I stopped into Tesco on the way home yesterday and couldn't resist any longer, so £37.79 left the wallet and Fallout 3 entered my possession. It'll probably pop up somewhere for £30 come next week! But it had to be done.
I made a start on the game last night. I spent absolutely ages deciding how best to distribute my starting statistics (for how I'd like to play the game), as I'm new to the Fallout series. I took a little time to read up on a few guides, and threads, in relation to character creation so to get a heads up and avoid making a completely duff character! But once I got into the game (albeit saving once I exited the Vault and entered Megaton) I had a blast. I can't wait to fire it up later.
I had a few problems with the G.O.A.T. test. But I had heard about that so saved just beforehand, and loaded until I got it to work, as opposed to simply skipping it (at least not first time through). Other than that it was all good.
These are my stats:
Strength: 2
Perception: 7
Endurance: 6
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 8
Agility: 7
Luck: 5
I don't plan on melee combat unless it's an absolute last resort, so that is why I skimped on strength. I went with Perception for Lockpick, and swifter threat indications on the radar. Maybe I could've taken another point out of Endurance, but considering it's my first time through I figured a little extra HP and Environmental Resistances wouldn't go a miss. I left Charisma dead centre as I'd like an easier time with bartering, and more speech options to open up in conversations. I wish I'd taken one point from Charisma and put it into Agility, though, as I plan on making Small Guns my main choice of weapons, and extra A.P. points, along with improved Sneak ain't exactly a bad thing. Damn! I pumped Intelligence for Repair, Medicine, and Skill Points. I wasn't really sure about Luck, so, I left it where it was.
Hopefully they're not the worst stats of all time! Although I hear that the game can be completed with almost any character build.