A World My Own

Fallout 3 tells the story of a child being born into the most hostile environment known to mankind. The scene is Post-apocalyptic downtown and suburban Washington, D.C. Somehow in the past, but with the weapons of the future, the game follows the path of the young hero; the character you create. Male or Female, smart or strong, you take complete control of how you want to play your way through the desolate, yet massive landscape of the downtown Washington area. Just when you think you're about to discover something new, you are set upon by raiders or freedom fighters, or the last of the government's troops. Danger lurks around every corner, but you are more than able to fight back, and fight hard.

The game boasts a fully customizable weapon system, some guns being stronger than others, but still just as useful given the right attachments. A specialized combat control unit allows players to tailor combat to the way they want to fight -- no prisoners or tactical assault. The game also contains and intricate karma system. This adds a unique characteristic to the game: forcing the player to live with the consequences of his actions - "good" or "evil". Top it all off with beautifully barren, alive, yet scorned, abandoned wastelands in full High Definition quality.  

Fallout 3's storyline focuses on the lone son of the widowed scientist of Vault 101, an underground bunker impenetrable by nuclear explosion. The need of an expert's assistance is required to finish, and the father is forced with escaping to the badlands in order to attend. This would mean breaking out of the Vault and entering the irradiated wastelands. Both neither wise, nor good for one's longevity. When the father goes missing and is rumored to be kidnapped or murdered, the youth is forced with the heavy task of saving him, following exactly in his father's footsteps out of the Vault and into what's left of reality. But in the end, what's more real? Life, safe in the Vault? Knowing nothing of the outside world? Or taking the risk of reconstruction?Any way you choose, this game is always a winner and deserves the numerous awards it received.