Is Fallout 3 the next Oblivion? That was our impression after leaving developer, Bethesda Softworks' demonstration of its latest project, a follow up to the cult classic post-apocalyptic role-playing series, originally debuted by Interplay Entertainment a decade ago. Since Bethesda secured the rights to produce the next chapter in the series in 2004, rumor, conjecture and fanatical fanboy-ism have been running rampant across the internet.
But while long-time fans have been on the edge of their seats to see whether Bethesda would stay true to the spirit of the original, many gamers unfamiliar with the series have remained blissfully ignorant. But that's all about to change now that the first details on the game have gone public. Like Oblivion, Fallout 3 looks like it's shaping up to be the sort of multiplatform mega hit that will make the already popular franchise even more famous, luring in both die-hard fans and strangers to the series - and with good reason.
Set 30 years after Fallout 2, Fallout 3 begins in Vault 101, one of many underground self-sustaining communities where survivors of the nuclear war that ravaged the planet in 2077 have been living in safety for the last 200 years.
