Point Lookout is definitely some of the best Fallout 3 has to offer with its DLC. The new map to explore is a breath of fresh air since all the previous DLC unfortunately didn't have that much exploration and were mostly linear. Despite how good The Pitt was, it was lacking in this department as well. Point Lookout starts with you finding a Ferry Boat and a woman near by who asks you to look for her daughter that ran away to the island of Point Lookout.
Once the boatman agrees to take you to Point Lookout and arrive, the island is completely foggy and full of angry and high tribesmen, mutated residence, tribes, and two bitter rich people who have been fighting each other ever since the nukes dropped. One who became a ghoul, and the other who is a preserved brain. In the end you actually get to decide who you side with and both of the characters are really entertaining and fun to talk to, despite being assholes.
While the DLC does a great job at adding a bunch of new quests, places to explore, a decent story, and new equipment, I feel like it lacks a lot of flow and cohesion. While the characters are entertaining and the story is decent, that's just kind of it. The Pitt had a really engaging story to it, but Point Lookout I found to be lacking much of a connection to the Capital Wasteland. It's essentially just deciding which funny rich asshole to help out win in a 200 year war and finding a woman's daughter.
Hell, Fallout 4's Far Harbor actually re-used a lot of story elements from this DLC, especially with premise of finding Kasumi for her parents. However, Fallout 4 did it a lot better because after you find her, she doesn't just go home immediately. There's a much bigger mystery to it and you learn much more about her character. Meanwhile, I forgot the name of the girl you're supposed to find in Point Lookout and the reason she ran away was to become some sort of hippie and do drugs with a tribe.
Despite all that, Point Lookout is a good time. I'd definitely recommend it if you're going through your first playthrough of Fallout 3.
7/10
Once the boatman agrees to take you to Point Lookout and arrive, the island is completely foggy and full of angry and high tribesmen, mutated residence, tribes, and two bitter rich people who have been fighting each other ever since the nukes dropped. One who became a ghoul, and the other who is a preserved brain. In the end you actually get to decide who you side with and both of the characters are really entertaining and fun to talk to, despite being assholes.
While the DLC does a great job at adding a bunch of new quests, places to explore, a decent story, and new equipment, I feel like it lacks a lot of flow and cohesion. While the characters are entertaining and the story is decent, that's just kind of it. The Pitt had a really engaging story to it, but Point Lookout I found to be lacking much of a connection to the Capital Wasteland. It's essentially just deciding which funny rich asshole to help out win in a 200 year war and finding a woman's daughter.
Hell, Fallout 4's Far Harbor actually re-used a lot of story elements from this DLC, especially with premise of finding Kasumi for her parents. However, Fallout 4 did it a lot better because after you find her, she doesn't just go home immediately. There's a much bigger mystery to it and you learn much more about her character. Meanwhile, I forgot the name of the girl you're supposed to find in Point Lookout and the reason she ran away was to become some sort of hippie and do drugs with a tribe.
Despite all that, Point Lookout is a good time. I'd definitely recommend it if you're going through your first playthrough of Fallout 3.
7/10