I'm inching closer to a second playthrough of FO3. I've been wanting to for a while, but it's been very difficult. I last played FO3 in Spring of 2010, and shortly thereafter the love of my life of 4 years left. I've missed her ever since. There is something about FO3 that even thinking about the game takes me back to the time we were still together....maybe it's the overall dark and sad nature of the game, but when I think about the DC ruins, gouls, mutants, vaults, ect., even though I want to play it again, there is the side of me that doesn't for reasons not even related to the game.

One day I will, and when that day comes, I know I will be over my past. It's coming. I know it.

Funny how things like a video game take you back to a different place and time, isn't it?

Sorry to hear man, Fallout's always here, so sign up now and prepare for the future

Same thing happened to me.

I got my FO3 in Summer 2010.

But I've caved and started, not a second playthrough, but probably a 12th.

Haven't played in a long time, and boy is it fun! Start your second playthrough, it'll be awesome.

Yup I know the feeling I just started playing again recently after about a yr off & I've Played both on xbox360 & ps3 & I've yet 2 finish the whole main mission mostly cuz of game freezing up & partly cuz I never want it 2 end. It's a different world 2 escape realities so calm & peaceful & yet violent 2 a terrifying extent...mixed wit a lot of hate & a lot of luv

Grab yourself by the nuts and stop being such a [censored]. Jesus Christ.

Naw I'll just use vats & target someone then amputate mutilate & decapitate. Satan lucifer

Fallout 3 is a great and memorable game, which does make us remember other important instances which happened during those times. Only way to deal with this is to face it head on. You should really stop running away from the memory. She left coz you deserve better..

That is sad. My sympathies. Memories stick to and are triggered by things that was around when they were happening.

But you like the game and you should reclaim it for yourself, not your bad memories.
Purify it maybe. There should be some ways on wicca and pagan sites, groups, etc.
Burning sage purifies things. Any general incense might work, fires one the best purifiers there is.
Burn the associations away then make it just be just your game again.
Or you could just face it head on, forcebley make it be about the game, not the memories.
But I think you might be better purifying .

And she left you, you'll find someone better, if you have'nt already.