i have played Fallout 3 their is 2 path's you can go good or bad i have done both i have played all the expansions so with that in mind Fallout 3 is similer to Dragon Age: Origins but Fallout 3 is based on the golden age of america back in the 50's buttheirs a twist its post apcoliptic as well the area is the Washington D.C. area well we all know in the 50's we were in the cold war with the Soviet Union well they pressed the red butopn and launched the nukes and this is the after math. Well the story goes that this company named "Vault Tech" made under ground bunkers so people could survive the war and your character is in Vault 101 and your father escapes, then after a couple of minutes you eventually escape and go looking for him. When i explain this game to people some think you run around fighting Chinese well no you dont your fighting "Waistlanders" they look like road warrior rejects and they will fight back but in the game you'll have access to advanced weapons as well as your standerd assult rifle and pistol and sniper rifle and so on other then that just watch out for the radation and you'll be fine.