Fallout 3 50 percent off on Steam
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 2nd 2009 at 10:15PM } 
Now that the game's been slashed to $24.99 for the weekend on Steam, you have less than no excuse. It's like ... negative excuse, which we believe means you're legally obligated to buy a copy, even if you already own one.
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Envoy JG @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:18PM
Still do not want... Maybe for $0.99, make it happen Steam!
InFaMoUs1- @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:54PM
THEN GTFO!
megapenguinx @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:35PM
That's the price I rent out your mum.
Sega Uranus @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:21PM
My reason for not owning it is that I am waiting for GAME OF THE YEAR Edition with all of the DLC already on the disc. We know it will happen.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:31PM
I'm waiting for the retail DLC packs with the poster for the X360 (If the retail package ever gets released here) and perhaps the GOTY edition for the PS3 if its awesome enough.If it is like Oblivion GOTY edition that comes in a regular case forget it.
Latin_Trident @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:46PM
I second that. I got GOTY Oblivion for $10 and I don't regret it! I'll wait. I have plenty of games to keep me busy in the mean time.
seriousam7 @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:47PM
Meh, I jumped on it. I just built a new gaming PC and needed something to test it with.
GIVEMEREPLAY @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:22PM
love my FO3, but Jesus do they need to fix the micro stuttering issues. It's killing me.
Einhanderkiller @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:34PM
A quick Google search brings up a lot of fixes for micro-stuttering.
GIVEMEREPLAY @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:42PM
And not a single one of them works. I've tried them all and put in 5-6 hours trying to fix the issue. A "fix" in my mind is something that doesn't result in the game being artificially slowed down or sped up, and doesn't ruin the lip syncing. These "fixes" are not fixes at all, they are patches on a major issue that needs to be fixed.
Sly @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:29AM
to be fair, the lip syncing was messed up from the beginning.
McWilly @ Jul 3rd 2009 7:07AM
Yeah same here. Tried them all. Seems to be unique to ATI cards. You can minimise it by lowering the graphics settings but it's still too distracting. I just play my 360 version instead :P
Jrinswand @ Jul 3rd 2009 7:54AM
Yeah, it was kind of weird because Fallout 3 worked flawlessly on my own computer (HD 4850, 3 GB of RAM, Windows Vista 32-bit), but on my dad's computer (HD 4850, 4 GB of RAM, Windows Vista 64-bit) it microstuttered so badly that I couldn't play it for more than five minutes.
GIVEMEREPLAY @ Jul 3rd 2009 11:48AM
It's definitely not just an ATI problem. I have a GTX 260 and I am having AWFUL micro-stutter.
kojo87 @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:28PM
well when you put it that way... *whips out credit card*
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:29PM
Ops,I accidentally the whole Megaton.
idiot @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:33PM
"...having Danny Kaye songs endlessly stuck in your head..."
does this mean you are going to embed "Tubby the Tuba" in every post?
aggrazel @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:46PM
Yeah, I own the game for the 360 and have unlocked all of the achievements, yet I still just bought it on the PC so I could play with the GECK. I'm such a junkie.
Nihilism98 @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:46PM
I wish my computer could handle Fallout 3...It'd give me an excuse to play it all over again.
Reddrive @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:49PM
"They have things like atom bomb, so i think ill stay were i 'OM "
Really go ahead and get it. The longer you wait the harder those 40-90 hours are going to be to squeeze in
Uncontrol @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:55PM
tempted to install windows just to play this
eNrique @ Jul 2nd 2009 10:56PM
So when are you making the PC tag joystiq?
They day we live in vaults?
Will @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:21AM
For some reason Joystiq doesn't consider PC gamers.. to be gamers. In fact, they had a PC tag but -took it out- with this new remodeled website. Thanks, Joystiq!
However, I've started reading gaming blogs that DO include the PC tag. I'm here for a change of pace after a long 'Stiq-sabbatical.
Heh @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:09PM
Own it on pc and 360 already. Does this mean I need to buy it a third time?
Theydonthavechairs @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:26PM
I really didn't like the game, it was very frustrating at times, the storyline sucked big time, the AI was shitty and the moral choices were so black and white it was ridiculous.
CaramelZappa @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:31PM
I bought the special edition of this game, with the lunch box and the bobble head, when it was $40 on amazon. I have to say it is the most dissapointing game I have ever played. The vast, beautifully rendered world and the storyline had so much potential, I was expecting it to rival Bioshock. Not even close. Any ounce of immersion you can get from the landscape and the story is quickly cut out by bad voice acting, before you even really start playing. Then you start moving around the world and see that they didn't bother hiring animators for this game, they just had some random intern do all the animations. Then you kill a girls father, and while the bad actress attempts to be emotional the character model rigidly moves so it's facing neither you or her dead father. Okay, so the animation isn't good and the acting isn't good. At least it looks pretty when nothings moving.
