Originally posted by: jbourne77
I've got a hankering for a new PC game. Fallout 3 seems pretty popular, but I saw someone playing it on the 360 and found it entirely unimpressive. Specifically, it looked clunky, clumsy, and a bit boring.
I know, I know: mouse+keyboard > snatch, but is the gameplay itself really that much better on the PC? I'd love to hear from people who've experienced both.
Well the patch allowed PC users to remap functions finally, specifically Tab/Pip Boy. In terms of actual controls and gameplay, I'd say it really depends whether you rely on VATS or actually play it like an FPS. If you rely on VATS and just want to play in a laid back fashion, the consoles and the controller are fine. If you want to aim and play it like an FPS, the mouse and KB are obviously superior.
Beyond that, the PC is superior in just about every way possible, as are most PC versions. Higher resolutions, much better graphics and settings and options. Better load times (horrible on the 360 compared to PC) and smoother gameplay with higher frame rates, more RAM and more VRAM.
Besides that you can run mods on the PC that allow you to change things you don't like. Personally I like the mod feature the most to improve on PC strengths even further with
high-res texture mods which go a long way to correct one of my biggest gripes from the original title, the overly roundedness and lack of contrast of everything in the game.