Bethesda Licenses Fallout Franchise, To Make Fallout 3

Posted by simoniker on Monday July 12, 2004 @10:41AM from the a-nuclear-pox-on-thee-all dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an official press release, Bethesda will now develop and publish a brand-new version of Fallout 3, after the company 'licensed the rights to the Fallout [videogame] franchise from Interplay... with the option to develop and publish additional sequels.' Interplay, who is presumably licensing out its IP due to recent financial difficulties, is keeping the rights to its theoretical Fallout MMO concept, however, and this new attempt at Fallout 3 from the Morrowind developers doesn't look to be using code/assets from the previously half-completed Black Isle version."

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Re:Variety! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-07-12 11:48 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Far too many modern RPGs still have annoyances that just don't need to be there. Why must I play inventory tetris instead of playing the game?

You try lugging around 12 swords, 5 flails, 6 longbows, 4 crossbows, 312 potions, a small volcano, John F Kennedy's mummy and a chicken. Say hi to realism.
Why are my classes always "Fighter", "Paladin", "Ranger", "Wizard" instead of "Inventor", "Lawyer", "Cop"?

Uh, yes. I park my Squad Car +2 and began eating my Vorpal Donut. My friend the Lawyer casts "Bigby's Crushing IP Lawsuit" on the orc Inventor.
Somehow, those classes would suck. Who the hell would want to RP a lawyer?
- Seth