Fallout III

[Bradopoly]

It's crazy that the SE only costs $10 more. Hopefully I can get this game next week, I really want to play.

What is it like so far guys?

[BorDAr]

i was going to buy it but i realised gears 2 is next week and im still entertained by cod:waw and i rented BIA so ill be sweet

[sock merchant]

so far its pretty good. THe whole "Oblivion with guns" statement isnt too far off the mark

[Tel Prydain]

I'm loving it, but as an old school Fallout fan, I'd say it's not really "fallout 3".
I'd rather have had it called Fallout: Vault 101 - set it apart from the core series.
But it's better then Oblivion was, that's for sure...

As for the price - I paid $100 for gears, and finsihed it in eight hours. $140 for a game that looks like it will be 60-80 hours? Fuck, yeah.

[nzBrowncoat]

I was holding out for a RPG fix in FO3, but with the Warehouse having Fable 2 at $88 that might be my next purchase instead. How has the co-op in Fable been? for those in the Know

[Brianemone]

Originally Posted by Tel Prydain

As for the price - I paid $100 for gears, and finsihed it in eight hours. $140 for a game that looks like it will be 60-80 hours? Fuck, yeah.

I'd be pretty disappointed if I only got 8 hours for 100$.

Let me know how long it takes to finish, my money is on it being less than 20 hours (which is far less than what I spent playing Gears in it's first month after release)

[CrxzY]

Got it free from insurance.... price isnt a problem for me!

[HK 47]

$140, that is ridiculous for a game. I'd refuse to buy any game for that price

[Evil]

Originally Posted by Brianemone

139$RRP

Paid $108. I love my gaming guy!

[JimboNZ]

$118 from the warehouse. Price Match GO! Picked it up and will start playing soon

[FaceAche]

JB Hi-Fi have it for $109 standard price. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when i saw it at $139 at DSE.

[Tel Prydain]

Originally Posted by Brianemone

Let me know how long it takes to finish, my money is on it being less than 20 hours (which is far less than what I spent playing Gears in it's first month after release)

I'm betting you'd be quite wrong...
I'm 11 hours in and hardly even touched the 'main' missions yet (only done one).
I haven't been taking it slow, I've just been too busy with side quests and exploring. The wasteland is massive.

Been mostly good so far.... although I REALLY hated the 'blood lines' quest... I felt like I was playing an Oblivion mod as it shoe-horned a Oblivon feature into the Fallout world. Didn't fit at all.
I was glad to cross that one off.

Other then that, it's been happy-joy feelings all day.
Sneaking through ruins, picking off raiders, meeting other explorers.....
Good times.

[Evil]

Am having a blast with this, there is soooo much to do and sooo much variety. This is gonna soak up many, many hours. VATS is awesome!

[Tel Prydain]

This is the first hardcore RPG I've played in ages.
No handing you stuff, no auto-leveling and not always leading you by then hand.
It's a game that will sometimes say: Suck it up, or die.

From the PS3 Fallout post, my short tip list.
A few quick hints:
* Sometimes running or sneaking is the way through
* If an area is kicking your ass, come back later
* Don't just follow the misions - hunting raiders is a great way to build xp and weapons.
* It can be cheaper to find a new gun then repair an old one, unless you're repairing it yourself.
* The first little area you visit has an old school - clean it out. Take everything, and when you are carrying everything you can go back and sell it (don't leave crap lying there - you'll need the credits).
* Lastly - check my xbox profile, and if there are any quests I've finished that you'd like help with, shoot me a message.

[JimboNZ]

Tbh, im not really enjoying this as much as I thought I would. I find myself wanting to play Fable 2 or Far cry 2 more. Quite disappointing really