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4.5 stars
"This game ROCKS!"
Pros: V.A.T.S combat -- vicious and so gratifying to see enemies die in gory slow motion!
Amazing graphics that you don't need a Cray Supercomputer to run.
Liam Neeson as a voice actor
Immersive, fully realized postnuclear gameworld.Cons: these are all nitpicky, and should not detract you from getting this game:
Summary: The benefits of the game far outweigh the cons. THe HUD system is a little confusing -- you'll be overwhelmed by all the different green arrows and triangles pointing you off in conflicting directions, and the character movement is very awkward. It's cool to switch to third person to get a look at your character in all his gear, but you won't want to stay in 3rd person for very long, as watching him or her move is so awkward. Seems like they glide rather walk naturally. Again, this is a minor issue, and everything is great in 1st person.
purchasing from merchants can be clunky
the HUD map system is a little confusing -- too many arrows pointing in conflicting directions.
character movement is awkward.
Now on to the good stuff. This is my first Bethesda game. I never played Elder Scrolls or Oblivion (and maybe I'm missing out) so I was just blown away by the graphics on this game. Amazing graphical presentation. You really get a sense of what a postnuclear world might be like, and it sucks you right in. I love the freedom you have, in that you can just wander the Wasteland, encountering all sorts of little side-quests and battles that don't have anything to do with the main plot. It really gives you the sense of a living, breathing world. Most games are just-fleshed-out-enough that as long as you follow the plot that the developers intended, the game world seems real; but if you stray from the beaten path, you start to spot the seams, so to speak. Not here. You could not even pursue the main plot and just randomly wander, encountering all sorts of fun, deep, immersive characters and stories, with the freedom to resolve the issue however you wish. This is a roleplayers dream come true. And combat is so gratifying. Keep in mind, this is *NOT* a first person shooter, and doesn't behave like one. Combat is based on stats -- computations being done behind the scenes -- based on your SPECIAL point allocations, skill and perk selections. A minor nit to pick is that -- outside of the glorious slow motion of VATS - your weapons sound underpowered. Shotguns especially sound really tinny. In VATS, the audio is in slowed down to match the action, and everything sounds deep and gratifying. I think they did this on purpose to encourage you to use the VATS system.
Overall, if you are a fan of cRPGs, you'll love this one, because you have so much freedom and choice in a fully fleshed out, post apocalyptic nuclear America. If you approach this as a FPS, you will be disappointed -- it's not designed to be one, and there are plenty of other great games that will meet your needs. What this is a state of the art display of what a fully realized cRPG can be.
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I was thinking about getting this game but i don't know if my desktop can handle it. It only has a dual core 2.0ghz with only 3gigz of ram and a mainstream graphics card. Would that be enough to run the game? whats your setup like?
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