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Fallout 3 Fundamentals Released via Game Informer

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-gonna-marry-a-lighthouse-keeper dept.

CVG is carrying details out of the newest Game Informer magazine, which has a huge feature on Fallout 3. The relatively spoiler free information gives us hints at some of the biggest elements of the game, such as combat, character creation and growth, and the possibility of multiple endings. " Fallout 3 kicks off with your birth and your mother's death in a vault hospital. This is where you get to create you character as your father (voiced by Liam Neeson) hands you over to the DNA analyser, before removing his mask to reveal similar traits to the ones you picked ... Fans will be pleased to hear that the Karma system is making a return, and there are 9-12 possible endings based on your actions. If it's even half as good as Oblivion, this should turn out to be something very special indeed."

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  1. Oblivion was terrible by Piata · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    V.A.T.S. sounds like a terrible idea. Just drop the first person and make it isometric. You cannot make a game like Fallout work from a FPS perspective. I knew they would screw this up.

  2. Yeah, sorta like... by 7Prime · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "If the next Zelda is half as good as Max Payne 2 was, we should have something special, indeed."

    FALLOUT ISN'T OBLIVION!!! When are people going to get it into their heads??? The two series are not only completely different, they're meant to appeal to completely different aesthetics. Ya know, it's sorta along the lines of Final Fantasy pandering to jock gamers, or Resident Evil pandering to young casual gamers.

    It's good to have different series that are DIFFERENT, because everyone gets something that they like. Sure, it's good to branch out and expand your audience, but not if it completely disregards the fundimentals of the series.

    I, myself, am not a Fallout fan, I've never actually played a Fallout game, but I've seen them quite a bit, and I'm interested in picking one up at some point. And even *I* can recognize the huge gaping gorge that is the difference between Fallout and Oblivion.

    Things that will make Fallout suck, by default:
    - First Person [check]
    - Real-Time [check]
    - FPS elements [check]

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