct 30, 2019
    8
    This is a fantastic game and had I written this review in 2008 I would definitely give the game a top score. However, after replaying the game recently, this is still a must-play for fans of the first-person role-playing genre. But it has lost some of the charms it once had in my mind, I really want to love this game as much as I did when it first came out, and it is still great. But afterThis is a fantastic game and had I written this review in 2008 I would definitely give the game a top score. However, after replaying the game recently, this is still a must-play for fans of the first-person role-playing genre. But it has lost some of the charms it once had in my mind, I really want to love this game as much as I did when it first came out, and it is still great. But after re-playing my favourite role-playing games from 2000-2010, this is probably the one that aged the worst.… Expand
  44. GoodBinary
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Fantastic! I Love This game so much... only got to play it a little the year it came out.. but playing it now in 2019 proves to me, that this game is absolutely fantastic even today, and still looks and plays beautifully.
    The Lore is wonderful, the atmosphere does so much for the game, and the player.
    it's almost as if the game, is like a journey into your own mind, through the darkness    Fantastic! I Love This game so much... only got to play it a little the year it came out.. but playing it now in 2019 proves to me, that this game is absolutely fantastic even today, and still looks and plays beautifully.
    The Lore is wonderful, the atmosphere does so much for the game, and the player.
    it's almost as if the game, is like a journey into your own mind, through the darkness and depression.
    it really cast itself as a new genre called Atompunk, where nuclear energy is prominent and the semi-conductor (silicon-transistor) hasn't been invented until the near end of the modern world.
    a Must Play, for anyone who loves adventure, exploration in a progression and pace that makes you actually feel in danger.    … Expand
  45. TannerSF
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    Сотни часов провёл в этой замечательной игре
  46. patron11
    Jan 10, 2020
    8
    RPG done right. Open world with weird/funny/scary encounters in it, that make you wanna play this game for hours and hours at a time. Story is good, but dont hope for too much. Fighting isnt the most pleasant thing, since the controls and also the weapon-handling are very basic. What really makes this Game a classic are the NPC´s, its open world and the apocalyptic setting. I would stillRPG done right. Open world with weird/funny/scary encounters in it, that make you wanna play this game for hours and hours at a time. Story is good, but dont hope for too much. Fighting isnt the most pleasant thing, since the controls and also the weapon-handling are very basic. What really makes this Game a classic are the NPC´s, its open world and the apocalyptic setting. I would still recommend to mod this game, to make it a little more lively. Especially the wasteland is really empty and pretty much everything looks the same -if unmodded. Grab it in a sale and you will have no regrets!

    8/10    … Expand
  47. JDK319
    Apr 6, 2020
    9
    Although it isn't as good as Fallout: New Vegas, it is still an amazing Fallout Experience
  48. nightstroller
    Apr 30, 2020
    8
    I played the first two Fallout titles after finishing this one. I enjoyed the first two maybe a bit MORE than this one, but Fallout 3 is a pretty good game on its own. The story is good and has meat to it, and the characters are memorable. The graphics are meh, especially for today's standard, however the soundtrack and the environment the old tunes created was unmistakable. I rememberI played the first two Fallout titles after finishing this one. I enjoyed the first two maybe a bit MORE than this one, but Fallout 3 is a pretty good game on its own. The story is good and has meat to it, and the characters are memorable. The graphics are meh, especially for today's standard, however the soundtrack and the environment the old tunes created was unmistakable. I remember playing this with my brother (we controller swapped) and had a blast with it on the 360, so when I had the means to get it for steam/pc, I most certainly did.

    Fallout 3
    Gameplay Enjoyability (0 - worst, 10 - best)

    Story - 8
    Lore - 8
    Character Creation - 10
    Looting/equipment finding - 10
    Questing/variety - 7
    Combat - 7
    Side quests/activities - 7
    Music/soundtrack - 9
    Visuals - 5* (maybe a 7 when it first released)    … Expand
  49. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    Bethesda Game Studios makes some of the most astonishing single player experiences someone can have gaming, and Fallout 3 is no exception. This game distances itself from the old ones and sometimes feels like a mockup of that classics, but either way still one of the best RPGs I ever played.
  50. abdre
    Jul 9, 2023
    10
    An incredible game, just replayed it this week to see if it still holds up and I was immediately so immersed in the incredible atmosphere of the beautifully realized DC wasteland that it was hard for me to put down. Easily one of the best RPG's of all time and my personal favourite Bethesda Studios game. It's been 15 years since release and this game is still a masterpiece.
  51. aWoWed
    Mar 6, 2023
    9
    My first ever Fallout game, thanks to which I became acquainted with the game series
  52. RTCWFAN
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    Very addictive RPG with a great atmosphere and wonderful sound. A game that everybody should play at least once. Overall rating: 9.0.
  53. SpiderSucc
    Mar 9, 2023
    8
    This game is pretty fun even if some parts havent aged to well and it is my favorite in the series
  54. marijn2112
    May 23, 2021
    9
    Don't get the Steam version and you wont have as much issues, an excellent game, the story doesn't offer many options but is bit less far-fetched than New Vegas and most of Fallout 3's map (except DC) is interesting and cool, Anchorage is also still my favorite Fallout DLC
  55. eefeef
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    Let's face it, this game is old: the UI is clunky, the combat is frustrating, the graphics are buggy, and the story is linear. But the game completely immerses us in its oldness through atmosphere alone.
  56. KolesAdlerov
    Mar 8, 2023
    8
    If you haven't played Fallout at all, this is the only part that is worth your time.

