Fallout 3 Hands-on
- Posted July 17th, 2008 at 03:27 EDT by
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(continued from previous page) ...bludgeoning of women into the limelight, you’ll also have the chance to pick a skill like “Little League MVP” where your melee damage will be increased.
These were the only menu items I had the chance to check out, so now it’s onto the true gameplay experience. Now, personally, this is where I feel the game proves that it isn’t all glamor, smoke and mirrors. Fallout 3's gameplay shines just as bright as, if not brighter than its atmosphere. Although this sounds like a flawless preview, I’d like to point out that the sensitivity of the cross-hair was something I disliked. It didn’t seem as “controllable” as I’d like it to be, but I didn’t see anywhere to adjust that. This obviously made targeting enemies a bit more difficult than it should have been, however with the option to change sensitivity, this will become a non-factor.
The coolest thing about Fallout 3 without question is the ability to zoom in and scan your intended target before you start shooting. If you tap R1, your camera will zoom straight to the nearest target on screen. If you’d like the target to the left or right, you simply tap left or right with your analog and it’ll sail across to the next available option. Once you’ve finally found the enemy you’re looking for, you’ll be able to see what percentage you have of hitting a certain section of its body. Depending on how probable the percentage it, you’ll choose which part to fire at and how many shots you’d like to take (from a maximum of four). At this point, you’ll click X and the game will move into a slow bullet-time like state where you can watch your shot float majestically through the air into its intended target.
Yes, this looks as cool as it sounds. I actually shot the head off of a giant ant from a great distance utilizing this tactic. Watching the head explode in a marvel of green ooze was beyond stunning and amusing to boot. This small, simple addition ended up working wonders for the game's presentation and overall enjoyment level.
Prior to that encounter, I had the chance to go toe-to-toe with three bad guys one after the other in an abandoned school. While everything looked amazing, it was a difficult battle for me because I couldn’t aim my reticule properly due to sensitivity. This enabled me to check out how the stimulation packs work however. By tapping up on the directional pad, you’ll be able to restore your health via these easy-access packs. Due to this, I was effectively able to dispatch these evil doers in Fallout fashion with a couple of shots to the face and a bunch of lead to the body (even once they were down and out, I’m sadistic).
Much like in Oblivion, you’ll be able to loot their bodies and pick up important items to help you along the way. I’d also like to mention that you’ll also run across not only giant ants, but mutated rodents as well. These pesky animals are fun to bring down and offer up some delicious meat often considered a delicacy in many areas of the world.
Joking aside, Fallout 3 was an experience I will never forget and truly helped my E3 experience reach a level of greatness I wasn’t anticipating. Though I am a huge fan of LittleBigPlanet, I have a strong feeling that Fallout 3 is going to unanimously take Game of the Year honors over titles like Resistance 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, and LittleBigPlanet. I realize that's a bold claim, but talk to me about it in 2009, because it won't seem so strange by then.
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French
- 11:21pm EDT - July 16th, 2008
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I'm jealous. I have been super excited about this game, and I don't doubt it will be a heavy contender for Game of the Year. I've watched the E3 trailer a couple times... its absolutely jaw-dropping!! Unfortunately, like last holiday season, my wallet is going to be hurting in a few months... Fallout 3, LBP, Saint's Row 2, Mercenaries 2, Just Cause 2, The Force Unleashed, SOCOM, Resistance 2, Bioshock and Motorstorm are all pre-ordered... I'm just gonna have to live off of beans and rice for the next few months!!!
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SonyJunkie
- 11:53pm EDT - July 16th, 2008
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I will be getting this. And as i was reading I noticed that you said to push the L1 button to change from first person and third person, but then later you say to use the L1 button for the VATS system. I dont understand how that will work. But besides that. its sounding really good.
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Emo-Mercenary
- 12:16am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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Thanks Dave! Great hands-on. Lokking really forward to this game, I want it now so badly! Is there any idea on a release date? EDIT: Ohh.. October. I was hopeing for a Summer release =-[
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Guamdude 671
- 12:17am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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I want this game so bad I've been literally reading every article and watching any video I can of this game. I'm definetley going to be getting this game. But I'm not sure if it will be GOTY. I'll guess we'll just wait and see.
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real_dan_man
- 12:34am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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I seriousy cant wait for this game, I've payed the heck (woudn't let me post hel*) out of Oblivion and I could'nt think of any other developer I'd want to create this game. I think it may just be my game of the year...
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kerrymike1980
- 4:00am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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Does anyone know if you can turn the blood, gore and profanity off?
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Bigsmoke94
- 4:47am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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"Does anyone know if you can turn the blood, gore and profanity off?"
umm.....no?...
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GOD_OF_CHAOS_KRATOS
- 5:31am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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i think you can turn down the death animations by turning off a certain perk your character has.
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BlueRevolvuR
- 6:06am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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so many great games!! lukily i hav $500 in gamestop giftcards. :)
EDIT: My cousins aren't into gaming so they give their cards to me. i dont kno why they get them though
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Babiloo
- 8:47am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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this game sounds sweet but i still hope mgs4 gets GotY :P.
on the other hand though its slightly disconcerting that you can't talk about achievements and load times. Mostly because I'd rather not get shafted out of trophies when the 360 version will apparently have achievements. And also the one thing that kind of took me out of oblivion was the load times, hopefully they can have a couple gig install to fix those.
other than that the game looks great and i can't wait for its release... when is that anyways?
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sn-plazaskater
- 9:47am EDT - July 17th, 2008
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if this game is better than oblivion than i will be pretty happy because that game was great
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TestosteRohne
- 11:58am EDT - July 18th, 2008
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And while you're at it Denboy long live HD-DVD.......uber prat.
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