It's a dog-eat-dog world and you're going to have to make use of everything at your disposal to stay in one piece. Some have been hit so hard that they've lost their humanity and have become feral. Venture underground and you might meet a irradiated ghoul, humans that have been so poisoned by the nuclear fallout that bits of their flesh are melting off. Raiders and mutated wildlife can be waiting on the other side of any rubble, ready to rob you blind and eat the bits of flesh on you that still look appetizing. Despite a nuclear war that left little standing, life has found a way to persist. There is a main storyline, but you can ignore it or tackle it at your leisure. To do that, you're going to need some weapons.Ī quick primer for those who haven't been following Fallout 3 as close as we have: Once you exit Vault 101 and enter the wasteland that used to be Washington D.C., you're free to go wherever you want and do as you please. The game may keep track of your good and evil deeds through a karma system, but even the most angelic of characters will have to get their hands dirty if they value their lives. Such is life in Fallout 3, Bethesda's upcoming post-apocalyptic role-playing game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. And sometimes, somebody else has to die for you to do that.

When fresh water is a rare find and most of the food available is just as full of radiation as it is nutrition, simply making it through the night is the definition of success.

Desperate times often call for desperate measures.

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