You land at the front of a pier though, away from the smoke and apparent action and have a whole new area to explore. It's a lot to ask, but it would have been awesome to ride the boat longer and watch it actually reach its destination (as opposed to just loading) - there's something about travelling with true geometry in a game that adds to the greater sense of journey, and with Fallout (and its massive game-world), this is a bit of a missed opportunity (though I realise it's technically challenging).Īt any rate, you arrive at Point Lookout and the captain immediately points out there's some action going on turning your attention to the inviting husks of smoke rising up into the air from the island. It looks better, doesn't crash (or at least hasn't yet) and plays smoother than any other iteration of the series thus far. Imagine my surprise though, when firing up the game I was met with easily the sturdiest Fallout experience yet (and that includes the original game).

In fact, I think I can say the same for Broken Steel, which equally just felt like it had been pushed out the door (despite the tantilising addition of a raised level cap), so I wasn't holding my breath for Point Lookout to actually arrive in solid condition. It was a shame because it actually did affect the overall experience, and the game never * really* felt stable. Unfortunately, when that DLC was released, it was broken and took a bit of re-haxing to fix. The Pitt was a great departure from the series, whisking me off to a fully reimagined Pittsburgh replete with new enemy types, mutations and goodies to uncover. Whatever the case may be, I'd been chomping at the bit to get my hands on it.

But, then again I had logged on only an hour or two after the content was set to be made available, so it likely hadn't been prioritised as a featured item. After all the trouble had with The Pitt, I was really surprised to see Fallout 3's latest DLC episode, Point Lookout, resting quietly at the back of all the other Game Add-Ons available from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

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