Fallout 3 Is An Accomplishment In Gaming.

Pictured above: Top: OOooOOh Headshot! Middle: The Wasteland City of Megaton Bottom: What Nukes Look Like in Fallout 3.
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I have recently acquired my very own copy of the new and highly acclaimed first person rpg, Fallout 3, from the makers of 'Oblivion'. Oblivion was one of my favourite games ever, and from what I've seen of Fallout 3, it may surpass Bethesda's last masterpiece.

You start out your journey in a rather unfamiliar fashion. You begin your life by coming out of your mothers womb. Here you will choose your sex, name and appearance. Once you are born you find out your mother has died during birth.

Next you are a one year old striving to walk his first steps, this is where you choose your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. which is:
Strength: Power, Melee, Encumbrance.
Perception: Explosives, Lockpick, Energy Weapons.
Endurance: Health, Environment Resistances, Big Guns and unarmed.
Charisma: Barter and Speech.
Intelligence: Science, Repair and Medicine.
Agility: Small Guns, Sneak and affects number of V.A.T.S. action points.
Luck: raises all skills and crit rating.

These skills are the base skills for all the other skills in the game.

Next you move on to become a ten year old boy at your birthday party. You meet some story characters and about where you are from and you get your first weapon, the BB gun.

After this you are turning 16 and have to take Vault 101's G.O.A.T. test which will decide your class or set of skills you start with. The skills system seems to be pretty close to the first two fallout games which is a plus for classic fans of the series.

Once you finish those tests and trials you are awoken to find out your father has left the vault and gone out into the post apocalyptic wastelands. You must leave the vault to find him.

I don't want to reveal too much of the story but you get the idea. Once you step out into the wastelands, you start to get the feel for fallout 3. The world is as unique as it is horrifying.

I found myself running around killing super mutants and finding new areas to loot while getting sidetracked from the main story. There is just so much to do in this game, its hard to keep focus. So much depth, it's amazing what Bethesda has come up with this time. The development team is apparently big fallout fans and it shows as the Fallout world finally comes to life in the next generation.

For anyone even remotely interested in Fallout 3, or games in general, should definitely give Fallout 3 a try.

Sound: 82
Graphics: 95
Story: 88
Value: 97
Replayability: 96

SVSGR Total: 91.6/100!!