I was going to write a lengthy review about how great this game is, how well the desolation of a post-nuclear landscape is depicted and how absorbing the storylines are, but… well, those folks at TeamTeabag have beaten me to it once again. Granted, they reviewed the Xbox 360 version, whereas I only have the humble PC version to play, but nevertheless the words in the review are very much the same.

So here’s a review from Tigervamp.

And here are some screenshots.

Lazy I know, but it means I can spend more time actually playing the game. Honestly, it’s brilliant. I spent hours exploring a huge region of the world, fighting off raiders and mutants, only to discover that I’d actually covered about a tenth of the map, one tiny little distant corner. I’d discovered farms, ammunition depots, rebel outposts, toxic waste dumps, settlements, a crazed robot lair, a small somewhat dubious Republic and still not even scratched the surface.

If taking up the mantle of a character in a post-nuclear war future, where technology advanced but style got stuck in the 1950’s and where every action you make influences the entire game, floats your boat then go buy Fallout 3. If putting down small plastic squares with letters on them to spell words and gain points is your bag then go and buy Scrabble.

As TeamTeabag correctly state, Fallout 3 receives a perfect [10/10].