Fallout 3

Fallout 3 (PS3, 2008) is a landmark open-world RPG that brought Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls formula to a nuked Washington D.C. Its vault-to-wasteland freedom, dark humor (radioactive teddy bears, Tranquility Lane), and V.A.T.S. combat (pause-and-target gore) defined post-apocalyptic gaming, though the PS3 version’s infamous crashes and save-file bloat test patience. A flawed but unforgettable trek through irradiated Americana.