Initially I was enjoying the game, the opening sequence of events is well done and really sets the scene for a great story. Then the boredom sets in, you make your way out of “Vault 101″ to the outside world. You are told to go to a town nearby called “Megaton” and as soon as you arrive you are left with the same “talk to everyone and get as much info as you can” game that I was NOT expecting.

I guess being a newb to the Fallout series probably didn’t help. I tried to complete some missions, I really did, I just got bored very quickly.

I felt like I was playing Oblivion but in a post-apocalyptic north america. Sure you can walk around and pocket just about anything, but don’t get caught or it pisses off lots of people. The combat system seems ok and the “retro-ish” feel of the environment (a la Bioshock) was neat at first, but it just didn’t make up for the lack of real action that I crave, but that desire probably comes from being an FPSer at heart.

If you are into single-player RPGs with a sci-fi aspect, you will love the game, it just wasn’t for me.

On a very unrelated note, below is a picture of all the Christmas bread my father and I made before the holiday. Its the same recipe/method that my grandfather used for probably 40 years. This was the 4th year my father and I made the bread. Its a sweet flaky bread with cognac soaked raisins (white and dark), chopped walnuts, poppey seed and cinnamon sugar. Mmmmm so gooooood!