Posted on: May 12, 2020

streetyson

Games: 51 Reviews: 32

Superb open-world-ish, and replayable.

I'm halfway into a 2nd playthru, which you can do thanks to the different ways you can play, the sheer size of the game, and all the mods and addons you can install. My only gripe is if you come to the game for the first time as I did, by buying this GOTY version with no foreknowledge, you may get unlucky (as I was) and encounter the later-released DLCs early on (except Broken Steel) when they're best avoided until you're in the mid/late phase of the game. The following DLC info contains no spoiler except some in the last para, on Operation Anchorage: Broken Steel: you won't meet until after ending the main quest's "Take It Back" and it's great not in itself (because once completed the game thereafter soon becomes boring and is effectively concluded) but for the simple fact that it enables the game to be played after the original game's "Take it Back" quest is completed. I thus recommend not starting Broken Steel ("Death From Above" quest onwards) until you exhaust all else and want to steer the game toward it's conclusion. Point Lookout ("The Local Flavor" onwards) - the best DLC, it's another map region with plenty to do. The Pitt ("Into The Pitt" onwards) - another region, but small map and just one slavery-type quest with no black or white solution, but no impact on the main game. I didn't like it, some do. Mothership Zeta ("Not of This World") - best avoid or at least until after "Take It Back", for it's a very different and monotonous (seemingly endless) warren, after which you can only go back to a small part. I didn't care for it at all. Operation Anchorage ("Aiding the Outcasts"), or as I call it "Fallout 3: Call of Duty" - SPOILER here: This is a game within a game (a training sim of commando ops) used to train recruits for fighting a WW3 Chinese invasion of Alaska. The Outcasts need you to play it in order to unlock an armoury. Fun but it's final boss-fight is glitchy, and the bullet-proof armour it grants ruins any real difficulty in the main game.

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Posted on: August 18, 2020

kenadrian

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Games: 368 Reviews: 78

A WORKING Fallout 3 for PC

First of all, I would like to thank GOG for having the only playable Fallout 3 on PC. I'm able to play this game on my Windows 10 PC. There's still crashes sometimes, but it doesn't happen often. The one on Steam is broken and unoptimized, and won't work without tons of fixes and mods. Plus, the one on GOG has a cloud save. Sadly, there are still no achievements. Fallout 3 is the first 3D Fallout game, and despite being 12 years old, it still looks good. The GOTY Edition contains all DLCs, the most important being Broken Steel, which acts as an epilogue to the main story and allows you to continue playing after the ending, essentially making the game endless. You can still roam around and do quests after finishing Broken Steel. The main quest is great, and the DLCs are fun, too. Operation: Anchorage is an Alaskan war simulation, Mothership Zeta allows you to encounter and fight aliens, The Pitt brings you to Pittsburgh and meet with raiders, and Point Lookout brings you to a swampy island. You will get unique outfits and weapons from the DLCs, and some of them are quite strong. My main complain about this game is that while the Capital Wasteland is a big map, there are very few sidequests compared to locations. Many locations are just there to hunt for extra loot, with no quests tied to it. The most notable is the Capitol Building, despite being an iconic real-life location and featured on Fallout 3 posters, there are no quests tied to that place. My other complain would be the companions, as most of them require a certain level of karma to be recruited. They're also rather bland, with no companion quests whatsoever.

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Posted on: August 13, 2021

Meniaras

Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Fallout 3 GotYE (Love)

I love Fallout 3 with its light story about the boy from Vault 101 in search of his father, he experiences many adventures, meets friendly and unfriendly creatures in this fascinating world. with DeepL Translate

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Posted on: June 8, 2022

L0vac

Games: 229 Reviews: 7

Not Fallout 2, but very worthy successor

!! IMPORTANT !! I see that many users complain about it not working, tested working on Win10 and Win11: 1) Install https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/24302?tab=description 2) OPTIONAL: Install tons of mods and enjoy your game (use mod organizer for mods install) You're welcome. Regarding the game; some loved it, some had mixed feelings calling it "Oblivion with guns". I personally still enjoy it, however, a warm recommendation is to add lots of new locations and some quests/companions via the "A World Of Pain for Fallout 3" mod. Compared to washed down F4, this is a masterpiece where F4 does better only with graphics and gunplay.

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Posted on: March 2, 2018

Splintercel3000

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Games: 57 Reviews: 1

it works.

Started the game and it worked 10/10 GOG is the best.

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