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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: November 02, 2008 (10:19 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
!@#$!it Lewis! I was going to do Fallout 3. I bought it on release day and everything. ;_;
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:08 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Had Fallout 3 bagsied for months, sir!
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Author: zigfried
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:51 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I missed out on Fallout and Fallout 2, because my computer sucked. I'm finally able to play this one (just started yesterday) and I'm really looking forward to it. Your review and the discussion of freedom and the sidequests to extend the game really makes me think that this could be the proper follow-up to Wasteland that I've been wanting to play for a long time.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: November 02, 2008 (01:22 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'd say 8 or 9 because, as much fun as FO3 is, it just isn't the same as the first two. It's like some of the magic was lost in the transition from retro isometric RPG to modern 3D FPS/RPG. And I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's just the power-armor looks more like Stormtrooper costumes than it used to (let's hope there's a fan mod). Or maybe I'm just grown-up and cynical.
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Author: Halon
Posted: November 02, 2008 (02:28 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I loved the second game but for some reason don't really want to play this one (yet). It looks like a combination of Oblivion and STALKER, two games that I have no desire to play ATM.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 02, 2008 (02:35 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It's more like Deus Ex meets STALKER, poured into the free-roaming Oblivion world. On only a couple of occasions was I reminded of Bethesda's previous work.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 02, 2008 (04:04 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I don't think you can mark down Fallout 3 for not being like the originals. First of all, Bethesda did an amazing job of sticking to the old standbys and the overal Fallout feel. From the opening "War never changes" segment down to the cynical sarcasm of the conversation choices, it's definitely Fallout.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think it has the Fallout vibe but it's darker, more sinister. The horror side of the game is moved quite heavily to the forefront in places, and the emphasis on pure survival may come as a shock to those who all but avoided combat in the originals. But I'm so chuffed to see Bethesda create something that feels different. In a way, much as I love the series, I'm disappointed to see them announce Elder Scrolls V, because Fallout's always-tense, story-driven action-RPG hybrid style proves they have so much more up their sleeves then the now stagnating ES series.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:34 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It does play a lot like Deus Ex, doesn't it? A good thing, that.
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Author: WilltheGreat
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:43 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Agreed, but I'm a little sad that Speech doesn't see more play.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 02, 2008 (11:44 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I agree stealth wasn't too much cop in the earlier games, but generally there were far more 'safe areas' in the originals. In Fallout 3, very few places feel truly safe, and you're always on-guard. I saw this as a brilliant thing.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: November 03, 2008 (04:20 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Fallout 3 is the game I've been waiting for since Deus Ex. Seriously.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 03, 2008 (06:00 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
"This is a pretty big statement, Lew."
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 03, 2008 (09:45 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yes, speech is very plot changing, if you build it up. I only use it for the occasional "talk me out of this situation" bit.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 03, 2008 (09:59 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
By the way, Lewis, could you tell me roughly how far into the main quest I am? I don't even dare ask on the side quests... I've clocked about 30 hours, am level 16, and am still running errands for Moira.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 03, 2008 (11:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Somewhere around 2/3 through the main quest.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 03, 2008 (11:12 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks!
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 03, 2008 (12:37 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Be careful not to finish the game by accident.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 03, 2008 (03:42 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I was wondering about both of those things.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: November 03, 2008 (04:26 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You missed out on a lovely and disturbing sequence by getting straight out of the sim. Shame.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: November 04, 2008 (05:55 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I knew I had to be missing some disturbing stuff, but I just wasn't in the mood to be pushed around by a little girl. My heart was torn between my desire to see mayhem and my desire to maintain my twisted sense of dignity and ego. Ah, it's situations like that which make Fallout great.
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