Fallout 3 was released in 2008 by Bethesda Softworks, the same company who is famous for the Elder Scrolls Series. The game is set in 2277 in a post apocalyptic Washington D.C.; two hundred years after a nuclear war destroys a United States who couldn't get out of the 1950's culture.

Graphics: The graphics are pretty bad, the game uses the Gamebryo engine (the only game i can think that uses that engine is Rocksmith) which is not the best engine if you want good graphics. Fallout 3 wasnt a graphical showcase, it wasn't suppose to be but they were good for an RPG as big as the game was at the time.


Sound: Awesome. Each enemy,animal, and weapon has its own distinct sound. From the rattle of a Radroach to the sound of a hot laser firing out of a laser rifle, the games' sounds seem to immerse you into the wasteland. The game has radio stations that play music from the 1950's just to have some tunes to listen to as you wander the wasteland

I may have had over 200 hours in my first playthrough but this doesnt include the other countless playthroughs ive done. You may not be able to put the game down once you get it; the game is that good.


Story: Dad have left the Vault's protection from the wasteland to complete a project him and your mother worked on before you were born. You have to fight through the Vault who wants to kill you over your dad leaving and accidentally caused a radroach infestation which caused civil unrest in the vault. After fighting through the vault you walk out of the cave the vault was in to see the huge wasteland of Post Apocalyptic Washington D.C. Now you have a huge wasteland to explore while you find your dad and complete his project with him.

Depth: There is always something to do and places to, you may think you discovered everything in the wasteland but you are wrong. The wasteland even has little bobbleheads scattered across the wasteland for you to find and custom weapons you can make if you can find the parts for them.
The game has five DLC packs:

Operation Anchorage: Enter a simulation of one of the most important battles in the Fallout universe, Operation Anchorage. Run the Chinese forces out of Anchorage Alaska to secure its precious oil.
The Pitt: Go to post apocalyptic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and free the slaves from their rulers.

Mothership Zeta: A strange ship crashes in the wasteland and you investigate it but you get abducted by aliens. You will make new allies as you try to escape this nightmare on this alien ship.

Broken Steel: Taking place after the main story, you must crush your enemies once and for all. The level cap is raised from 20 to 30 in this dlc.

Point Lookout: You go to the eerie point of Point Lookout, Maryland which is full of hooky religious people who worship a fruit, inbred rednecks, a creepy amusement park and a huge creepier swamp.

Difficulty: The game is really easy and doesn't give must of a challenge survival wise. Just stay out of heavily guarded areas or the god forsaken Deathclaw Sanctuary unless you are ready to fight


Overall: the game is tremendous if not one of the best games from last gen, if you dont have this game, you are doing yourself a disservice for not playing it.

You gave a good survey of the game and structured the argument well. However I would have loved more details; how does the Gamerbyo engine compare to "regular" games? What about the difficulty level? Do no be afraid to talk details about why you liked (or did not) a particular metric in the game; it makes the review stronger.