Fallout 3 E3 Previews

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Written by BuckGB on July 24th, 2008

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Before my chance to see Fallout 3 at this year's E3, I wouldn't have believed the concept of time travel was possible. Much to my surprise, however, Bethesda managed to create a time travel machine with their latest offering Fallout 3. Fallout 3 not only transports fans back to the olden days of the franchise's heyday, but you'll also find yourself exploring the world, wanting to try one more thing out, and the next thing you know thirty minutes have gone by in what only seems like ten. I literally lost all sense of time when playing the game. Read on and learn why Fallout 3 was the best game of E3.

Though the game uses the same engine that powers Oblivion, there are many obvious improvements, starting with the characters. In Oblivion, the characters appear cast from the same mold with minor variations. In Fallout 3, characters look much more distinctive. They also look a lot better. The designers have put in more detailed faces, so they don't appear so zombie-like when chatting.

I am walking faster now. As I move in-between the houses, I start to notice more and more bullet holes. It would seem that I am heading in the wrong direction. My suspicions are correct as I see a group of bandits walking in towards me. Up ahead, I also notice an abandoned school. Maybe I could take shelter in there while I think things over. Hopefully, the bandits havent noticed me yet. I quickly ran into the school, slamming the doors shut behind me. Its takes a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the darkness. Immediately, my stomach dropped to my toes. There were bodies hanging from the ceiling, riddle with bullet holes. Apparently, the bandits I saw walking in my direction werent bandits at all. They were Raiders. Only Raiders would take this much pleaser in butchering their fellow humans. Seconds after I realized that I was screwed, there was a knocked at the door.
Fallout 3 is shaping up to be one hell of a game. After only five minutes of gameplay, I feel in love with Bethesdas beast. Everything in the environment was heavily detailed. Even mundane objects like a mailbox had a since of character. Rusted to the spot, its as if it wasnt just a relic of a lost civilization. It was another interesting face in Fallouts world.

Walking through the city, having talked to its sheriff after being waved in by the robotic guard, I kept my radio tuned to some music until I found a small shop. There the lady gave me a job - going to retrieve some landmines and bring them back to her. Not having much of another job, I decided to take it.

I left the town and one of the devs said I could find a closer quest. I went back and talked to her, but alas, could not get another one, so I wandered out. I walked through what appeared to be a bombed out suburb and saw some wrecked cars.

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