FO3 is design with X360 in mind first. So yes you can use a X360 joypad to play the game.
But why do you want to play a fps game with a joypad!?
Blasphemy!

As for those bugs, I'm not surprise. It's not easy to do a port from console to PC without having some bugs.

The only exception is this

And damn it is an underdog title. GEt it folks!

It is hard to squish those bugs at early stage because you have put tons of scripts into the game especially when those scripts tie with the choice and consequence gameplay element.

Which is why Arcanum, ToEE and Vampire Masquere Bloodline have numerous bugs when they were released. And those game are developed by ex-Interplay and original Fallout creator team.

FO3's bug however are because of it being a console port and console games are notorious of being done right properly on a PC platform.
Some of the bug fix:
"# Fixed occasional crashes when exiting the game or using Alt F4 to exit.
# Fixed crashes when using Alt-Tab while binks or credits were playing. "

Gee....


It's easy if you play the game with a keyboard&mouse combo and circle strafe the wholetime while fighting. That's the basis of every fps game.
And the damn game is really easy even on Very hard mode




This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 12 2008, 12:51 AM

The original ending for Junktown is as below:

If you help Killian, the 'goodie' guy, Junktown will become an isolated small town because of his strict law enforcement which cause most traveler stir clear away from the place.
If you help Gizmo, the 'bad' guy, Junktown will prosper because Gizmo don't want his business ruin by other competitor.
Junktown will become a nice place to live.

Interplay saw this and axed it. Saying they want a normal reward for being good and being bad. Hence the current ending:
"Junktown

1. Killian takes control: Kill Gizmo but not Killian.
2. Gizmo profits and chokes on iguana-on-a-stick: Don't kill Gizmo.

There are two pictures for Junktown, showing Killian and Gizmo respectively. "

Fallout is not a game about clear black and white. Rather it focus on the choice player made and the consequence he/she received based on his action.

Compare the previous titles, FO3's karma system is really, really, weird and bad.
If I steal something but no one sees it, how do I become a bad person?
If I kill a bad guy, why does it make me a good guy? Doesn't the bad guy has his own reason behind his action?

What's this, a D&D fPS game? o-o

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This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 12 2008, 07:10 PM

When you think about replaying the game in its vanila form (no mod), you will be bugged by

-the level-scaling, where level 1 character can save a whole town from demon invasion

-telepathic AI who knows you are doing in a room even with the door close and he is out side,

-listening to the same 5 voice actors's voice on different NPC, dumbed-down skills and magic (no more constant magic effect on an armor. So forget about crafting a +10 strength belt of giant),

-the unkillable NPC which spoils the 'immursion!',

-lack of alternate choice to solve a quest,

-lack of dialog choice. People still read those words, you know?

-Mannimarco, the King of Worms, once a God-like necromancer, nerfed & killed by Bethesda Softworks. I killed him with 2 hit with my ebony-sword. He suppose to be invinsible! And cool looking, back in the Daggerfall days......

-random NPC activity. If you think these are impressive, you haven't play Gothic yet. NPC in Gothic series fart, pee, eat, sleep, work, going to tavern for a beer/ale. Once I tried to sleep on a farmer's bed and he told me to get out before start whacking me with his WHOLE family when I refused to get out of his room. And they have sex too. In Oblivion, no one gets laid at all...

Makes you wonder why on earth how can such a game receive high praise at all...

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This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 13 2008, 12:52 AM

Technically, TES Oblivion is more like an action adventure game, now.
You've missed the golden age of RPG.
Planescape Torment, Ultima IV, Fallout and Fallout2, Arcanum.
If you like action RPG with multiple ending, you definitely should try Vampire Masquere The Bloodline. And Gothic.

Edit: Massive FO3 mod attack from this site.
Mostly texture and GUI replacement. And music. And killable Children. Yes you can kill those annoying kids now.
Console player, eat your heart out.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 14 2008, 12:35 AM

Actually this being the source of ARPG
Blizzard's Diablo just populated the idea.

The fun of playing a low intelligent character and read those funny dialog.

Flaw game design is not suppose to be fixed by mod.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 19 2008, 07:06 PM

But then he won't be able to whack those annoying kids on an Xbrick eh I mean Xbox.

Loot EVERYTHING (spoon, plate, glass, burned book... anything you can take) and sell them. Your karma might goes down but with a bit of level later you can get a house and a robot with INFINITE clean water and you can give it to those beggars asking for clean water to improve your karma. Weird game design element consider you have no problem getting clean water while others have to drink from toilet bowl....

Also, some visited area will repopulate like rabbits after heat season faster than you think so you can get more loots from them.

Look for Fort Independence and give them whatever technology crap you found to them and opted for stimpack as reward. I manage to get 240 stimpacks with some Mark 2 power armor and Plasma Rifle, after encounter with the Enclave.

Go to Tenpenny Tower and steal everything there.
Also try to lockpick the armory in Megatown for TONS of GUNS and AMMO.

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 26 2008, 04:43 PM

There are 3 beggars I can think of. One is just outside Megaton. The next one is just outside Tenpenny Tower and the last one is at the stair to Rivet City.

Facing tough foe? Just run backward and shoot, while keeping a medium distance between you and your target.
Or, rush to your foe, enter VAT mode and unload everything you got to his/her/it's groin, I mean head. Works well against all humanoid foe. EXCEPT THOSE damn scorpions.
I actually find that scorpions are tougher than Enclave soldier...

Another tip: get the Rock-it Launcher ASAP since it use any junk in the game as ammunition and can be pick up them again. Pros: no more worry of losing ammo. Cons: those junks have weight and heavy. Another unbalance game design. Since when 5mm bullets weight like air?

Perk->Intense training is basically a cheat.
And yes, playing a <4 intelligent character DOESN'T affect the dialog choice.... player can still talk like a normal person.

EDIT: Some funny mockery comic from here and here

My favorite:

Also, Final Fantasy dev Hiroshi Takai expresses his bafflement at Fallout 3's success and the existence of the term jRPG...



This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Nov 26 2008, 10:46 PM

Possible maxed out your skills at level 13

Wow...talk about a 'unique' character building...

This post has been edited by zioburosky13: Dec 14 2008, 07:34 PM