Fallout 3 - The 2023 Review

As Starfield season picks up, I want to dive back into the BGS games of yore. I originally didn't plan on posting a video or even talking much about my latest playthrough of Fallout 3. What else is there to say? Well, I discovered a few new things and suddenly I found that spark to go for it one more time. Is Fallout 3 worth your time in 2023? Duh, but maybe you want to know what changed for me this playthrough. Let's dive in.
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[@humblequan5221]

Literally my favorite game of all time .

[@RealTroyE23]

SAME! First game I ever put 100+ hours into and I haven't played another game that much since.

[@x69ROWLEY69x]

Same

[@thespuditron9387]

Yep. Same. I wish I could forget it and play it again for the first time. It is majestic. 👌🏻👌🏻

[@Red_Bandana111]

BuT iT cAnT bE yOuR fAvOrItE bEcAuSe NeW vEgAS!! hOw CoUlD yOu SaY tHaT!!?!!!!!!!

[@Steel-101]

Same here! Fallout 3 is my favorite in the franchise! Careful though, some people out there will make an 8-10 hour video on why you should hate fallout 3 lol 😂. Just kidding forget those guys.

[@ryanhagerty4268]

I never get tired of watching Matty wax poetic about Fallout 3

[@theincrediblefella7984]

Peak consumerism and fanboyishness. Matt is the guy that said "Calling Fallout 4 bad is disrespectful." Absolutely pathetic.

[@jonas8993]

@@theincrediblefella7984 ur sad

[@Dylan90210]

@@theincrediblefella7984 Well, he retracted that statement pretty quickly after making it. I think everyone WANTED the game to be as good as we initially thought it was gonna be.

[@theincrediblefella7984]

​@@Dylan90210 I'm sure he did retract it after people rightly called him out for it lol. I still believe he genuinely thinks that.

[@jonas8993]

@@Austin-cr5zo I would for ppl like you :((

[@zuulmeister8409]

My favorite FO3 moment was fleeing from a pack of Mirelurks, desperately trying to find somewhere to hide, and then finally finding a door that opens. Imagine the sheer WTF whiplash when it turns out to be Dukov's Place.

[@TY-km8hj]

Bro that's legit how I found dukov, like exactly the same🤣🤣

[@emergencymangi2024]

Holyshit ---SAME!

[@anomic92]

This happened to me too. I was running from the Anchorage Mirelurks, and decided to go inside the memorial to get away from them (this was before I started the wasteland survival guide). I saw more mirelurks and was just like "fuck it"

[@chsinger96]

My favourite FO3 Moment was realizing that it takes you literal ages to turn around even on the highest sensitivity, and then immediately refunding the game because it's fucking unplayable that way.

[@redacted1462]

​@@chsinger96try new vegas! It's even worse!

[@ali8283]

Fallout 3 is the most immersive game I have ever played, it's also my favorite

[@ghostlycondom8295]

U are repeating the game narrative of course the kid is dead

[@chsinger96]

Yeah of course, because it's so realistic to take 3 seconds to turn around, even on the highest sensitivity....

[@geoffreyolson9720]

​@@chsinger96you can play on a PC with a mouse if it bothers you that much. You can use a high dpi mouse as well to make turning super quick.

[@jackman5840]

@@chsinger96 That is a fair problem for sure, I never seen it before, but I get you here. But the story fits the best with the first 2 despite the things people don't understand that have really interesting explanations in the world at launch. Well maybe NV is better. idk. lol

[@werdle92]

Nothing will ever replace the feeling when you booted it up for the first time in 2008.

[@Jartyom]

F3 to me is the only game where it continues to feel like the first time every playthrough

[@werdle92]

@@Jartyom you might have brain damage

[@destroy-erase-improve9106]

Might be a rare opinion. But I loved the green filter over everything in this game. And oh man that track “What Remains” just incredible…

[@gyrosbomber81247]

100% agree with your opinion on 'the green filter'

[@evilisfun9935]

I totally agree with you. Well said.

