Fallout 3

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1332 Ratings

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  1. SSJGodku
    Jul 18, 2023
    8
    My introduction into the Fallout series. The game was amazing for the time. I always found myself exploring the map instead of doing the main story just because I wanted to see what I could find
  2. Flashyboy89
    May 19, 2023
    9
    The best and most entertaining RPG I have ever played. This PS3 version though isn’t very stable though due to to bugs and glitches and worst of all the fps slow down.
  3. KPS5
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    I enjoyed this game. This game is underrated. I haven't completed fallout 4 but I think this game is better than fallout 4.
  4. vonimaster
    Mar 9, 2023
    9
    I have 300+ hours on this game and i still haven't discovered everithing, this game is awesome. I got platinum trophy on it.
  5. JesseDillinger
    Feb 1, 2023
    9
    Not really sure how to say what I think of the game. I love the gameplay, the world, the discovery, the creatures, the weapons. It's just such a great game. Though I prefer New Vegas, I'd say they're about on the same level for me. Love them both.
  6. Bigturd12
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    One of the top RPG's of all time highly recommend. My favorite game of all time.
  7. Kazuma-Kiryu
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    The most immersive game I have ever played. The Wasteland has an authentically wasted atmosphere, the characters are fun and memorable (Three Dog, Moira, Amata etc). The locations are detailed and interesting, often including minor stories hidden away. The story is very well written and every time I play I look forward to the treks across the landscape as I bump into new people andThe most immersive game I have ever played. The Wasteland has an authentically wasted atmosphere, the characters are fun and memorable (Three Dog, Moira, Amata etc). The locations are detailed and interesting, often including minor stories hidden away. The story is very well written and every time I play I look forward to the treks across the landscape as I bump into new people and discover new places. The quirky humour also complements the game.… Expand
  8. Whatmommylikes1
    Jul 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of all time in my opinion, When i was young and this game came out, it was huge. I feel like it opened up the door for games of this nature, Would highly recommend, even in 2022.
  9. Sdtahtcer9143
    Jul 27, 2022
    10
    You can play over and over and still have seemingly endless possibilities. Soo good.
  10. Bocru987
    Jul 27, 2022
    10
    Great Fallout game, and definitely good for its time. Nothing else to really say.
  11. Elii0955
    Jul 27, 2022
    10
    RPG classic that is one of the greatest rpgs of all time. Wow what a classic.
  12. Lucas_Dancs
    Feb 7, 2022
    9
    Simply one of the best games I have ever played. The atmosphere is one of the greatest ever made and the world, the exploration and the quest system are fantastic. The only thing that it's keeping it away from a 10 is the annoying amount of crashes and freezes on the ps3 (especially the goty edition and the dlcs). Other than that incredible game.
  13. TeaFan556
    Dec 19, 2021
    8
    [RU]
    Очень понравилась эта часть. Проблема лишь в том, что у неё есть баги. Я буквально не смог её пройти из-за длсшного бага. Спасибо, разрабам!
  14. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best games to the series and an All-time Classic. Also, the last Decent Fallout Game!
  15. alandrade21
    Feb 22, 2021
    3
    If you liked fallout 1 and 2, play this game is dismissible.

    SUMMARY: Plot: Shallow. Game Design: Bad. Tech. Implementation: Terrible. PLOT: Shallow - It is true that this game brings a new view of the fallout universe, and broads the understanding we had of various wastelands life aspects, but it do it with mediocrity. Basically, they picked the bombastically revelations of    If you liked fallout 1 and 2, play this game is dismissible.

    SUMMARY:
    Plot: Shallow.
    Game Design: Bad.
    Tech. Implementation: Terrible.

    PLOT: Shallow - It is true that this game brings a new view of the fallout universe, and broads the understanding we had of various wastelands life aspects, but it do it with mediocrity. Basically, they picked the bombastically revelations of fallout 2 endings and built an entire new game without adding nothing new to the history.

    This game's plot can be summed ap as the John Doe wastelands journal.

    If you, like me, appreciated fallout 1 and 2 history, you will reach this game's ending disappointed.

    In terms of DLC, all DLCs plots are not connected with the main plot, except the Broken Steel DLC, that has a plot as shallow as the main plot.

    GAME DESIGN: Bad - I played the GOTY edition, and reached the topmost 30 th level before mid game... O__O

    Ok, there are interesting ideas implemented in this game. The combat mechanics is fun, the weapons are great, but from the mid game forward you simple does not have any sensation of character progression...

