The BEST game on every platform i've owned!! Part 3 PS3

Ok as much as I love retro gaming it is not my intention to create a retro blog therefore I am jumping forward to the current gen to give you my favourite game on Sony's PlayStation 3 console.I will be returning to the consoles of old but felt an overwhelming urge to wax lyrical about my favourite PS3 experience so far which has been with the truly epic Fallout 3 from Bethesda.

Fallout 3 is (fairly obviously) a sequel to the original two Fallout games previously released on the PC. The story starts with the birth of your character and quickly flashes forward through the more important parts of your childhood taking in first steps, your 10th birthday party and your G.O.A.T exam all of which are ways of disguising character creation and stat building. All of this is taking place in Vault 101, an underground vault built to protect american citizens in the wake of a nuclear war. The main story begins when your father escapes the vault and you leave the vault to find him and find out why, and its from the first moment you step out into the vast open wasteland of post apocalyptic Washington D.C that it hits you how bloody big this game is going to be.
I won't go into great plot details but suffice to say this game is HUGE. If you don't have much to spend on gaming and need something to sink some time into, Fallout 3 is it. The main quest is not particularly lengthy, probably around 9 hours if you were to burn straight through it. But that would defeat the point, Fallout 3 is much more than the sum of its parts, aside from the main quest there are an abundance of side quests to do that will take you all over the map. Theres also so much looting to be done and weapons to construct and locations to find that you could literally only play this game for a year and still find new things to do and see.
The original game has been extended by DLC packs that extend the life of the game even more, each adding new storylines. If you were to download any I would recommend The Pitt, Broken Steel and Point Lookout but if you don't yet own a copy of Fallout 3 I suggest picking up the game of the year edition which includes all available downloadable content on the disc.
In summary Fallout 3 is in my opinion one of if not the best game I have played this generation. It far surpasses anything i have played in previous years and is still superior (but only just) to its sequel Fallout: New Vegas. If you have a PS3 (or 360) and haven't played this yet and an RPG with almost endless questing sounds like fun, I urge you to give it a try.