Ok people show of hands. Who here has played Fallout either one or two? What have you heard about Fallout 3 coming out next year?
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I've seen the teaser, and that's about it. Loved part 1 and really looking forward to the third in the series. It seems they're really trying to keep a lot of stuff from the old games in it, so that oughtta be good.
Hopefully the do a good job with it, as the Fallout games have been really entertaining.
Fallout 1 probably more than the others.
Fallout Tactics was an interesting diversion, perhaps they'll incorporate elements from all of them to create the latest installment.
I remember hearing they were going to make a movie based on it at one stage...
Fallout 1 probably more than the others.
Fallout Tactics was an interesting diversion, perhaps they'll incorporate elements from all of them to create the latest installment.
I remember hearing they were going to make a movie based on it at one stage...
I really, really hope they don't screw it up. The writing has to carry on the tradition of being great from the first 3 (I'm counting Wasteland, here) and the battle system has to stay fun for a long time. I'm more worried about the latter than the former -- what they've described (hybrid turn-based/real-time action) *could* be great, or it could be incredibly painful to play.
i just hope they keep the old style of allowing you to complete objectives in multiple ways, i mean you could defeat the final boss of fallout 2 through diplomacy ifyour charisma was high enough. The last game that even attempted this was Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, it had lots of options for the player choosing a more diplomatic route. Unfortunately of course the last half hour of the game was pure fighting so if you DID play the diplomatic route through the rest of the game you were then screwed coz you didn't have the skillz to beat the final bosses.. sigh...
Knights of the Old Republic did a decent enough job too, although it was still heavily biased towards fighting. The second part being possibly better than the first one, if it wasn't terribly bug-rigged and unfinished.
One of my all-time favorites though, is Planescape: Torment. Yes, it's old, but it's awesome.
One of my all-time favorites though, is Planescape: Torment. Yes, it's old, but it's awesome.
I dunno, KOTOR never "grabbed" me. It sure looks like a good game, and lots of people love it, but I just didn't get hooked. Maybe the Fallout setting with change that? Maybe the pacing was just wrong (I only played about 1.5-2 hours of KOTOR)? I guess we'll just have to see.
Games like that usually take a while to really 'draw' you into the storyline - I'd give it a couple more hours.
im from vault 13. i was play fallout 1-2 and tactics, and im waiting for 3-4-5 and others.
I'm new here . I has just played Fallout 1 & 2 . I don't play Fallout tactics yet . Could anyone tell me what's diferent between those game ? Thank you !
Ignore tactics; pretend it never existed. It's a disappointment. You know the difference between Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Tactics? It's like that, only worse. I mean, FFT is a good game as turn-based strategy games go, but at least there's a story and some interesting characters. Fallout Tactics is like somebody invented a tabletop wargame using Fallout characters, then made a game engine for it. There's not much story, and the gameplay is quite different from Fallout -- no focus on item collection or skill development, just building squads of guys to shoot at other squads of guys. If I had to choose what game it's most like... image a streamlined X-Com, with a lot of the fun parts removed.
I guess you could say I didn't like it. Maybe *somebody* will defend it, but certainly don't play it just because you liked Fallout and Fallout 2.
I guess you could say I didn't like it. Maybe *somebody* will defend it, but certainly don't play it just because you liked Fallout and Fallout 2.
The Fallout (RPG) series is the finest game series thus far produced (my opinion obviously). I still play Fallout I&II, and recently acquired them for Mac as well.
I really hope they release a Mac version of 3 as well, but if they don't, well, I'll just have to use my PC. I can't wait for this game to come out.
I really hope they release a Mac version of 3 as well, but if they don't, well, I'll just have to use my PC. I can't wait for this game to come out.
I love Fallout too. Both parts. I play also in Tactics, its other type game than F 1 & 2. It's not bad, i have much fun when i play this game in real time mode. Wait for F3 right now but must buy new computer before it come.
| Ankhanu wrote: |
| The Fallout (RPG) series is the finest game series thus far produced (my opinion obviously). I still play Fallout I&II, and recently acquired them for Mac as well.
I really hope they release a Mac version of 3 as well, but if they don't, well, I'll just have to use my PC. I can't wait for this game to come out. |
If your Mac is an Intel, just install Bootcamp. If it's not, well, it's probably old enough it wouldn't run Fallout 3 in the first place =-)
Yeah, it's Intel.
