
Onlangs is het magazine Game Informer in de Amerikaanse winkels verschenen met daarin de eerste informatie omtrent Fallout 3. Het was natuurlijk een kwestie van tijd voordat het gros van de informatie ook op internet te vinden zou zijn. Fallout-fans staan namelijk zeer argwanend tegenover de nieuwe ontwikkelaar van de reeks, Bethesda Softworks, dat enkele ingrijpende veranderingen in de game aangebracht heeft.
We wisten al dat Fallout 3 geen gebruik meer zal gaan maken van het isometrische bovenaanzicht. Dit heeft plaats gemaakt voor een first-person camerastandpunt zoals we dat ook kennen uit Oblivion. Niet verbazingwekkend, want Fallout 3 maakt gebruik van een betere Oblivion-engine.
Het gevechtsysteem was een ander heikel punt. De oorspronkelijke Fallout-games waren allemaal turn-based. Bethesda heeft echter gekozen voor een mix van turn-based en real-time voor Fallout 3. De gevechten zijn in principe real-time, maar kunnen op elk moment gepauzeerd worden. Dit systeem wordt door Bethesda Vault-tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.) genoemd en laat spelers toe tijdens het pauzeren in alle rust een bepaald doelwit te selecteren. Hiervoor zijn wel actiepunten nodig, die na enige tijd terug genereren. In tussentijd kun je nog wel gewoon real-time first-person shooter-achtige mode onder vuur nemen.
Zoals we dat van Bethesda gewend zijn, gebeurt het aanmaken van je personage niet via een saai menuscherm. Het spel begint met je geboorte en de dood van je moeder, waarna je vader je DNA gaat analyseren. Hier kun je de eigenschappen van je personage bepalen. Het S.P.E.C.I.A.L. systeem van de eerste twee Fallout-games blijft behouden.
In Fallout 3 ga je nog alleen op pad. Er zijn wel NPC's, je kunt deze bij je party toevoegen. Het spel kent minstens negen verschillende eindes en een level cap van 20. Goed om te weten: het vreemde systeem van levelscaling zoals dat in Oblivion aanwezig was, zit niet in Fallout 3. Ga je dus een verkeerd gebied binnen, dan tref je daar enorm sterke monsters die je pas later in de game aan zult kunnen. Je hebt veel vrijheid in je manier van aanpak; je kunt voor de keiharde actie kiezen, maar ook subtieler te werk gaan. Kies je voor de actie, dan staat je flink wat blood and gore te wachten.
Overview
Description:
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters. Every minute is a fight for survival against the terrors of the outside world – radiation, Super Mutants, and hostile mutated creatures. From Vault-Tec, America’s First Choice in Post Nuclear Simulation.
Story:
De wereld is in een nucleaire oorlog met China omdat ze Canada hebben aangevallen. Amerika heeft daarop geantwoord om het net geannexeerde Canada weer te bevrijden. China beantwoord met een paar atoombommen. Amerika reageert meteen terug maar die atoombommen worden meteen uit de lucht geschoten waardoor er een Fallout ontstaat.
Het spel heeft "Free-roaming" en impact die bepaalde beslissingen hebben, kan de speler heel goed of heel slecht worden. Het samenstellen van de karacter is ook vrij uniek het systeem heet S.P.E.C.I.A.L., elk letter in SPECIAL staat voor een bepaald atribuut dat de karacter op een bepaald manier sterk kan maken. Zo kan de karakter sterk of heel slim worden, elk van deze stats beïnvloed de skills. Skills zijn de vaardigheden die de speler heeft om te kunnen overleven.
Key Features:
Limitless Freedom! – Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter!
Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! – Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation – the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects!
Fantastic New Views! – The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button!
The Power of Choice! – Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle.
Blast ‘Em Away With V.A.T.S.! –
Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation.
Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence! –
At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America’s First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology.
Eye-Popping Prettiness!* –
Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant’s face.
*Protective Eyewear Encouraged.

Operation: Anchorage
Operation: Anchorage is the first Fallout 3 downloadable content pack, and takes place as a virtual reality "military simulation" in the main game where the player character is stripped of their equipment and is forced to use the replacements provided. The content focuses on a pivotal event in the Fallout timeline before the Great War took place, namely the attempt by the United States Army to liberate Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. The pack contains several new quests, new items, and adds four new achievements. Operation: Anchorage was released in North America and Europe on January 27, 2009 on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live.The content will be made available for the PlayStation 3 version via the Playstation Network in June 2009.

fallout 3 the pitt
The Pitt is the second downloadable content pack, and allows the player to journey to the industrial raider town known as The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The pack features several new weapons such as the auto axe, new armor and clothing items, four achievements and around four to five hours of gameplay.
The Pitt was released on March 24, 2009 on Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live, but was quickly removed due to glitches in the gameplay which made the Xbox 360 version of the expansion unplayable. Further investigation was performed by Bethesda and Microsoft, and according to a Bethesda's official Twitter, as of 10:00am PST on March 25 2009, the expansion was again being uploaded to Xbox Live, and was again made available that afternoon. For those who downloaded it on March 24 in the morning, glitches were still apparent. A new version was available on Xbox Live on April 2, fixing freezing issues many players had encountered with the previous content of The Pitt. Some players may have to start a new character in order to play "The Pitt".
A retail disk will be made available at the end of May containing this and the Operation: Anchorage expansion packs. It will be released for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows. The expansion packs will be copied to the hard drive and function as it would had it been downloaded.
This pack is to be released for the PlayStation 3 about 4–6 weeks after the release of Operation: Anchorage.

