What I didn’t love about Rainbow Six Las Vegas 2 was the lack of customization… This game however is THE BOMB in terms of customizing your character… Holy cow.  Haha… I said holy cow.  I made a female character who actually is pretty cute… Well, as cute as Fall Out 3 allowed me to make her   Her name is… *drum roll please* Rayanna.

I started out as a baby as everyone does in Fallout 3 and I actually think this was SO smart in terms of getting you involved in the game play and learning the ropes.  Most games fail epically at this – they toss you in (ie: Call of Duty) and just expect you to learn rapidly how to play the game… Fallout 3 eases you into it which eliminates the anxiety IMO.

The baby stage was easy enough to understand… Not much to do and you really only just learn some controls and set some “talent points” (sorry, WoW reference!)  Once completed, you move into the nine-year old phase where you’re at your birthday and you can steal a bunch of stuff like mugs, forks, plates, glasses, etc.  Why?  I have no idea.

Then you go into your teenage stage where you complete the G.O.A.T exam and what’s neat here (and this carries through the entire game) is that your entire game play is changed by your choices.  You can choose to be a good person or a naughty person all in how you answer questions, talk to people, etc.  The G.O.A.T is no exception.  This helps to determine what your particular skill set / profession will be.

I’m currently at the stage right after that… My father in-game has fled the compound and now I’m running after him.  I haven’t left the underground stage yet but I am SO excited to and I can’t wait to see what awaits above ground…  I heart post-apocalyptic things so hopefully this doesn’t disappoint!  Although, from what I’ve seen so far… It totally won’t.

Fallout 3 is getting the nod as one of my favorite PS3 games thus far.  Srsly.

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Ugh, system update needed… Well, software update.  52mb.  It’s going slow.

Ok, update done.  Wait… now it’s installing game data. *sigh*  This is taking awhile.  Maybe I’ll go play WoW instead…  heehee  Ok, ok, I’ll wait it out.

OMG – I’m finally on a load screen.  Ieeeee, press start!!

Character Customization: LAME!  Omg, the options for face selection are HIDEOUS… I’m a girl and I want to play a girl.  These things do matter.  Make some HAWT females for us to play mmkay??  And the facial customization that goes even further is just a bunch of camo.  I’m not expecting makeup but don’t get my hopes up for good customization.

Okay, the outfitting is MUCH better except I got overwhelmed with details and options so I just chose based on looks.  Now I’m rocking sweet aviators.

Service tags… Ummmm…. what?  Anyone reading this know what this is good for?

Story Format: This is where I’m going to start.  In Story mode on Casual… I know, I know, lame-o easy settings but I need to try this out!! Ok, got to the first load point.  That was interesting… A bit harder to control then COD persay but still easy enough once you get the hang of it.

I’m still trying to get better at controlling myself AND my team of people… so many options and controls!!  Okay, so I got to the point where I’ve rescued the hostages and am now trying to clear out the building of the fleeing terrorists.

Game thoughts: I guess I like it so far… I find it a bit difficult to move around and the controls weren’t intuitive at first… Shooting for example – its not like other games.  I’m going to try out a few other modes and give it some time but right now my verdict is that it’s not a game I’m going to get addicted to anytime fast.

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