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Game Guide - Fallout 3
11 years ago
I would like to apologize for this guide marked as review XD turns out reviews are hard after a few shots... I'll not be rewriting this but I will make a proper review now
Hello again fellow gamers, welcome back to Game Review with your host with the toast, Bolt Templar! Today we'll be looking at the now classic game Fallout 3... and before you ask, I will NOT be doing New Vegas because, honestly, I'll smash it
~~WARNING~~ Spoilers ahead ~~WARNING~~
So lets head to the start... BIRTH!
No joke here, this game starts up with you being born... wow... ok then. So you're born and pick your gender, race, appearance, the usual suspects. Then mom dies... seriously... next thing you know you're a toddler, figuring out your controls, putting in your stats... then another fastforward to kid and getting your inventory and shooting practice, then teen and picking your skills, and then FINALLY YOU GET INTO THE GAME! Oh my god that took so long!
All the tutorial aside though, the game is very fun and addictive. You fight your way out of the Vault you've known your entire life to chase your dad into the atomic wastelands of the surface and what remains of the world after World War 3 finished.
Choices are everywhere... you decide where you go and when, and with the expansions, you have entire new areas to explore (GET THE ALIEN SHIP! DO IT! ALIEN GUNS ARE YOUR FRIENDS!) You'll find outposts of raiders, roaming traders, camps of friendly people, and wandering monsters of death (Deathclaw is NOT your friend, run away... run faster)
The story is a little forced, but you'll still face choices in it that will change how people greet you and can alter what followers you get. The entire first section of the story is chasing down your father, hunting for clues of where he went after he left. Then after you cover half of the wasteland, you find him and spend the next chunk of story helping him... then he dies and you finish the story trying to both avenge him and trying to finish the work he dedicated his life too.
Now for the fun bits... exploring! The most fun I have is wandering the wastes, finding new places to plunder and pillage, blowing apart raiders and monsters, and of course, finding the bobbleheads! That's right, bobbleheads. You can find these lovely little things all over the place, but be warned, some can be missed! Inside the Vault (101, your vault), Megaton, and Raven Rock are 3 places you'll visit for the story, and all 3 have a bobblehead, and all 3 you can miss permanently! DO NOT MISS THESE! Every time you find a bobblehead, you get +10 to that skill! You need these bobbleheads
Now all in all the game is a shooter at heart but there are melee weapons too. Choose your weapons, stock up on ammo, plunder everything you can for cash, and always, ALWAYS be careful where you step. Moira in Megaton is a must visit. Fawkes in the vault with the GECK in it is a must save. The bomb in Megaton is a must disarm (It gets you a free house!) These are all good actions... and also massive helps in game.
What can I say about this game in the end? For its time, it was surely a 10/10, and even now is an easy 8/10 (losing only due to graphic quality compared to current games and the limitations it has) but no matter what, this classic is worth dusting off at the game store and playing hard.
Also, side note here... I know I've lost my format lately, and I apologize. I'll be trying to get back into that for later reviews, so please bare with me on this ranting-like review ^_^;
Hello again fellow gamers, welcome back to Game Review with your host with the toast, Bolt Templar! Today we'll be looking at the now classic game Fallout 3... and before you ask, I will NOT be doing New Vegas because, honestly, I'll smash it
~~WARNING~~ Spoilers ahead ~~WARNING~~
So lets head to the start... BIRTH!
No joke here, this game starts up with you being born... wow... ok then. So you're born and pick your gender, race, appearance, the usual suspects. Then mom dies... seriously... next thing you know you're a toddler, figuring out your controls, putting in your stats... then another fastforward to kid and getting your inventory and shooting practice, then teen and picking your skills, and then FINALLY YOU GET INTO THE GAME! Oh my god that took so long!
All the tutorial aside though, the game is very fun and addictive. You fight your way out of the Vault you've known your entire life to chase your dad into the atomic wastelands of the surface and what remains of the world after World War 3 finished.
Choices are everywhere... you decide where you go and when, and with the expansions, you have entire new areas to explore (GET THE ALIEN SHIP! DO IT! ALIEN GUNS ARE YOUR FRIENDS!) You'll find outposts of raiders, roaming traders, camps of friendly people, and wandering monsters of death (Deathclaw is NOT your friend, run away... run faster)
The story is a little forced, but you'll still face choices in it that will change how people greet you and can alter what followers you get. The entire first section of the story is chasing down your father, hunting for clues of where he went after he left. Then after you cover half of the wasteland, you find him and spend the next chunk of story helping him... then he dies and you finish the story trying to both avenge him and trying to finish the work he dedicated his life too.
Now for the fun bits... exploring! The most fun I have is wandering the wastes, finding new places to plunder and pillage, blowing apart raiders and monsters, and of course, finding the bobbleheads! That's right, bobbleheads. You can find these lovely little things all over the place, but be warned, some can be missed! Inside the Vault (101, your vault), Megaton, and Raven Rock are 3 places you'll visit for the story, and all 3 have a bobblehead, and all 3 you can miss permanently! DO NOT MISS THESE! Every time you find a bobblehead, you get +10 to that skill! You need these bobbleheads
Now all in all the game is a shooter at heart but there are melee weapons too. Choose your weapons, stock up on ammo, plunder everything you can for cash, and always, ALWAYS be careful where you step. Moira in Megaton is a must visit. Fawkes in the vault with the GECK in it is a must save. The bomb in Megaton is a must disarm (It gets you a free house!) These are all good actions... and also massive helps in game.
What can I say about this game in the end? For its time, it was surely a 10/10, and even now is an easy 8/10 (losing only due to graphic quality compared to current games and the limitations it has) but no matter what, this classic is worth dusting off at the game store and playing hard.
Also, side note here... I know I've lost my format lately, and I apologize. I'll be trying to get back into that for later reviews, so please bare with me on this ranting-like review ^_^;
I found this to be less of a review and more of a guide, telling people how to play. Aside the bobblehead in Megaton, disarming the bomb isn't a must. Moira survives and moves to Underworld (thus you don't lose the quests from her).
As for watching your step, there's a perk called Light Step. Yes, you have to be lv15-18 (I forget the exact level), but it's pretty quick to get to.
what it does is that it stops you tripping floor traps like mines and tripwire bombs.
Ammo and cash aren't a problem in the game. Stimpacks get a bit sparse later on if you're playing on harder difficulties, but shops always have them. Best advice for that is to collect and sell ALL the old world cash and ciggerette packs/boxes you can as they're light, constant, and common.
Also, you spoiled a big plot point in finding your father. A big no-no in a review (though at least you said there are spoilers lol)
In regards to Deathclaws and melee enemies, the Dart Gun constructable weapon is your friend. One shot instantly cripples the target's legs, slowing them to a crawl for you to pick them off. Fight smart, not just strong.
Still, the advice you give is useful if you're playing a good karma character. I personally prefer to stay neutral, but some evil is always fun on a second playthrough ;)