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PC JEUX Magazine: First Fallout 3 review

First review has been unleashed on the wild. This coming from French magazine PC JEUX:

"Thus, the fear that Fallout 3 could be a post-apocalyptic Oblivion is totally gone. A few hours with the game will be enough for Fallout veterans to get their habits back and be able to walk with confidence through the game. New players will not feel totally lost either because references to the previous games are rather scarce and discrete. If most changes brought to the series are technical, the spirit is still there, sort of. Indeed, it's a shame that this episode is so serious. It has lost, it seems, a good deal of the humour and even irony that was part of the series. Cinematographic references or completely twisted conversations with NPCs are gone. Aside from this, Fallout 3 is an excellent RPG and a good Fallout. The score is rather different but the music stays the same."

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Columbo5679d ago WhoDisagree(0)Agree(0)
CloudsEnd5679d ago

i atleast expected something like 9(,)5+... :/

CEO of Troll Corp5679d ago

They must have reviewed the xbox version,dont worry,the Ps3 version is superior thus will receive higher review marks

Stubacca5679d ago

So glad this game is gonna kick ass!

Can't wait for it.

Killjoy30005679d ago

Well, the 360 was the lead version (which sucks ass), so we'll see how this stupid fanboy battle pans out.

original seed5679d ago

It sucks that its coming out so close to Fable. No way can i complete fable in one week with work and life in the way. I know once Fallout comes out i'll most likely be playing this all the time. Poor FarCry is going to be collecting dust on my shelf

TheTimeDoctor5679d ago

i have the same feeling for fable as i do for little big planet. the hype machine has become rabid and i just don't get it. fallout on the other hand is going to be incredible. farcry could go either way.

t_tocs5679d ago

Forget Fable...get Fallout. Hands down, Fallout will crush Fable in the reviews

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christian hour5679d ago

I would hardly compar fable to fallout... sure they are both rpgs, but thier both completely different rpgs that appeal to completely opposite tastes. Its like saying gears 2 is going to beat Viva Pinata 2 in reviews... and thats why you should buy a game :P on metascore reviews?

Both games are on my must buy list definitely.
As well as LittleBigPlanet... and... about a million other games coming across all platforms this winter that will cause me to file for bankruptcy. God damn...

TheDude2dot05678d ago

That was a horrible analogy. You sure can compare because they are both RPGs. Same thing with Halo and Resistance. Both are FPSs. Viva Pinata and Fallout are nowhere near each other though.

christian hour5678d ago

Yes they are both rpgs. but totally different rpgs. There are many different types of rpgs. theres only really one form of FPS.

TheDude2dot05678d ago

So what? They are both RPGs.

That's like saying that you can't compare Halo and Resistance because, while they are both FPSs, they have different controls, so they are not the same.

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r2kcipher5679d ago

at least above a 95/100.. i will be getting it regardless of the reviews though..

Daver5679d ago

@2

I think its gonna be a very good game with good reviews but it wont be the game of the year (my opinion)

PS3Freak5679d ago

wow, complaining already? Whats wrong with a 9.3 thats VEry good, just accept that games can't always get a 10/10.

El_Colombiano5679d ago

I don't buy games that other people like/dislike. I buy games that I like.

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t_tocs5679d ago

It's ok...they're French. They are allowed to make mistakes. The American's and Brits will get it right with 10/10's... =)

N4U5679d ago (Edited 5679d ago )

gives a game a 10/10, I won't buy it, PERIOD!

No 9/10's, no 9.9 out of 10.0's, no A out of F to A+'s...NO, I NEED a 10 out of freckin' 10...every time...from everyONE!

I've had enough with AA games. I want a true tipple-A game. A true gem. Enough with all the "oh, this is a good overall game, maybe even great, but it doesn't own all previous games in all aspects" crap. If only I were a dev, people would realize how truly great a game can be. Wait, I can be a dev...LBP will allow me to show you my god given talent! Hopefully LPB gets 10/10's across the board because I'd feel ashamed if I didn't get to share my creativity with the world.

So I heard that "Zelda: Ocarina of Time" scored somewhere in the vicinity of 98ish (99?) out of 100 across a large sampling of sites...NOT.GOOD.ENOUGH!

While I was tadpole back in the school days, I would cry home to my mommy anytime that I got anything less than perfect (100%) grades on tests or progress reports. It didn't happen too often, but when I did get a 99% or less I'd use that sadness that would inevitably overcome me as incentive to not let it happen again - call it conditional learning. It seemed to work, as I got noticeably better at getting perfect scores in classes as I matured - scored 4,600 pts. out of a possible 4,604 w/out any attempts at "extra credit" during my senior year at H.S. Note that I did not take an English (i.e. writing) class that year - I'm a math and science kinda guy.

Ask me about the "Theory of Relativity" and I can talk all day long - after changing my underwear due to the presence of various creams - but if you ask me what the irony is in a situation, I'll likely point you to the Fe on the periodic table followed by a small lecture on oxidizing and ionic compounds (Fe2(SO4)3 ftw!). What can I say? Science is on my mind.

