Fallout 3: Immensely Replayable
October 7th 2010 17:00
Since many of us are breathlessly awaiting the newest incarnation in the Fallout series, Fallout: New Vegas, let’s take some time to remember the game that we still play, Fallout 3. What? You don’t still play Fallout 3? Maybe it’s not your cup of irradiated tea, or maybe you don’t play games more than once, but the beauty of Fallout 3 is that there are choices to be made, people to anger, quests to muck up, and karma to lose or gain depending on your particular ethical outlook.
With so many choices, Fallout 3 is the quintessential replayable game. This writer finds herself playing Fallout 3 in between other games and sometimes just when I start missing the Capital Wasteland. Even after playing the game through twice, it is easy to play it a third time (although the beginning can be a little tedious) and continue to find new locations, new characters, new quests, and new morally questionable activities. Not to mention, there is downloadable content galore for this game, which expands on the original game and give the player even more locations, storylines, and quests to complete.
Some of us may have blown through the game’s main quest too quickly without knowing it, and having done so may not be aware that there is so much more to the game than ensuring clean water for the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. You may have consulted the very thorough Fallout 3 Wiki site along the way, and if you did, you may have noticed all of the cross-referencing going in the hyperlinks. That alone should tell you how much you may have missed if you didn’t fully explore the immense setting of this former “Game of the Year” as assessed by multiple sites and organizations that give out those silly (yet totally appropriate in Fallout 3’s case) awards.
For the gamer that plays RPGs or Role Playing Games, you may have another option as your game of choice to play between games or the game that never ends for you. Maybe you feel that way about strategy games, like Civilization. Don’t be shy – tell us what you play over and over or the game you don’t want to finish.
You never feel bad killing a Super Mutant... well, except for that one.
With so many choices, Fallout 3 is the quintessential replayable game. This writer finds herself playing Fallout 3 in between other games and sometimes just when I start missing the Capital Wasteland. Even after playing the game through twice, it is easy to play it a third time (although the beginning can be a little tedious) and continue to find new locations, new characters, new quests, and new morally questionable activities. Not to mention, there is downloadable content galore for this game, which expands on the original game and give the player even more locations, storylines, and quests to complete.
Some of us may have blown through the game’s main quest too quickly without knowing it, and having done so may not be aware that there is so much more to the game than ensuring clean water for the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. You may have consulted the very thorough Fallout 3 Wiki site along the way, and if you did, you may have noticed all of the cross-referencing going in the hyperlinks. That alone should tell you how much you may have missed if you didn’t fully explore the immense setting of this former “Game of the Year” as assessed by multiple sites and organizations that give out those silly (yet totally appropriate in Fallout 3’s case) awards.
It's not that kind of RPG
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