    And, as the plot is so shallow, the game became a sequence of go to a place, kill the enemies while exploring, get stuff, go to next place.

    TECH. IMPLEMENTATIONS: Terrible - Lots of freezing and frame hate dropping when the save file is about 10 MB in size. The DLCs picks this reality and elevates it to another order of magnitude. So, as there is no plot, no sensation of character progression, you simply go to DLCs to take trophies, and get out of there as fast as possible. Sad...

    Conclusion? go choose another game to play.    … Expand
  16. RedDragon09
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Great game. Lots to do with lots of interesting characters. Huge open world thats so much fun to explore. Few technical issues and crashes but its worth persevering with.
  17. WaterDoggo
    Nov 26, 2020
    7
    I played this game alot on PS3 and i had lots of fun. At least till i did all the quests. If you do all quests you are literally OP and you cant be killed. I also have issues with exploring, when you are exploring caves and abandoned houses you are expecting to find like unique weapon or bobble head. Unfortunetly its boring for me and the only place i found interesting was DeathclawI played this game alot on PS3 and i had lots of fun. At least till i did all the quests. If you do all quests you are literally OP and you cant be killed. I also have issues with exploring, when you are exploring caves and abandoned houses you are expecting to find like unique weapon or bobble head. Unfortunetly its boring for me and the only place i found interesting was Deathclaw Sanctuary. Also i have issue with Power Armor training. When you end certain mission you visit Brotherhood of Steel HQ aka: Citadel there is a guy who will train you using power armor for doing nothing. Luckily Fallout New Vegas fixed this issue and you have to do something to obtain this Power Armor training.… Expand
  18. EwokSmuggler
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing Game, Lots of side quests, Interesting characters, fantastic dialogue and story, Good amount of different type of weapons and armor, Fun gameplay, Huge open world to explore, fight giant behemoth super mutants with mini nuke launchers, Overall amazing game.
  19. kvnd
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    As my first Fallout game, this was a little overwhelming at first with the amount of stuff to do and see, but I ended up enjoying the gameplay and getting into it more than any other Bethesda game. Unfortunately the story let me down, especially the ending (and the fact the game just ended there back in the day before it was patched). Of course Fallout 3 has the As my first Fallout game,As my first Fallout game, this was a little overwhelming at first with the amount of stuff to do and see, but I ended up enjoying the gameplay and getting into it more than any other Bethesda game. Unfortunately the story let me down, especially the ending (and the fact the game just ended there back in the day before it was patched). Of course Fallout 3 has the As my first Fallout game, this was a little overwhelming at first with the amount of stuff to do and see, but I ended up enjoying the gameplay and getting into it more than any other Bethesda game. Unfortunately the story let me down, especially the ending (and the fact the game just ended there back in the day before it was patched). Of course, Fallout 3 has the typical Bethesda jank and glitches but it was never enough to pull me out of the experience. So yeah, it's far from perfect but it's still a solid game & definitely worth checking out if you never have.… Expand
  20. Hellgates666
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Fallout 3 is a revolutionary masterpiece of an RPG. The storytelling in this game is of a quality rarely seen in RPG's, from the quaint life of a child growing up in vault 101 to hardened adult tasked with saving washington DC. The world is grim and dark, the stories (from both main quests and side quests) are compelling, and playing even for a little will make you crave more of this postFallout 3 is a revolutionary masterpiece of an RPG. The storytelling in this game is of a quality rarely seen in RPG's, from the quaint life of a child growing up in vault 101 to hardened adult tasked with saving washington DC. The world is grim and dark, the stories (from both main quests and side quests) are compelling, and playing even for a little will make you crave more of this post apocalyptic world. 10/10.… Expand
  21. DouchebagUncle
    Jun 16, 2020
    8
    (Feb 16, 2017)

    Being one of the highest-rated PS3 games, my expectations for Fallout 3 were high and in the end it was one of my best purchases of 2016. I never played a Fallout game before and I had a great experience despite its disastrous optimization, which led to glitches, freezes and crashes. It's probably not the best in the series but it introduced me to a great franchise.    (Feb 16, 2017)

    Being one of the highest-rated PS3 games, my expectations for Fallout 3 were high and in the end it was one of my best purchases of 2016. I never played a Fallout game before and I had a great experience despite its disastrous optimization, which led to glitches, freezes and crashes. It's probably not the best in the series but it introduced me to a great franchise.

