Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

 PlayStation 3
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

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  1. Zilcell
    May 27, 2013
    10
    It is one of the best games of this generation, and perhaps one of the best ever. A believable and large world is helped by a large amount of content and stories that are amazingly written.
  2. Ian-Snout
    Jun 1, 2014
    10
    Despite many technical flaws, Fallout 3 is one of my favourite games, due to the great story, fun game-play and the vast amount of content in the game. If you already own the original, the Game of the Year Edition doesn't have much more to offer, except it includes all the downloadable content, however, this makes it very practical for anyone who doesn't own the normal edition.

    The game    Despite many technical flaws, Fallout 3 is one of my favourite games, due to the great story, fun game-play and the vast amount of content in the game. If you already own the original, the Game of the Year Edition doesn't have much more to offer, except it includes all the downloadable content, however, this makes it very practical for anyone who doesn't own the normal edition.

    The game offers a decent length of main quests (around 8 to 10 hours or so), with a good story in which the player can make many different choices to define the outcome of the ending cinematic, as well as the 5 expansions which are relatively short, but where the game really shines through is with the many side quests spread across a variety of locations from which the player can acquire many special items, perks and so on. There is also a lot of references to people, places and events in the Fallout Universe and pieces of the in depth back story scattered around the wasteland, as well as many hidden secrets such as humourous Easter eggs, unique items and Vault-tec Bobble-heads to collect.

    I would highly recommend this if you are a fan of single player RPG games, such as the Elder Scrolls games, or a fan of the original Fallout games on PC.    … Expand
  3. lamother47
    Sep 3, 2012
    10
    This game is excellent I'm so glad i just started to play it until now, cause I know I will be happily fixated on this for quite some time while AC3 comes out
  4. Kai82
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    You should always wait for the Game of the Year edition for Fallout and Elder Scrolls games. You get all DLCs and many bugs / issues are fixed. I already rated the main game so here is a summarize: Fallout is described as a post apocalyptic RPG. The world was stuck in the culture of the 1960 while the technology was far advanced (but from a style point outdated) when the nuclear warYou should always wait for the Game of the Year edition for Fallout and Elder Scrolls games. You get all DLCs and many bugs / issues are fixed. I already rated the main game so here is a summarize: Fallout is described as a post apocalyptic RPG. The world was stuck in the culture of the 1960 while the technology was far advanced (but from a style point outdated) when the nuclear war devastated the whole world. You explore the Wasteland around the capital of the USA. Exploration, interesting characters and dark humor are the strengths of the game. You never know what you encounter and there are many Easter eggs and references. You create your own charcter with stats and as you level up learn new abilities. You are limited in a way that you cant learn everything or be good at all tasks. While all skills have their usefulness some are far more useful than others. Persuasion helps a lot in this game (and in the expansions). The battle system is OK but compared to other games a bit clunky. There is the reason that the VATS system existed. Basically you stop time and aim at your enemies. When finished all will be executed but you must wait a certain time until you can reuse it. Some skills and higher stats improve this. I should mention that the stats and skills are well interconnected. The main story is a good vessel and has some twist. There is of cause the staple that you have different factions and a Karma system. While there are some changes it has no mayor impact like in New Vegas or Fallout 4. The side stories / quests and characters are fantastic. You will be entertained. The soundtrack is OK especially the idea with the radio stations. The graphic while looking good is too monotonous for me. My complaints are the bugs in the game (also a staple for Fallout and Elder Scrolls) and the lackluster ending. They fixed this in an add on because of mayor complaints For the ending I will subtract a point. I would give this at its time a 9/10 but would give less now because Fallout New Vegas improved the formula tremendous. Overall a really good start for this remodeled IP. End of summarize. They fixed many of the bugs and the horrible ending which improves the game a lot. DLC: Broken Steel is the final act of the main game and adds a lot to the game including a higher level cap, a breathtaking battles and new enemies / equipment. Operation Anchorage throws you in the final battle to retake Alaska. Be careful you cant exit this until finish it and a speech value of 100 helps at the end. The Pitt takes you to Pittsburgh and has some interesting moral choices. Also you cant leave until you finish it. Point Lookout takes you to an Isle that was a formerly amusement park. Finally there is Mothership Zeta. Lets say you find a strange radio signal and got thrown into entertaining Fallout madness;-). Overall this is the definitive version for Fallout 3 and you should not even bother with only the main game. I give 9/10 but will note that Fallout New Vegas is the superior game and came it first Fallout 3 would be rated lower.… Expand
  5. taiottavios
    Feb 5, 2015
    9
    Fun. That's what you get when you buy this game. I still hear people that buy it and say that it's great. I made it all the way through the game 3 times and got the platinum trophy, and I can say that it's really good.There are some flaws, like the outdated graphics (even at the time it was launched) the broken combat system and the lack of specialization (One of my characters had all itsFun. That's what you get when you buy this game. I still hear people that buy it and say that it's great. I made it all the way through the game 3 times and got the platinum trophy, and I can say that it's really good.There are some flaws, like the outdated graphics (even at the time it was launched) the broken combat system and the lack of specialization (One of my characters had all its SPECIAL stats at 10 and all its abilities al 100, you can go with explosives and you'll beat anything in no time), but it's just really fun overall. The story is fantastic, incredibily detailed characters, game-changing events, remarkable locations, stunning landscape; the sound compartment is also awesome, the music through the game is perfectly blend in the atmosphere, and when you turn it off, you hear some nice ambient that help you familiarizing with what's around you. One of the "must have" gaming experiences and one of the best games of all times, and this version with al the expansions is really worth the extra money, every DLC is another experience to explore, making the base game even bigger; buy it right now if you never played it and have the opportunity!… Expand
  6. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best games to the series and an All-time Classic. Also, the last Decent Fallout Game!

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