PSM3 Fallout 3 Review Scans

Full scans of the review.

[OgTheClever]

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[solidjun5]

I predict 250+ comments. *Sigh*

Anyway, where does it say that in the scans? I can't quite locate it.

EDIT: Thanks.
Anyway, well that's all that was said. I'm still getting it, but I'm going wait until more information is presented as to how they are different graphically.

EDIT: Look at the people who is approving it. Doesn't surprise me.

[SWORDF1SH]

scan 5

[Jamegohanssj5]

Lol, who's actually buying Oblivion with guns?

TGSI

[Lifendz]

I'm currently w/o internet connectivity for my PS3 so a game with over 150 hours of gameplay (exagerated I know but it's a long game) will keep me busy.

Since I have no internet, it makes no sense to pick up LBP just yet because the bulk of that is going to be checking out what you guys build, building my own levels, etc.

I'm a RPG fan and I really would like to have an RPG.

SO yeah, Oblivion with guns is right up my alley.

[u got owned]

This is gonna get bad pretty fast.

on topic.

we'll at least now i know which version i'll be getting.

[PirateThom]

Everyone will ignore the fact it got 90% as well.... :-[

[Nineball2112]

They will ignore that fact...

And I notice that the two people to approve this first is... wait for it...

TheMART at Xboxkings and
PeeJee at Xboxkings

I'm sure they are just trying to help gamers everywhere by showing a solid review of a great game. /sarc

Edit: Oh, look! Omega4 has jumped all over it too!

[juuken]

That title just screams flamebait.
Quick, everyone grab their magnifying glasses!

[theEnemy]

What's the old title of the news ?

[pwnsause]

lol, look who approved it first HAHHHA

[TheMART]

PSM3 Reviews Fallout 3: 90% "The PS3 version compares poorly to its Xbox and PC counterparts"

Whats new? How does this surprise anyone?

360 was announced to be lead platform. Doesn't matter how hard you try, this gen consoles, the 360 has the advantage to be lead platform and have the best multiplat versions. Last gen the PS2 had that advantage.

Roles have switched. Just take that loss if you own a PS3.

EDIT

To the one below. Not a trend? 99% of all multiplats run best on the 360. Sounds like a trend to me!

[solidjun5]

Deadspace, Madden and other multiplatforms has perform equally and in some cases better on the PS3 recently. This isn't 2007 anymore and as much as you are salivating over the scans (because it makes your day), it doesn't detract from the fact that 1) it's still going to be a good game and 2) this isn't a trend.

EDIT: you're retarded. You do know that right. I'm talking about recent trend. If you have understood the context of what I was typing then you would've figured it out. This isn't 2007 anymore. You won't the problems where EA and Ubisoft games were clearly inferior on the PS3. it's 2008 going onto 2009, where parity for the most part has been reached. You'll get a few occurences here or there (like this one...although, I would like other publications to validate this), but it's not a trend. Gosh, for someone who hates sony and everything relating to the PS brand, why is your avatar LBP sackboy?

[Raoh]

Link doesnt work for me, takes me right back to this page

[Pennywise]

Mart even having this conversation right now is stupid. We knew from the moment they announced the lead console that the PS3 would suffer. It is not because of its "inferior" hardware. Its because code from the tech in PC and 360 do not UTILIZE the PS3 hardware. Do you know what that means? I dont think you do... or maybe you do and you like acting like an idiot.

The devs chose not to optimize for the cell and that is not Sonys fault or their hardware. Its the lazy ass dev. I dont know about other PS3 owners, but I will not be spending my money on crap like this when there are so many other quality games out there. We woke EA up and I guess there are more devs looking to snap out of it. I would rather a game be a 360 exclusive then a half as$ Ps3 port.

PS3 has some sick exclusives that you have no idea about because you choose to be stubborn to it with your little fanboy website. Noone cares what you think because it is obviously uneducated, immature and uninformed. Keep spreading your FUD around like it does this gaming community any good. People like you make me sick.

@99% of multi run better on 360.... seriously? Did you pull that out of your a$$ like your xboxking articles? You know 95% of stats are made up, right? lol

[tocrazed4you]

Remember xbot you got a year for the 360 release for dev time. Bethseda has been known already to make the ps3 version bad. Take oblivion for example a year later port with only slightly better graphics but still has its bugs. Fallout 3 no trophies I think that should already say something. However if you notice the trend which I don't think you will because you are to focus on fixing your xbox 360. The ps3 has been slightly superior in multiplat with xbox 360 winning here and there but ps3 has been consistent. Just wait till 2009 you will see xbot you will see.