[@justanegsfan]

i absolutely loveee the green texture idk why

[@hallucy2215]

​@@justanegsfancus it looks better today cause back then monitors suck ass and the green filter doesnt help

[@jrzmark6140]

Ahhh yes the piss filter 😂

[@stephenelder3162]

The one that started it all for me. I’ve really come to love the world building, characters, quests, even the combat lol

[@astonmartin8537]

Loved this game, still have the lunch box that the game came in.

[@theincrediblefella7984]

It's funny you say that because all of those are actually terrible when looked at objectively, ESPECIALLY the world building. I'll never know how Bethesda went so far downhill after Morrowind.

[@fiftydabs5114]

@@theincrediblefella7984opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.

[@chsinger96]

The combat?? In a game where it takes you literally three seconds to turn around pn the highest sensitivity?? Yeah sure😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️🤡

[@jackman5840]

@@theincrediblefella7984 The world building is what has been objectivley proven by time tested science to be the best in any game ever. but seriously you just don't see it that's fine"looked at objectively" is something you have clearly not done though.

[@Wetterwet]

Loved Fallout 3. I grew up in the DC area so it always hit different for me.

[@brooks9184]

Same here, lived in Alexandria and Falls Church so it definitely hit different cause of that. Also went to WVU, so Fallout 76 hurt that much more for being so shitty

[@mcgreeniepants]

Same

[@ThePalmettoProletarian]

DC is a really cool place.

[@KP-st6gi]

Best atmosphere of any game ever

[@nsanepolarbear4774]

Praying for a remaster for the 15th anniversary this year

[@nyxknight7555]

That’s just not going to happen there is nothing to suggest it. Also I love fnv f3 Skyrim and fallout 4 but I’ve only beat nv and fallout 3 just don’t go the time

[@KoewlBag]

God hears your prayers and laughs

[@flagassault9715]

not gonna happen

[@packlesswolf1]

It'll never happen. Todd Howard has said many times that he isn't a fan of remasters.

[@xChimkin]

Todd bless you

[@michaelwarren3936]

I got into videogames fairly late and didn't play this game until last year. I can genuinely say this is one of my favorite games of all time despite the graphics and it's limitations. After an hour or two I didn't even notice the graphics anymore. It's a shame that people refuse to play this game because of the age

[@MrWhitbywoo]

I’m replaying it on steam deck. Squished down on the small screen with all graphic maximum, it still looks fantastic.

[@supermaster1325]

With just some mods to help for the crashs and other fixes, im having so much fun, despite FNV being my fav lol (have 400 hours in there)

[@dezmundogaming8780]

Not just the graphics but the mechanical elements as well. In both 3rd and 1st person shooter type games people have just come to expect a certain level of quality. It can be a very high barrier to entry when the difference is so immediate, not to mention console players dont have any means for improving the games performance on their end. Hoping this game gets a worthy remake/ remaster to bring a lot of quality of life improvements to this game.

[@CastratedBeaver]

If you read the poem, it's essentially the inspiration for that little story. Kind of like the Pickman's Gallery stuff from FO4 being inspired by an H.P. Lovecraft story.

[@barkley8285]

I remember watching my dad play this game in 2010 and it blew my mind in every way. Replayed it in 2018 to see if it was still the masterpiece I remembered it to be… and your goddamn right it was.

[@NotKelloggsCornflakes]

Been re-playing Fallout 3 since January. Missed it. Love it.

[@redfield7389]

Fallout 3 is weirdly beautiful, that I do agree. Something about the dull colors, broken buildings, wind blowing and steel creaking... The feeling of being lonely truly never goes away. Sometimes I take a moment to sit down in the game and just look and listen to a world burned by atomic fire. New Vegas might have the gameplay, but 3 will forever have the atmosphere to me.

[@LoneWanderer479]

Many A True Nerd has been doing a deep dive playthrough of Fallout 3 for the last 4 months, showing unmarked quests, Easter eggs, hidden secrets, etc. And it's reminded me why I love this game so much. So much detail and story and freedom and craziness. Timeless game honestly

[@theincrediblefella7984]

Yeah he also made a horribly written video for fallout 3 and 4 where he makes strawman arguments, misrepresents counter-arguments, insults peoples' intelligence, and straight up lies. His "Better than you think" videos for fallout 3 and 4 are utterly embarrassing and I refuse to watch any of his other videos if he is dumb enough to make such a bad video twice.

