Facts about Fallout 3
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Developed using the Gamebryo engine, Fallout 3 shifted the series from isometric 2D gameplay to a fully three-dimensional open-world first-person perspective.
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In Fallout 3, the player character is known as the Lone Wanderer, a vault-raised survivor who emerges from Vault 101 at the start of the game.
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A nuclear bomb detonation at 2:47 PM on October 23, 2077, initiated the Great War in Fallout 3's lore, vaporizing most of the eastern United States within two hours.
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The Capital Wasteland's main quest requires players to locate Project Purity, a water purification initiative designed by scientist James before the Great War of 2077.
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Bethesda Game Studios released Fallout 3 on October 28, 2008, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms across North America and Europe.