Smokey is a little late to the game but offers his useless opinion on last year’s big-time post-apocalyptic gorefest.

 So while I’ve been away from the site I have spent a lot of time playing Fallout 3.  Here are my thoughts:

 A fun game.  A little too drab sometimes, but overall interesting.  I don’t get the hate from the Fallout “purists” who have been attacking the game.  I think the game is more faithful to the series then they give it credit for.  OK, so it’s not turn-based.  Come on, how fun would that be in this day and age?  OK, pretty fun, but still Bethesda “don’t Call Us Argonian” Softworks does a good job reworking the patented Elder Scrolls formula for the classic post-apocalyptic RPG series. 

 And it is extremely fun.

I have no idea why I’m posting screenshots from a six-month old game either…

While not exatcly a true first-person shooter, the violent content in the game makes it worthwhile and interesting to do everything from listening to scary recordings or haul off and totally lambaste fools with a plasma rifle.  I hate the level cap, but again I know the Fallout die-hards would have cried.  Hell, they still are anyways.  But come on, man!  Would you rather buy this game or yet another Tactics-like crapfest?