
I'm still having loads of fun in Fallout 3. I went ahead and registered and set up a Games for Windows LIVE account. In doing so I had to start over with a new character. I can still play the other character, but I have to log out of GFW LIVE. It really didn't bother me to do so, because there were several things I wanted to change from the first time. Number one thing was getting more strength in my SPECIAL. Getting over loaded so quickly was very annoying. I also have a better idea of how the Skills and Perks work. Just like with most MMO's going through a newbie area is always easier the second time. Well it is the same way with Fallout 3. I knew quickly where I needed to go to get my bottle caps (which is the currency for the game). This second time around I tagged speech for skill and have put more points into it. This opened up a few extra avenues starting out and gave me more options with some of the quest.
I had found a video on youtube showing where to find a hidden cache with a sniper rifle. Being able to scope in and rain down death from afar rocks. It makes you fill more covert. Plus if something goes wrong you've got that extra distance handle your enemy. One draw back that I ran into was when picking up the sniper rifle it was already very low on durability and needed to be repared very quickly. The first time it took me a long time to find more enemies with sniper rifles to get it repaired. Last night I had headed North West of Megaton and found a group of raiders that were encamped on an old over pass. This is where I discovered there was a sniper among them. I was easily able work through them with a sniper rifle. Once I had taken out the sniper I was able to repair my newly looted rifle and hopefully give me a better run this time.Being that I invested a little more points in Strength this time and have spent more points in Melee weapons skills. I seem to do a lot better with close quarters combat. I've been using a combat knife and bat to save ammo.
For the most part the over all story line has stayed the same. But I'm getting information differently this time. I plan on playing through and working on all the side quest that I can. I've already read enough to know that once you do the final quest then the game is over.
The one thing I've loved about playing is that I don't feel like I have to rush through content to have fun or get cool abilities. In most MMO's it feels like you have to rush to get to a certain level before you can really have fun with a class. That definitely doesn't seem to be the case with Fallout 3. I've been enjoying going out and searching old buildings for supplies and running in to the random encounters. It was sheer excitement when I ran across my first Talon Mercs trying to fullfill their bounty.
I had posted previously that I was thinking of getting a console. As of now that can wait. Being that I've finally opened up to a whole different side of PC gaming, and not just limiting myself to MMO's. I think I can wait on the Xbox. There are plenty of first person shooters that I want to try on PC. Geez I can't believe I waited this long to try something that wasn't an MMO.





