Fallout 3

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For 200 years, Vault 101, a fallout shelter, has served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants. Yet one morning, you awake to find that your father has left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father. Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) that combines the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda.

Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence - Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results Eye-Popping Prettiness - Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics

The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3 is a singleplayer action role-playing game (RPG) set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC. Combining the horrific insanity of the Cold War era theory of mutually assured destruction gone terribly wrong, with the kitschy naivety of American 1950s nuclear propaganda, Fallout 3 will satisfy both players familiar with the popular first two games in its series as well as those coming to the franchise for the first time.

The Cold War goes Next-Gen

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The Story: Vault 101 ? Jewel of the Wastes
For 200 years, Vault 101 , a fallout shelter, has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Key Features:

• Limitless Freedom!? Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter!
• Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! ? Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation ? the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects!
• Fantastic New Views!? The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button!
• The Power of Choice!? Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle.
• Blast 'Em Away With V.A.T.S.!?Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation featuring gory dismemberments and spectacular explosions.
• Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence!? At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology.
• Eye-Popping Prettiness!? Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant's face.

System Requirements:

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Fallout 3 Reviews

and Ron Perlman and thats it sadly. Now i love The elder scrolls series but this game is just awful,It felt like i was playing Oblivion but The game and quests are buggy,i was always having to save for fear of losing my spot in game.And i wanted to buy this game cause of the great work on elder scrolls but if you want to play a game with zombies and no crashes or bugs try Left 4 Dead maybe cause i wish i had bought that game then this one.The only good thing about this game was the voice acting of Liam Neeson,Malcolm McDowell.

Overall its been a blast. More than a few times I found my self jump in my seat when a trap went off or when a foe found me. It is DEFINITELY a mature game. The universe is huge, the graphics great, and the character system even more defining than the previous. I'm not done and I'm anxious to get back to it.

I was really shocked when I was told to F-off by an 10 year old. The variety of weapons and the difference in effects, flavor, and combat damage are all very complelling. Whereas the humor is different it is still there. It far exceeds what I expected. Lock the den door if you have kids.

I haven't had that happen in a FPS or MMO. I'm a big fan of Fallout 1 and 2 replaying both of those games leading up to this one. This game is NOT what I thought it would be. While the initial story line IS short it gets you so hooked into the game its hard to leave it.

It took some time to get used to playing Fallout as a FPS.

So after installing the game, installing new codec, uninstalling the game, reinstalling the game, it finally worked.for a while. I guess in light of the fact that you need a 3rd party codec, SECROM thinks my Samsung DVD drive is an emulator, it corrupts Windows; this is not a "Game(s) for Windows" but a "Game(s) for Dells". On top of all this after it BSoD I get a SYSTEM FILE corrupt/missing. After repairing windows SECROM magically finds an emulator (which I've never had or used) and won't start the game. It's an interesting take on combat, and a nice combination of RBG and FPS. The patch will show 100% complete, however, it and the game will lock up (Not responding). At random times in game, it will just crash to Windows or crash and lock up Windows or BSoD.

Come to find out you have to download a 3rd party codec in order for the game to work. The game itself (when it runs) is pretty nice. I tried to patch the game. The install seemed to go fine until you try to start a new game, then it crashes to Windows. To start out, this is a "Game(s) for Windows".Why then do I have to spend two hours trying to install it.

I felt mistreated by Bethsoft support, though. (I have a more than adequate system). Issue: I bought the collector's edition October 30th and couldn't get it running until mid November. Now that it IS running, it's gorgeous, fun, addictive, immersive. A reboot fixes the problem. Bottom line. (2) A personal install disaster for me.

I finally got relief by going to SECUROM, on my own, and running their alternate.exe file. I've been playing Bethesda games since Elder Scrolls: Arena. I've loved them all. They always apologized for my woes, but I called several times, long distance, and went through the same litany each time as to why the game would freeze two seconds into play.

I played Skynet, Redguard, Battlespire, and the entire Elder scrolls series. I love this game (I think much of the vulgarity is high school kid level and gratuitous, BUT I can't say I wasn't forewarned: I just think my definition of "adult entertainment" may vary from the mainstream). (1) Kudos for a job well done. The games runs very well at high specs now, but still freezes from time to time.

One techie actually told me the problem was my NVIDIA card (GTX8800), although the manual says the game was designed and tested on NVIDIA cards.

I think Bethesda should refund the money of those that were tricked to buy this game with a potentially dangerous rootkit embeded in it or create a patch and quick to remove this horrible program. It messes with your computer, crashes good programs that had nothing wrong with them before, screws the good guys that pay for it when the pirates are still hacking it anyway, and limits the amount of installations. I was unaware of SecuRom being on this game at all before I bought it. at a time without a crash. This game has alot of potential. It is astounding that a company uses SecuRom at all. Like I said, the game is excellent if I could play for more than 45 mins.