Fallout - BoS Welcomed By Some, Not Others

Thanks to GameSpot for their hands-on impressions of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, the PS2/Xbox action RPG that's set in the world of the seminal PC RPG series. The article comments: "Though we're still in mourning over the passing of Black Isle [and cancellation of Fallout 3 for PC], we're comforted by this new game that's playing as expected thus far." This more action-orientated console title "has the simple and basically entertaining mechanics of Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance", since it "uses the same [game] engine", but Fallout fansite No Mutants Allowed are less forgiving about the cancellation of Fallout 3, ranting to GameSpot: "So you're comforted by the title that got a lot of good people sacked and a very promising title canned?", as they continue to present leaked pictures and team farewells from Fallout 3, as well at looks at obviously-influenced German PC RPG title The Fall: Last Days Of Gaia.

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what a horrendous pile of dung

[understyled]

from the gamespot preview:

At any rate, the combat is the main attraction. The game runs smoothly from an isometric perspective, and you can readily switch between several weapons in real time, such as between the pistol and the iron gloves you start out with. Ranged weapons obviously have an advantage in some respects, but have limited ammo. Random critical hits are possible, sending their victims flying backwards....

quite honestly i think that first sentence sums it up for me: get rid of all the things that made the first 2 fallouts classics, throw in some twitching action and hope the fuckin thing sells.