[@nojo2410]

@@theincrediblefella7984 dude if you hate the game so much why watch videos and post about it? Fallout 3 is a good game with some issues but so is new Vegas I honestly don't understand how people can hate 3 so much but then praise nv to high heavens. There both good games that do different things better than the other.

[@LoneWanderer479]

@NoJo yeah at first I thought The Incredible Fella just had an issue with Many a true nerds video series (which the "better than you think video is great imo). But sounds like he just doesn't like the game lol.

[@nojo2410]

@@LoneWanderer479 Yeah, some people just love to hate. I love MATN’s videos and have always enjoyed the level of research and time he puts into them. They may not always be 100% accurate but I almost always learn something new about said game.

[@morrigannibairseach1211]

MATN is a gobshite. Fallout 3 sucks; made by usurpers who trashed lore and couldn't write for shite. New Vegas is great; made in 18 months by people who worked on the originals, doesn't railroad you, and allows you to make choices.

[@PurpleJamOfficial]

Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all time I’ll never get that feeling back from 2008 when I left the vault for the first time and the sun hit me in the face and I looked over that wasteland. The only reason I bought Fallout 3 is because an older friend I was with popped in to pre order it and I just pre ordered it as well for some reason had no clue what Fallout was and had played Oblivion before but didn’t even know it was the same creators 😂 I ended up getting every single achievement in the base game and dlc which I bought each one as they released

[@Mario_Fallout]

I love Fallout 3 so much, it was my very first fallout game. I have more hours in Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 but Fallout 3 will always hold a "special" place in my heart. P.S. I know the "special" joke is lame lol :)

[@Wulfhound]

I just restarted 3 just about a month ago, nearly maxed out to 30 already, just got abducted by Aliens and pleasantly surprised that it still holds up the fun nearly 15 years later for me. I too am doing an un-modded playthrough. The only DLC I never played was the last, Broken Steel.

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

I remain firm in my belief that the best way to play Fallout 3 is through Tale of Two Wastelands. That way you can play both Fallout 3 and New Vegas at the same time, while also having access to the wide selection of New Vegas mods.

[@foreverfirebird5712]

Someone told me this recently and it was a very useful tip. I didn't know it let you use NV mods on F3.

[@Undivided_X]

And you can aim down the barrel!

[@teamzy9388]

Bro sooooo goood im playing ultramoded rn and I love it bc it has all the copiabilities of fnv in fo3

[@ovwarrior]

I worked as a pizza delivery dood when this game came out and I bought it with a shitload of quarters I had saved up from tips... I took a full pint of quarters into my bank and it was like 100 bucks. I got the PC version of the game and it's one of my favorites to this day... The only thing that makes me hesitate to play it again is the beginning slog in the vault 😂

[@theprodigalknight7156]

Bob Crosby's "Happy times" just came into my head and I started listening to it. Next thing I know Matty uploads this. Ironic, eh?

[@oshikiri999]

It's Bing Crosby

[@batdrew7277]

@@oshikiri999it is Bob he was Bings brother.

[@Steel-101]

You know after looking at Fallout 3 and New Vegas, I’ve noticed that one of the main things that Fallout 3 does better is really imitate the emotional family feeling(for the main story) from the first two games. F1 really hits you in the heart when the protagonist was kicked out of the vault, F2 really gets emotional around the village elders death, & F3 with father‘s death & the sacrifice ending(The final part is not perfect but still the ending slideshow really does put a tear in my eye. Especially when the camera moves toward the family photo). F4 does the same thing. NV is great when it comes to the branch of choices but there isn’t much emotional attachment in the main story. It feels like the emotional content is reserved for some of the side quests and companions.

[@jonahulichny9874]

Yeah, I get what you mean. new Vegas’s main story elements are about which faction is best for the mohave. It speaks to the players head. By contrast 3, and the other 2 fallouts, focus on pulling the players heart strings with their respective emotional moments, such as dad dying in 3.

