Fallout 3

**Harrison** · 3rd November 2008, 07:28

As I've commented before. Fallout 1 and 2, while great games, are now very dated (design and control wise). It is hard to imagine games being made in the same style again. Unless it is a homebrew game.

I also agree that Fallout 3 feels very much like Oblivion, but using the same game engine I was also expecting this so it wasn't a surprise to me at all either. Obviously the combat mechanics are quite different, but the character interaction is very similar, as it most other aspects. It is still a very good game in its own right and I'm enjoying it.

**J T** · 3rd November 2008, 10:04

My desire to play this falls as I hear how much of a time-sink this game is. Unfortunately I don't really have tons of time to devote to gaming at the moment, so I'll probably pass on this for a little while and go for something that offers a short but intense thrill. Shame though, as a post-apocalyptic environment is always an appealing setting for stories/games for me.

**Submeg** · 3rd November 2008, 10:32

Hmm, I miss the good ol fallout. Maybe get it out and play it? Playing duke nukem atm!

**Harrison** · 3rd November 2008, 13:18

With Fallout 3 you don't have to spend lots of time exploring the whole game and completing everything. You can plow you way through the main story quite quickly if you wished. So it really can be as short or as long as you wish. Obviously, choosing the all guns blazing shoot 'em up style of play will mean you miss out on a lot of the game's content. But you would get to play through and see the main story. You could then come back later when you have more time and play the game differently.