This game is far superior to Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, and with Godd Howard constantly re-releasing TES:Skyrim with updated graphics and new stuff to do, I'm surprised he or someone high up at Bethesda hasn't decided to remaster this game at least once, to optimise it for later released OS's like Windows 10... It took Bethesda 10 years just to remove Games for Windows Live (GfWL), just to make it a tad bit more playable. Those guys needs to get their priority's straight.

Anyways, on to the subject at hand, although graphically dated, this game is my favourite Fallout, for multiple reasons.
For starters, it was the first Fallout game I ever played, which got me into the series of Fallout games in general, so it has the nostalgia effect.
Secondly, the writing and setting, is far superior to Fallout 4 & 76, making it a proper RPG with multiple good / bad dialogue options & positive / negative Karma.
It also provides you with a decent reason to start fighting the "bad guys" other than just a single-minded purpose, (Something that is lacking in other 3D Fallout games aside from Fallout: New Vegas) - To provide clean water to the Capital Wasteland.

Fallout 3 boasts a decent sized map, which provides an enjoyable exploration of a unique location, Washington D.C. With many landmarks to find, like the Washington Monument, the Capitol Building, Abraham Lincoln Memorial just to name a few.

Probably the best parts though, are the varying DLC's... Each one is something completely different and very enjoyable
Unfortunately, there's no achievements, any sense of achievement hunting was removed in the update that got rid of GfWL. Hopefully in the future they'll add steam achievements to the game but I doubt it.

Aside from the lack of achievements, the matter of it not being optimised for WIN10 OS resulting in more than a few crashes and the fact that it's graphically dated, this is still an amazing game, worth adding to your library at least.

Side Note: I had a disk copy of Fallout 3 GOTY, before owning it on Steam, so the amount of hours I've put into this game are probably triple the amount shown.

This game is far superior to Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, and with Godd Howard constantly re-releasing TES:Skyrim with updated graphics and new stuff to do, I'm surprised he or someone high up at Bethesda hasn't decided to remaster this game at least once, to optimise it for later released OS's like Windows 10... It took Bethesda 10 years just to remove Games for Windows Live (GfWL), just to make it a tad bit more playable. Those guys needs to get their priority's straight. Anyways, on to the subject at hand, although graphically dated, this game is my favourite Fallout, for multiple reasons. For starters, it was the first Fallout game I ever played, which got me into the series of Fallout games in general, so it has the nostalgia effect. Secondly, the writing and setting, is far superior to Fallout 4 & 76, making it a proper RPG with multiple good / bad dialogue options & positive / negative Karma. It also provides you with a decent reason to start fighting the "bad guys" other than just a single-minded purpose, (Something that is lacking in other 3D Fallout games aside from Fallout: New Vegas) - To provide clean water to the Capital Wasteland. Fallout 3 boasts a decent sized map, which provides an enjoyable exploration of a unique location, Washington D.C. With many landmarks to find, like the Washington Monument, the Capitol Building, Abraham Lincoln Memorial just to name a few. Probably the best parts though, are the varying DLC's... Each one is something completely different and very enjoyable Unfortunately, there's no achievements, any sense of achievement hunting was removed in the update that got rid of GfWL. Hopefully in the future they'll add steam achievements to the game but I doubt it. Aside from the lack of achievements, the matter of it not being optimised for WIN10 OS resulting in more than a few crashes and the fact that it's graphically dated, this is still an amazing game, worth adding to your library at least. Side Note: I had a disk copy of Fallout 3 GOTY, before owning it on Steam, so the amount of hours I've put into this game are probably triple the amount shown.