Some powerful equipment can only be received as a reward for completing a quest a certain way, which adds a lot of replay value. there is so much to find that you won't want to stop until you've combed every last corner of the wasteland for rare goodies. One of the best things about the game is the sheer variety of items available. Its not perfect, but it could have been worse. Doing evil things like capturing slaves, stealing, and annihilating innocent people with bombs and missiles will cause you to lose karma while doing good things like donating to the poor or rescuing people will cause you to gain karma.

The actual karma system is a bit flawed, though it works well enough to not be a hindrance when trying to make your character good or evil. Many places are also plagued by problems that the Lone Wanderer can choose to help with. Many of the smaller towns and locales you'll visit will only have a dozen or so people in them, but each one is interesting and fun to interact with. The only 'cities' you'll find are Megaton, Rivet City, Tenpenny Towers, Underworld, and Paradise Falls, each with their own unique history and residents. It'll be lonely at first, but random encounters and helpful companions will keep you company while you look for your dad.Ī few settlements dot the hellish landscape, but they are few and far between. Most of the game will be spent exploring the decaying ruins of ravaged buildings, murky mutant infested caves, and the wide open capital wasteland itself. The atmosphere it creates is absolutely beautiful and really pulls the player in. What you do from that point on is up to you.įallout 3 takes place in the vast, desolate, and beautifully destroyed ruins of our nations capital, Washington D.C. After creating your character and getting a short tutorial the vault door swings open and you step outside. you listen to a brief opening narration before being thrown into the desolate wasteland of the future.

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