Well, I am saddened to say that finally finished with Fallout 3. I could only put in about 65 hours. Did I do enough?

I believed in this game. The surroundings. The context. The environment. The retro-futuristic aspect of it all.

But I feel mistreated and neglected .

All spoilers aside, I can't BELIEVE that the ending I received just left me so...so high and dry. So unsatisfied. So abused. So blah.

Ok, I got this game because I believed it to be along the same lines as DEUS EX; a game that made you feel as if you had really really done something to help humanity or change

the world after you finished. It's great to FEEL good after the end of a game.

Sorry people, but am I alone in saying that the ending to this game felt as if the team said the following?:

"Well guys, you've put in countless hours developing this world and everything plays really well. But it's time for us to patch together some way to end this thing. Can anybody come up with any ideas in the next THREE minutes? We'll vote on the best idea and that will be it"

I'm so disappointed.

Guys, yes, I'm whining, but where were the results of all my hard work to maintain impeccable karma? Where was the sense of impact? Where were the visions of the future?

Where was the justification for my spending all this time playing?

You guys know that was beyond weak, and I am not intrigued enough to even try to play again, knowing the end result.

:(

I may go put in Deus Ex now *sniff*sniff*. IMO, It is STILL unsurpassed in terms of gamer satisfaction after TEN years even.

First, this should be in the Spoilers section.

Download Broken Steel, and that gets rid of the ENDING - GAME OVER FOREVER screen. After 65 hours I'm not sure you did all the side quests, but that's not the main point here. I think the ending was a little idiotic the way it just ended the game, but I don't see how giving everyone in the Wasteland and fulfilling your father's life's work isn't satisfying. I think that's quite an impact.

Why did you get the stand-alone game? =\ Get the Game of the Year edition. It gives you all DLCs and continues the story with Broken Steel.

Should be in Spoilers for sure!!

I think a lot of people were disappointed by the arc of the main quest. I actually liked it and thought it was dramatic, dangerous and heroic and all that.

... but a lot of the side stuff and a couple of the dlc's are well fun, and with good stories and complex decisions and unexpected consequences.

:violin:

I think it's kind of funny that in 65 hours you didn't figure out how much fun there is to have in the gameworld and you waited for the main quest to provide it for you. This game never really has an end if you don't ; it's about going out and exploring and running around and doing whatever you can think of to do in and open, sandbox world. You never even have to play the MQ.

yes the main quest preBS made me feel like a cheap used [censored]. im just used to my open world games being fully open worlded without having to pay extra.

GOD! Didn't it?

Yeaaaah, the gameworld (besides the main quest) was cool and everything, but these bastards really skimped on the ending...bigtime! All that effort for the gameplay and basically NONE for the ending.

It's an explorers game. If you put in less than 100 hrs, you missed it. The MQ is really just to provide you some motivation and move you through the major areas.I think the most important quest line is the WSG. After that, just explore. I only played 2 games with no DLC. 300 hours each.

Indeed, it's the start of the game and the middle of the game that's fun and exciting. With Broken Steel you don't even /get/ an ending.

WARNING! I don't know how to do the spoiler box. But I think this will be moved anyway?

I think. I think the quick, 'omg it's over?!' ending is a good thing.
Because you spend all that time trudging across the wasteland doing everything you can to help people, and then here you are, standing with Sarah Lyons, and for the first time in your character's life, there is no speech check, there is no [Intelligence] or [Karma]. It's you, and one decision. That's all. You already have a sense that this is the end for you. So you meet it with a kind of sad acceptance if you're good karma, and go out kicking and screaming if you're bad. Either way, that one moment is what it was all leading up to; The Lone Wanderer is no more, and it's time for you to choose how you want that figure to be remembered.

/emotional rant.

How many games out there will give you 65 hours of gameplay on one playthrough? Not many.

If you think 65 hours of Fallout 3 is a short time, never EVER touch Fallout 1 and 2 as even with all the sidequests they last barely more than 10 and 25 hours, respectively.


