Fallout 3 just a rental game?

I'm not sure I'd go that far.  I will pick this up... the point is just to be aware that the game does come to a fixed close if you follow the main storyline which has caught people unawares after Oblivion and others remaining open after 'the end'.

It just means you put the final mission off until you decide its time to close your character's story.

This fallout felt a little more railroading going on. You could skip segments, but overall the main quest was pretty striaght forward. I'm still playing through my first time.

Fallout 1, felt more like you were doing your own thing until you found a lead on the water chip. So the railroading feeling wasn't really there. Though you could easily follow the exploration path the game set for you.

Do all the mini / bonus stages and play around with the game before completing the main story line.

Don't get me wrong, i really liked the game and am playing through again. I just made the mistake of saving in the final room before you make your choice, so I couldn't play anymore. I won't make that mistake this time. :)

I just didn't think the main story was long enough, considering you have to play through 2/3 of the short main story to get the power armor, and then you can't play after the end.

WAAAAH WHY DIDN'T I READ THIS BEFORE X_X. I had the same problem this morning.

I thought you could go back outside but then those stupid doors are all locked...

And ha I restarted the game aswell =p;

Okay just finished this game, did a google search to see how I can continue playing the game after finishing it I this thread was the top google result. I cannot believe you complete the game and that's the end. It is absolutely retarded.

There is a laser gun the Enclave guy had that looks like it packs some serious power and you can't even get to use it.

There are tons of things I still have to do but can't. Was it a mistake by the developers or did they really think it was a good idea that you finish the game and can't continue exploring the vast world? I think this is the dumbest thing I ever came across in video gaming.

Um....maybe I played too much of the game for my own good, but I spent hours and hours doing many things before I decided to "finish" the game.

The main story is at least 15 hours long, probably 20 hours...

The vengeance?  Their are a ton of hidden weapons and weapons that you can make yourself:


In my second playtrough I already found 4 weapons that I missed the first time =p.   Fat man, Vengeance, Nuke cola launcher, mesotita thing (can't spell the name =p.).