I'm nervous about Fallout 3

[y2kev]

The western media doesn't really know how to score RPGs. Watching gameplay videos of this I just don't get it yet. Maybe the interpersonal interactions are really good.

[Great Rumbler]

While the article has points, it still reeks of "pining for the good ol' days".

[Mrbob]

Yeah he is a fallen Fallout fan who wants things old school, but there is always a semblance of truth to his comments no matter how biased his perspective may be.

For example, the VATS system has always looked like garbage.

[pilonv1]

No Mutants Allowed hates Fallout 3? shocking news

[Eel O'Brian]

i put over 100 hours into oblivion

if i put half that into fallout 3, i will have gotten my $60 worth

i get a kick out of the oblivion backlash nowadays

"oblivion is shit"

"you really think so?  how long did you play it?"

"about 60 hours"

"..."

i'm not looking for the motherfucker to change my world, i just want a fun game, and every video i've seen so far makes it look like a lot of fun

if phil hartman were still alive he could make a new snl character, "the anal retentive gamer"

they wouldn't even have to write dialogue for him, he could just read message board posts

or that article you linked

[Greatness Gone]

I'll trade in vesperia and some other shit in for this. No money offa my back.

Can you turn off the slow-mo?

[Bildi]

VATS is optional.  You can do real time exclusively the whole way through as far as I know.

Thank God.

[Greatness Gone]

yeah, but why would I want to play a real time combat fallout? 

[Bildi]

Oh, so you'd like to keep VATS, but without the slow motion.  Got it.

I dunno, I'm going to be treating this one like a FPS RPG since VATS really isn't doing it for me.  It annoys me when a game is halfway between two game types (kind of like the awful combat in KOTOR).

[Don Flamenco]

That guy had been waiting to write that review since the game was announced. 

[Bildi]

[pilonv1]

That guy had been waiting to write that review since the game was announced. 

yeah those NMA fegs are pathetic

[Great Rumbler]

Reading the thread about that article at NMA is sickening. People are actually EXCITED that the game is apparently awful!

[lordmaji]

I can't wait for this game. It come out 2 days after my bday. So it's kind of neat. But 1 and 2 were awesome imo. Some good times playing those back in 97/98.

Hopefully this version will give me some good times in these troubled times.

[Grecco]

Dont worry Misha barton likes it

http://omg.yahoo.com/photos/fallout-3-launch-party/2378?nc#id=1


A Fallout 3 Launch party with C list celebrities bizzaree.

[tiesto]

Borys: The original Fallout 3... what's the story behind that? I love hearing about cancelled or completely reimagined videogames. Even if it's a bit bland-looking this day and age, graphically, it looks much more interesting than what we really got for Fallout 3.

[Bildi]

VATs is terrible. Optional or not. They should have just gone with a standard FPS that had hints of RPG elements.

Agreed.  I don't understand how they thought it would be a good idea to put it in.  Does anyone like the idea of it?

[FatalT]

I don't really care about the game's mechanics one way or the other, I just want it to hurry up and leak.

[Don Flamenco]

Dont worry Misha barton likes it

http://omg.yahoo.com/photos/fallout-3-launch-party/2378?nc#id=1


A Fallout 3 Launch party with C list celebrities bizzaree.

That event and the comments on that page make me want to drink bleach.  I can't begin to imagine how awkward that event was.

[etiolate]

Classic series homogenized for fratboy demographic. Xbox ruining gaming.

[FatalT]

Classic series homogenized for fratboy demographic. Xbox ruining gaming.

Stick it to the man and pirate it for PC.

[pilonv1]

Classic series homogenized for fratboy demographic. Xbox ruining gaming.

They may as well call it Fallout: Invisible War

[abrader]

Bring it on!

This month has been my favorite month all gen thus far.

[Kestastrophe]

Woot, just found out the PC version is supporting GFW Live, and therefore achievements. At $10 cheaper, better graphics, 360 controller support, and achievements, I will be getting the PC version.

[ch1nchilla]

This hate fest is making me not regret not having the finances to get this. Awesome. Thanks, EB.

[lordmaji]

Oh yeah, PC version is the only correct version to get for this. All the rest were on PC, might as well keep it that way. Plus I only game on PC, I don't own any next gen, too poor.

[Don Flamenco]

Woot, just found out the PC version is supporting GFW Live, and therefore achievements. At $10 cheaper, better graphics, 360 controller support, and achievements, I will be getting the PC version.

maybe that's the reason why it hasn't leaked yet...can't get around the GFW-Live shit.

