Okay, the title is misleading. I’m notactuallygoing to starve myself when Fallout 3 is released. In fact, I’m going to do the total opposite: I’m going to buy a weeks worth of groceries, pre-cook my meals, and then live in front of my computer until I have completed the game. I’ve been waiting 10 years for this game to be released, and a mere 3 days before my birthday my decade-long wait will finally be over.

Oh, what a way to celebrate being 22.

For those of you who actually enjoy maintaining a social life, this game may not be fore you. It’s not massively multiplayer, like World of Warcraft, and in fact it isn’t even multiplayer at all. But that doesn’t matter. This game will suck you in like a Dyson vacuum sucks the dirt out of your carpet (that’s pretty damn good).

If you’ve ever played the earlier Fallout games (Fallout 1 and 2, with the spin-offs being less important) you already know that this game is going to be all sorts of epic. Here’s why:

• First person or third person- your choice.  I don’t care what the die-hard Fallout fans say- bringing the series to first person is only going to be a good thing. There’s something to be said for seeing the whites of your enemies eyes as they realize that you are, in fact, holding a guass rifle and it is, in fact, aimed square between their eyes.

• Where the previous games were limited to an isometric view, Fallout 3 allows you to choose. If you don’t like first person, well hey, no big deal, simply switch it back to third person.

• Glorious 3D graphics. I still think Fallout 1 and 2 look good, so I am almost positive I’m going to be absolutely blown away (pardon the pun) by the graphics of Fallout 3.  I. Can’t. Wait.

• New environments, which means more shit to blow up! Fallout 1 and 2 were both located along the California coast line. Fallout 3 is in the Washington area. If you’re like me (and you don’t want that, believe me) you probably wondered what happened to the rest of the country after the events of Fallout occurred. Well, it’s time to find out.

• Bethesda (the makers of Fallout 3) have also taken time to ensure that things that appear volatile, such as gas tanks or gas stations, will explode. I can only see this being a good thing.

• New, bigger, badder, stronger, and more badass enemies. Super Mutants that look like they can rip you in two, radioactive dogs that are trying to make way with your limbs, and oversized scorpions with stingers glistening with fresh blood. But, that would be less impressive if the following point never came to life…

• Kickass guns. Really kickass guns. Miniguns, rocket launchers, tactical nukes, gloves with spikes in them, and more! Along with badass baddies come badass weapons to take them down. Oh glorious day!

I’m counting down the days, and those that know me well know that I completely mean what I say when I say that I won’t leave my house or sleep until I have killed every last mutant and completed every side quest. Bring it on.