The Capital Wasteland feels like home to me. Its probably the game ive spent the most time on, although I dont have concrete numbers on that since I didnt have it on steam until a couple years ago. I know some parts of it like the back of my hand, but its still so big that there's many parts that ive either spent little time in or haven't explored fully.
I don't know if I will ever stop playing Fallout 3. It came at such a critical time in my life when I was in deep with anxiety and mental health issues. The Wastes were the perfect escape, the Lone Wanderer's problems were a lot easier to quantify, and those problems he could solve with ease and heroism. While I was afraid to go outside due to hard to quantify brain problems, I spent so much time in a different world, that sometimes felt just as real to me as the real world.
New Vegas, Skyrim, Morrowind, Oblivion, all games that I have love for, but I don't think ill ever imprint on those games like I did with Fallout 3. Whoever is left in these forums, please share your stories of how post-nuclear DC has made a imprint on your life. Will you ever stop walking the wastes? Did it or any other of Bethesda's masterpieces help you through a rough patch? Many people may have moved on from the Capital Wasteland, but I am sure that I will never forget it.