The team at G4 had a chance to get some first-hand experience with Fallout 3's upcoming DLC, Broken Steel. Their preview generally repeats most of what we already know about the DLC, but does contain a few additional nuggets of information.
As we've previously noted, the Broken Steel DLC will arrive on May 5 for a price of 800MS points ($10 USD). Oh, and let's not forget about the puppies.
Unlike the earlier expansions “Anchorage” and “The Pitt,” this new expansion is largely set in the wasteland, with the bulk of the side missions tasking you with getting water out to people in such places as Megaton. But the main mission — which Bethesda says will take most gamers slightly longer than the main mission in the second DLC, “The Pitt” — is a bit more involved, with you helping the Brotherhood Of Steel to build a Tesla Cannon, a weapon they need to defend themselves against The Enclave.
This isn’t as easy as just mean running down to Best Buy, though. The parts they need to build this W.M.D. are scattered throughout the wasteland, and you have to find them all while defending yourself against the usual onslaught of enemies. At one point, for example, you have to find a Tesla Coil, while another quest has you fighting your way into some train tunnels that run underneath what used to be the White House. This leads you to a heavily defended Enclave stronghold called Adam’s Airforce Base, an offsite location that’s not part of the wasteland.
This isn’t as easy as just mean running down to Best Buy, though. The parts they need to build this W.M.D. are scattered throughout the wasteland, and you have to find them all while defending yourself against the usual onslaught of enemies. At one point, for example, you have to find a Tesla Coil, while another quest has you fighting your way into some train tunnels that run underneath what used to be the White House. This leads you to a heavily defended Enclave stronghold called Adam’s Airforce Base, an offsite location that’s not part of the wasteland.
As we've previously noted, the Broken Steel DLC will arrive on May 5 for a price of 800MS points ($10 USD). Oh, and let's not forget about the puppies.