The Fallout 3 Thread

Got mine this morning... just as I was leavin for work. SO frustrating sitting there till 5pm waiting to go home and play :D

....However its official... im addicted :P I LURVE IT
 
it's so weird that no one seems to be getting all the DRM issues that are obviously plaguing the Americans. I had visions of the masses here also bitching about how it doesn't work with Nero, Daemontools, etc or how it's relentlessly crashing, etc. I'll still hold out but it's looking much better :D
 
Mephisto_Helix said:
it's so weird that no one seems to be getting all the DRM issues that are obviously plaguing the Americans. I had visions of the masses here also bitching about how it doesn't work with Nero, Daemontools, etc or how it's relentlessly crashing, etc. I'll still hold out but it's looking much better :D
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Oh just get it :p You're really missing out :D It's muchos grandes fun!
 
You guys know about www.gog.com right? You can buy all the old fallout games for $5 a piece and they work on windows vista. 100% legit. No DRM.
 
aquadog said:
You guys know about www.gog.com right? You can buy all the old fallout games for $5 a piece and they work on windows vista. 100% legit. No DRM.
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Do the games come in CDS or download (like Steam?) because I would def buy some games then, I love finding the older games :)

*EDIT, It's like Steam, you download the game. :(
 
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gdiza said:
I already bought this, LOOOOOOOOONG ago :)

hahaha @ Lycanthrope ;)
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Pff :p

Always wanted it, could never find it. So I'm happy as heck to be able to get my hands on it. I still want the originals though... Unlikely as it is that I'll ever manage that :D

You enjoying yourself then, gdiza? :)
 
I am Lycan, the problem is, I can't play nearly as much as everyone else... but I have def found the game that will keep me busy for a while.
 
The question is does it live up to the legacy of the original Fallout games?

I haven't played it but I never thought Bethesda would be capable of recreating the unique atmosophere of the originals. They just can't write interesting characters, period. All character interactions in Bethesda games are boring as hell.
 
mooK said:
The question is does it live up to the legacy of the original Fallout games?

I haven't played it but I never thought Bethesda would be capable of recreating the unique atmosophere of the originals. They just can't write interesting characters, period. All character interactions in Bethesda games are boring as hell.
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Like I said before - it "feels" like Fallout, it really does. It's also a very good game that's very entertaining. Only things that I don't like - personally - are the AI - mobs running back and forth, or circling around you, or standing half-upped on walls - that there's no social sort of, "Omgz you da best!" when you do something and that you have multiple dialogue options but that characters just seem to repeat themselves with different wording. So it sort of feels less like a conversation and more like a deranged chat with an Alzheimer's patient who's forgotten what they said three seconds ago.

This doesn't change the fact that it's a good game that I probably would've bought even if it didn't have "FALLOUT" blazoned on it. It is good though. Promise :D
 
Bethesda's continued inability to create non-playable characters that immerse players into the game world is just tragically pathetic & unforgivable for a Fallout game.

From what I've seen from gameplay footage, most of the characters sound and behave like average middle class Americans. It's just ridiculous. Very poor characterisation.
 
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mooK said:
Bethesda's continued inability to create non-playable characters that immerse players into the game world is just tragically pathetic & unforgivable for a Fallout game.

From what I've seen from gameplay footage, most of the characters sound and behave like average middle class Americans. It's just ridiculous. Very poor characterisation.
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Have you played the FRACKING game?!!??!!?!?!?! OMG! man! Don't post such *** if you havent played the game!
 
Found a nice player review on GameSpot that I agree with hands-down. The user also gave it a rating of 8.5:
While Its an ok game it certainly doesn't deserve the 9.0+ scores it receives. Nor is it a worthy Fallout sequel.

It's simply not polished enough to be a GREAT game (though it is a good one). As for its "FALLOUTness", its severely lacking.
This game feels too much like a remake of Oblivion with Fallout set pieces- the pieces are there but the body and soul is gone.

Fallout games always had a lot of technical issues- if anyone remembers the huge number of bugs those games had- one of the most memorable was when your car would split in half and you would be on one city. but your stuff in your trunk would be somewhere else with the back half of the car :-))
What made those games great was an incredibly rich and deep world (which this game has to an extent) but also alot of the humor, pop culture references, unique encounters, tactical depth, is gone. The number of skills are cut in half and most skills are still next to worthless- mostly because its so easy to get by without them. don't have stealth? use a stealthboy on those times you want to pickpocket (no individual skill anymore). don't have have first aid or doctor skill (now medicine), any doctor in any city will fix you up for a pittance- you can even heal crippled limbs with stimpacks and rest...so much for consequences.
Most importantly its the Consequences in Fallout games that gave them their feel...mess up one city and other cities and characters know it...here you can do as you like and no one cares. Worst of all, you don't even get the results in the ending. Fallout games always showed you how YOU changed the world...all your actions good or bad.

I heard someone mention this and its true...this is a single player MMO. It feels just like one- grind, find loot and unique items, no one cares what you just done except for thanks- here's your new loot crap for helping.

HERE'S a BIG tip Bethesda

the payoff of regular RPGs:- is the STORY
the payoff of Open world RPGs:- Is the effect your character has on that open world

Without the recognition and explicit signs of your contributions - the game falls flat and has no payoff.
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Source: GameSpot :)

Bolded the part I feel exceptionally strongly toward.
 
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