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics 6/10
    combat logic: RPG
    atmosphere 9/10
    Gameplay as RPG: 8/10

    Story 6/10

    Graphics 6/10

    Sounds & music 9/10

    .
    One of the best Bethesda creations.
  57. JayLemad
    Jul 16, 2023
    9
    Un auténtico MUST. Bethesda hizo una auténtica obra maestra allá por 2008 y se ha convertido en un juego de culto. El mundo abierto, los personajes, las casi infinitas posibilidades que te ofrece este título, TODO, es una simbiosis perfecta que da lugar a uno de los mejores RPG de todos los tiempos.
  58. tixi777
    Mar 26, 2023
    9
    Excellent game. the only things that suck (like NV) is that you cant run and you cant continue playing it after you complete it
  59. Pibe
    Apr 9, 2023
    10
    Un juego bellisimo que en su tiempo lo juego en PS3, lo volvi a comprar en Steam para mi PC y no me arrepiento de nada. Puedes instalarle mods graficos para mejorar totalmente la experiencia y mejora notablemente a la vista es como un remaster, en fin Exelente juego
  60. Muzketin
    May 24, 2023
    8
    Not too bad... For a 2008 game. The wasteland looks very good and brutal, same with the armors of the characters. Point Lookout DLC also was very good. Sadly there are very few choices when it comes to the story. The walking animation is also extremely bad tho, same as weapons animation who make no sense. Have the developers ever seen a guy shooting a bolt action and a lever action rifle?Not too bad... For a 2008 game. The wasteland looks very good and brutal, same with the armors of the characters. Point Lookout DLC also was very good. Sadly there are very few choices when it comes to the story. The walking animation is also extremely bad tho, same as weapons animation who make no sense. Have the developers ever seen a guy shooting a bolt action and a lever action rifle?

    But yeah, for a 2008 game, it did a lot of beautiful things. Today tho the game is just bad, play New Vegas if you want an actual GOOD Fallout. Fallout 3 is just a poor version of New Vegas... it lacks too much.    … Expand
  61. thecasualwaffle
    Feb 14, 2023
    10
    Quite simply the best Fallout game in terms of story and world working together.
    As my first encounter of a Fallout game and avoiding RPG's in general it was a shock to have such a deep storyline and huge world.
    This pulled me away from the world of racing games and Halo shooters into something more getting me totally hooked on open world RPG's and spending hundreds of hours and    Quite simply the best Fallout game in terms of story and world working together.
    As my first encounter of a Fallout game and avoiding RPG's in general it was a shock to have such a deep storyline and huge world.
    This pulled me away from the world of racing games and Halo shooters into something more getting me totally hooked on open world RPG's and spending hundreds of hours and replaying over and over.