[ruibing]

Hold on a sec, where does it say that quote?

[morganfell]

That lead platform argument is old and now useless. Just like the fart at xboxdingalings.

In fact more developers are shifting to the PS3 as the lead platform. Fallout is on the end of the trend. Even so there are quite a few multiplats that look better on the PS3 - which despite Fallout 3 the PS3 is the undisputed graphics king.

The only console with a major retardation issue is the 360 and we are now at the point where having that hunk of junk in the development cycle has repeatedly cost PS3 owners in a myriad of ways.

I could care less who makes the best console, I just want the envelope pushed. In this case the envelope is being held back by the 360 and we'll start with that idiotic DVD9 player. Talk about short term plans.

Fact: When the PS3 is the lead platform it outshines the 360. Fact: In a 1st party title the 360 can't touch the PS3 for graphical achievement.

I canceled my Fallout 3 order today. I had the Collector's Edition completely paid off. I won't support lazy developers.

[Dark Collosis]

ROFLOL.... So that leaves you with WHAT 10 games to play this generation???? LOL continue to wait while the rest of us enjoy all these great titles..

O lord your facts completely worthless. Like most pony boys on this site as usual. Especially considering LBP should be on the wii. LOL you guys are funny as hell.. I cant wait till the new Tomb Raider comes out that looks BETTER than Uncharted so you ponys can explain it looking BETTER on the 360.. O and its already hilarious how the 360 handles ALL the PS3 ports over just perfectly but the PS3 CANT handle the 360 ports....DENIAL

[0verdrive]

@1.5

i dont think you should cancel your order, show your support for sony, the more ps3 buyers, the more titles come to and lead for ps3.

@1.6

im not gonna argue with you, but its obvious that there is a pretty strong lineup coming up for ps3, more so than xbox. and you claim that youll "enjoy all your great titles" when all the good ones are multiplat anyways. exclusives are the real breadwinners and it looks like bigger ones are coming up for ps3.

[morganfell]

No 0verdrive, I have too many games coming this fall. I can buy anything I want. Seriously. I was smart with my career and investments and if I want it then I get it.

I posted my reservation receipt here recently and I have over 20 titles coming. Why should I spend one penny for people like Bethesda? Not when there are more worthwhile titles out there. I just picked up SOCOM and Dead Space - which does look better on the PS3, and Far Cry 2 arrives tomorrow - which is also superior on the PS3. I grabbed Bioshock today and I am in the R2 beta. That is paid off (R2 Collector's) along with LBP and Motorstorm and 10 or 11 other titles due before the end of the year. Not to mention PSP and PC games coming. No, Bethesda can go suck some fish heads on this one.

[RAF-TECH]

seems like you got under their skin.. damn...

anyways. 360 version all the way.

Yes the 360 version is superior but it doesnt make the ps3 version suck.
90/100

[Gaystation 3]

Buy Fallout 3 for your 360!

[morganfell]

How stupid would I be to buy anymore games for a system where I am on my 4th and the latest one, a HALO version RROD'ed on me this past weekend?

It runs again but the USB ports no longer work. If I won't support a lazy dev, why would I support a lazy shortsighted console manufacturer that rushed their hardware to market and said hardware was last generation and wasn't built with a long term vision?

I am not waiting for an answer since the questions are rhetorical anyway. Here, jump on board the ignore train.

[WIIIS1]

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What a compulsive and bitter liar... Months ago he said he'd stop buying 360 after his RROD and now he has another Halo edition (didn't this come out last year?) that RROD last weekend.

[Omega4]

I seems like whenever a game comes out for the 360 and PC the PS3 always gets the bad port

I guess that what happens when your architecture differs so much from the PC, hopefully the same wont be true when FFXIII comes out

[solidjun5]

There's no point even pointing how wrong you are.

EDIT: like Nineball says, 360 was the lead platform. Heck, even Bethesda said it a year ago. You're just happy cause you get to sleep better tonight. Right?

[Nineball2112]

You are such a troll...

I'm sure this just made your day, which is beyond sad.

I'm sure the lead platform on this was the 360 and time and again, when that's the case the PS3 suffers for that.

If the PS3 was the lead platform, we wouldn't be seeing that quote in the review.

Regardless, I plan on getting this game and enjoying every second of it.