P.S. My average Fallout 3 character lasts 150-180 hours before I conclude that I have done everything. And I have never found everything in this game in one playthrough. Have I even been everywhere in the game?

I didn't mind the ending in the vanila game, I actually liked the dialogue and pictures that showcased my playthrough. BUT, I enjoyed the extended version more and would always recommend people get the GOTY edition to avoid potential unhappiness......... 65hrs for a playthrough for any game isn't that bad, I think the issue is probably not knowing what's going to happen and you may be left feeling like it's too much to start over again in order to finish exploring the places you hadn't got round to visiting yet. I didn't mind starting a new game instantly and just remembered when to stop the main quest and focus on exploring & side quests. I spose it depends how well the game 'grips' you, it 'gripped' me good n proper!

Wouldn't you say that it's all relative, my good man? I definitely think I "got it," I just wanted it to end, so I ended it.

So, just to confirm, the GOTY edition has a different/extended ending sequence? Couldn't I just get the updates to the core game to experience it if that's true?

Then what are you complaining about? The game's over, you got what you wanted. If you had wanted to continue, you could have gone on for at least 65 hours more just exploring the Wasteland. It's no ones fault if you decided to cut the game short. As for your GOTY question, yes, you can simply get the Broken Steel expansion and the game won't end at the point.

Thanks for the answer, but nah. I'll pass. As for what I'm complaining about, it's quite simple. It's called disappointment and a sense of wasted time. This game does not compare to Deus Ex, and that's what I was looking for, a game that would rival it.
Thanks to all who could relate to my sense of desolation.

I hated it when i finished the game ( all dlc too ) Got to be the best game i've ever played!

Funny, but it sounds to me like you're just trolling. You end the game then you complain that it ends.

Yeah i totally agree with llamaRCA. Fallout3 is not just about playing the quests and that is it, it is about being able to explore every locale, battle your way through harsh terrains and in a nutshell, choose how you want to live and breath while in the Capital Wasteland. hell, i know for a fact that i am not alone when i say that i have played hundreds of hours without doing a single quest and absolutely loved it. and although i would never criticize anyone's personal feelings regarding how they felt about the games conclusion, i will say i am surprised to hear you say that you felt let down, even by the original ending of the game. i would highly advise that you get a hold of at least Broken Steel, as the it's ending may make you feel a little more satisfied regardless of the choices you make. :fallout:

ha ha! Belanos man, that's funny. but you also make a good point.

Ok guys.

Update: after searching for new games for awhile, and finding only the distant promises of deus ex III and Mafia II, along with Fallout New Vegas, I watched some fallout 3 you tube vids.

I basically was able to confirm a lot of what several of you guys have said here: there is a lot more to experience. I am going to download some DLCs and start from scratch. I just will have to research whether the DLCs work together or if you have to use them one by one. Don't know.

So, I give in, I will play again. Not like many of you care, this was just for gaming integrity.

You had to go to YouTube to figure that out? You are at the Beth forums. We know the game better than just about anyone. If we tell you there is more to do than play the MQ we know what we are talking about. :facepalm:

Feel free to come back and talk about anything you want to when you get into them. Don't just assume it's boring and there is nothing going on. We can point you in the right direction if you get bored again.

And asking us about the DLC's would get you that answer real fast.

:woot:

Well nice to see that you've kept an open mind about it. You certainly have alot more to do than just those 65 hours. My first play through was well over 100 hours and I didn't even finish all the added content from the DLCs. As for that, just toss them all in at once. You can play any of them at any time, though the Broken Steel quests won't open up until you've finished the Main Quest. Also keep an eye on your local map. There's a number of smaller areas that don't have any sort of map marker for them, they're just nooks and crannies you can explore when you're in an area. You'll see an entrance for them on your local map though. There's quite a few of them that can be easy to miss if you're not paying attention.