[@zzvvoonnee24]

Me as a hardcore introvert both irl and ingame I found myself most at home when I play Fallout 3 cause of all fallout games in that one I can feel most lonesome and left out from the rest of the world while exploring wasteland and dc ruins, especially after losing Dad (which also happened to me irl in 2011 when my dad passed away, just a year after I finished my first playthrough)

[@TheFakeShadow]

FO3 was my first Bethesda game and i fell in love instantly with the world and the sense of mystery around every corner. It's a masterpiece

[@michaeljw3602]

Funny enough started playing this the other week.. for first time in years, and I love the vast emptiness it conveys, something the other games do not convey

[@Max-pk5pe]

Funny thing, so did I and I'm on Xbox 360 all offline . I don't really game that much but I just finished playing it two days ago.

[@AverageTESEnjoyer5783]

I recently ordered a Steam Deck. Playing Fallout 3 and New Vegas felt like a completely fresh experience + it actually runs better on Deck than on my desktop. 100% recommend.

[@kevinracine3839]

Fallout 3 was the first game I played when I got mine, it was a s great as I remembered.

[@frog6054]

Steam deck is kinda cool but I don't like playing FPS games with joystick

[@landonewts]

FO3 is on my Steam Deck ready to go. Already spent hours and hours playing FO4 again on Steamdeck. 4 was my first Fallout game. Played a bit of New Vegas too. Excited to run through 3!

[@brandonconner8684]

That is something I noticed to on the steam deck new Vegas and fallout3 do run great on it.

[@gunner851]

I found that Mr handy when I was 10 and told my cousin about it. Never could find the exact house in his game when I went over. Glad I wasn't crazy and imagined it. Thanks for reminding me of that moment.

[@MrRudyReynoso]

I ALWAYS look forward to more Fallout 3 talk with Matty every time you post, thanks for keeping the love around this game alive!

[@CuteMurders]

God, Fallout 3's ambient music is unmatched by anything. It's so good.

[@vtc193]

That townhouse is a reference to the Ray Bradbury story “There will come soft rains.”

[@retronartz1268]

As someone who prefers rainy weather and the solitude it often brings, I LOVE the look of Fallout 3 and I play it unmodded as well. It always bothered me how people didn't see the beauty in it's desolation and bleak themes. It's a game I can always come back to and find something new, which has been a rarity to find since the mediums inception.

[@M2Dv1]

Fallout 3 is my fav game, its still my fav despite its combat flaws, i always preferred its story/writing than the other fallout games. A lot of the reasons why you like it, is the same for me, a lot of the story is based around 'milestones', it might be another reason why so many people prefer NV, but to me, it tended to hit those well, and made a very memorable game that ive replayed quite a few times. It was one of the first games that made me leave the nintendo (or easy games) bubble i was in. Glad you still have a great time with it too.

[@Biomancy]

Every time I play a Bethesda game I find something new. I remember I just learned about the master skill trainer quests in Oblivion just last year.

[@claytonbigsby246]

Fell in love with this game as a 14 year old. Still my favorite game of all time

[@dustinenoch8396]

Tale of two wastelands is an amazing way to experience this game

[@damarshmello3056]

This is my favourite game of all time, I love the big town quests, there’s just something about rebuilding the town and then there’s other ways you can help at the end based on your various skills

[@thestoicgriffin3799]

Absolutely agreed, one of Fallout 3's greatest strengths is just all the neat little stories you find dotted around in otherwise unnotable locations. New Vegas has a ton of locations but I don't recall to many times where I just stumbled into one and found a unique story all tied into just one place. In FO3 I find it all the time. Just a few days ago I explored the nuka cola factory for the first time and got the little task to take the clear formula to the red racer factory, and then when I went into the red racer factory a whole new wild story is just sitting in there. Legit, do yourself a favor and explore that place.

[@iyreshot]

Fallout 3 is the game that introduced me to Bethesda games, and I will always cherish those memories of my first playthrough.