[poopsack]

funny that this one game equals all games.

[DoctorBonzai]

Mother loving gosh darn it,
I was looking forward to getting it on PS3 too.
Shame they didn't elaborate on why it "compares poorly".

:(

[solidjun5]

if its a few more jaggies or a few more texture pop-ups then that shouldn't be a problem. I mean GTA4 had the same issues on the 360 version and it wasn't a problem. Hopefully as more reviews starts trickling out onto the interweb, we'll know what the differences are.

[socomnick]

The ps3 shows its inferiority. Perhaps next time Sony wont try to push the cell.

[pwnsause]

or you mean push developers to go PS3 lead which is happening right now.

[vlazed]

Socomnick shows his inferiority. Perhaps next time his parents won't try and join cells.

On a lighter note, Fallout 3 is overrated anyway. Resistance 2 8 player co-op has better fps and rpg mechanics than Fallout 3 does.

[Omegasyde]

Your comment has been reported for being hilarious.

LOL@vlazed comment

[ultimolu]

Inferiority?

MGS4, Uncharted, Rachet & Clank, Gran Turismo Prologue, Heavenly Sword, and upcoming Killzone 2 would like to have a word with you...

You should be happy the game received a 90 and it justifies your purchase. You should get the game for the console *you* prefer, not look at the other console and scream inferiority.

This fanboy war has to end.

[WhittO]

ok this is gonna end bad lol.

I dont care anyway, im not getting fallout3 this holiday, R2 and LBP FTW!!

[Bonsai1214]

love the avatar. too bad there's been no new news for like 15 months..

[WhittO]

i know! im hoping for atleast a beta next year then launch in 2010, prefer them to take as much time as needed rather than rush it.

[ReaperXL7]

I read the whole review from top to bottom, and nowhere does it say that is a poor version of the game, their only gripes with it was inconsistant voice work for non important characters, lack of DLC, and the shooting isent as tight as alot of First Person Shooters.

Sometimes I really think people just see what they want to see, The Game got a 90% and that is no where near a bad game, I will probably get it for the Xbox360 because I want the DLC but if I dident have a choice I would pick up the PS3 version in a heart beat.

[felidae]

hmm, so i'm glad i bought a 360 yesterday.

why does the ps3 version compare poorly to the xbox 360 counterpart? wtf?

[pwnsause]

because the PS3 version is a port of the 360 version, not only that, but the 360 version gets exclusive DLC.

[TrevorPhillips]

this game is going to turn out very well i guarantee it. its just oblivion but in modern days and with guns which is awesome :)

[solsub]

I don't get it -- where in the review does it say that the PS3 got a shoddy port?

I'm getting it for PC anyway, but can someone point this out to me?

[TheIneffableBob]

Here
http://img76.imageshack.us/...

Ctrl+Mouse Wheel Up in Firefox 3 to enlarge the image.

[Blademask]

Is this something that you two can't comprehend? Why does Bully run so terribly on the 360? Since multiplatforms show off a consoles aptitude right?

No, the first thing you and the mart will say is "Buh buh its a bad port!"

COD4/Burnout/Mirrors Edge/Deadspace are all great examples of games developed with PS3 technology in mind. If you want to develop games like MGS4/Uncharted/Gt5p/Resistance 2, you need the ps3. You can pretend that the Unreal Engine looks just as good as MGS4, but you are doing just that, pretending.

Everytime we talk about console power, the ps3 comes out on top. Because it has actual titles that are playable/played/coming out next year that show off its prowess. On the other hand in 360 land, you have you 4 guys getting excited because 1 version of a MULTIPLATFORM game has a smaller texture than the other. There is something wrong with that picture isn't there? Especially when the game gets an AAA score, which is what you guys worship in the first place.

so one more time, for the idiots:

Console power is shown from exclusives, not multiplatform games that are all optimized to run on a 360 without a HDD. Think next time folks.

I dare one of you to try and respond with something coherent.

[Kyur4ThePain]

The world ends tomorrow because I am about to agree with you BIG TIME.

"Console power is shown from exclusives, not multiplatform games"

Truer words have not been spoken. Have a bubble.

[ultimolu]

Don't bother.
It'll go through one ear and go through the next.

But you're absolutely right.

[4cough]

Its just a fact that the PS3 is the most overhyped and underachieving console of all time.

360 can match ps3 lead games, FACT.

Ps3 "can not" match 360 lead games, FACT.