[cool breeze]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

[FatalT]

Woot, just found out the PC version is supporting GFW Live, and therefore achievements. At $10 cheaper, better graphics, 360 controller support, and achievements, I will be getting the PC version.

maybe that's the reason why it hasn't leaked yet...can't get around the GFW-Live shit.

Nah, they can leak the game without having a way to play it yet. That happened with Far Cry 2 the other night, except they made a crack the next morning.

[Kestastrophe]

The only thing I am worried about is the VATs system. I have not seen a single video of someone missing the target while using it.
 

[abrader]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

I dunno - I saw the PS3 edition runnin in hi-rez on QORE and it looks fine.

[Smooth Groove]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

I dunno - I saw the PS3 edition runnin in hi-rez on QORE and it looks fine.

That's what you say too about every bad PS3 port.  Just sayin'.

[abrader]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

I dunno - I saw the PS3 edition runnin in hi-rez on QORE and it looks fine.

That's what you say too about every bad PS3 port.  Just sayin'.

Right what I mean is that the version available to me on my game console of choice looks fine. It didnt look ugly or any different from what I have seen of this game anywhere else.

[Smooth Groove]

Right what I mean is that the version available to me on my game console of choice looks fine. It didnt look ugly or any different from what I have seen of this game anywhere else.

Why do you need a console of choice?  You have enough money to play the best possible version every time. 

[abrader]

Right what I mean is that the version available to me on my game console of choice looks fine. It didnt look ugly or any different from what I have seen of this game anywhere else.

Why do you need a console of choice?  You have enough money to play the best possible version every time. 

I honestly dont even have enough time to play one console.

One day when I can game 9-5 m-f ill own them all again

[cool breeze]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

I dunno - I saw the PS3 edition runnin in hi-rez on QORE and it looks fine.

Qore videos are generally low resolution and bad, so...yeah.

[abrader]

Have they shown the PC version yet? I know they've shown the 360 version a lot since it had the button hud and it looked like butt.  I hope it looks better considering the 360 version really is ugly.  I feel bad for PS3 only owners who are getting the ugliest version of an ugly game.

I dunno - I saw the PS3 edition runnin in hi-rez on QORE and it looks fine.

Qore videos are generally low resolution and bad, so...yeah.

They are in 1080p (varying source material) but look much better than anything I saw about the game on say gametrailers.

I thought the game looked like shit on any platform till I saw the hi rez QORE videos.

[cool breeze]

I subscribe to Qore yearly, I have seen every video on every episode, and almost every time their videos are of poor quality.  They may be 1080p, but the actual quality of the video is really bad.

[abrader]

I subscribe to Qore yearly, I have seen every video on every episode, and almost every time their videos are of poor quality.  They may be 1080p, but the actual quality of the video is really bad.

who gives a shit?

im specifically talking about the F3 videos in qore october.

they look better than any video i have seen of the game on the web.

[Bildi]

I found someone who likes VATS - my mother who turns 70 in December and isn't very good at FPSs.  Good job Bethesda, you're reaching heretofore untapped markets with the innovation of VATS.

[Great Rumbler]

I found someone who likes VATS - my mother who turns 70 in December and isn't very good at FPSs.  Good job Bethesda, you're reaching heretofore untapped markets with the innovation of VATS.

Subtle confirmation of a Wii port?

[theetrin]

I don't get the hate for VATS. I can see myself using it pretty often. I play first person shooters, but I don't see why I would bother aiming by hand when I can just statistically target whatever I need to.

I'm a huge Fallout fan from back in the day, and while this is a huge change, I'm really excited. Then again, I loved Oblivion...

[Great Rumbler]

I don't get the hate for it when it's optional and you can play the whole game without using it.

It's like getting angry at McDonald's that they give you the option of having lettuce on your burger when you don't like lettuce.

[Bildi]

Personally, I don't hate VATS, but I don't understand at all why Bethesda thought it would be a good idea to include it at all.  And I'm not even a Fallout fan crying over changes.  I thought I was alone, but it seems most people think it looks distinguished mentally-challenged.

It's good that it's optional, but my main concern is that some enemies or parts of the game might be extremely difficult unless you resort to VATS.  A bit like those enemies with the hard armour and tiny eye where they're vulnerable.

Don't get me wrong, I'm getting the game and I'm sure I'll enjoy it as much as Oblivion in spite of being ugly, clumsy and clunky (like Oblivion).