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(More customer reviews)In my review for the game itself, I stated how I felt the maximum level of 20 was absolutely ridiculous as you can easily achieve this level VERY early in the game.My other criticism pertained to the "good" ending where, unlike in other roaming RPGs such as Fable II, ends the game prematurely preventing you from going back to explore the rest of the wasteland.
Not anymore!
Broken Steel continues the story with a three primary quests and then allows the player to free roam afterwards.The level cap has also been raised from the low level of 20 to a not-so-low level of 30.This does present a problem for gamers that have beaten all the dungeons before installing Broken Steel as the expansion does not have enough quests to reach the level cap.However, that is where Point Lookout comes in, but more on that later.
Similar to previous expansion packs, such as Operation Anchorage and The Pitt, Broken Steel includes new and powerful weapons such as the Tesla cannon *evil grin*.
A lot of these features, most notably raising the level cap and the divergent "good ending," should have been in the original Fallout 3 game to begin with as it will cost the player however much money to purchase this expansion.However, Bethesda makes up for the cost with a few more entertaining side quests and another much needed expansion.
Enter Point Lookout.
Within the first hour of exploring Point Lookout, I scavenged more weapons, heal items, ammo, grenades, and various knick knacks (including a Swiffer(tm)) than I did in the first ten hours in the regular game.Weapons and ammo were extraordinarily plentiful (especially in the Calvert Mansion) as were the relatively tougher enemies, which very closely resembled the protagonists from Redneck Rampage.
Point Lookout is definitely a tribute to redneck survival in Fallout 3 as the game is bursting with hillbilly references including the introduction of a double-barrel shotgun, a level-action rifle, banjo music (sadly, there are no Deliverance references I could find), voodoo wackos, and a LOT of whiskey.The South will definitely rise again - whether to protest this game or embrace it I really do not know but it certainly takes a jab at them.
However, what really helps with Point Lookout as how the seemingly endless supply of enemies help fuel the player's experience to level 30 since many veteran Fallout 3 gamers explored most of the wasteland prior to the end of the game.The "tribal" warriors weren't exactly difficult to dispatch, the problem was there were soo darned many of them and they came at you in rushes.
The other great thing about Point Lookout is the introduction of a large new map to explore, namely the swamp wasteland.While not as large as the capitol wasteland, the swamp wasteland is big enough and will take a fair amount of time to explore and the rewards for doing so are very nice.
All in all, this expansion is a must have for any gamer with Fallout 3, although I do recommend you install it before you go on an exploration rampage since that'll make achieving level 30 that much harder.I only wish the primary features would've been added in the original Fallout 3, but, oh well.That's life.
Now, us gamers will anxiously await the next Fallout 3 expansion!!
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Product Description:
BROKEN STEEL:Continue your existing Fallout 3 game and finish the fight against the Enclave remnants alongside Liberty Prime. Broken Steel moves the level cap for your character from 20 to 30, allowing you to experience even more of the game, including new perks and achievements. Story:You may have dealt the Enclave a serious blow at Project Purity, but their forces are still out there, and still pose a grave threat to the people and security of the Capital Wasteland. In Broken Steel, you'll continue your current Fallout 3 character past the events of Project Purity, and work with the Brotherhood of Steel to eradicate the Enclave threat once and for all. Travel to new locations like the Olney Powerworks, wield destructive new weapons like the Tesla Cannon, and fight powerful new creatures like the Super Mutant Overlord.POINT LOOKOUT:Point Lookout opens up a massive new area of the Wasteland - a, dark, murky swampland along the coast of Maryland.So hop on the ferry to the seaside town of Point Lookout, for the most mysterious and open-ended Fallout 3 DLC adventure yet.Story:Buy a ticket and hop onboard the Duchess Gambit, as Tobar the Ferryman takes you to the strange seaside town of Point Lookout. What secrets does the dilapidated boardwalk hold? Who lives in the sprawling mansion? Why is the Punga Fruit so important? And what horrors lie in the depths of the murky swamp?Point Lookout is the most open-ended DLC yet, and allows you to explore a huge, swampy wasteland any way you'd like. A completely new quest line allows you uncover the town's hidden secrets and wield powerful new weapons like the Double-Barrel Shotgun against the swamp's dangerous, and deformed, denizens.
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