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Fallout 3 Point Lookout Game Review–They Really Mean It, Folks
I know, it’s something of a non sequitur and a pun all at the same time, but basically, when they say Point Lookout, they mean, look out. Because for some reason, they’ve stuffed some serious baddies in that swampy ground, and it’s not going to be easy to get through.
This time in the greatest first person shooter that man has ever known, you’ll board a riverboat bound for Point Lookout, Maryland (which is, apparently, an actual place, unless I’m being hoaxed. This is possible as I’ve never been to Maryland, but a cursory net search suggests that there really is a Point Lookout) with a goal in mind before you even get off the boat–to find a young woman’s missing daughter. Of course, once you’re actually in Point Lookout, you’ll discover that there’s an incredible opportunity to be had here, as there’s virtually no one in sight when you actually get off the boat. You can loot as you please! And there’s PLENTY of loot to be had here–you’ll walk into a mostly abandoned seaside town / amusement park complex where there’s only one person, and she’s tending a shop. But right away, you’ll notice there’s something very wrong with Point Lookout, and it’s not just the psuedonuclear shambles that every other place in the Capitol Wasteland is. The Point Lookout motel contains scenes of horror even a raider would shrink from. The Pint-Sized Slasher even makes a bit of a reappearance (he’s not just a newspaper blurb any more!) and the secrets, lies, and mysteries contained in that swamp are more than you could ever imagine.
There’s all manner of new equipment to be had here, but most of it is a little on the mundane side. An axe, a shovel, a lever-action rifle that fires 10mm rounds and a double-barrelled shotgun will all make appearances, as will simpler things like workman’s coveralls and a Confederate cap, which is somewhat ironic as Maryland was a border state that leaned heavily toward the Union with only a few dissenters. In fact, a whole LOT of Point Lookout seems to be done in that antebellum style of the Civil War-era South. The huge manor houses, the relentless bayous…a lot of it just screams Louisiana.
Now, just so you know, I didn’t go in there cold. I had recently reset my character to get the full experience back when Broken Steel came out, so I was a bit behind, but I took the riverboat at level fourteen, with the full loadout from the Project Anchorage vault. I had my Chinese stealth armor, I had my Gauss rifle and a laser rifle with plenty of microfusion cells, I even had a Gatling laser, and I was getting chewed up at virtually every turn. I don’t know how these “swamp people” who seem to have no more armor than their overalls are managing to absorb metal pellets fired at near-relativistic speeds when I’m blowing away Enclave troops in powered armor within three hits with the same hardware.
That’s about my only real gripe here–Point Lookout is some amazing fun, even if I do need to bring the equivalent of a light armored division or maybe Liberty Prime itself just to pacify the populace. I love the darker tone and the subtle infusion of horror gameplay, something that game companies should definitely take note of. Imagine this game with ZOMBIES. And I’m not talking ghouls, but actual zombies.
One thing, however, remains crystal clear–Fallout 3, and by extension Point Lookout, is still the best action RPG I’ve ever played.
GameStop breaks Fallout 3’s Point Lookout DLC street date
Fans of Bethesda’s Fallout 3 will be happy to hear that GameStop has begun selling the game’s newest DLC pack, Point Lookout, pior to its scheduled June 23rd release date.
Now, we’re not sure how long they will be selling Point Lookout for but Kotaku has confirmed that they are in fact shipping the content. Better yet, they have also confirmed that the codes shipped by GameStop are working and will give players the chance to play Point Lookout early.
So Fallout 3-ers, what are you waiting for?
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Interview Gives More Fallout 3 DLC Details
An interview linked to from a Facebook Fallout 3 page gave more details regarding the upcoming Fallout 3 content packs, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta. Most of the information contained therein is about the first of the two, likely because it’s the more mundane of the two, featuring more commonplace quests in a new location. They’re keeping a little more of a lid on Mothership Zeta because it’s definitely more unusual.
As you may know, Point Lookout is set in the actual area of the same name, though residents of the area will notice that they have taken a generous amount of artistic license with the geography, they also drew inspiration directly from certain features and landmarks. It’s set in a location that’s not accessible by foot from the rest of the Capital Wasteland and though it wasn’t hit by any bombs it’ll still have evidence of the war, likely in the form of mutated residents.
Things there will be pretty low-tech, with new weapons being more like lever action rifles and double barrelled shotguns. The main thrust of the story will revolve around a ghoul named Desmond and a band of tribals, though there will be other quests to undertake and non-quest related areas to discover.
Mothership Zeta sound very nearly the opposite with a more linear quest and of course more advanced technology. They were pretty tight-lipped regarding anything beyond the most basic details, but what they did give is pretty interesting. The aliens are standard Roswell greys, as were the bodies at the crashed ship, though there’ll be various robots to battle against on their ship. You’ll begin simply trying to escape, though after finding out their aliens ultimate goals you’ll have more to do. There’ll also be other abductees you can interact with, and a new rifle called the disintegrator. Both DLC packs will offer some quest-related perks, but no new level-up perks.
Bethesda dates new Fallout 3 DLC, releases trailer
After learning that Bethesda’s Pete Hines was so surprised at the sucess of the already released Fallout 3 DLC, it’s no secret that they would do what any company would and release another pack.
This time it’s Point Lookout which we heard briefly about last month when Bethesda was pondering releasing Fallout 3 DLC across multiple platforms. Point Lookout looks to be centered mostly in what some would call the boondocks as hillbillies and broken down cabins are plentiful.
As stated at the end of the trailer, Fallout 3’s Point Lookout will be released on June 23rd.