Fallout 3 – Blowing Up Megaton

This is the first video I have ever uploaded to Youtube.  I uploaded it way back in May to demonstrate the surprising capabilities of my Asus N10J-A1 netbook.

Having since finished the final DLC pack for Fallout 3, "Mothership Zeta", I figure it's about time I posted the video I made here and comment (read: not write up a full review) on how awesome the game was for me despite playing on a netbook.

This game is truly deserving of the Game of the Year designation.  The atmosphere of a nuclear wasteland in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding area was very chilling and believably possible.  I get a little (just a little) antsy sometimes over the past few months hearing about the situations in North Korea and Iran and what would happen if nuclear weapons fell into the wrong hands.  It would be naive to think such a bleak future is an absolute impossibility.

The world in Fallout 3 is lawless and paints a grim picture of humanity's struggle to survive.  Voice acting is top-notch and perfectly captures the emotions of fear, anger, and hopelessness.  Every single line of dialogue has a voice, you never have to read a line of dialogue like in the old-school RPGs.  It amazing how much work was put into voice acting in this game.

Gameplay and graphics are superb.  You literally can do anything you want in this game from being a messiah to humanity to a complete scourge of humanity and everything in between.  I love the VATS sequences and their epic slow-motion goodness as you blow some raiders up or vaporize someone with a laser beam.

The video above shows my character blowing up Megaton, a small town of people struggling to survive, with a once-fizzled nuke.  My first playthrough of the game is as a male Asian that I tried to make as close to my likeness as possible, with a focus on sneaking long-range critical attacks, and good karma all the way.  Now for my second play-through as a complete and total ass to everyone I meet.