This weekend, and much of today, I spent playing a the third installment of the Fallout franchise, Fallout 3. This game is made by Bethesda studios (best known for their work on Fallout and the Elder Scroll series). The story centers around "Project Purity", a project to clean the water supplies of the current post-apocalyptic wasteland and to try to make it more habitable again. The story follows the son (or daughter, your choice) of the head of Project Purity, your father. He escapes from Vault 101, your holding vault in which people withstood the nuclear blasts. The game from there is up to you, and man is it just ridiculously fun. I run around, choosing uncouth dialogue to treat other characters to, and journey through bogs and deserts filled with irradiated monsters. Rules are practically thrown out the window, as weapons such as alien disintegrates, Gauss cannons, and even hand-held mini-nuke launchers (beware the FatMan) are at your disposal as you romp throughout the Capitol Wasteland. One of the best thing about this game, in true Bethesda fashion, is the fact that your dialogue and choices permanently impact your game and your future to give you a more unique and in-depth experience. The Game of the Year Edition for Xbox 360 costs only $20 on Amazon (Game of the Year Edition means it comes with all the extra content and is a steal). I highly recommend purchasing it and seeing what your future will hold in the windswept plains of the Capitol Wasteland.
~Charles
Nice descriptions of the game. The voice you used makes you sound like a kid in a candy store.
ReplyDeleteDidn't know that Fallout was made by Bestheda. Ive always had the urge to get that game, and this post makes me want to get it even more so. Nice post
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ReplyDeleteI apologize that I'm commenting when there is already comments here, but I have to profess my love for Bethesda Softworks. Some of the greatest games I've ever played have come from here, and they shell out Game of the Year games like it's nothing. Fallout is an amazing series and you're playing what I consider to be the best of them. My hat is off to you, my friend. (I really hate that there isn't an edit function on Blogger.)
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