Fallout 3 is Bethseda's (the creators behind Oblivion and the rest of The Elder Scrolls series) attempt to revive the cult classic Fallout series. In Fallout 1 and 2 we as gamers were given a turn-based RPG based in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. I loved the original games' setting and atmosphere, although the gameplay never struck a chord with the trigger-happy child within me. Fallout 3 fixes this.
I'm going to say this at the beginning of the review, simply to get it out of the way: Fallout 3 is a masterpiece. Every single thing that Bethseda have attempt is polished to perfection, bar nothing.
However, with that said, fans of Fallout and Fallout 2 will hate this game. Where the first two games used an intricate turn-based style of combat, Fallout 3 uses a more hands on approach, with the option to use the VATs system for automated targeting. This method of combat works exceptionally well and will draw many new fans to the series; however the price for this is large. Old fans will feel alienated by this combat system.
The plot of Fallout unfolds in a fairly straight-forward easy to manage way, provides some interesting character development and wraps itself up with a slightly disappointing plot hole but that's not the point. Fallout is, and always has been, a comedy. Whilst extremely bleak in nature Fallout 3 is the funniest game to come out since the original games. Yes, that does include Portal.
Sound and visuals are, as per usual for a Bethseda project, suitably epic, harrowing or hilarious and voice acting has progressed from the scarily similar voicing of every character in Oblivion. So all in all, Fallout 3 is a masterpiece and whilst it my not hold the same allure to fans of the series as the first two games do, it is by far the best game to have come out of 2008.
9/10
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