I want to give you guys a quick update about my purchase.
Yesterday I finally had some time to myself; went to a few different stores to see what is new and found out that ebgames/gamestop was having a sale. I found Fallout 3 for 20 dollars, which I presume is a great deal. I asked different people if the additional content for the GotY edition was worth the extra 40 bucks, they said it was about 6 more hours of gameplay, which made me drop it instantaneously. I rather have another 20 dll title plus add 20 dollars to my xbox live account. I'm considering buying shadow complex, I've heard great things about it.
So, if you have the time and the money, there are a couple titles that might interest you in the "sale of the year" bin. To me the best ones were fallout 3 and IL2-Sturmovik (world war 2 flight simulator). I remember seeing odd titles like Quake 4 for 5 dlls (I rather keep the 5 dlls) and Assasin's Creed 2 for 30 dlls.
I'm going to take it slow with Fallout. I'm already out the vault, but have been having trouble with the open spaces of the wasteland (I don't understand what am I supposed to do most of the time). After playing games like Mass Effect 2, I have to say: I've been spoiled rotten in the graphics dept. Fallout 3 is not a game that has aged well in that respect. And what's with the silent protagonist? Its Half Life all over again.
These are really minor complaints of what otherwise has been a really pleasant experience. (lovin' the V.A.T.S. system)
Thanks, all of you, for the help.