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Fallout 3 vs. Reality: Photo Comparison

How well does our favorite post apocalyptic wasteland compare to the real Washington D.C.?

Words: Tyler Wilde, GamesRadar US

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The Metro

Photo by tape (Flickr)

The lords of Fallout 3 took their time working on the Metro system, which mimics DC's system very well (while still working within the confines of the game). The layout of each station doesn't replicate its real world counterpart exactly, but borrows the style as closely as possible. Above is Foggy Bottom station (no, we didn't make up that instant fart joke of a name).

Dupont Circle Fountain

Photo by NCinDC (Flickr)

Dupont Circle is a historic district in D.C., and its fountain is the subject of nearly every tourist photo taken of the area. A strange decision - Fallout 3's Dupont Circle Fountain is similar in structure, but the statues are all different. Why the sitting pose, why the basins? Where is this inspiration coming from? Maybe there's a hidden meaning, or maybe the designer didn't think that anyone would take a screen of it and compare it to the real thing, and then actually care that they're different.

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chrisat928 - 11 months 4 days ago

Interesting. I am now curious of the changing of the fountain.

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gronfors - 11 months 4 days ago

hmmm.. the fountain does seem odd

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evildevil2 - 11 months 4 days ago

I also noticed that the statues are female in-game, just sayin'.

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zanthox - 11 months 4 days ago

They really did do such a good job and I was actually hoping someone would do an article like this, great work guys!

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NelosAngelos - 11 months 4 days ago

Is there more to Fallout 3 then we know about?

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patriotfan09 - 11 months 4 days ago

Awesome article Tyler.

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Jimmyjammy - 11 months 4 days ago

I just had to re-direct from an ad. Not happy GR!!!

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GoldenMe - 11 months 4 days ago

That IS interesting! Good article GR.

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KatyaSchlacter - 11 months 4 days ago

First time I've commented on an article the day it came out. Haha. I am very curious about the fountains. I used to go to DC regularly when I lived in Bethesda, so seeing all the ruins in Fallout 3 was very breathtaking for me, since I've seen the real things a lot in my life.

BTW, Fallout 3 rules. :) Wish I could afford to buy the game instead of rent it...:(

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k1ng94 - 11 months 3 days ago

I really hope there is some magical bizarre reason the fountains are like that but it probably just the artists there tring to be more creative. :(

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Defguru7777 - 11 months 3 days ago

I'll probably get lost in the tunnel system when I get the game.

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tsmits77 - 11 months 3 days ago

too bad i don't have the money to get this game yet, i guess i'll just have to wait until christmas

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MikeManly - 11 months 3 days ago

this is cool i bought the game 2 days after it came out and still have only completed about half of the quests. but it is nice how meticulous they were about getting everything just about perfect.

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McSpermie - 11 months 3 days ago

wow this was really funny, in a lot of ways.
The fountain is odd though.

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HungryBeaver - 11 months 3 days ago

cool how thet put so much detail in all of the main stuff in D.C. only bad thing bout this game is that all of the wandering around you have to do gets boring - too much wasteland

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Gaz-1 - 11 months 3 days ago

The fountains were changed to give a more monolithic image of DC. That explains all those facades, the statues and the giant heads on the non-landmark buildings.

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majormoses117 - 11 months 3 days ago

Why the hell are there three pages to this article? This is ridiculous. Only two pictures per page with three pages? GR could have easily put it on one page. I don't know why I am so annoyed by this, but I am.

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Cwf2008 - 11 months 3 days ago

Hmm its amazing how accurate this game is to the real Washington. It was also pretty funny to read about that guy probably on drugs who was pissed off about Fallout 3 being advertised in the DC subway. I think i know why the statues were changed to female. Mostly men play this game. The statues are female and have uh...parts. Put 2 and 2 together

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Fenix654 - 11 months 3 days ago

Maybe they changed the fountain because a statue portraying a half naked man grabbing his crotch would jack up the rating. Just a thought.

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jimsondanet - 11 months 3 days ago

methinks the fountain is more a reflection of certain elements in the plot.
an dont forget this is an alternate reality. it wouldnt be realistic to have certain deatails exactly alike only to have everything else so different

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