    Currently I am playing again on my Steam Deck for the first time since my Xbox 360 days and it still lives up today.
    Get yourself the Game Of The Year edition and get lost in the wastelands.    … Expand
  62. George_K
    Apr 22, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, wonderful story and the mechanics are insane. Even if a lot of people don't like it i love the similarities between this skyrim and NV, the only thing i would say is a little bit bad and only very little cause i still like the game is the lack of shooting, ik there are a lot of guns but a lot of melee weapons too which i can see where it is frustrating but still loved it
  63. LeonSK09
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    This game is a MASTERPIECE!!!
    In my opinion Bethesda's best game!
    The RPG's mecchanics are beautiful and seamlessly integrated into the game world, the history another great part of a great game; inventory management is perfect and the world is enormous!
    A game that all the people must play!
  64. ogtawiusz
    May 12, 2023
    8
    I have played this game on Steam. The game play is really good. The graphics are not bad for moment the game was produced. Place of the action and the open world is interesting. Of course I have not completed this game as the game sadly bugged and i lost my saves. The bug was error of npc's movement that ruined entire main mission and blocked further progress. I couldn't fix this withI have played this game on Steam. The game play is really good. The graphics are not bad for moment the game was produced. Place of the action and the open world is interesting. Of course I have not completed this game as the game sadly bugged and i lost my saves. The bug was error of npc's movement that ruined entire main mission and blocked further progress. I couldn't fix this with trying using commands. I'm disappointed with that but I believe this game is not bugging every time. I recommend it really much.… Expand
  65. EletronnV
    May 15, 2023
    8
    Minha primeira experiência no universo de Fallout e foi positiva. Pois bem o game é muito bom, traz uma liberdade imensa, entretanto pelo fato de trazer uma liberdade imensa, o jogador fica um tanto perdido no começo e só começa a ter uma direção sobre o funcionamento do game só mais de 15/20hrs. portanto o ritmo do game é lento. Os bugs, e a falta de um mapa no metro atrapalham muito aMinha primeira experiência no universo de Fallout e foi positiva. Pois bem o game é muito bom, traz uma liberdade imensa, entretanto pelo fato de trazer uma liberdade imensa, o jogador fica um tanto perdido no começo e só começa a ter uma direção sobre o funcionamento do game só mais de 15/20hrs. portanto o ritmo do game é lento. Os bugs, e a falta de um mapa no metro atrapalham muito a jogatina, sem falar que depois de completar o game não é possível continuar a exploração (exige uma DLC para continuar)… Expand
  66. Opex28
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    Игра с которой я начал знакомство с великой серией Fallout. Послевоенный ретрофутуристический мир Америки. Столичная пустошь и Развалины Вашингтона, некогда великой столицы США. Мир Fallout 3 предлагает удивительное приключение на десятки часов.
    Потрясающая атмосфера, сильные и интересные побочные задания, интересный открытый мир, мутанты и рейдеры, а так же "Громкий и Звонкий Голос    Игра с которой я начал знакомство с великой серией Fallout. Послевоенный ретрофутуристический мир Америки. Столичная пустошь и Развалины Вашингтона, некогда великой столицы США. Мир Fallout 3 предлагает удивительное приключение на десятки часов.
    Потрясающая атмосфера, сильные и интересные побочные задания, интересный открытый мир, мутанты и рейдеры, а так же "Громкий и Звонкий Голос ТриДогНайта" и потрясающая музыка. Игра которая дала вселенной Fallout второе дыхание!    … Expand
  67. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    8
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  68. DalliyingCoffee
    Jun 8, 2023
    9
    Simplesmente perfeito um game que merecia um remake. Gráficos bons pra época, jogabilidade boa e divertida e uma boa história.
  69. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    8
    Large open world with awesome locations to discover, solid RPG opportunities, and tons of content. Overall though lacks meaningful moral/ethical questions and quests can be hit or miss in quality. Still great lacking purpose. Banger DLC.
  70. DusKnight
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Cons
    -Nothing
    Pros
    -Everything
    Games has a special place in my heart!
    The characters, the dialogue, the dlcs, basically everything is peak in this game.
  71. ThunderArs
    Jul 17, 2023
    8
    The game was really dark and atmospheric when it came out. A solid feeling of a post-apocalyptic world, cruelty everywhere, characters have believable stories and quests. The disadvantages include a rather high difficulty, but it also adds more sense of survival
  72. Magikcarp
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Gameplay - 8
    Plot & Characters - 7
    Storytelling - 7
    Pacing - 8
    Music & Sound - 8
    Replayability - 8
    Performance - 7
  73. PR9Gaming
    Aug 12, 2023
    9
    It still holds up even after new vegas, since it's better at just picking a direction and getting into shenanigans. DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!
  74. JIMEY
    Aug 24, 2023
    8
    Fallout 3, while a beloved and influential game, is often regarded as an 8 out of 10 due to a combination of its strengths and weaknesses. While it brought the open-world RPG formula to the post-apocalyptic setting in an engaging way, it also had some notable drawbacks that kept it from achieving a perfect score.

    In summary, Fallout 3 earns its 8 out of 10 rating due to its strengths in    Fallout 3, while a beloved and influential game, is often regarded as an 8 out of 10 due to a combination of its strengths and weaknesses. While it brought the open-world RPG formula to the post-apocalyptic setting in an engaging way, it also had some notable drawbacks that kept it from achieving a perfect score.

    In summary, Fallout 3 earns its 8 out of 10 rating due to its strengths in world-building, atmosphere, and storytelling, alongside its weaknesses such as technical issues and aging gameplay mechanics. While it may not be a perfect game, it remains a significant title that left a lasting impact on the open-world RPG genre and influenced subsequent entries in the series.    … Expand
  75. SamAxe00
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    Great game and glad to see it ressurecting the series. Lots of detail and depth.
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#3 Best PC Game of 2008
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. PC PowerPlay
    90
    Minor niggles aside, Fallout 3 is almost entirely spectacular. Everything from the graphics, to the sound, to the plot is first-rate. The VATS system worlds like a charm, and it’s so easy to get the hang of, you’ll be cracking skulls like there’s no tomorrow. [Dec 2008, p.55]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    100
    A vast and open world of unimaginable possibilities opens in front of you in Fallout 3. Great story, flawless combat system, and the option to choose your own way makes it a hot candidate for game of the year. [Nov 2008]
  3. Meristation
    95
    Fallout 3 is one of this year's best games. It's an unforgettable journey that lives up to the series. You are an ex-vault 101 inhabitant, and you discover a whole new world, full of zombies, mutants, raiders, aliens and all kinds of creatures. Welcome to this post-apocaliptic reality, where you are going to spend hundreds of hours.
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