[@oldmetalanmoody6666]

Discovering things like this is awesome, when my wife isn't gaming and just knitting and watching me she loves how excited I get when I find stuff like this, big up to the designers who write these things up

[@HistoryFromAScot]

Fallout 3 has the best ambient music of all time. This creates an atmosphere that feels truly immersive.

[@TheAftermather]

fallout 1...

[@jonahulichny9874]

⁠while I don’t thinks it’s the best in the world, it’s certainly up near there.

[@MarkJones-gt2qd]

Absolutely. Bethesda did nail the soundtrack. Just ambient or radio. So evocative. and morrowind fwiw. and mostly oblivion. They kind of lost track by skyrim though. In terms of atmosphere. Too much effort maybe. It's too self concious. Same with Fallout 4.

[@MarkJones-gt2qd]

@@GoatBoat22 I don't play modern games much, so it's hard to say. Without Bethesda, my gaming hours would be in days, instead of years. Baldurs gate, maybe. Alien Logic, that's before your time, I played that for about 70 hours. Ring of Darkness on the Dragon 32, that was a time sink. But Fallout 3 was the first complete obsession. Maybe Morrowind but it was less intense. I know it's fashionable to trash talk, but in reality they are popular in the absence of much else. Kotor was pretty good, but again, not enough to absorb completely. I read books. Believe me "Game writing" is all terrible by comparison. It's.... a game.

[@MarkJones-gt2qd]

@@GoatBoat22 Compared to what? What is your favourite literature? Bethesda have some of the deepest lore I've ever had to traverse in a video game. Libraries of stories for lore, backstory, or just atmosphere. I've read some actual books by the writers, and they were excellent too. Well written, at very least. Which is more than one can say for 95% of all books these days. You don't have to parrot the crowd to have an opinion.

[@TheLazyFinn]

Daily reminder for anyone (would be a cool video) to check out Tale of Two Wastelands for anyone playing on PC and haven't already done so! It's really the go to way to play FO3/NV these days, and why not play both while at it! It also makes FO3 a lot more moddable, and you don't have to go crazy with it, you can always just slap on a bunch of QoL mods, maybe some animations and perk mods etc. you have a very vanilla+ experience

[@bjack1547]

Just installed TTW and it’s awesome. Worth the trouble for sure.

[@TheLazyFinn]

@@bjack1547 It is, and it's not even that difficult, it just looks like it at first. There is also The WSG guide,discord and other sources that have a ton of helpful info!

[@jamesmoyer3192]

That interaction with the robot in the McClellan Family Townhome is actually a reference to the short story, There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury. In my first playthrough of Fallout 3, I never would have thought that Bethesda would go this deep into putting pop culture references into the game. I missed a lot of this stuff until I looked it up later on after a few playthroughs. This game just keeps on giving.

[@dabbzgaming3971]

I love that you still do these for games you've done in previous years, especially the fallouts

[@loopymatt2]

There will always be a special place in my heart for Fallout 3! One of my favorite games ever! So many moments in that game that would make you laugh, say WTF, or even shed a tear!

[@donizetebelinato2808]

I see this, in first hand in 2008, i have the pleasure of play Fallout 3 without internet, without wiki or youtube, and was really astonishing!

[@charlieelm8329]

I started a "100 percent" playthrough recently, and yep, even after a decade you can often find a few new places in FO3. That said, it definitely feels a little more empty than the very first playthrough. The open world becomes a bit vacuous, the looting gets redundant, and some of the questing is a bit simple. Something I feel NV and FO4 did well was create a more connected world, perhaps that was intentionally disjointed in FO3. You may get a little reference about the Republic of Dave and Rivet City, but they are ultimately never part of the same world. They're little islands. Which is great for the storytelling and tone of the game. A lot of stuff you can miss, or just not pay close attention to, and it doesn't detract from your enjoyment. Finding extra tucked away things in DC or that far away mega colony of ants is still cool. Some of the extreme ends of the map were still new to me (getting to Raven Rock was funny). It's ultimately a game set up for one really long playthrough, though, because nothing particularly changes. Things are only new once. I've completed everything in the main world space aside from the main quest, and I'm doing the DLCs before running the game to its natural end. I agree, modding really won't change much, and it's a pain to get working anymore. Fallout 3 is a great game, great story, great world building, and was incredibly fun. That said, it has definitely begun to show its age, and I will likely never pick it up again. A few quests still glitch, Enclave aren't mysterious when they show up before actually progressing the main story, and if you've played most of the game before...well, you've played most of the content already. On the other hand, it has inspired me to try, for the millionth time, to thoroughly mod and play Skyrim to completion, and not just 20 hours like I've done 3 times now and given up. I'm hoping ES offers an equally rewarding world, storytelling, and honest moments. I'm looking forward to new games too, even if it takes years for publishers to get them right.

