Fallout 3 Has Sucked My Life Away
I did something about a week ago that I deeply regret, I purchased a copy of Fallout 3. Now I haven’t seen my wife for weeks and I’m struggling at work, because all I can do or think about is playing the damned game.
I should have known better. The original Fallout became an obsession of mine to the point where I decided to break out of playing Fallout 2 early in the game, because I knew that progressing any further would only end up with me sitting next to Gary Busey in rehab. Both Fallout: Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel were enough to quench the deadly Fallout thirst, while at the same time being crappy enough that I didn’t lose my mind.
Fallout 3, on the other hand, is deep enough and close enough to the original that it retains all it’s awesomely addictive properties. It’s got a good sizable area to explore, an interesting story, and tons of quests to complete. If you liked the original games or liked Morrowind or Oblivion, you should like this game.
The only drawback is that it’s a little too much like Oblivion for it’s own good. The loss of turn based combat is made easier with the addition of the time stopping VATS system, but it’s pretty unrealistic in the way that the enemy A.I. behaves. For instance, in a normal shooter AI controlled enemies will try to seek cover. It seems like in Fallout the enemy has two moves: A. Run straight at you and beat you or stand several feet away shooting you. B. Run away after taking too much damage.
Overall it’s an awesome game even with it’s flaws. Here’s to hoping that if there’s a Fallout 4 they can fix up some of the few issues there are and I’ll be able to resist my Fallout addiction.
January 6th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I got Fallout 3 too, and I played Morrowind & Oblivion (loved them both). Unfortunately, I’m having trouble getting Fallout 3 to work… otherwise, I’d be totally addicted
January 19th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
[...] news today, here’s an update on my progress on Fallout 3. I’m still addicted, but not as much as I was previously. I suppose it can be chalked up to the fact that you can only look in so many desks, file cabinets, [...]