Fallout 3: Greatest Game Ever

[TheJonInvented]

What do you think?

[kshtoinks12]

Certainly not, well maybe if you're fifteen and missed the whole N64 era.

[Talib Scottie]

Good game, played the fuck out if, my fave from 08 but not the greatest game ever by far.

[open mind]

no.

to much slinking around collecting crap.

shooting outside of v.a.t.s. is sub par.

your character animations in 3rd person perspective are laughably bad.

in some instances the need to be in an exact spot for your map to register a location as found is annoying.

the game crashes way to often.

[marrost]

Certainly not, well maybe if you're fifteen and missed the whole N64 era.because the fifth generation was the first to have a great game, and it should be referred to as the playstation era if anything else.

[pshh]

my economics teacher beat the game and all downloadable contents lol

[Lemmi!]

i thought it was way too short, but good nonetheless. also: i wish they would make a new elder scrolls already

[open mind]

i thought it was way too short, but good nonetheless. also: i wish they would make a new elder scrolls already

i've got my complaints with the game but this isn't one of them because it's a game that can last as long as you want it to.
the main quest storyline is rather short, but the number of sidequests and amount of exploration made available to you could easily fill up 60 hours....and that's before downloadable content is taken into account.

[open mind]

because the fifth generation was the first to have a great game, and it should be referred to as the playstation era if anything else.

this species of geek derision never ceases to amuse me.

[Greg.Kushlan]

I haven't played it about 3 months. I liked what I played of it but I have trouble playing games that are way too open ended, I need something pushing me along while keeping it open ended to an extent. In this I could walk around the wasteland for 4 hours and accomplish nothing.

[whoaisame]

no.

to much slinking around collecting crap.

shooting outside of v.a.t.s. is sub par.

your character animations in 3rd person perspective are laughably bad.

in some instances the need to be in an exact spot for your map to register a location as found is annoying.

the game crashes way to often.

yep, this. I really like the game tho, just not the greatest ever.

[Handraa]

I liked it.

[TJ Wells]

I love this game. SO much. Only game I own that I have every achievement for. But I wouldn't even say it's the best game released by Bethesda.

[SwedishHeat]

Naw, shit gets boring after you've played through it for the fifth time.

Point Lookout was fun, everything else they added to it was not that great.

[tcemoo]

I personally think it's the best game since the NES era.

N64 fanboys are ridiculous, the system was garbage and every "great" game they'll reference has been trumped since then.

[bowl of oranges]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic takes that title, for me anyway.

[unwritten]

lol no

[jr0d5]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic takes that title, for me anyway.
thats definitely up there for me. any one every play shenmue?

[EvilZeppelin]

It's a great game but I really enjoyed Final Fantasy IX.

[Raarzipan]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic takes that title, for me anyway.
This. Will you be trying out The Old Republic?

I love FO3, but to call it greatest game would be a bit of an exaggeration for me seeing as I love plenty of other games just as much/more.

@the guy who said the N64 had the greatest games ever: Just because it was the first really 3D console, does not make the games the greatest. Though, the Zelda Games were great for it and I still play them, aside from those 2 to me the games were just good.

[billyboatkid]

Eh games alright. Definitely not best game ever. Oblivion was better.

[Charles777]

I love this game, but Oblivion and Wind Waker have to be my personal favorites of all time. Open ended games are the best.

[DaveFeelsRight]

no fucking way. its great yeah, but its overrated for sure.

[Kif]

It takes way too long to make a completely new character and build it up. I was gonna start again and make this complete asshole cannibal who only uses melee weapons, but then I thought it would just be a hassle.

[IWasHerHorse]

I really love Fallout 3 but it's not the best game ever, it has so many glitches and crashes so frequently. At this point I've played through it so often nothing is challenging in the game, it's so easy to level and get caps.

[IcedOpethBlind]

nope

[Jumpoff]

Not even the best xbox 360 game, noen the less the best game ever. Game was kind of average in my opinion. Best game ever... would be Super Mario World. Or maybe Link to the Past...
thats definitely up there for me. any one every play shenmue?

Haha I loved Shenmue on the dreamcast.

[IWasHerHorse]

Shenmue was a great game, and terribly underrated.

[chokeychicken]

not even close to the best game ever.

[WakingTheMisery]

This isn't Zone of the Enders 2.

[secretsociety92]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/420-Fallout-3

[spunkmastaflex]

its a good game... until you hit the max level, then it blows hardcore imo

[OdeToTheSun]

I have yet to beat this game.

[Protested Hero]

As much as I love FO3, Oblivion is better.

[Kif]

As much as I love FO3, Oblivion is better.
I still need to play this.

The problem with FO3 now is you can get all the DLC, come out the vault and do shit like Anchorage and Zeta first. Then you're just too overpowered for the main game.

[Protested Hero]

I still need to play this.

The problem with FO3 now is you can get all the DLC, come out the vault and do shit like Anchorage and Zeta first. Then you're just too overpowered for the main game.

Get on it, Oblivion is one of my favorite games ever made.

