After reading the game review on Fallout 3, I found some useful hints that other game reviews have left by the way side. I found it helpful as I am starting my game review for this class. Terrified that I have no clue how to go about reviewing a game; my limited knowledge leaves me with, that game was awesome, best ever, and I spent my whole weekend beating it so I recommend everyone doing the same. I believe that this does not constitute on how to actually review a game. The helpful hints I think everyone could use or not, your choice. But I feel compelled to discuss it.
The most useful hint that I came across was playing the game during the daylight hours, primarily during the morning hours. That is when the game becomes less depressing, possibly because the player is refreshed from a nice sleep. Although playing a game in the morning for some may mean three or four in the afternoon for others. This hint may not work for all.
I can understand how playing Fallout 3 at ten in the morning could make the game easier to get through. I find myself at night playing the game and becoming frustrated with the amount of dialogue you must swim through. I hit buttons to move along quicker, skipping over something that may have been important. I get annoyed when shooting, trying to find the spot on your enemy or radroach that will cause the greatest amount of damage. I find myself quickly turning the game off and going to bed.
So maybe if I get up some Saturday morning and play Fallout 3, I might find it easier to get through. I'm refreshed and it is my day off, what better thing to do but to play Fallout 3. I am sure this can be applied to any game. I remember during my Bioshock obsession I would be up at six in the morning, playing before classes. I would come home on breaks exhausted but still have it in me to play. But if I were to review that game, I would take the strategy and play first thing in the morning when the colors, or lack of, of Rapture are picturesque.
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Might I suggest the use of V.A.T.S are possibly putting points into Small Weapons to say, 100, and get some perks relating to the use of weapons like gunslinger, soon heads will be rolling all the time. :)
ReplyDeleteIts reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who was lost about how to write a game review. Like you I would probably put how awesome a game was or how annoying it was to defeat a certain boss. Yet as you pointed out this is not the best idea.
ReplyDeleteI've never played the Fallout games but I still get the overall message that the writer of the article was trying to say. Trying to play a game when your exhausted, even if its your favorite game, is really hard. I've found multiple times that I'll try and beat a boss when I'm tired and I get my ass handed to me. Yet with the get some sleep and try again in the morning approach I can usually kick my enemy's but no problem.
Good luck on your game review.
I also found the idea of reviewing a game daunting. After reading the articles and reviews assigned, I feel much more ready. I read some reviews that I really though were subpar and some that I thought were really fantastic. I'm glad I'm not alone in my concerns and I am less worried about looking like a fool. I was afraid to admit that I was lost, so thanks for this post!
ReplyDeleteChoose your activities wisely in Fallout 3 depending on your mood at the time. I have completed the game with all expansions and have uncovered every location, it took me close to 90 hours but I did it.
ReplyDeleteThere were lots of times during my playthrough that I didn't feel like listening to an NPC go on and on about whatever. There were many times I just felt like exploring, so I would gear up at the house, and head out for a night to see what locations I could discover.
My favorite area to explore was the northwest, where clusters of satellite array towers could be found.