[@theundergrad5994]

Fallout 4 is so watered down compared to 3. It might be a little more connected but that is the only thing that is better about it. Even if that is better.

[@adamentalhip-hop5632]

When this game first came out I LOVED it and played it to death. Played New Vegas when it came out too and enjoyed it but not as much as Fallout 3. Now, 16 years later I’m playing it through w my wife and loving it all over again. Game is top notch graphics are still awesome and there’s so much to see and do in the world, we’ve already finished campaign and 2 of the DLCs and just hit level 30 and plan to go see as much of the world as we can. What an amazing classic title.

[@Lynxystem]

This video made me reinstall FO3 for the first time in a few years (probably before 76s launch). Its been 2 days and i already have 12000 caps and im level 14, lol. Crazy how after all these years, i remember SO much of this game and can mix/max my productivity like this so well, and yet im still noticing new things after hundreds and hundreds of hours. Even hearing a bunch of ambient dialogue i hadnt heard before. I Missed this.

[@jdoxTV]

I remember the first time I saw this announced in a gaming magazine. Sat in high school going over the pages over and over again (in my head thinking how much i loved oblivion so this should be amazing) this was and is one of my absolute favourite games of all time! No game since has made me feel anything remotely close to how this game had me feel! The world had me captured and can still capture me for hours and hours, as you said, ALWAYS coming across something new!

[@joshhuskey2360]

Haven’t even watched it yet but it’s a great day whenever Matty talks fallout 3

[@valaking9626]

Whenever I hear the ambient music of this game I feel instantly calm. Lot of good memories of this game. And over 1 full month play time.

[@maceyhill3961]

That little town house is actually one of my favorite things in 3, ever since the first time I found it I make sure to come back in each subsequent play through

[@pepesilvia7527]

My brother in law randomly brought this home. I think I was maybe 15, I had experience with Oblivion but not nearly enough. He never played this kinda game before. When I left his house I was hooked with no understanding of what this is and how it's supposed to play. I just remembered watching him blow up megaton. When I got the game myself, I struggled for a while but I kept on it. Running from super mutants constantly. Those bastards looked like boss encounters to me. My "moment" only came once I got some metal armor a nail board and got tired of running from those bastards. The rest is gun-slinging, smooth talking history...

[@Rehabz4Quitterz]

Just played through this a month ago. Was a nice hit of nostalgia

[@beasthercules5807]

Thank you for everything you do matty! I love your vids so much and have been around since the early rumors for fallout 4!

[@btyler423]

In the last 2 years Matty has uploaded 1) FALLOUT 3 - The 2020 Review 2) Why You NEED To Play FALLOUT 3 In 2022 3) So I tried playing FALLOUT 3 in 2022... 4) Fallout 3 - The 2023 Review

[@OpenedDiscussion]

He’s desperate for content

[@littlebigguy4528]

I still remember playing fallout 3 soo much watching you're fallout 4 wishlists back in the day

[@quirrel1453]

Year worth it. Timeless masterpiece

[@theincrediblefella7984]

Woah, no need to set the bar so low. Hey, did you know that some games can even be good?

[@griffinkeiser2014]

Man it’s been so long since I’ve done a full playthrough on this game too. I really hope we get a full remaster on all platforms at some point

[@leonardohernandez3056]

It’s so crazy how I’m on my first playthrough of Fallout 3 as I type this & of course you come out with a video re-reviewing fallout 3 😆 I’m only lvl 13 but I can agree with you on the little moments & dialog options so far 👌🏻 you can tell the writers had a lot of fun with some of the options 😂

[@SoulsOfWisdom]

Just my favorite Fallout of all time, regardless the hate it gets today.

