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This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty darned thin. Do not make posts during a Mentats crash, plz. -- cortex
Huh? Not a gamer, but can't even parse why this is supposed to be funny.
wiki, short forum post, wiki, wiki?
Just don't get it (or this post) at all.
posted by cjorgensen at 12:10 PM on October 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
wiki, short forum post, wiki, wiki?
Just don't get it (or this post) at all.
posted by cjorgensen at 12:10 PM on October 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
I love Fallout. The first game was one of those glorious moments that made me remember why I play games.
I think Fallout 3 is a phenomenal piece of work, both as a Fallout fan and as a fellow developer. I recognize the insurmountable task that was set out in front of them.
I recognize the difficulty in guiding a 30 million dollar game from inception to market, especially with a beloved franchise, moreso with a rabid fanbase.
Bethesda is a standout company who did a great job with Fallout 3. Is it Fallout 1 or 2? No. Should it be? Probably not. Not in this day and age.
Oblivion with guns? Sure, in the sense that oblivion is Doom with swords.. or Microsoft Word is Zork without a story.
It's easy to be snarky about game development. It's easy to bitch and moan that it isn't just exactly like a 10 year old game.
Want Fallout 1?
Go to good old games, buy it, play it. Want something new, pushing the Fallout license into the 21st century? Want to support a developer (Albeit a big one), attempting to bring the magic of Fallout 1 to a new audience?
Get Fallout 3.
But make sure to play past the vault. It's a bit clunky in there. :)
posted by Lord_Pall at 12:10 PM on October 29, 2008
I think Fallout 3 is a phenomenal piece of work, both as a Fallout fan and as a fellow developer. I recognize the insurmountable task that was set out in front of them.
I recognize the difficulty in guiding a 30 million dollar game from inception to market, especially with a beloved franchise, moreso with a rabid fanbase.
Bethesda is a standout company who did a great job with Fallout 3. Is it Fallout 1 or 2? No. Should it be? Probably not. Not in this day and age.
Oblivion with guns? Sure, in the sense that oblivion is Doom with swords.. or Microsoft Word is Zork without a story.
It's easy to be snarky about game development. It's easy to bitch and moan that it isn't just exactly like a 10 year old game.
Want Fallout 1?
Go to good old games, buy it, play it. Want something new, pushing the Fallout license into the 21st century? Want to support a developer (Albeit a big one), attempting to bring the magic of Fallout 1 to a new audience?
Get Fallout 3.
But make sure to play past the vault. It's a bit clunky in there. :)
posted by Lord_Pall at 12:10 PM on October 29, 2008
I'm sorry, but three wikipedia links and a forum post just ain't gonna fly with this Pip Boy.
posted by Damn That Television at 12:12 PM on October 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Damn That Television at 12:12 PM on October 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
I think it's an axe grindy post btw.
The No Mutants Allowed folks and a contingent of hardcore and frankly bunch of raving lunatics are making it their single purpose in life to "get the word out" about how Fallout 3 ruined the franchise and that pc games are coming back and turn based overhead gaming will rise again.
posted by Lord_Pall at 12:16 PM on October 29, 2008
The No Mutants Allowed folks and a contingent of hardcore and frankly bunch of raving lunatics are making it their single purpose in life to "get the word out" about how Fallout 3 ruined the franchise and that pc games are coming back and turn based overhead gaming will rise again.
posted by Lord_Pall at 12:16 PM on October 29, 2008
Post is lame, sorry. I loved the first two and am enjoying the third just as much. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill...
posted by elks at 12:17 PM on October 29, 2008
posted by elks at 12:17 PM on October 29, 2008
No amount of snark can kill my anticipation for Fallout 3. I'm sitting here not even pretending to do work while I wait for the UPS guy to show up with my game. Man, I'm not going to get anything done this week...
posted by Rangeboy at 12:18 PM on October 29, 2008
posted by Rangeboy at 12:18 PM on October 29, 2008
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