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Fallout 3 Van Buren Tech Demo Released

Posted by Zonk on from the meet-you-in-shady-sands dept.

gbridge writes "Over eight years since the release of Fallout 2, the original (pre-alpha) tech demo of Black Isle Studio's abandoned Fallout 3 Van Buren project has made its way into the public domain. It's obviously a long, long way from being even beta quality but fans are rejoicing that they finally have something of the cancelled project to see for themselves. Bethesda have also given Fallout fans something to look forward to by announcing that a teaser video of their own interpretation of Fallout 3 will be released in 33 days time."

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  1. 33 Days? by Cheezymadman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It took me less time to get the water chip. Come on, Bethesda!

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  2. Re:This matters how? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    On that note, Bethesda:

    1. Please make it turn based or KotOR style combat.
    2. Sandbox style gameplay
    3. Do not use the Oblivion style auto leveling.
    4. SPECIAL I really get the feeling from the developers that they're not even considering doing it anything like ye olde Fallout. Honestly, this would be my prediction:

    1. Oblivion
    2. With Guns

    From all the developer commentaries I've read, they make it sound like everything they've done in Oblivion was better than perfect, like as if nothing was wrong. All they do in that studio is pat each other on the back, even if what they accomplished was a piece of shit tied to a string. With that sort of "We can't do it wrong" attitude, I can't possibly see how they can do it right.
  3. Fallout: Fans by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wouldn't be surprised if some clever fans of the series started tearing into this tech demo and used it as a basis for a full fledged, community built game.

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    1. Re:Fallout: Fans by ShadowsHawk · · Score: 4, Informative

      "From what I've seen, Fallout's "fans" have spent their time of late doing little more than moan and speculate..."

      You've obviously never been to No Mutants Alive (www.nma-fallout.com). There is a thriving mod community that is still releasing new mods and patches. I think your 'honest' opinion is either based on facts that you pulled out of your ass or you're trolling.

  4. Re:This matters how? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, have *you* ever tried tying string around a piece of shit? It's not as easy as it sounds, pal.

  5. Re:This matters how? by Dan+Slotman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What I really appreciated about Fallout was the lovely skill system, the perk system, and character customization. As long as these traits are preserved (along with the humor), Fallout 3 will be fun, and the exact details of how the game mechanics play out don't matter.

  6. "public domain" or "public"? by Anonymous+Freak · · Score: 3, Informative

    Saying that it has made its way "into the public domain" implies that the copyright on it has been waived, therefore anyone can do anything they want with it.

    The linked article doesn't mention anything of the sort. It makes it sound like it has "become public", meaning to become available.

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