Too-DAMN-Much
29th November 2008, 06:54
well.. fallout 3 has been out long enough that most people have played, beaten and gotten bored with it.
so, firstly do you think bethseda publishing the lastest sequel was a mistake?
Pros :
1. updated graphics, engine and VATS was very cool indeed.
2. the series ended way before it's time anyway and we're seeing more of it now.
Cons :
1. nearly everything was dumbed down and the only real improvement of any kind besides VATS that was for the most part the graphics.
2. it was randomly either incredibly short (dad, the "end of the story" NPC could be met as a random encounter) or overly long without much beyond exploration as a real reason to prolong it.
3. friendly combatant NPCs are for the most part useless at best and you can't even see their remaining HP without "aiming at them" in VATS.
4. melee combat in certain third person views was impossible and unpredictable at best (try to melee swing at someone in third person, extremely close near over the shoulder works, but farther than that the reticle is off consistently to one side)
Conclusion (mine) : fallout 3 was shit at best, fun shit, but not meaningfull in any way shape or form and didn't bring much new to the table while most of the best things were left out entirely (ammo variants, traits to name a few), however, interplay is supposedly working on their own variation, they did sell the rights to bethseda, but a clause in the sale states that if certain conditions are met they are allowed to make their own new sequel, and possibly (but not really feasible as far as i can tell) buy the rights back from bethseda providing their sequel meets the requirements of bethseda and makes them enough money to make a competitive offer to bethseda.
so, there is hope, but not a hell of a lot, fallout 3 was enjoyable, but it'll never be more than a half assed spin-off as far as i care, hopefully they'll learn their lesson and go back to what worked with DLC or future sequels or at best, interplay buys the rights back.
so, firstly do you think bethseda publishing the lastest sequel was a mistake?
Pros :
1. updated graphics, engine and VATS was very cool indeed.
2. the series ended way before it's time anyway and we're seeing more of it now.
Cons :
1. nearly everything was dumbed down and the only real improvement of any kind besides VATS that was for the most part the graphics.
2. it was randomly either incredibly short (dad, the "end of the story" NPC could be met as a random encounter) or overly long without much beyond exploration as a real reason to prolong it.
3. friendly combatant NPCs are for the most part useless at best and you can't even see their remaining HP without "aiming at them" in VATS.
4. melee combat in certain third person views was impossible and unpredictable at best (try to melee swing at someone in third person, extremely close near over the shoulder works, but farther than that the reticle is off consistently to one side)
Conclusion (mine) : fallout 3 was shit at best, fun shit, but not meaningfull in any way shape or form and didn't bring much new to the table while most of the best things were left out entirely (ammo variants, traits to name a few), however, interplay is supposedly working on their own variation, they did sell the rights to bethseda, but a clause in the sale states that if certain conditions are met they are allowed to make their own new sequel, and possibly (but not really feasible as far as i can tell) buy the rights back from bethseda providing their sequel meets the requirements of bethseda and makes them enough money to make a competitive offer to bethseda.
so, there is hope, but not a hell of a lot, fallout 3 was enjoyable, but it'll never be more than a half assed spin-off as far as i care, hopefully they'll learn their lesson and go back to what worked with DLC or future sequels or at best, interplay buys the rights back.