The next-gen RPG par excellence

I never had that with the "Fallout" games on the hat, because I've always been a genuine Konsolero. Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and X have fascinated me. Games like Diablo II rather less, I need something for the eye. After a long lull RPG Oblivion I gambled and I barely got away from the game. This incredible freedom (almost a second life) can be stand out from real life very quickly. The Hammer.

As I have now heard of Fallout 3 and got some screenshots to face, I became curious and learned that the game of Bethesda, is the creators of Oblivion developed. Since that day I've been waiting for this game eagerly, and was not disappointed. Fallout 3 is the gameplay scheme from Oblivion systematically continuing, creates unnecessary elements away and adds meaningful innovations. The localization is (except for a few Patzer) super successful. Only the Technical:

Graphics: The screenshots even have the absolute Graphic perfectionist, made me curious. This is due to the splendid view of the wasteland: No other game manages to thus ensure an end-time atmosphere like Fallout 3. Detailed textures, no stuttering, day and night cycles (and what kind of) and make a lot of small details such as wind moves Fallout 3 for Graphic King of RPGs. Bustling towns and villages, beautiful water effects, destroyed buildings and small warfare areas: The Wasteland is not a bit boring! The Oblivion engine was used this time much more productive and it shows, it is no longer compared to jolt and then a little detail poor Oblivion. Only the very wooden, gangly animations and somewhat lifeless facial features of the figures were 1: 1 taken from the fantasy epic. But that is the only downside. 90%

Sound: The sound effects are all fit and neat, no sound is scratchy. Beats sound even like real blows, shots also like real shots. Here good work has been done, no doubt. But the highlight is the soundtrack. The background music ranges from quiet melodies to epic battle music. Never does the music out of place or annoying. The radio stations also have what it takes: "Galaxy News Radio" to the groovy 50's music invites you to smile, the sender of the Enclave makes you participate in a patriotic idiot and his speeches. The voice acting leave something to be desired: There are too few voices again, as in Oblivion. Often, two completely different from the physique and face people listening to the same and that's something (some) untrustworthy. Also, some voices of men and women act sleepy: Make way we imagine, if the NPC was probably just torn from sleep. Here one should take an example on ambitious Fable 2. 85%

Gameplay: Here Bethesda blows skillfully frame. After your childhood and youth (practice phase and introduction to the story) in the "Vault 101" you are free and can do what you want, as in "Oblivion". The main quests will bring you to major cities and territories and to tell this very interesting and captivating story. In Fallout 3 there are dozens of weapons: Whether you decide on an AK-47, for a .44 Magnum, a laser gun or the same for a mini nuclear bomb: you will see your bright joy of the weapon set have. You can even get his own blunderbuss build (even with a flaming sword, called "hash browns": D)!

The VATS system is the over hammer: let time stand still and aim at body parts and calmly makes a lot of fun. The battles make felt 5 times more fun than in Oblivion ", but only when using VATS: Real-time goals and struggles in Fallout 3 requires trained reflexes and exercise often makes you wonder why you have not taken again.!

Gambled is basically in the ego-view, and that's a good thing. Although you can switch in the person view and quite a distance back away, but this is more bells and whistles: The animations of your protagonists are simply not adequate. Diagonal "punish" looks just like running straight, the hero "grinds" quasi on the floor. Also, the objectives will be more difficult in the person view, so I advise to first-person view!

The level up is balanced and leaves nothing to be desired: Either you collect after each level (and thus increase the quality of your Chars) skills and special moves (and "Cannibal", which enables the flesh of your sacrifice to eat) or their increases your attributes and provides more accuracy, power and hit points. The "golden mean" is possible. About the Level system I could tell a lot more, but as much as you will not read;)

So let's continue: The quests are extremely exciting and every NPC has its own history as in Oblivion. . You must ausstudieren for something crazy saleswoman the wasteland while testing different things, such as how long you live with radiation can, etc. More I will not tell, spoiler-free the whole must indeed be;) Bethesda could hardly incorporate more variety so also in the dialogue: It has dozens of choices and can respond sometimes angry without being down by the same for the NPCs. The discussions are in addition also still funny and never superfluous: The more you click on, the more you learn about the person, the city in which she lives and about their experiences over the Capital Wasteland. This is huge: There are countless places and people to see, incredible to complete many quests and almost infinite (etc. weapons, documents, valuables) to find many items.

Battles, speeches, research, trade, be good, evil or neutral: MUST BE an RPG! Gameplay: 96%

Conclusion: A masterpiece. One can see and feel how many years stuck working in this Hammer Game. You will spend much time with this game ... of variety, long-term motivation and a super exciting story. BUY! Rating: 95%

Unfortunately, it was impossible for me to discuss all options and details of this mammoth project ... but the written enough loose)