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Todd Howard on Fallout 3

Posted by Zonk on from the storytelling-in-the-nukleated-future dept.

Mr. Teatime writes "I've interviewed Todd Howard from Bethesda about Fallout 3. It includes an editorial from DarkUnderlord, another staff member on the site. Todd mentions a number of new things, including the fact that they plan to use SPECIAL in Fallout 3." From the interview: "Fallout really set the standard for me on believable people, good dialogue, and character choice and consequence. With Elder Scrolls, we do aim for something enormous, and we simply can't focus on say - 20 to 40 really deep strong characters and just do them."

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  1. Re:Deus Ex by cephyn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone who thinks it was hard to keep up with the main plotline in Morrowind didn't play Daggerfall.

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  2. You hit the nail right on the head... by cnelzie · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Bethesda specializes in 'Roll' Playing, which is not much more then combat. Ala, Morrowind.

    Role-Playing consists of having engaging stories, typically filled with engaging characters and well thought out plots.

    Role-Playing games can easily become Roll Playing games, the opposite is not true about Roll playing games.

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