    The story is okay but there are two major scenes that were really anti-climactic. A lot of people hate the prologue but it was fine for me. Some side-quests have actually better narrative than the main ones and Bethesda is much better at environmental storytelling. I really liked the atmosphere, the towns and the feeling of loneliness. It was something different for me, as I didn't use to play this type of games at the time. The Capital Wasteland is a great place to explore for hours. You simply don't know what location you are going to find or what is going to happen during your journey in the vast open world. It's fun and I loved its dark humor. It's not a horror game but sometimes it could easily be considered one. I like when a game has room for creepy stuff and Fallout 3 knows how to deliver those moments.

    I also liked the leveling up and the S.P.E.C.I.A.L, V.A.T.S and skills systems. I really felt that my character was getting stronger as I leveled up and I love that you can have so many different builds from a sniper to a ninja, a retard, a charismatic guy who solves conflicts without firing a gun or a maniac that destroys everything in his pass with a Fat Man that shoots mini nukes. It has replay value if you're interested in trying other builds.

    The voice acting is not that good. I loved hearing Liam Neeson as my character's father but there are a lot of NPCs with the same voice actors and you end up having a whole bunch of characters with literally the same voice. This is an issue that was also present in Oblivion. You would think that a big company like Bethesda would have the money for more actors. At least it adds to the fun aspect of the game. The music is subtle but good (unless you explore the map while listening to the radio) and the landscapes are great, as well as most locations.

    The worst thing about this game is its technical aspect and I am specifically talking about the PS3 version. It was a real shame that after surpassing 6 MB of save data the game started freezing, chrashing and glitching (similar to Skyrim but not that bad). It's impossible to beat Fallout 3 without seeing your screen freeze at least once or twice. At least seeing Deathclaws ascending to the sky was pretty hilarious, but it was really frustrating when the game kept crashing or freezing. I became paranoid and had to save every 5 minutes in case something happened and my progress was lost. At first, I couldn't start Mothership Zeta's first quest because the game froze three times in a row.

    The DLCs are fine and the most memorable for me was Point Lookout, probably because is the only open world expansion with a big new region to explore, harder enemies and a creepy atmosphere. The other four are pretty short but very different one from another. The Pitt is interestingly weird, the alien-themed Mothership Zeta is repetitive, the action-focused Operation: Anchorage is short but fun while is lasts and Broken Steel continues the base game's story (making the original ending's choices meaningless).

    It's still a great video game, though. I had a great experience with it but I can't rate it higher because of its terrible technical issues. Despite all that, I think that it's a very recommendable game but probably your best bet is to play it on PC.    … Expand
  22. Andy552
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    one of my favorite post apocalyptic games. but unfortunately there are still bugs and glitches. I am very understanding because this game is made by Bethesda. especially the bug crashes that I'm annoyed about. but beyond that this game is amazing

    + Good Story
    + World Wide
    + cool post apocalyptic world design

    - some glitches and bugs, especially crashes
  23. Kai82
    Mar 28, 2020
    8
    A recreation of the Fallout series. It was later named Elder Scrolls Fallout by fans. Like the name correctly suggested the Fallout setting was adapted into the Elder Scrolls game mechanics. While some fans of the initial two games dislike this approach the majority enjoyed this game. For reference this was my introduction in the Fallout series and only a few years later I acquired FalloutA recreation of the Fallout series. It was later named Elder Scrolls Fallout by fans. Like the name correctly suggested the Fallout setting was adapted into the Elder Scrolls game mechanics. While some fans of the initial two games dislike this approach the majority enjoyed this game. For reference this was my introduction in the Fallout series and only a few years later I acquired Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 in a bundle. 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.… Expand
  24. JesterTRT
    Jan 16, 2020
    9
    My first introduction to the fallout games, and after looking back at 1 and 2, Fallout 3 changed for the better! This game was my first dive into the open world type of game. And I loved every moment of it. I've always been hyped for another Fallout game after this one.

    The VATS were great, and made combat easier, minus when it had a 1 percent chance to hit someone when you were two    My first introduction to the fallout games, and after looking back at 1 and 2, Fallout 3 changed for the better! This game was my first dive into the open world type of game. And I loved every moment of it. I've always been hyped for another Fallout game after this one.