[timmun029]

its a good game... until you hit the max level, then it blows hardcore imo

yeah, besides all the other minor quirks mentioned the level cap at 20 was the biggest downer

[ericsounds41]

Wouldn't say the greatest, but definitely still awesome.

[TJ Wells]

yeah, besides all the other minor quirks mentioned the level cap at 20 was the biggest downer
Cap is 30 if you get the DLC. Adds a ton of playing time.

[TJ Wells]

I really love Fallout 3 but it's not the best game ever, it has so many glitches and crashes so frequently. At this point I've played through it so often nothing is challenging in the game, it's so easy to level and get caps.
Seriously? I never had it crash or even glitch once in the main game, and only once in all five of the DLC's.

[Jumpoff]

Seriously? I never had it crash or even glitch once in the main game, and only once in all five of the DLC's.

Happens to me all the time :shrug: Especially when I got to Raven Rock. Saved on the ship and it crashed, then it wouldnt load the save so I had to go back to the tunnels and repeat like 10 times before Raven would load again...

[Brandon Allin]

No, but it was an incredible game, and my favorite of last year.

I prefer Oblivion, though.

[IWasHerHorse]

Seriously? I never had it crash or even glitch once in the main game, and only once in all five of the DLC's.

Yeah I can't finish the Oasis quest because it freezes every time I try to enter the underground cave, and the graphics are always flipping out. I enjoyed it though, I still recommend it to people.

[open mind]

Seriously? I never had it crash or even glitch once in the main game, and only once in all five of the DLC's.

this game has frozen on me so often it's just become instinctive for me to save before the game has to load a new area if it hasn't autosaved in the last 5 minutes.

[TJ Wells]

Do you guys play on the PC or a system?

[williek311]

I can't get into this game.

[B00sh]

Defiently one of my most anticipated games ever, not the best though, probably top 5.

[open mind]

Do you guys play on the PC or a system?

never had the desire or money to build a decent gaming pc so i use a 360.

[TJ Wells]

never had the desire or money to build a decent gaming pc so i use a 360.
WOW. That's so weird we've had such vastly different experiences (glitch-wise) with the same game on the same system.

[aloneatlastnj]

I can't get into this game.

DUDE - how far are you into it? because trust me, it takes fucking forever for things to finally get rolling.

[williek311]

DUDE - how far are you into it? because trust me, it takes fucking forever for things to finally get rolling.
Clearly not far enough. It started out so cool and then it just became redundant.

[aloneatlastnj]

Clearly not far enough. It started out so cool and then it just became redundant.

yeah i hear ya about the redundancy. one of the biggest things with the game is how HUGE the capital wasteland is - and let's be honest, exploration in a game isn't for everyone. and i think that's what turns a lot of people away. the world of the game is just SO big that it either 1) takes forever to actually get SOMEWHERE or 2) forces people to shut it off.

in my opinion the game doesn't get good again until you reach the GNR building. the megaton part is the first big place after the vault but depending on what you do there, you don't know where to go and you're left to just walk around and it gets REALLY boring REALLY fast.

[williek311]

yeah i hear ya about the redundancy. one of the biggest things with the game is how HUGE the capital wasteland is - and let's be honest, exploration in a game isn't for everyone. and i think that's what turns a lot of people away. the world of the game is just SO big that it either 1) takes forever to actually get SOMEWHERE or 2) forces people to shut it off.

in my opinion the game doesn't get good again until you reach the GNR building. the megaton part is the first big place after the vault but depending on what you do there, you don't know where to go and you're left to just walk around and it gets REALLY boring REALLY fast.
yeah don't know what it is. I loved exploring every aspect of every map in Mass Effect.

[MorningStar10]

It's a great game but I really enjoyed Final Fantasy IX.

Agreed, my favourite FF game and best playstation game by far.
Although Abe's Oddessy comes close.

[williek311]

Agreed, my favourite FF game and best playstation game by far.
Although Abe's Oddessy comes close.
FF IX isn't even the RPG for PSone let alone the best game for the system.

[MorningStar10]

FF IX isn't even the RPG for PSone let alone the best game for the system.
What RPG is then, and i enjoyed FF IX the most.

[williek311]

What RPG is then, and i enjoyed FF IX the most.

Xenogears

[kemichels]

10 bucks at Walmart right now for PS3, if anyone is interested.

[kemichels]

In other news, my roommate played this game through three times. I don't understand how the hell he didn't get bored of it. I got through it once, loved it, but then put it to rest.

[IcedOpethBlind]

10 bucks at Walmart right now for PS3, if anyone is interested.

seriously? i need to get to walmart then... regular version of the game im assuming, still a great deal..

[kemichels]

seriously? i need to get to walmart then... regular version of the game im assuming, still a great deal..

Yeah, pretty sure it's nationwide, but don't hate me if it's not! It's definitely worth checking out.

[bNz719]

Possibly one of my favorite games. Definitely up there in the top 5 though.

[Charles777]

I got the Game Of The Year addition with the extra stuff on another disk. Can't wait to start The Pitt and Operation: Anchorage.