It’s what I imagined it was. I haven’t gotten that far into it right now as I’ve been quite busy with work and home life. But still. Just playing the character creation and tutorial storyline to the game was quite amazing. The choices I made effected things around me. And the story immersed me right into the game from the very start.
I’m currently at the normal “Fallout” beginning of the game. If you’ve played the first 2, you know what I mean. It’s when that big round door2 has just closed behind you and you’re out in the rad-filled world. But before that I started to feel for the characters in the game. Not just my own, but those that he grew up around. That’s a sure sign of great authors. And when a great literary piece can be experienced, rather than just read, I think that makes it even better.
Oh, and I got my first chance at V.A.T.S. It’s the “turn-based” aspect to the game. You hit the “V” on your keyboard3 and you get this neat little green aiming system. You pick a few body parts while the game is paused, hit the “E” key to tell V.A.T.S. you’re done picking, and the slow motion starts up. Your shots come slowly out of your gun4 and the huge cockroach goes >splat<. It was quite cool.
Now, I will say this game is not meant for children. It’s mature for a reason. So, parents, be careful about buying this for your kids. I know I would not let my daughter play it or even watch me playing it. But for the older gamer, the storyline looks likes it’s going to be great5 and the graphics look quite awesome. So I’ll be playing this one for a long time to come. After all, it was created by Bethesda, and their games are always epic in length.
- Banner image comes from the official website. [«]
- Must have took tons of linear motion parts to make that happen. [«]
- I have the PC version. [«]
- or the bat moves slowly in your hand [«]
- when I have the time to play it through [«]
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By archondigital on Nov 4, 2008 |
When I your post I told myself I wasn’t gonna let it pass me without getting to comment.
I love this game and can’t wait until it’s available here.
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By Saphrym on Nov 5, 2008 |
@archondigital: It’s quite awesome. I’m very impressed.
By David on Nov 15, 2008 |
Are you still having fun? We miss you out here. Come back.
By Saphrym on Nov 15, 2008 |
@David: I’ll be back. Read my latest post to see where I’ve been.
By Deimos Tel`Arin on Dec 27, 2008 |
Ah, Fallout 3.
Or “The Elder Scrolls 5: Fallout 3″ :p
I still miss the gameplay of the original Fallout 1 and 2 though.
Fallout 3 has fancy graphics, but the game play has been simplified way too much. >_<
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By Saphrym on Dec 28, 2008 |
@Deimos Tel`Arin: The originals were good but they were also simple to play. They were the only RPGs I ever finished though. Other than Mass Effect that is.