Fallout 3:Broken steel
Broken Steel is the third downloadable content pack, and continues the story of Fallout 3 by altering the ending of the game.
. The pack also raises the game's level cap from 20 to 30. It includes 3 main quests and 3 side-quests.Three Dog will say something new in this expansion, but no new songs are added. The new weapons in Broken Steel, including the Tesla Cannon, are some of the most powerful weapons in Fallout 3.
Broken Steel was released on May 5, 2009 on Xbox Live and Games for Windows - Live (GFWL).It was quickly removed from GFWL due to bugs which made the PC version of the expansion unplayable.Bethesda has stated that the problem lay with GFWL and that Microsoft was fixing the issue. Broken Steel was re-released on May 7 on Games For Windows live. Some Xbox 360 users have reported a bug that prevents them from activating Project Purity, resulting in the plot elements added by the DLC being inaccessible. PC users report that changes caused by Broken Steel and the 1.5 patch adversely effect mods to the game.
This pack is to be released for the PlayStation 3 about 4–6 weeks after the release of The Pitt.

Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Point Lookout is the fourth downloadable content pack, and takes place in Point Lookout State Park in Maryland. Unlike other areas in Fallout, no bombs were dropped on Point Lookout. Humanity has left it behind and it is now described as a large swamp wasteland. Developers state that unlike the previous content packs, Point Lookout will have a fully explorable wasteland. Point Lookout is scheduled for a June 23, 2009 release for the Xbox and PC versions and will be released for the PlayStation 3 after the original three packs have been released

Fallout 3:Mothership Zeta
Mothership Zeta is the fifth downloadable content pack, and follows the main character after being abducted by aliens when going to explore a mysterious radio transmission from the Alien Crash Site. It will take place entirely on an alien spacecraft and is going to be a similar size to Operation Anchorage. ] It is set for a late July 2009 release for the Xbox and PC versions and will be released for the PlayStation 3 after the first four packs have been released (presumably 4–6 weeks after the release of Point Lookout
Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System
The Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., plays an important part in combat. While using VATS, real-time combat is paused, and action is played out from varying camera angles in a computer graphics version of "bullet time," creating a combat system that the Bethesda developers have described as a hybrid between turn-based and real-time combat. Various actions cost action points, limiting the actions of each combatant during a turn, and both the player and enemies can target specific body areas for attacks to inflict specific injuries. Headshots will bring down living enemies more quickly, but the player can also select to slow enemies' movements by crippling their legs, disarm them by shooting at their weapons, or drive them berserk by shooting out things like antennae on various overgrown insects and combat inhibitors on armored robots. Action points or AP, can be significantly increased in a number of ways. The first possible way to increase AP is by adding points to Agility (A) in the players S.P.E.C.I.A.L. A slightly different option is to acquire perks that will raise AP like Action Boy. Other ways include taking different Aid items such as Jet.
Systeem eisen pc/ nuttige links
Minimum System Requirements:
* Windows XP/Vista
* 1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)
* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)
Recommended System Requirements:
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2 GB System RAM
* NvidiaDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)
Fallout 3 wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_3 spoilers!
Topic deel 1 : http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1241062
mod community: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=911618
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Fallout 3 Walkthroughs
http://guides.ign.com/guides/882301/page_3.html
http://games.fok.nl/news.php?newsid=27061
Reviews
Tweakers Review : http://tweakers.net/reviews/1042/review-fallout-3.html
Euro Gamer : http://www.eurogamer.nl/article.php?article_id=277274
IGN : http://pc.ign.com/articles/924/924346p1.html
Gamez.nl : http://www.gamez.nl/web/P...blic/Review-Fallout-3.htm
Screenshots & Artwork




Meer screenshots vind je http://fallout.bethsoft.c...allout3-screenshots1.html
Fallout 3 Teaser Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPt08UYmyMo
http://www.eurogamer.nl/tv_video.php?playlist_id=15550
officiële website
http://fallout.bethsoft.c...home.php?fbid=uj_ZiH44D-N
Game Updates
Patch:1.0.0.15 is uit en is hier te downloaden
http://www.fileshack.com/...out+3+Patch+1.0.0.15+-+US
http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/patches.html
http://www.gamershell.com/news_64072.html
Patch:V 1.5 http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/downloads/updates.html
out now!!!!!
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