I guess my point is - btw, I'm also very good at going off on tangents, which, ironically is math related... which has me thinking about calculus, physics in specific - that if people, as a whole, accept mediocrity in games (reviews) then we are likely to see a lot more mediocre games. The developers need an incentive to put added effort into their work, but why should they if flawed games - and most 9/10 type games do have a lot of flaws (e.g. GTA4)- sell like hot cakes? Answer: they won't. Solution: stop buying mediocre games!

With the exception of when writing, I'm a perfectionist - I've come to accept that grammar and punctuation were not firmly planted in my hippocampus as a young lad.

...anywho, I digress again. OK, on point. I'd like, for at least one time in my life for there to be a truly excellent game. I chose my words carefully there because I know that perfection isn't attainable *looks at own writing and shakes head in embarrassment* but a game that nails story, balance, game play, music, immersion, broad appeal, and graphics simultaneously IS possible, I just haven't seen it yet.

You think my expectations are too high? Think again. It can and will happen some day, the laws of quantum physics implies this to be the case, assuming humans live forever *sheds tear from left eye*. I probably won't ever see the day that that game will hit the shelves, but it WILL come. So, I will keep my fingers crossed and eyes on team ICO.

...and yes, I do understand the concept of subjective vs. objective - of course I do, I'm a science guy;)

Wow, I'm a little long-winded today...oh well, wasted too much of my time to delete it all at this point so...*finger moves down to Add Reply*

christian hour5679d ago

n4u... wow.

Ever think of playing a game and enjoying it for yourself, rather than listening to what game reviewers have to say about it.

I was pretty sure you were been sarcastic at first... But as I read down... it looks like you're never ever goin to play a game ever again in your life :P

Mozilla895678d ago

Yeah I was thinking he was being sarcastic too but I dont know... Have fun not playing games!

airheadluffy5678d ago

lol @ 3.1's comment. i guess youll be missing some great games.

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Deviant5679d ago

more than ive expected tbh :) .
ill get it for sure .

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

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SimpleSlave56m ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto31m ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno16m ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

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anast1d 4h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood1d 3h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK1d 1h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast6h ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake23h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast6h ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon19h ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast6h ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

gold_drake14m ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

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What Made Fallout 3 One Hell of a Game?

Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG remains an unabashed classic, more than a decade and a half on from its launch.

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ZeekQuattro4d ago

For me its the fact that I could put hundreds of hours into it and still find areas I missed in my earlier runs. It was also my first FO and despite what I had to put up with at times such as overall crashs and killing my orginal PS3 with the YLOD it's still my favorite entry to this day.

-Foxtrot3d ago

Tons of reasons

But my silly little one…hunting for unique weapons and armour

Something Fallout 4 just didn’t really have as much because they replaced most of it with randomly generated customised weapons. Even Elder Scrolla doesn't do it as well.

Yui_Suzumiya2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I remember during my first playthrough of Fallout 4 back in 2015 I somehow got an automatic combat rifle that shot explosive rounds by defeating a legendary creature. Unfortunately that was the only playthrough I ever got that weapon. It's a shame because it was absolutely epic!

Vits3d ago

Sense of exploration. That was why older Bethesda games were so good. They might have had glitches, broken mechanics, meh visuals, etc., but they were some of the best around when it came down to the sense of exploration. You could go wherever you wanted and you would find something cool; it might have been a faction, a weapon, an enemy and much more. And that is what they are lacking now. Skyrim still had a lot of that, but Fallout 4 dropped it by focusing on an interconnected world and more randomly generated rewards. Fallout 76 just kept that trend and added multiplayer, and Starfield went even further in killing it by creating a whole universe with parts completely isolated from each other.

EazyC3d ago

I think the retrospective of Fallout: New Vegas' existence has somewhat diminished the view of Fallout 3 in the eyes of many, but it getting out of the vault in Fallout 3 was, for me, the most remarkable experience I've had in a videogame.

I was 12 when it came out, and I remember I just saw the score it got in Gamemaster magazine (remember those!? 😅), and I just went to the shop and bought it with my pocket money.

Not knowing anything about the game, I thought the whole thing was going to be about growing up in a vault, especially given that I'd spent about 2 hours in it....I literally could.not.believe it when you got out and it was just this wasteland on every direction. Amazing.

Tody_ZA3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Probably because these Bethesda games were hand crafted so that exploration meant something. Unlike Starfield where this sense of exploration is replaced with the illusion of scope and procedurally generated worlds. A player can always appreciate when they wonder into an unforgettable new encounter by accident or stumble across a new questline that becomes their favourite. Just like a player can always tell when they're ploughing through filler on auto pilot, that they'll forget the moment some resource numbers go up and nothing worth remembering occurred.

I mean, in Fallout 3 you could nuke an entire town as a SIDE QUEST. In The Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Skyrim, the Dark Brotherhood questlines were my favourite in any RPGs and you could completely avoid them if you didn't care for them. In The Witcher 3 side quests take you on ridiculously dark and mysterious storylines that are some of the best I've played in RPG history. There's a reason why people still talk about KOTOR to this day. Difference between a developer creating something or just padding a game world with stuff.

Fist4achin2d ago

There were some side quests that could yld have been developed into an entirely separate game. Some great writing there.

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