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Fallout 3 DLC Going Multiplatform, More On The Way
Sure, there have been some major issues with two out of the three downloadable content packs Bethesda has released for Fallout 3, but in spite of that they’ve been selling well. Soon they’ll be selling even better since Microsoft’s exclusivity is coming to an end and more content packs are on the way. All three of the existing DLC packs are going to be available for the PS3 this year. Operation Anchorage releases in June with The Pitt and Broken Steel following after with a four to six week interval between each.
The two new content packs will be released for PS3 eventually, but they’re going to be released for the Xbox 360 first. Point Lookout will bring the player to a new swampy area with new quests based around the real Point Lookout State Park of Maryland. Although the Fallout universe is set in an America where events eventually diverged from our reality, some of the events will draw on the collective past, including the Civil War.
Mothership Zeta continues with the running reference in the Fallout universe to the existence of aliens. In previous games you could get your hands on a powerful albeit short ranged alien blaster if you stumbled upon their crashed ship. In Fallout 3 the same thing happens, but in the DLC pack you’ll find yourself abducted by the alien ship responding to the distress call you can pick up on your Pip Boy.
As with the previous packs there’ll be new quests, characters, items to collect and even some new perks, but at this early stage no details are being discussed about what they might be, though they did say that we can expect a ton of new art for Mothership Zeta. Lookout Point is set for a June release and Mothership Zeta for July.
Broken Steel Game Review–A Perfect End To A Nigh-Perfect Game
And so, the last addition to the Fallout downloadable content block has emerged, and amazingly, it will change the way you play Fallout 3 forever. It’s called Broken Steel, and what it’ll do to the game is create a series of changes that are vast and downright unnerving.
This time around, you’ll be able to resolve one of the most frustrating problems with Fallout 3—what happened AFTER you retake Project Purity. You’ve just made the Capitol Wasteland a better place to live, and quite possibly killed yourself in the process. Only now, even IF you were the one to take the poison pill yourself, you’ll manage to survive it and carry on the good fight, as our old buddy Three Dog would say. And now, you’ll be assisting the Brotherhood of Steel (and not those Outcast putzes either—they got their chance in Operation: Anchorage and did they EVER screw it up!) in three important overarching concepts.
1. Help get the newly cleaned water out to the various ports and settlements of the Capitol Wasteland.
2. Blast the godless heathen savage Super Mutants into insensate smoking oblivion, once and for all.
3. While you’re at it, put paid to those miserable soulless heartless Fascisistic thugs known as The Enclave.
Sound like a plan to anyone else? Oh yes. Yes it does.
Considering how many times I’ve railed against first person shooters in these pages, you might well wonder how I live with the hypocrisy of loving Fallout 3, which is a first person shooter itself. And if you were to ask me that, I’d look at you sorrowfully, shake my head with regret and tell you that Fallout 3 isn’t JUST a first person shooter. It’s a first person ADVENTURE. Most first person shooters like to focus on that last word at the cost of everything else, but it’s the rare ones like Fallout 3 that open up a world to you and let you run riot therein. You can be a hero or a criminal in these games, and the sheer variety of things to do holds my interest with every step.
And indeed, Broken Steel will, as I’ve said, change the way you play Fallout 3. One, the level cap has been lifted from level 20 to level 30. Of course, there will also be a collection of new items for you to lay hands on, and you’ll have several new plot elements to tangle with as well. The already deep, rich story of Fallout 3 gets nothing but enhancement from Broken Steel.
However, as good as this is—there are still some problems here. For those of you thinking the broken level cap will be an opportunity to catch up on those skills you missed, think again. For some strange reason, the game will give you new skills and perks when you reach a new level. I’m not terribly pleased about this, but I guess it could be worse. And there are many folks who will discover, seemingly randomly, that they’re unable to even play the game in the first place—but for those people, it’s not even that much of a problem. While you’ll miss out on the new items and new plot challenges, from what I understand the level cap will remain broken, allowing you to try out the new features.
As fond as I am of Fallout 3, I’m of the mind that the downloadable content so far has added spice to the original as opposed to really opening up game experiences. Broken Steel, meanwhile, has done a solid job of opening the world up even further. All I can say is, after six months of fantastic gaming, great work, Bethesda…and see you in Vegas.
Fallout 3’s Broken Steel DLC pack caught on film
We’ve been hearing about the forthcoming Broken Steel DLC pack for Fallout 3 a lot lately with release dates, pricing, and screenshots galore. However, we haven’t seen some actual gameplay footage until now.
G4TV recently sat down with Bethesda’s Todd Howard to discuss the expansion’s contents. But who cares about that, right? Onto the footage!
Broken Steel will be released for Fallout 3 on May 5th, mark your calenders.
Fallout 3 ‘Broken Steel’ DLC dated
While originally slated for an April release, Bethesda has recently announced that the Broken Steel DLC pack for Fallout 3 will hit Xbox Live on May 5th for 800 Microsoft Points.
Broken Steel will add a whole slew of new content as well as raising the level cap to 30. The whole plot of the pack is based around the Brotherhood of Steel and their ongoing efforts to eliminate the Enclave forces. And, to go along with the updated plot line, there will be an all new ending for players to experience.
So remember everyone, May 5th Broken Steel for Fallout 3.
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Broken Steel Screenshots Give More Content Info
Though Bethesda is already turning their sights onto other projects in the Fallout universe we’re still awaiting the last DLC pack for Fallout 3, Broken Steel. Today some screenshots hit the net which should whet your appetite, especially since the content pack removes the ending of the game, allowing you to resume your questing after you’ve completed the main storyline.
The content pack also adds the ‘Broken Steel’ quest which lets you aid the Brotherhood of Steel in their goal of eradicating the remnants of the Enclave. As you might expect there’s some new content, including a huge energy weapon called the Tesla Cannon and a new mutant enemy called the Overlord who wields a gatling laser. You’ll also be able to walk by the Jefferson Monument and see Project Purity in action and take on the Enclave’s vertibirds.