Year of the ps3,haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa FOOK RIGHT OFF.

[ruibing]

Have fun staying in the open zone.

[Dark Collosis]

Its funny even with LOADS of evadence right in there face pony fans still believe there overpriced crapstation is superior... LOLOLOLOLOLOL.. Man o man talk about blind fanboys. 360 MORE AAA games.. 360 MORE GAMES EVERYMONTH.. 360 HOME OF THE RPGS.. 360 HOME OF THE BEST FPS.. 360 HOME OF THE CONSOLE RTS.. 360 HOME OF THE BEST RACING GAMES.. 360 HOME OF THE ONLINE NETWORK.. Man its good to be a 360 owner.. PS3 DELAYED HOME.....

[0verdrive]

fact? lol i think you should look up the definition of the word. you SPECULATE that it can, but have no evidence. the real fact is that NO port in the history of games has run better than the original. it just doesnt happen because the game is not coded of that system. it just does not make any local sense for that to work. so your SPECULATION is wrong, and the fact is yes, fallout will run better on xbox; and i speculate that yes, if it were coded for ps3 and ported over, it would probably run better on ps3. done.

[I Make Stuff Up]

That equals AAA, right Marty?

[comm13]

Far cry 2 it is :)

[LikAChicken]

Wait it got a 90. Why are you acting like it floped?

[BigMassacre]

Someone mind helping me? I only see the 360 mentioned when it came to the exclusive DLC...unless I'm blind as hells or something.

[hazbaz]

The paragraph next to the rabbit lol

[Monty_The_Great]

I saw this when they posted these scans with LBP and another game along with F3. Why do these stories get approved multiple times with the same stuff?

[Sevir04]

what are the 360 fan going on about. i guess fallout 3 on PS3 is a 90% flop huh? man i tell you they change the the rules everytime... they tried to dismiss Bioshock as a lesser version. and now this... change the rules all the time.. oh well...

Tell us when you all have 2 exclusive AAAA titles. MGS4 and LBP only on PS3.... lol!!! let me stop with this trolling it's no good on my part.

90% is still awesome people and the fact that it scored 90 just shows that Bethesda put the effort in making it a title worthj playing on PS3... unlike Fear on PS3 versus XBOX 360 and PC

[MvmntInGrn]

90 is still an incredible game.

EDIT: I wish Bethesda took more time on the PS3 version, its annoying that there are still devs not fully optimizing.

I mean Oblivion was the same engine and looked alot better on PS3, but they don't look equal this time?

Look at EA, lately any game they publish looks identical but a lot of devs still aren't pulling it off. Ubisoft is horrible about it.

[Varmint]

90/100 is still an excellent score, and yes, I also wish more time could be spent on the PS3 version. But, I suspect that even if the PS3 version is riddled with jaggies and some frame rate stutters, it will still be a worthy purchase if you liked Oblivion.

[0verdrive]

btw, i didnt see this quote

PSM3 Reviews Fallout 3: 90% "The PS3 version compares poorly to its Xbox and PC counterparts"

anywhere in the article, and i combed over it with a magnifying glass. i honestly dont believe that a playstation based magazine would ever print those words, so im assuming you made that quote up. someone cite it, or well all assume its fabricated.

btw, i jsut read this:

xboxmag reviews fallout 3: "the characters in the xbox version of fallout 3 are stick figures and run around with nets and try and catch butterflys. what a blast!"

[LikAChicken]

Nope he's right that quote is there.
Where it says "Fallout 3 is as action packed as a Call of Duty game". It's in the paragraph under that.

[0verdrive]

you are right, i eat my words. i guess i just got a little heated over the idea that someone would fabricate quoting a review that is really too small to read. ill edit out my snide remarks from my op. cheers.

[Zerodin]

BOLD, and FULL FLAVORED.
That's what I call this review!
How are droids gonna spin this one?

[aiphanes]

Look at bioshock for the PS3...the final game was flawless...Fallout 3 will be the same on both console. IGN will rate it a 9.5 for both the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Do not lose hope folks....There is always R2 and Little Big Planet, both of these games are better than Fable 2! And FAble 2 is a damn good game, just has a few flaws.....which does not make it a flop.

[RAF-TECH]

you can all agree with that.

anywho.. Superior version is the 360 with dlc...

But good score for the PS3 version.

[Gaystation 3]

By all acounts I should laugh at hearing this news; Instead I feel pity for PS3 owners!

Fallout 3 is an amazing game, far better than Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and many others.