    The VATS were great, and made combat easier, minus when it had a 1 percent chance to hit someone when you were two feet away. Sometimes it was iffy, but it was still great to use.
    The main questline is interesting, but I think it's the vast world that makes this game. Everywhere to go, explore, loot, etc. There is so much to do.    … Expand
  25. Lonitx
    Dec 2, 2019
    6
    it's a solid game, just dont let your ps3 save file become too big, you will crahs.
  26. MurphyBrandon
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    There's a ton of funny commentary about Philadelphia and Washington DC in addition to the clunky-but-fun gameplay of stealth boys and mini nukes.
  27. egoBorder
    Aug 29, 2019
    9
    Even with a few technical flaws and bugs, this game offers something unlike many other games, even when compared to this developer's other work. The wasteland in this game just has a unique flavor that everyone should check out for at least a few hours. It might seem a bit quaint compared to the follow-ups, but with such a strong foundation it's hard not to praise Bethesda for pullingEven with a few technical flaws and bugs, this game offers something unlike many other games, even when compared to this developer's other work. The wasteland in this game just has a unique flavor that everyone should check out for at least a few hours. It might seem a bit quaint compared to the follow-ups, but with such a strong foundation it's hard not to praise Bethesda for pulling off this game.… Expand
  28. shatti
    Apr 20, 2019
    10
    amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazinly
    amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing
  29. Patajullo
    Apr 5, 2019
    10
    Le voy a dar un 10 más de 10 años después no porque sea un juego de 10, en realidad tiene cosas criticables y mejorables, sería más justo un 8,5, pero se lo voy a dar para compensar las notas negativas con malos argumentos. Argumentos como quejase años después de los gráficos de un juegos inmenso lanzado en 2008, o quejarse de ciertas mecánicas del juego (digamos beber, comer, dormir,Le voy a dar un 10 más de 10 años después no porque sea un juego de 10, en realidad tiene cosas criticables y mejorables, sería más justo un 8,5, pero se lo voy a dar para compensar las notas negativas con malos argumentos. Argumentos como quejase años después de los gráficos de un juegos inmenso lanzado en 2008, o quejarse de ciertas mecánicas del juego (digamos beber, comer, dormir, radiación, v.a.t.s o el recurrente del tamaño del inventario, etc, etc…Si querías un Farcry pues haberte comprado un Farcry. LoL ) demostrando un desconocimiento absoluto del juego que se estaba adquiriendo. Por qué la guerra no cambia nunca pero los juegos si, en cuanto a los Fans de la saga críticos con los cambios, los entiendo pero no los respaldo, porque ya es cosa de gustos, personalmente no me desagrada para nada la reinvención y adaptación al concepto elder´s scroll.
    Personalmente jugué 3 veces Fallout 3 en mi Ps3 para poder apreciar todas las posibilidades que me ofrecía y sé que lo volveré a juagar una cuarta vez. Tiene problemas de rendimiento y bugs bastante graves pero que no impiden disfrutarlo de base teniendo cuidado de guardar varias partidas (algo que uno podría pensar que cae de cajón en 2019 pero que comento porque no es la primera queja de este tipo que veo y no solo en este juego). Los Dlcs la mitad sí que son injugables. Quizás fue un proyecto demasiado ambicioso para lo que las tecnologías del momento permitían y no termino bien del todo. Un juego nada recomendable con prisas pero más que recomendables por todo lo que plantea y contiene aun con sus errores. Para mí 10 años después es ya todo un clásico y un indispensable si te gusta el género. Un saludo.    … Expand
  30. Leontorres7
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    A Masterpiece, loved everything about this game, it is definitely a must play!
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#6 Best PS3 Game of 2008
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#5 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2008
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#4 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2008

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 57
  3. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. Digital Chumps
    Oct 27, 2010
    76
    Until you can play the game without unpredictable crashing and quirky issues surprising you it's going to be tough to find the maximum amount of fun I know this title can offer.
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  2. 1UP
    100
    This is the kind of hugely ambitious game that doesn't come around very often, and when it does, you'd be a fool not to play it and enjoy the hell out of it and look forward to the day (next-next-gen?) when the fidelity of open-world RPGs takes another big step closer to the uncanny valley's far side.
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  3. IGN
    94
    It's rare that a game can hit the mark in so many different and often conflicting areas. Fallout 3 offers freedom without sacrificing a focused story. It delivers fantastic combat without forgoing a deep role-playing system. The characters you meet are engaging and oftentimes hilarious without feeling out of place in this harsh world.
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