Not too far from the vault exit is the small town of Megaton, so named for the deactivated atomic bomb resting at its center. Megaton is governed by Lucas Simms, the community's sheriff and mayor, who greets you as you arrive in a well-delivered voice acting performance. You can answer him in a variety of ways, including rudely--and he will return the attitude in kind.In a Megaton bar--whose radio is blaring a tune by Bob Crosby, Bing's less wildly successful brother--you come across the sinister Mr. Burke, who offers you a job. For a fee, Burke wants you to eliminate Megaton by detonating its atomic bomb with a charge he just happens to have handy. "You could assist us in wiping this accident off the map," he says. You can accept his offer, refuse, or press for more cash--the outcome of which is determined by an internal die roll against your character's charisma.For the demo, Howard accepted the mission and planted the charge in Megaton's nuke, then set off to find Burke in his designated meeting spot, where the button would be pressed and the dirty deed would be done.On the road to Burke's location, you encounter a platoon of Brotherhood of Steel knights, the heavily-armored troops seen in much of the Fallout imagery. They guide you through a high-level part of downtown Washington D.C. that would be otherwise deadly for a low-level player--in Fallout more than in Oblivion, there are many areas that are simply lethal if not of the appropriate level.Upon reaching Burke, you have one final chance to wrestle with your conscience before going through with your nefarious mission. There was no such change of heart in the demo, and our host pushed the button. In a breathtaking in-game scene, far off in the horizon, Megaton was extinguished in a massive mushroom cloud.
ordered this one via steam so hopefully on friday or so i should be able to peyong it lil bit....looking like an Oblivion with guns and some really dark humor...and no DRM! yaaa!!!