[@Greaseball_gamer]

I love fallout 3 quest and also another pro was once you finish the main story it just continues afterwards . The one thing I hated about new Vegas is if you finish the main mission at the end of it , it cuts you off there and your forced to load back to a old save . You can’t progress after the water-dam sequence.

[@littlefiddle1985]

Something I love about Fallout 3 that I never see mentioned is that to me feels like you can have a job in the world other than a wandering mercenary. There are so many npcs that pay for particular items that you can make a lot money scavenging for these people. You can also be evil and recruit people for Paradise Falls. And you can do these jobs in a way that suits what you want to do and doesn't get in the way of anything else.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Spent hundreds of hours on this, which included the dlc!! *"i don't want to set the world on fire....... i just want to light ....... a flame in your heart!!"*

[@tristinrev]

Love these kind of videos you do. I wish I had a following to rant about my interests to 😅

[@HankyHawkGaming]

You know it's going to be a good night when Mr Matty uploads ❤

[@batmanwins5701]

On my first play through back in January of 2009 I remember sneaking around in some building north of the dc ruins, I heard heavy foot steps and slowly walked up the stairs only to come face to face with a giant green monster, my first super mutant, I still hadn't figure out the vats system and I basically just panicked as the super mutant crush me with his sledgehammer. It was awesomely terrifying and thrilling, I was hooked from that moment forward. Totally still love this game all these years later❤️

[@Killershadow96]

It's funny that you released this the same time I've had the feeling of wanting to play through fallout 3 again

[@EonHSD]

Oh boy, Matty have you ever played Tale of Two Wastelands? That blew my mind… all the upgrades New Vegas had and rebalancing along with tons of new locations added in. They fit in so well I never even knew if I just missed them back then, forgot them or if they are new. I am loving it so much.

[@Sorenzu]

I love these re-reviews. Its just genius tbh, your perspective changes and you see things differently that you wouldn't have noticed before and its just fun because the game is god tier.

[@Amouroso]

Let’s fucking! Idk why but I’ll never tire of seeing footage of the game and hearing about it 😭 about to redownload it as soon as this video is over

[@topblokehere6579]

I love how you handle reviewing the same game year to year. Your opinions change in a natural way and how you explain them is rather compelling. Especially now that you're in the development business.

[@landonewts]

You’re getting me excited to play Fallout 3. Came in on Fallout 4, which is the first modern video game I got really good at. Just played a new run of 4 on my Steam Deck. Can’t wait to load up 3!

[@Fred-rv2tu]

There will come soft rains…. The poem itself, oof

[@Legxnd]

This game has a special place in my heart. Will always be my favorite game.

[@chrisrobson5101]

I’ve been playing this again recently, still finding little details I’ve not noticed before. I got a headshot on a raider using the railway gun, their head was pinned to the wall by the railway spike while the body lay on the floor. Thought that was a great detail lol

[@yoemaz57]

I replayed it recently after many many years. I was kinda nervous cause I thought it would be a case where the game has aged poorly. But I came to find my initial love for the game was still there. And yes it does outshine fallout new Vegas and 4 imo. Fallout 3 to me has the best atmosphere and art style of the series. It looks more realistic than the later games, which to me immerses me more. The other games look like cartoons in comparison. And fallout 3 has so so many memorable moments. Leaving the vault, entering megaton, tenpenny tower, three dog etc. Fallout 4 I can barely remember, and new Vegas is kind of similar to me.

[@12simslim]

Facts 🙌🏾 can't even really remember fallout 4🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tombell6176]

F3 is my favourite, always will be, but I have been spoiled by the concept of survival mode, having to eat, sleep and drink really makes the experience for me and adds that realism, it’s the only reason I haven’t touched my Fallout 3 on Xbox for years, because it’s hard to get immersed in a world where you don’t need to survive.

[@nerfmodderguy217]

The most amazing thing is this games modding scene. I’m on my 8th play through and my fallout 3 looks like a next gen title with enb’s and other mods for content and stability. Great vid Matty!

