Topic 'Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3' in forum 'PC gaming GAMES' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22645789 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:41:09 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:41:09 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22689130
It was worth the 25$, though I was left dissatisfied with the end :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22689130 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:40:41 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22663771
I am actually currently playing Neverwinter Nights 2, as I never got around to it when it originally came out....its a decent game. Load times suck, but a good game....it will be nice to finish that up and transition into this, and then I have Mass Effect after I complete FO3.

I gripe alot about not being able to play as much as I used to, but man do games go alot farther, and plus I can get them after they've been out forever, so don't get the new game price.
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I am trying to finish Prototype, but its hard because Fallout is a lot more open. :)
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If you liked Oblivion, you'll like Fallout 3. It's the same basic game premise just set post nuclear war.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22660126 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:43:10 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22660039
also whatever it installed during its 1st load killed my ATI catalyst control panel and the game forces Vsync on even tho i have it disabled in both CCC and in the game's options panel itself.

ive run the tool to remove GFWL, installed the latest C++ redistributable, .net 3.5, and Direct-X.

this game is a joke. it installs completely outdated (even for retaiul release date) versions of DX, C++, and .net.

it has outstanding launch day bugs with many codecs and codec packs.

it requires GFWL, which is complete garbage and buggy in itself.

if i cant get this working when i come back from vacation i'm going to ask valve for a refund.
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Ok, is this game worth buying? I am tempted since its on sale, but what are your thoughts?
The DLC, especially the one that allows you to continue the game past the main story, is crucial in my opinion, and I have only played the PS3 version with no DLC available. If there is a way to get that particular add-on included with the Steam version, than I would get it. There are lots of great games out there, and this one isn't going anywhere. I'm certain that there will be a GOTY version with every DLC included. Just wait it out. Having the ability to play beyond the main story and increase your character's level will be worth the wait.

If the single player experience is what you are after, I strongly suggest that you wait. It's not the type of game that will erode in fun over time. The story will still remain pertinent 5 years from now, and you might have more powerful hardware to run it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22652657 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:43:27 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22651427 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22651427 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:42 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22649622
»Fallout 3

I might get it for xbox or something but for the PC it was unplayable. Atleast for me. If you do searching on the internet there is plenty of topics of people not being able to play it....then comes the people who blame it on them and not the game itself. Witch is a load of BS.
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if I were asked to recommend a current CRPG I gladly suggest The Witcher over F3 anytime.
A really nice game that never once crashed, but was still pretty easy for an old man like me.
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Personally, I think Beth can shove the $$$DLC extra content up their asses... not a fan of gouging customers with paid addons that should be free (and requiring GfWL to access dlc, even with Steam). To me at least, call me a purist maybe, PC games are not and should not be treated the same as consoles. Just an example, The Witcher gives registered owners free extra content or addons as they become available... if I were asked to recommend a current CRPG I gladly suggest The Witcher over F3 anytime.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646648 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:23:24 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646524 said by The Flash:

said by Nightfall:

said by The Flash:

I think October...the problem is Steam doesn't offer any DLC options for Fallout 3 right now...there's a few out already.
Can you buy the DLC options through Games for Windows on the Steam version? I am looking at the DLC and it looks interesting. Some of the DLC content is $10 each or so.
not sure, I guess you can.
Its still a tough call. Wait till October, buy the GOTY edition for $40. By then a couple other games will be out that I will be playing and I probably won't pick this up. Either that or buy it now, play it out, buy the DLC if its interesting and spend about the same amount if not more for the DLC plus the Steam version.

I will read a few more reviews on this.
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Thanks for the review. I have never played any of the other Fallout games, but I am looking for a game that will take up some time until September when Champions Online and Aion come out. I am currently playing Prototype and its fun, but I am nearing the end of the game I think and I am doing every side mission and challenge along the way. Fallout 3 sounds like a good game, and the reviews make it sound pretty good. I just don't know if I want to plunk down $25 to buy it. Still, its a good deal since its going for $40-$50 right now.
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said by The Flash:

I think October...the problem is Steam doesn't offer any DLC options for Fallout 3 right now...there's a few out already.
Can you buy the DLC options through Games for Windows on the Steam version? I am looking at the DLC and it looks interesting. Some of the DLC content is $10 each or so.
not sure, I guess you can.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646486 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:48:45 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646483 said by Nightfall:

Ok, is this game worth buying? I am tempted since its on sale, but what are your thoughts?
Much like any modern remake of a favorite old movie the game will appeal more to those not so familiar with the originals. Fallout 3 is pretty good overall, does reasonably well imitating the style of the defunct Black Isle Studio classics, but ultimately feels flat and too combat oriented. To me it was like comparing Planet of the Apes (Charlton Heston, 1968) with Tim Burton's version (Mark Wahlberg, 2001): quicker, flashier, far superior special effects or "graphics" if you will, yet it left me thinking he (they) completely missed the point by turning it into an action piece. I'd watch the Charlton Heston flick a dozen times but once is enough for the remake made by people with zero connection to the original... same goes for Fallout.

I felt Fallout 3 is reduced to console design, meant to played with a gamepad, and to not offend parents who might take a look at the screen from time to time while their kids play. That's not necessarily bad but disappointing for sure when it happens to a genre defining sophisticated and mature PC game franchise like Fallout; games such as Fallout set apart PC gaming from consoles, now that separation is erased. The ludicrous and horridly thin main storyline in F3 leads to an absurd ending involving a totally unnecessary and contrived sacrifice (especially with Fawkes standing present). F3 is however a nice RPG action shooter, only do not expect great things from the story and while there are some finer character interactions they go few and far between.

Don't get me wrong though, I do think F3 is worth buying. I do not however consider it an all-time great game. So many things done right, so many more done wrong or missing entirely imo.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646483 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:48:04 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646361 said by The Flash:

I think October...the problem is Steam doesn't offer any DLC options for Fallout 3 right now...there's a few out already.
Can you buy the DLC options through Games for Windows on the Steam version? I am looking at the DLC and it looks interesting. Some of the DLC content is $10 each or so.
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said by Nightfall:

said by The Flash:

might be worth waiting for the GOTY edition with all the DLCs.
Do you have to pay for all the DLC?
yep
When is the GOTY edition coming out?

If that is coming out for $40 or $50, and you can get it for $25 on steam plus buy all the DLC now to make it the same price, it makes sense to do that instead.

I don't know, so far I haven't heard any reviews which is what I asked for. I don't trust a lot of gaming review sites. Would like to hear what members here think about the game.
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Anyone with win 7 played it yet?

Vista has a nasty tendency to graphic lock the game.
I don't know how accurate that is. I have two friends who play this game on Vista have have zero problems. One with an Nvidia card running in SLI, the other with a single ATI.
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Vista has a nasty tendency to graphic lock the game.
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said by The Flash:

might be worth waiting for the GOTY edition with all the DLCs.
Do you have to pay for all the DLC?
yep]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646208 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:57:52 EDT Re: Steam: 50% off Fallout 3 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Steam-50-off-Fallout-3-22646206 said by The Flash:

might be worth waiting for the GOTY edition with all the DLCs.
Do you have to pay for all the DLC?
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