I've been avoiding installing Bootcamp; may as well save the HDD space. I do have a PC system that I'll have regular access to by the time Fallout 3 comes out anyway, I'll just play on that. (I'm currently in a different city than my PC, makes using it difficult
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I've been avoiding installing Bootcamp; may as well save the HDD space. I do have a PC system that I'll have regular access to by the time Fallout 3 comes out anyway, I'll just play on that. (I'm currently in a different city than my PC, makes using it difficult
)Save the HDD space? XP takes like 2 gigs, maybe as many as 4 with all the service packs, updates, and add-on gewgaws [aside -- holy crap, Firefox didn't flag "gewgaw" with spell-check]. At today's hard drive prices, that's about as expensive as a pack of gum. Hell, it might be more like a *stick* of gum =-)
IMHO, anyway. I could see if you didn't want to invest the time, but the *space*? If you're worried about partition size, you can always do it on a second drive that you also use for data (OSX "speaks" NTFS, right?) or dynamically resize with e.g. GParted.
Wow, that's really getting off topic. Anyway, with all the headaches that come from getting the PC one running "just so", I'm giving serious thought to just buying the Xbox version.
IMHO, anyway. I could see if you didn't want to invest the time, but the *space*? If you're worried about partition size, you can always do it on a second drive that you also use for data (OSX "speaks" NTFS, right?) or dynamically resize with e.g. GParted.
Wow, that's really getting off topic. Anyway, with all the headaches that come from getting the PC one running "just so", I'm giving serious thought to just buying the Xbox version.
I currently have about 15Gb of an 80Gb drive open... space is a concern. Yeah, XP takes up about 2Gb, but XP on its own is kinda useless, no? Each application installed adds to the space taken up. Something like Fallout 3 will probably take up about a gig or so, add in more functional software, such as my statistics packages and it adds up quick.
MacOS also likes to have about 20% of a drive open for it defragmenting protocols.
As I mentioned, if I have a full PC system to install it on in addition to my Mac, why set up bootcamp at all and cramp up the system when I have a system dedicated to Windows?
As for version, I'm not sure that the X-Box version will quite capture the right feel... PC gaming and console gaming is somewhat different. Mind you, with the changes to the combat system and all that they've made with F3, the game may have a completely different feel altogether. It looks like a solid game, but I don't think it'll quite feel like the Fallout we love.
MacOS also likes to have about 20% of a drive open for it defragmenting protocols.
As I mentioned, if I have a full PC system to install it on in addition to my Mac, why set up bootcamp at all and cramp up the system when I have a system dedicated to Windows?
As for version, I'm not sure that the X-Box version will quite capture the right feel... PC gaming and console gaming is somewhat different. Mind you, with the changes to the combat system and all that they've made with F3, the game may have a completely different feel altogether. It looks like a solid game, but I don't think it'll quite feel like the Fallout we love.
Even if it just capture the atmosphere from the original two games, I'll happily buy it.
And I'll live with it if it's a bit like Oblivion - that game was quite playable too.
And I'll live with it if it's a bit like Oblivion - that game was quite playable too.
I love the original. I'm iffy about the new sequel coming out. I hope its not going to the saturated market of FPSs
News about Fallout 3 & screenies: http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cng4u.com%2F2008%2F08%2F16%2Ffallout-3-scans%2F&hl=zh-CN&ie=UTF8&sl=zh-CN&tl=en
For me it's too more Oblivion-ous :/ I'd love to see classic 2d graphisc in isometric view. But we should wait for full version. Hope they will release demo first.
For me it's too more Oblivion-ous :/ I'd love to see classic 2d graphisc in isometric view. But we should wait for full version. Hope they will release demo first.
| urbanbuddha wrote: |
| I love the original. I'm iffy about the new sequel coming out. I hope its not going to the saturated market of FPSs |
I don't think it will really be an FPS, even in the sense that BioShock was an FPS. I think it's going to be more like Mass Effect -- a first-person RPG with guns. Your skill as a player shouldn't have too much to do with whether you shoot the guy successfully or not; your character's stats should determine that. From what I've seen, they even have a similar system to how ME lets you stop the action at the push of a button and assign actions. In ME, you hold the shoulder button, then target freely and tell your teammates to use a special ability. In Fallout, you stop time and pick a skill or a targeted shot. I'm hoping it works equally well, because I think ME handles it pretty good overall.
From what promotional videos show, it will be much more of a tactical shooter than a mindless 'shoot-everything-that-moves' game such as Oblivion was. Indeed, you get to pause the game at will (like Mass Effect) and make targeted shots.
