Fallout 3 (Game of the Year Edition) (Sony Playstation 3, 2009)

Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition is definitely a very fun game to play. Depending on your choices in the game you can have so many different outcomes to the ending. You can play the main objective only or choose side quest which makes the game last a lot longer. Depending on your choice on how you want to play the play time is pretty extensive, you are not going to finish this game real quick like most other RPG style games I have played.
I have recommended this game to quite a few friends and they too have enjoyed playing this game. Bethesda Softworks makes other games that I also find enjoyable to play such as Oblivion: GOTY Edition which is a lot like Fallout 3 GOTY Edition but with swords and magic. Fallout 3 takes place in a post nuclear war Washington D.C. and you fight all types of enemies using weapons that range from your bare hands to mini nuke launchers. The add-ons that are included with the GOTY Edition take you to different places to give the game a little different feel, not taking place in the D.C. area, such as the Point Lookout add-on takes place close to D.C. area in a swamp with backwoods redneck people trying to kill you and ghouls, even on the easy setting these rednecks are pretty difficult to kill. Compared to the "normal" game this makes it more challenging to play, in the "normal" game the enemies I have been coming across have been fairly easy to dispatch with the weapons I am using.
Only one thing could possibly make this game a little more interesting, online play. This is a single player only game and the friends I have recommended on getting the game and myself wish we could party up to fight and accomplish objectives with each other. I really do not think a massive role playing game would go over big with this game though, just a few friends(2-4 players) getting together to play when they wanted to.
I do not think a person is going to be real upset with this game if they like playing RPG style games. The size of the Fallout 3 world is huge, plenty to explore with a lot of freedom. If you walk from one end of the world to the other end then you have spent plenty of time doing so.
The game is rated "M" for the bad language and possibly some sexually suggestive dialogue, nothing real bad in my opinion if you allow your children to watch PG-13 or more mature rated movies or even TV shows.

For about $50 this is definitely worth the it. On the PSN store the Down Loadable Content(DLC) is worth $10 each which comes to $50 just for the DLC. This game is also visually stunning, I think the graphics on a HDTV look spectacular. 720P is all you would need for this game and I could only imagine if the game would have been done in 1080p what the game would have looked like then.

After being a long time player of Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, and Fallout 3, I was really excited to play Fallout 3: Game of the Year with all the added content.

The basic game play of Fallout 3 is similar to other Bethesda games such as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The environment is open world and brimming with detail. There are plenty of caves, canyons, and city ruins to explore. The map is very large and open ended. The player truly gets a feel of this post apocalyptic future as he/she travels through it.

The game qualifies as a Shooter / RPG. There is an emphasis on guns and although it is possible to use only melee weapons, it really isn't practical. There is a lot of violence and foul language (giving it an M ESRB rating) but it is not distasteful.

The best features of the game are the sheer amount of content. At ant point you will have plenty of activities and quests to do. The characters are well designed and you will experience an attachment or hate of characters as they come. The add-ons are well made and fit very well into the story. Some of the add-ons are short, taking only 5 hours or so to complete, but with 5 extra add-ons, they are more than enough to make the Game of the Year addition worth the extra cost. The player can play as a variety of character types with emphasis on certain skills such as sneak, science, barter etc., and choosing a path of Good or Evil. This gives opportunities for multiple play-throughs with different experiences.

The worst aspects of the game are numerous bugs and glitches. At one point this reviewer had the game freeze and lock-up on average once every hour. Sometimes enemies will fall through the floor and characters will float, get stuck or otherwise act unusually. Also, sometimes quests will not work as they are supposed to, and the difficulty balance of the add-ons can be skewed if the play attempts them early into the adventure. These glitches and bugs did not affect game play so much that this reviewer would stop playing and if you are familiar with the original Fallout 3, these won't be any worse or better that what you've already experienced.

Overall, Fallout 3: GotY is an great adventure with only minor technical quirks keeping it from attaining excellence, and would be appropriate for new and veteran gamers of the Fallout 3 world.

The game itself, with the 5 download packs, is still great. The expansions vary in their levels of quality, but overall for the price a regular game, you will receive that plus $50 worth of additional content (if you had bought on the PSN Store).

The problem is not with game content, but rather freezing issues. The darn thing keeps freezing at random spots, which has resulted in having to save after doing anything that you don't want to risk having to do over. It really takes away from the gaming experience, and is the only reason I did not rate this release as an excellent, 5 star affair. If you can tolerate the bugs, then prepare for one of the best Action-RPG experiences you will ever place your hands on.

Every person I have asked to give me ideas for good games to play has suggested I give Fallout 3 a try. I'm glad I took their advice because this is such a great game in terms of gameplay, story and game environment. The graphics are a little out-of-date in terms of model design, but they are still pretty amazing when compared with recent game graphics.

In conclusion, Fallout 3 is an amazing entry in the Fallout series and you should buy this game if you're looking for an action/rpg/fps.

Fallout 3 itself for the ps3 worked pretty good a few bugs were noticed. I couldnt get the GOTY edition to reach the title screen and there are no scratches on the disk. I really liked playing the origonal fallout 3 it was alot of fun so many details options and challenges but i cant enjoy them if Bethesda software cant put this pc game on a ps3 disk sucessfully. the dlc might be a better way to go.... I wish this could of turned out better such a dissapointment.