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Product: Games

Studio: Bethesda Softworks

Platform: Pc

Categories: Action, Role playing, Horror

Released on: Oct 28, 2008

Audience : Adults & Seniors

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$49,99

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Packaging: DVD-ROM

Dimensions: 19 X 14 X 3 inches

Weight: 1.1 pounds



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In 22777, some 200 years after the 3rd world war, Fight for survival against terrors of the outside world, radiation, and mutants after nuclear fallout

Latest in human ability simulation affords unlimited customization of characters

Expansive world in modern super-deluxe HD graphics

Features ability to pause time in combat, target specific body parts, and queue up attacks

1st- or 3rd-person perspective

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The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time.

The Cold War goes Next-Gen

Welcome to the nation's capital.

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The Brotherhood of Steel is a powerful ally.

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Customize characters with your Pip-Boy.

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The Story: Vault 101 – Jewel of the Wastes

For 200 years, Vault 101 , a fallout shelter, has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Key Features:

Limitless Freedom! – Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter!

Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! – Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation – the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects!

Fantastic New Views! – The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button!

The Power of Choice! – Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle.

Blast 'Em Away With V.A.T.S.! –Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation featuring gory dismemberments and spectacular explosions.

Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence! – At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology.

Eye-Popping Prettiness! – Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant's face.

Product Description

For 200 years, Vault 101, a fallout shelter, has served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants. Yet one morning, you awake to find that your father has left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father. Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) that combines the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda.

Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence - Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results Eye-Popping Prettiness - Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics

System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP/Vista

Processor: 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent

Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

RAM: XP: 1GB System RAM

Vista: 2GB System RAM

Recommended: 2 GB RAM

Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)

Recommended: NvidiaDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)

Supported Video Card Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce Series 200, 9800, 9600, 8800, 8600, 8500, 8400, 7900, 7800, 7600, 7300, 6800; ATI HD Series 4800, 4600, 3800, 3600, 3400, 2900, 2600, 2400; ATI Series X1900, X1800, X1600, X1300, and X850

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Mediocre, but nothing.

Well this sucks bcuz my pc was ...

I won't go over the plot, mechanics, ...

Fallout 3- One of the greatest games ...

Fallout 3 isn't a bad game, but ...

Fallout 3 isn't a bad game, but it doesn't deserve any praise as the best RPG in recent years.

Its weak points are the following:

Bethesda attempts to unite RPG and FPS combat in this title, but both are implemented poorly. As an FPS, trying to aim at enemies that skip and shuffle over the uneven terrain of the world is extremely frustrating. The movements of all NPCs and enemies in the game is very unnatural and jerky. Imagine playing an MMO in a first person perspective, and having to shoot at your targets, and you'll understand. The movements are inconsistent and unpredictable, not because of any genuis on the AI's part, but because the motion of the game is so rigid.

As for the RPG gameplay, Bethesda introduces VATS, a system designed to offer a remnant of turn-based combat as a fully optional tool. It essentially calculates your chance to hit an enemy on different body parts, allows you to choose a certain amount of strikes based on your action points, and carries them out in slow motion while you watch. If you're out of AP, you can wait for it to regenerate, and perform more VATS attacks when they return over time. At first, this mechanic is interesting to watch, and provides some rest from the frustrating FPS combat. Later on, however, as your character progresses in skill levels with different weapons, your chance to headshot enemies goes above 90% and you are basically killing everything with one instant headshot without actually aiming. You can shoot enemies in the legs to slow them down, sure, but on most of the enemies in the game, there's no point when they die so quickly.

So the choice between gameplay styles is a dry one - the sub-par, frustrating FPS experience, or the overpowered instant kill experience?

Exploring the world is a great experience, as Bethesda is good at filling the map with interesting things to look at. But when you find a quest hub, the content is actually fairly shallow. What could be several hours' worth of enjoyment from stories and unique dialogue in some of the quest hubs turn into 15 minute decisions that are based only on the Karma path that you want to follow. Talking to the NPCs begins to reveal at least an interesting story most of the time, but then they all begin to repeat the same lines. The outcome of your adventures in a quest hub do little to nothing to affect the world around you, with some characters elsewhere in the game still referencing your just-saved town as though you had never been there, even "weeks" of in-game time after you finished.

These gripes of mine aside, the game is still enjoyable for a while. Looking around at the destroyed world is still pretty neat, and even though quest hubs are fairly small and unimportant, there are so many of them that exploring is worthwhile. The predicaments that your character will find himself in aren't always original, but at least they provide some context for players to argue over ethics (especially over how they agree or disagree with Bethesda's often confusing Karma decisions). The atmosphere, especially when exploring abandoned vaults, is also very well done.