Fallout 3 E3 Previews
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You'll spend the first nineteen years of your life - and the first few hours of the game within the vault's confines long before seeing any of the previously mentioned DC decay. The player will experience and play through several stages of his growth the choices and decisions made during these quests will help shape the character you will become prior to stepping foot into the wasteland right down to the appearance of your father, played by Liam Neeson. ([One of] the first things you'll do when you're born is choose your appearance and your Dad's look will then be based upon you), explains Todd.
The second is at GayGamer:
We saw a brief view of the destroyed capital, accompanied by the Brotherhood of Steel, but most of the demo focused on working your way in and out of Megaton, a town whose population worships an unexploded nuclear bomb (thank you, Planet of the Apes), and is guarded by sliding gates made from the engine and wings of a downed aircraft carrier. The mission? To either destroy the town, a blight on the burgeoning urban metropolis or, you know, not destroy the poor villagers. Naturally I thrilled at the shockwave of finally-detonated atomic fun - Pip-Boy would be devastated if I felt otherwise.
And the third is at Games Are Fun:
What struck me most about the game, though, was the emotional nature conveyed through the screen. Seeing such destruction on a wide scale, even though it was virtual, was depressing. The feeling only deepened when the musical score became audible on the overworld; it was a sad, melancholy tune that reflected the lonely devastation of the world. In addition to the score, Fallout 3 also contains 20 licensed songs from the 1940s to further propogate that mood, and those songs can be listened to on the in-game radio. Radios are located in certain areas, like the town bar, but you can also tune in to them via your Pipboy, the main character's personal computer that acts as the menu interface for equipping weapons, managing items, and viewing stats. If you want to hear a little "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by The Ink Spots while blasting mutants through the cranium, you can do that.
