r/gaming • u/WrytXander • 2d ago

Playing Fallout 3, having a blast!!!

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Get it???

Really though, I'm more of a New Vegas guy but the exploration in this game just soothes the soul. Ironic since I'm exploring the decaying remnants of human civilization, but eh.

This game still deserves appreciation for its atmosphere all these years later.

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u/Ultimate-Flexionator 2d ago

I believe that fallout 3 is the most cohesive vibe of all of them and was the only one that nailed the "living in a wreckage pile" thing in a semi believable way. It had the exact blend in just the right doses. I consider it the best one and even if I played it out it still holds a dear place in my heart.

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u/GrandellReddit 2d ago

I agree completely. I love new Vegas as well, but it didn't quite hit as hard for me as 3 did.

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u/Ultimate-Flexionator 2d ago

new vegas was half baked. and aspects of it are often looked at with rose colored glasses on top of that. it had the potential to go the distance but never was given enough love. Now people hail it as the jesus of all games, and I just dont get it. it has deep flaws well beyond the jank.

but honestly it got screwed. it should have wound up even more cohesive than 3, and comes damn close even in it's broken state and with the larger flaws as well. I'm a harsh critic but quite love NV and believe it accomplished much anyways. I put it as a parallel, and each brings different strengths to the table.

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u/Geckobird 2d ago

To be fair FNV was super rushed. They had a very short time to produce the game and had to cut a lot of content out, including post-game content for EACH content ending.

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u/AHomicidalTelevision 2d ago

its hard to say it got screwed when obsidian signed a contract knowing exactly what they had to work with, and then they tried to do more than they could in the time they were given.

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u/RADOVEND1 19h ago edited 7h ago

I feel the same. NV is objectively better in many game design aspects but Fallout 3 just had such an enthralling bleak apocalyptic vibe to it and there is value in being a tighter more compact game as well. It sucked me in like no other game ever has