Fallout 3 Collector's Edition
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Video Game Reviews of Fallout 3 Collector's Edition
Customer Review: Fun game but backdoor installation of SecuROM DRM ruins it!
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought and installed this game the day it came out being a HUGE fan of the fallout series since the beginning. The only issue I have had with the actual gameplay so far is the occasional crashes (about 1 every 3 or 4 hours)which I am sure will be fixed with a forthcoming patch before too long, such is the nature of pc gaming. Acceptable I suppose. This is an AWESOME game with beautiful graphics and a nice mix of game play! An that's where the party ends...
Only after install and trying to find some hints about a game quest on the web did I find out it was plagued with some intrusive piece of trash DRM called SecuROM! I did not authorize the installation of this program and I have read it's near impossible to get off of a computer even if I were to uninstall fallout! A program installed without my permission or knowledge that chews up my resources, collects and possibly submits private information about me to it's makers, and refuses to allow me run common programs like Nero, AND I can't remove it from my system without formatting my HD or jumping through 50 flaming hoops and wasting my time?? That doesn't even sound LEGAL!!!!?????? I have ZERO respect for a company that treats it's customers this way!
I can't believe the makers of this game let it be ruined by these underhanded tactics of backdoor installations of what amounts to malware on my computer without my permission! I actually paid more money and bought the collectors addition to be treated this way???? Since the damage is done I am sure i will play through the game I paid for and then try to remove this plague secuROM from my system, but I can promise you one thing, I will NEVER, EVER buy another game before I read the reviews and comments to see if SecuROM, or some similar intrusive DRM software is installed with it. If so, I will just take a pass on buying the game and move on to a different one.
What a letdown to be treated this way!!
Customer Review: Absoutely Stunning RPG Shooter!
Summary: 5 Stars
Fallout 3 only appears to use the disc validation aspects of SecuROM 7.36.0006. I used System Mechanic to perform some "before and after" system scans to ensure nothing sinister was happening with the install. All I could find was the usual license and CD / DVD entries in the Registry. There were no activations or installation hiccups. The installation does take quite some time though, so I advise people to de-clutter and defrag before they install.
I don't want to issue any spoilers, but what I will say is that the graphics are revolutionary! The world feels very immersing and the character interactions are very realistic. The controls are very similar to Oblivion too, so it wasn't hard to dive in. The game is very, very polished and when you exit Vault 101 for the first time, the scenery that greets you is astounding! You can see objects in full clarity right out to the horizon and the environment looks very much like a post-apocalyptic wasteland, albeit under a very gray palette. I maxed out the in-game detail settings and my single slot GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB handled it perfectly. This is first class!
My biggest gripe with DRM is limited activations, which also infer spying on your machine. This game does indeed use the "evil" SecuROM, but it's just the usual SecuROM disc-checking that we have in tonnes of games prior to this. There are NO LIMITED ACTIVATIONS. I'm a big anti-DRM person, just look at my posts for Spore, but this, in my opinion, is an acceptable use of DRM and I recommend people get the game.
Customer Review: Fallout 3 CE - Or "How I spent my winter."
Summary: 5 Stars
Many people were worried that the Fallout series would not be translated well from a 2D, turn based RPG to a 3D, Strategic First Person Shooter. Others worried that the new IP owner wouldn't get the feeling right.
Fallout 3 was released yesterday, and we can all lay our worries to rest.
From the opening splash screens, to Ron Perlman's narrative, to the interactive birthing of your character, Fallout 3 hits the nail on the head.
Graphically the game is awe inspiring. No, it's no Crysis, but when you first leave the vault and step out into the wasteland you are greeted with a post-apocalyptic vision stretching away for miles in all directions that sends chills down your spine. Yes, some of the textures are lower resolution due to Fallout 3 being developed for consoles as well as PC, but I honestly took a long time to notice since I was so caught up in the game.
Action wise, it's great to be able to run around and shoot like it was a FPS, but it's even better to be able to hit a button and go into V.A.T.S. mode and aim at specific body parts. The first time you make someone's head explode or cause a mutant dog to disintegrate in slow-motion you will appreciate it even more.
Role-playing wise, it's fantastic to not be limited in your choices. You can help people, rob them, or kill them, it's up to you. Steal or buy, run or fight, be nice or be naughty, play the game the way you want to.
And then go back and play it all over a different way. It also helps immensly that - unlike Far Cry 2 - the voice acting is top notch. You beleive these are people, rather than poor actors reading lines as fast as they can to collect the check and get home. (Not to mention that the cast includes famous actors as well: Ron Perlman and Liam Neeson to mention two.)
As far as the Collector's Edition goes, the Making Of DVD is interesting, the Lunch Box looks cool on my shelf, the book was an interesting flip through, and the Bobble Head is now stuck to the dash of my Jeep. Don't expect to fit much more than a child size lunch in that lunch box, if you actually want to use it, however. (But why would you?)
I highly recommend this game to fans of the originals - like me - and newcomers to the series. You'll be enjoying it for months to come.
Customer Review: BUYER BEWARE
Summary: 1 Stars
Three Letters: D R M
SecuROM, you heard it here, get the word out.
Customer Review: STARFORCE AND SECUROM
Summary: 1 Stars
I would like to warn people that some versions of this game come with the STARFORCE MALWARE(russian version) while others come with the SECUROM MALWARE(all other versions). If you use your computer for anything other then gaming, do not get this game as it will compromise your computer, prevent updates, take over some systems, break some hardware and give an easy way for hackers to get in and steal your identity, money or just trash your system.
In my book anything that compromises your system is a terrible if not malicious piece of software.
For all the deniers, please check out the hundreds of threads on Bethesda's own forums...