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Wow I can't believe I didn't update this thread.
I ended up logging a gigantic 52 hours on my Fallout 3 file (which is a ton for a single player PC game). It took me 52 hours to beat the main quest because if I did anything for the main quest, I explored every area on the way there.
This game is the 2008 GOTY for me. It was an experience I won't forget. The atmosphere in this game is easily as good as Bioshock, and that is saying something. The graphics on PC are out of this world. The plot was great as well and each location, while all dreadfully reminiscent of a nuclear holocaust, was beautifully created and unique.
A few complaints with the game: the voice acting sucks (except Dad, and a small quantity of other characters). The animations for NPCs and your main character are below average as well (you pretty much have to play it in first person mode). Most of the characters in the game are voiced by the same 2 actors, just like Oblivion. Also, oddly enough, currency in the game is pretty useless (by the end I had 31,000 caps and nothing to spend it on). I would have loved to been able to upgrade my weapons and armor with my money but instead all I used it for was...buying ammo.
These things do not ruin the experience and I wholeheartedly recommend this game to ANYONE that loves a game with atmosphere and attention to detail. You won't find another game with this much work put into the environment (sans Bioshock of course).
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