‘Point Lookout’ is Fallout’s Biggest Expansion Yet

pl_03BDespite offering plenty of new weapons, enemies and interesting characters, the first three Fallout expansion packs [aside from Broken Steel, which continued from the main story] weren’t as exploration heavy as the main game, making them feel like their own short games, rather than extensions of the series.

While they were all fun in their own way and memorable, they lacked the depth of a truly excellent DLC, such as “The Lost and the Damned,” for example.

“Point Lookout,” however, the newest DLC for the series, offers plenty of room to roam around, while possessing an intriguing story and side quests, keeping you busier than any other download previously available for the game.

Feeling like a combination of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Deliverance,” “Point Lookout,” has an ambiance unlike any other game in the series. The storyline is quirky and features its own distinct style and wit. The dialog is also some of the best since “The Pitt” and induces several chuckles along the way. The missions, which there are over a dozen of, include everything from joining the ranks of a cult and going on a “spiritual journey,” to sinking a submarine and uncovering the plans of a Chinese spy. Fun, engaging and well-thought out, these missions require you to run all over the dark and muddy swamp lands.

That act of exploration is easily the most rewarding aspect of the game. Unlike the smaller maps in the previous three games, Point Lookout’s environment is absolutely huge and features 32 new locations to explore, providing hours of fun for fans who have fell in love with the series’ signature RPG gameplay. Some gamers will feel the constant running around tedious, but will nevertheless enjoy killing the hordes of enemies, ranging from cult members and feral ghouls to smugglers.

Your tools in this slosh-fest through the swamps range from the trusty double-barrel shotgun, to the mega powerful and fun microwave emitter. They may lack the diversity and power of some of the other weapons in other downloads, [the Gauss rifle and Tesla Cannon immediately come to mind] but they are different and continue to help give “Point Lookout” its own sense of charm when compared to the original game.

When all these elements are put into a blender, the end result is a dangerously delicious one, full of style, blood and wit, that is sure to appease any fan of the series that has nothing else to do in the game.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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