[@cmbrock1]

Those Mireluks always creep me out even more than Deathclaws.

[@ethanburford6921]

I love a good nostalgia trip, I’m just about to start a hardcore new Vegas run and I can’t wait

[@RobSilverado]

I am currently in my first ever playthrough of Fallout 3. Funny timing for this review

[@ell1s_gaming431]

its fallout 3 matty... of course its worth it!!! best fallout game that was made. in my opinion!!! keep up the great work matty!!!

[@doritococo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 almost had me buddy they got handed the lore yet can’t make a single fallout good 😂😂

[@thiccntender4525]

​@@doritococo Obisidan stans be livid. 0 Obsidian games are good. Mediocre at best, but never good.

[@doritococo]

@@thiccntender4525 the writing is far superior buddy the only people who like Bethesda back then and now are children and man children mediocre a is company who benefits from modders who save them 😊🤣

[@doritococo]

@@thiccntender4525 also apart from being a cringe master with memes in your playlist you’re also a weeboo don’t call people fanboys when you’re an embarrassment 😂😂

[@frog6054]

@@doritococo We play games for gameplay not for writing, sorry.

[@ChrisWTube]

I just got the 360 Game Of The Year Edition on disc in great condition for £4, from an antique shop

[@SteCollects]

I remember getting this on Christmas day the year it dropped when I was 11 years old and I had no clue what it was but was hooked the second I started it, it terrified me but Fallout has been my fav series ever since.

[@gagemarcellus780]

I literally said out loud “AGAIN!?!?” Bruh I love your content 😂😂😂 you just love what you love

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

I can't really understand the people that say New Vegas is good and Fallout 3 is not. To me, it's just a matter of being in mood for an action-adventure or a survival-horror.

[@xNobodyOfConsequenceX]

Oxhorn covered the story of the little townhouse in one of his videos where he explored the DC Metro tunnels.

[@chrissymoltisanti1892]

the first game i really found myself getting lost in. i was maybe 8 or 9 and sleeping at my cousins house and just watched him play it. i fell in love with this game from literally watching someone else play it. once i got a copy myself i literally couldn’t stop playing it, i even open the game up every few years for a playthough.

[@adamrobertorr9019]

It’d be great if you did a video that explored fallout 3 through an existentialist lens. That scene you stumbled upon in which the Mr. Handy read a poem to the now deceased child. An entire video could be dedicated to such a happenstance: we bear witness (or at least a glimpse) to an authentic (or possibly an inauthentic) display of humanity in a universe that is very much absurd.

[@stephendavis1415]

Fallout 3 has good and bad factions and choices, New Vegas shows that morality is relative and that everything is shades of grey. I don’t think one is above the other tbh. Both are fantastic games. Awesome video matty.

[@ifaq871]

I remember the first time seeing a fallout game, it was on youtube. I was a little kid and amazed with all the mecha ics the games had.

[@peterclegg2609]

It's the first game of this type I ever finished, absolute classic.

[@James-gj8rn]

I've not played this since i got my PS3 in 2008 for Christmas (it was the first game i unwrapped) and i decided to go back with the PC version and man i really miss when Bethesda were in their prime, i missed this and i love it all over again

[@kjw11595]

I’ll never forget the first and only time I had the Firelance alien blaster come in like an asteroid and litter the ground with alien power cells and the unique gun.

[@ExVersion83]

A very good reason to play these games today is the lightning fast loading times, I'm currently having a lot of fun playing Skyrim for the first time, its is super cool not having to wait ages on a loading screen.

[@d.u_]

I'm so stoked to get into it again on the Steam deck

[@MylordkronosRBLX]

I'm just now finishing up my second completionist playthrough of Fallout 3. It's my favorite game of all time and it will never get old.

[@rokku87]

Man I hope we get some kind of clean up or remaster I would play the shit out of it on my Steam deck holy fuck

[@on1009]

I'm playing through this on Game Pass just now having originally finished it on PS3 when it first came out. Im enjoying it so much i have purchased all the dlc and plan on playing and finishing it all. One of the best games of all time.