Okay, so the blog has gone silent. It’s probably because of video games, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to get any better in the coming weeks, so I better just make some kind of statement here.

Fallout 3. Amazing. Such a refreshing breath of air (insert pun about some radioactive clouds looming above). Well, I think this game only was made better by my failure in finishing Fallout 1 and 2 before 3. I got a bit into 1, and not at all with 2, but it got me interested enough in the world of Fallout to buy 3. Knowing what I knew of the Fallout Canon, and having played through it (and seen two of the supposed “over 200 endings”, I tried something different just after the auto save), I can safely walk away from this post apocalyptic wasteland with just amazement. And sadness that it’s all over.

Of course, there are plenty of side quests. The main story arc was fascinating and interesting, but the pockets of civilization (or lack thereof) that had been created in the world of post-apocalyptia was even more intriguing. I won’t spoil it, but there’s much exploring to be done… now that I am armed and ready with what I think is to be the best of the best, I should be safe from harm. I think.

As a sidenote, third person view in this game is retarded. I used it for all of 30 seconds until I decided to never hit the right bumper again (yes, I played it on the 360… so sue me… heh). It’s not really a bug, but it sure is useless except for when you want to see how you look.

In terms of stepping out of the shoes of the Vault 101 dweller, there were only a few bugs that I encountered, which made the experience that much more enjoyable. I had a couple of times where the HUD would tell me that I had my cursor pointed at an enemy when he was obviously nowhere near the cursor (not even through the wall, but just completely nonexistent).

Clipping, too. Only twice if I remember.

I noticed one huge graphic bug, but just for a second, when the sky glitched up and formed up with the ground in one single color plane (it’s really hard to describe). Oh, and one bug with not being able to get out of a conversation. I was stuck, and I had to redo from a previous auto save. Which reminds me, ALWAYS SAVE.

VATS was hot (the Bloody Mess perk is almost required to fully enjoy this). Storylines were well crafted and executed in the same Fallout fashion (as in, things happening in the world without your intervention). The Pip Boy was well crafted, and the UI was just awesome. The level of detail on that thing was amazing.

I think I played this game at least 40 hours, and I still feel like I rushed it. I may have to play it again, but for now, I’m okay with having experienced one of the best games of my life.