Yet all you do is scream 'lazy developers' instead of facing facts. It is not Bethesda's fault this has happened. Just as it wasn't the fault of Capcom(Lost Planet), Konami(Pro Evo 08), Namco(Soul Calibur), Rockstar(Grand Theft Auto 4), Codemasters(Race Driver: GRID), 2K Games(Bioshock) and many others that 99% of all multiplatform games end up better on the 360.

The only one to blame is Sony!

The PS3 is a Blu-ray player first and a games machine a distant second!

[LikAChicken]

Wow that was one of the dumbest, ignorant things said on this site. I understand you hate sony fanboys so then why are you acting like one? That's foolish and hypocritical. Use your brain and think. It got a 90. 90! Not a 70 or 65. Both consoles are great.
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[LikAChicken]

The Sony fanboyism is annoying on this site due to their sheer numbers but fanboyism is still fanboyism...And it's still annoying just the same.
STOP perpetuating this stupid fanboy thing and enjoy the game you a$$.

[WIIIS1]

I too am amazed at how tenaciously these kids continue to blame 'lazy developers', 'corrupt reviewers' etc etc. How about blind fanboys? The FACT is it has been over 2 years and PS3 is still getting crap, so the consequence of that is PS3 owners get crap. And can you imagine some idiots saying that 360 is holding back multiplatforms on PS3?? I mean PS3 is NOT EVEN catching up with 360, so where is the evidence of holding back??

[cantfindaname08]

They say that it plays almost as oblivion. It doesn't feel new. They also said it's not as fun exploring as oblivion was and most of the missions are not memorable. But they also said that the game is not for everyone. There you go. This is a rent. This or FAR CRY 2??? Honestly, i think i would have to play the game myself to like it. Answering this MOFO who said "The ps3 shows its inferiority. Perhaps next time Sony wont try to push the cell.", it's not Ps3's fault. Ps3 has proven itself numerous times to be capable of alot of things.

[kazan]

WTF is wrong with gamers these days..last gen i was happy picking a game with an average score of 75-80..and a 90-95 game is like dream coming true!! ppl are so weird now ..

[Diamondwolf]

Bubbles

Ok, beware fanboys, I'm about to offend both sides.

The reason why things are like this is because this generation CURRENTLY belongs to the Xbox and Microsoft. Xbox fanboys are happy to be in a good position, and just like on Xbox live, talk a lot of sh!t to let everyone know it.

PS3 fanboys are being babies, because they are a step down from last gen and can't stand not being number 1 for once. So it breaks down to

Xboys need bragging rights, and the fact they have the games and the better multiplats, and reviews back this up, reviews mean everything.

PSboys need good high scoring games to create a rebuttle to the above.

That's the long and the short of it sir!

What sucks is that no bit of this is good for the generation, because it's creating this "bias, non bias, bribed, non bribed" sort of outlook for the medium and sooner or later, no consumer will be able to tell if reviews are honest or not.........especially since now it means so much to everyone

[andron]

And 90% is a AAA game. After all they gave Oblivion 93%, and say Fallout 3 has minor porting issues.

[LikAChicken]

Okay I definitely disagree with you. If your trying not to be a fanboy Will I suggest you stop pulling ALL games that say "PS3" ,together and calling it crap. Thats just as worst as what a sony fanboy will say. Now of course Sony does have some flops on their hands this generation, but don't be a idiot and think Microsoft doesn't have crappy games either. Don't make that foolish statement saying PS3 hasn't caught up. That is dumb and if you truly believe that, you are slow on the times. When it comes down to it, the PS3 hardware is different to a PC or 360 hardware, therefore making it a "different" and "foreign" experience when coding for it. But it's just those things, different and foreign. When developers familiarize with the hardware, it's not bad. On this game the 360 was lead, LEAD. It's company preference at this point, and don't say it's lead because it's better. Bethesda is not EVERY developer.
Each console is great in their own way. Even Wii.
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[wallace1000]

To People saying that it is just Oblivion with guns, did you ever play fallout 1 and 2? They have changed the combat system and tried to keep original fallout gamers happy with V.A.T.S. Aside from that what i have read they have kept the game true to the fallout series and from what i have seen so far it is looking good. If you haven't played fallout 2 go download, it is nice and free. Honestly from the way lots of you guys write you aren't that old and might not have been playing video games when fallout 2 came out, so now is your time to try it. It is buggy but fantastic at the same time.