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| One of the best blogfest badges ever. |
"...talk about a game you play or used to play; tell us how it works and share your love of the game with the rest of us. It can be any kind of game you like, from World of Warcraft to Hopscotch, from Monopoly to Blackjack and everything else in between. Tell us what you love about that game."Now...which one to choose...
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Seriously...this is a very hard question to answer. I've talked about video games a lot over the last two years, and there are so many to love and adore.
That being said, it should come as no shock to my regular readers that I have an obsession (perhaps unhealthy) with Fallout 3.
What is it about this game that does it for me? It has everything.
From the very start, it's the music. Not just the instrumental menu screen, though it is fantastic and consumes your senses. Basically, it sets the tone. If you watch the opening sequence, there is "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by The Ink Spots. Fitting, proper. Pull back, and you're in a post-apocalyptic environment. The music suggests alternate timeline. It is there throughout the game.
Then, throw in Ron Perlman as the narrator. Such a great voiceover job. Some other familiar voices in there, like your dad...but I won't ruin that surprise.
It's a role-playing game disguised as a first-person shooter. It's set in a decimated, post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. There are mutants. There are people. There are creatures that used to be bears that are now just messed up and brutal.
Yes, cockroaches survived.
For me, this game has it all. I know for a fact—because we've discussed it at length—that my BIL prefers Fallout: New Vegas over Fallout 3. I wholeheartedly disagree. Don't get me wrong, I liked New Vegas, but Fallout 3 had everything I ever wanted in a game. This is probably why I have it for Xbox360, PS3, and PC. Trust me, if they made it for the iPad, it would be downloading as we speak.
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28 comments:
Fallout 3 was one of the best!
The Fallout games are brilliant and Ron Perlman has a great voice.
I've heard the music and sound effects on some of my son's games. It's easy to see how these added features make video games so intriguing.
messed up creatures that used to be bears? That sounds nightmareish ...
I prefer the story of New Vegas to 3, but I wholeheartedly agree with you that the production value of 3 was way better. Both are top ten all time games IMHO.
Yeah! Fallout 3 is the best! Very good game ever since! I played it and I also have this obsession with the game. It's really addicting for me really.
Wow! That video game sounds like a lot of fun and very entertaining! I don't own any video games..maybe I should invest in one, one of these days! Sandy from the blogfest!
sandysanderellasmusings
I was curious about whether these games are any different on the different consoles. Why do you have them for different players, so you can play at any given time day or night at home and away. HAHA. sounds like a cool game.
So out of my league with this blogfest. Disco tetris probably doesn't make the cut, does it?
Just stopping by from the Level Up Blogfest. I never did get into the Fallout series, or other FPS games due to my inability to coordinate myself properly.
Hello from the hop!
I'm not a big console player, anymore, but F3 sounds like a lot of fun. I really enjoy games in which you can immerse yourself and just really have a good time :)
Sonuva....totally pissed i missed this blogfest.
True Story about me - we haven't finished Fallout 3 yet. BUT!!!! That's because we were playing in on gamefly, and then realized it was awesome and that we should just buy it, so we did, but we haven't put it back in yet. Man, we are behind on games...
Ron Perlman has an awesome voice! Loved him in Beauty in the Beast series.
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com
YES! YES! YES! YES! I PICKED OBLIVION! YES! YES! YES! YES! 2 POINTS FOR BESTHESDA! YES! YES!
I've never played that one, but I've heard it's good. :)
First off, 1 million cool points for adding the Konami code at the top :)
I love the beginning of Fallout 3, but that's all I've played. Skyrim came along and took over my life.
Thanks for taking part in the blogfest, Josh!
Jamie @ Mithril Wisdom
You had me at Ron Perlman. That guy can do no wrong...except Season of the Witch.
All right, all right, you've convinced me! I'm putting it on my to-play list. I also get excited about great music in video games. Thanks for participating in the blogfest!
Allison (Geek Banter)
I've never played this game. The music sounds really good, though.
My husband agrees with you there. I went with more old school video games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior.
Is it totally dorky for me to be proud that I knew what your answer would be before I read it? ;)
That game sounds amazing. I'll have to ask my teenage son if he's played it. He loves certain video game music passionately.
Ha! Cockroaches survived. Good day fellow gamer fan.
I've never played Fallout but I have a friend who loves it!
I'm terrible at games like this, and have therefore never played it, but it sounds like a good game :)
Sounds like an awesome game to play!
I LOVE both Fallout 3 and New Vegas, although 3 has the most special place in my heart. I almost wrote about it for the event myself. Everything about that game trips my trigger. I love the music (there is a Fallout 3 channel on Pandora that you should check out if you don't know about it...wonderful!!!). The games' aesthetic appeals to me on so many levels. I like the old style graphics that are littered throughout the game, I like the various characters and the story that unfolds as you play the game. It is deliciously creepy at times too.
Have you read the novel Wool by Hugh Howey? If not I strongly recommend it. It feels SO MUCH like Fallout 3 that I couldn't help but picture the game as I read the book (The omnibus edition which is made up of the 5 stories that he wrote). I highly recommend it.
I'm not sure any other game has grabbed ahold of me the way Fallout 3 has. Every so often I go back to that world just to hang out for awhile and I wish they would keep making DLC for it.
I've never played Fallout. Any of them. :( Sounds interesting though and now I might have to give it a shot. lol!
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