Finally, I get out of the Vault and start moving around the world. Everything is lifeless, so there's a lot of walking. Lots of walking. The scenery is great for a while, but it gets boring. FINALLY I got to get into some combat, and nevermind the rest of the games flaws, the combat is unimaginably bad. You realize that they didn't think up the fancy VATS system as a gimmick, but because you NEED it for the combat to be bearable.
I put at least 4 hours to that game and I desperately wish for them back. Yea I know a bunch of people are going to disagree with me, but I don't care. Games are supposed to be fun, and games like this are supposed to be immersive. Fallout 3 was neither for me.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 2nd 2009 11:49PM
Comment has been edited for using language that can only be described as "dumb."
Reddrive @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:06AM
There are some valid arguments in that block, but it looks like you in the time it takes to get the story going you were bored/aggravated and started noticing any flaws you could find. This game in no way drops you into the action.
I can understand... Morrowind almost made me pass on this game. And people loved that game. I didn't appeal to you. I'm sure you can get most of your $40 back selling it
Shoti @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:36AM
you could have saved more time by not typing all of that
CaramelZappa @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:39AM
I'm not really bummed about the $40, I'm more bummed that the game just didn't live up to what it could have been. As for "the game doesn't drop you into the action", 4 hours and still not having an ounce of fun is a lot more than a slow start. And I don't see how someone could NOT see those jarring flaws. Every other game I've played besides oblivion has animations that can be called decent. I don't understand how they could look at their own game and say yea, that looks good, it's done.
Chin-Paaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! @ Jul 3rd 2009 1:11AM
Its certainly not a masterpiece as others say, especially for those who have also played Fallout 1 and 2, I assume that most Fallout 3 players have never played the first two games so it may seem quite good as a result.
enix @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:42AM
my excuse is that i do not have the spare 4-8 gigs worth of bandwidth to download this game with. I'd rather wait till its cheaper on disk
Chin-Paaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! @ Jul 3rd 2009 1:08AM
Bandwidth caps, fucking pain in the ass huh? Come on you fucking ISPs, get in the present, we all need lots of bandwidth and don't assume its for piracy, digital distribution you jackasses!!!
hobocop @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:02AM
Good game mechanically but if you're looking for an immersive rpg wait for dragon age.
Vcize @ Jul 3rd 2009 12:14AM
So does the official DLC and user mods work with the steam version of the game?
A quick google of Fallout 3 DLC with Steam revealed some nasty threads where people were having to employ all kinds of hacks and workarounds to get the paid DLC to work with the Steam version of the game. Is this still the way it is or is it easy pay and play now, and do the user mods work on the Steam version?
homestar1ah @ Jul 3rd 2009 2:05PM
shit man it's really tempting to just buy the game now. But as much as I want it now I'm waiting till October when the GOTY edition is released. (so I can have the game, all the DLC and not have to put all the DLC-goodness on my ever-shrinking Hardrive.) sweet.
Tom @ Jul 3rd 2009 3:37AM
Caramelzappa did bring up a point, the combat and animations were awful. Almost barable with VATs though, although gimmicky atleast it was an extra once of strategy.
koehler83 @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:46AM
I always see screenshots of people using Big Guns, but I don't really know anyone who actually uses them in the game.
I know I'm just baiting a thousand responses to the contrary, but I'd actually be interested to know who does choose to use Big Guns.
CrusaderStrike @ Jul 3rd 2009 6:39AM
I love my patience. I told myself I won't buy this game at full retail price because I didn't like what Bethesda did to the franchise. Thanks to steam, I'll be paying this game of what it just deserve.
Before you flame me, I love Fallout especially 1 and 2. Just didn't like the direction/change that Bethesda did. For the sake of Fallout, I'm buying it half the price!
Sir Doctor @ Jul 3rd 2009 8:25AM
Just picked it up, been meaning to for a while after playing the 360 version to death. Can't resist mods.
Now to wait for a 3 - 4 hour download... Dammit...
CrusaderStrike @ Jul 3rd 2009 7:51PM
Like on my earlier message, I bought the game, played a few hours liking it then BAM! I the game freezes every freaking time I move to a spot. Game froze 6x now since I installed the game and once after installing the most latest patch. Am I missing something here? I mean this game is being hailed by so many and I can't even freaking hit a box with my bat just to have fun coz it freezes the game! Oh btw my comp is high end so it has nothing to do with it. Can someone pls tell me the secret how to make this game playable for at least 1 hour before it freezes again.