Fallout 3 - First Review

[doobiwan]

http://fallout3.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/first-review-hits/

From our friends at NMA comes news that Fallout 3’s first review has been unleashed on the wild. This coming from French magazine PC JEUX:

Thus, the fear that Fallout 3 could be a post-apocalyptic Oblivion is totally gone. A few hours with the game will be enough for Fallout veterans to get their habits back and be able to walk with confidence through the game. New players will not feel totally lost either because references to the previous games are rather scarce and discrete. If most changes brought to the series are technical, the spirit is still there, sort of. Indeed, it’s a shame that this episode is so serious. It has lost, it seems, a good deal of the humour and even irony that was part of the series. Cinematographic references or completely twisted conversations with NPCs are gone. Aside from this, Fallout 3 is an excellent RPG and a good Fallout. The score is rather different but the music stays the same.

They’ve given the game a score of 93%, noting a good variety of quest types and also multiple resolutions for said quests while complaining about a few technical hang ups. Maybe they should have conferred with the game’s recommended specs before reviewing… oh wait.

 

[FarligOpptreden]

WOWEEWOW!

 

[BinaryJack]

Hmmmm...sh1te, there goes the budget...

 

[boramk]

This will chew hours and hours of my life....
Including GTA4, Left4Dead and CoD5

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

the road to the end of 2008 is an expensive but happy gaming one

 

[FarligOpptreden]

This will chew hours and hours of my life....
Including GTA4, Left4Dead and CoD5

How could you forget Far Cry 2 and Fable 2?!

 

[boramk]

How could you forget Far Cry 2 and Fable 2?!

Not Far Cry and Fable 2 only for Xbox

 

[ZeroSplice]

Damn, I'm still unsure whether or not to get this game or not. In fact, I was hoping for an Oblivion style Fallout (not that I'm a Fallout fan), but I like the open ended environments and the choice to do what you want when you wanted. This further augmented by witty quests and a plethora of goodies made it enough to satisfy almost any palate.
Nevertheless, this game 'looks' awesome and I suppose waiting for a review would be best.

 

[Dohc-WP]

if its above 90 on metacritic then i'll get it

 

[Bravestar]

Jeeez I really don't know what to buy anymore

All these games, such a small budget ...

 

[doobiwan]

Buying new is always a 3 way Longevity * Online * resale equation for me.

 

[FarligOpptreden]

Not Far Cry and Fable 2 only for Xbox

Oh well. You'll be missing out then!

 

[BinaryJack]

Fable 2 first and then perhaps Fallout 3 once Fable 2 is done...sigh...cant wait fir Fable 2...