Plus, you are still able to hit stuff that's behind your target if you miss your intended target, like in Fallout 1 and 2. Which is quite possible the most awesome feature ever. I'm impatiently waiting for this one.
Plus, you are still able to hit stuff that's behind your target if you miss your intended target, like in Fallout 1 and 2. Which is quite possible the most awesome feature ever. I'm impatiently waiting for this one.
Never played the previous Fallout games, but Fallout 3 is shaping up to be Game of the Year material. The game is scheduled for October 21st. Just two more months.
Naturally, it will be a great game. The Fallout games were both good (1 & 2, the console games sucked), and Bethesda getting their paws on it will only make the series better.
First official Fallout 3 gameplay:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUI0Up4AiQw&NR=1&fmt=18
Part 2: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrRM97DzRI&fmt=18
Part 3: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=GV2Aja_ibFg&fmt=18
Part 4: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=AqfYd0RP2O0&fmt=18
Part 5: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=4pBKOtzZkBk&fmt=18
Looks nice, but if we confider it like FPS not RPG. As RPG it's too arcadish. The Witcher was action-rpg, but in comparision to Fallout 3 it's 100% RPG...
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUI0Up4AiQw&NR=1&fmt=18
Part 2: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=wcrRM97DzRI&fmt=18
Part 3: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=GV2Aja_ibFg&fmt=18
Part 4: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=AqfYd0RP2O0&fmt=18
Part 5: http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=4pBKOtzZkBk&fmt=18
Looks nice, but if we confider it like FPS not RPG. As RPG it's too arcadish. The Witcher was action-rpg, but in comparision to Fallout 3 it's 100% RPG...
My understanding is that even in "FPS mode" you can directly hit the guy, but miss because your stats are poor. Likewise, you can shoot pretty close to the guy and hit him, even though your crosshairs were targeting empty space. I don't call that a "real" FPS...
Which is good, we already have enough of those. We need a good RPG in the Fallout-style with graphics good enough to keep up with the current line of games. And hey: that's exactly what it's looking like right now! No complaints for me.
I played fallout2 several years ago, it's very good.
I currently have about 15Gb of an 80Gb drive open... space is a concern. Yeah, XP takes up about 2Gb, but XP on its own is kinda useless, no? Each application installed adds to the space taken up. Something like Fallout 3 will probably take up about a gig or so, add in more functional software, such as my statistics packages and it adds up quick.
MacOS also likes to have about 20% of a drive open for it defragmenting protocols.
As I mentioned, if I have a full PC system to install it on in addition to my Mac, why set up bootcamp at all and cramp up the system when I have a system dedicated to Windows?
As for version, I'm not sure that the X-Box version will quite capture the right feel... PC gaming and console gaming is somewhat different. Mind you, with the changes to the combat system and all that they've made with F3, the game may have a completely different feel altogether. It looks like a solid game, but I don't think it'll quite feel like the Fallout we love.
MacOS also likes to have about 20% of a drive open for it defragmenting protocols.
As I mentioned, if I have a full PC system to install it on in addition to my Mac, why set up bootcamp at all and cramp up the system when I have a system dedicated to Windows?
As for version, I'm not sure that the X-Box version will quite capture the right feel... PC gaming and console gaming is somewhat different. Mind you, with the changes to the combat system and all that they've made with F3, the game may have a completely different feel altogether. It looks like a solid game, but I don't think it'll quite feel like the Fallout we love.
| zeroburnrox wrote: |
| I currently have about 15Gb of an 80Gb drive open... space is a concern. Yeah, XP takes up about 2Gb, but XP on its own is kinda useless, no? Each application installed adds to the space taken up. Something like Fallout 3 will probably take up about a gig or so, add in more functional software, such as my statistics packages and it adds up quick.
MacOS also likes to have about 20% of a drive open for it defragmenting protocols. As I mentioned, if I have a full PC system to install it on in addition to my Mac, why set up bootcamp at all and cramp up the system when I have a system dedicated to Windows? As for version, I'm not sure that the X-Box version will quite capture the right feel... PC gaming and console gaming is somewhat different. Mind you, with the changes to the combat system and all that they've made with F3, the game may have a completely different feel altogether. It looks like a solid game, but I don't think it'll quite feel like the Fallout we love. |
I'm sorry, you have an *80GB hard drive*? For the same price as the Fallout 3 collector's edition, you can have 5x more drive space. For less than twice that, you can get like a terabyte of space. It's crazy if that's all the space you have for your PC, especially if it's modern enough to even *run* the PC version of FO3.
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