Review: Fallout 3 for Xbox 360

I had been looking for something new to play for a little while. After being quickly disinterested in Fable II and finding Gears of War 2 to be the same as the previous, which I disliked, (much to the dismay of my friends I might add) Andy and I made our way into GameCrazy last night after picking up dinner last night.

Dawngrrl has some friends in town and while they were out doing Girls Night in Seattle, we took our swinging bachelor freedom to the game store to pick up some entertainment for the evening. After picking up Rock Band for Wii for Andy at a steal of $100, I decided on Fallout 3 and chose Xbox 360 purely for the comfort of the controller.

I started the game and while I have a few tweaks with it, over all the game seems to be loads of fun. The world is humongous and incredibly detailed. The character interaction is expansive and in my opinion a much more unobtrusive way to get the story than sitting through lengthy cut scenes.

The combat system takes some getting used to, you can tell it’s an RPG with first-person combat as an afterthought. The movement isn’t fluid and aiming projectile weapons is pretty flaky. Luckily the depth and scale of the game is big enough to make you forgive the cludgy combat system.

I picked up the strategy guide while I was in the store, if for nothing but the maps. The strategy guide is a bit intimidating. It really puts the size of this game on display. The maps are humongous and the system for talents and skills is incredibly complex.

I can’t comment much on the soundtrack, other than some during loading scenes, there doesn’t seem to be one. The sound effects are haunting and hearing the radio blasting from the roaming robots is a bit creepy. Atmospherically it really sets the post-apocalyptic mood. It’s dry, dusty, dirty, rusty and sparse. I am sure designing and texturing an environment this size had to have been an incredible undertaking.

I am only a day in, but this is about the point in most games where I decide not to bother messing with it again. I am definitely intrigued, and much more so than I was by Oblivion which is from the same company on the same engine.

I think the game itself is much more attractive than Oblivion and game seems much more satisfying. If you are not yet into Fallout 3 and are looking for something new to play, I recommend this one for sure.

Fallout 3 is available for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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