Fallout 3

Davey_Pitch · 21-10-2008, 10:49

Not got a thread on this one yet, so figured I'd start one

Release date: 31st Oct 2008

Fallout Official Site

Game Info:

Vault 101 - Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec® engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Features:

* Limitless Freedom! - Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter!
* Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! - Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation - the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects!
* Fantastic New Views! - The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button!
* The Power of Choice! - Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle.
* Blast 'Em Away With V.A.T.S.! - Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation featuring gory dismemberments and spectacular explosions.
* Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence! - At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology.
* Eye-Popping Prettiness! - Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant's face.

Game Articles:

Fallout 3 Weapons
Skills and Perks
Gathering Good Karma
Bad To The Bone
Six Hours of Exploring

So, anyone as excited about this as me?

leowyatt · 21-10-2008, 10:52

I'll be honest I'm not sure about it :/ I understand the basic premise but I haven't played the earlier games which is why it probably doesn't appeal to me as much as you.

From the demos I have seen it does look to be visually, excellent

Wossi · 21-10-2008, 10:57

Considering I've booked the first week of November off to play this game, yes I'm excited

I have the CE edition on pre-order purely for the lunchbox

I just hope they release a construction set for this so modding community can do what they did with Oblivion.

Tak · 21-10-2008, 11:00

I loved playing the first one but thats it, I haven't really had a good look at the info for 3 but I will do

leowyatt · 21-10-2008, 11:04

Reading the 6 hours playing article has made it sound more appealing but there is just so much out at the moment I don't know when I'll be able to put the time into it.

I still have Oblivion to play

only managed around an hour before I went back to something else

I think it'll most definitely be a rental for me or maybe wait till it is cheaper.

NokkonWud · 21-10-2008, 11:10

I have the Collectors Edition ordered at ShopTo. I wasn't sure til I saw the "Escape" video on the marketplace. 2 minutes into that I was sold and ordered it for £55, which has now dropped to £49 although I will admit to being intrigued by the masses of magazine coverage over the last 12 months.

I've not played the first 2, but I don't think that much matters as Bethesda have tried to make this a game in its own right.

I really can't wait to play it, it seems the perfect location for my tastes (post apocalyptic), the graphics and features are right up my street. It looks fan-freakin-tastic.

leowyatt · 21-10-2008, 11:12

Is that video available online Nokkon?

EDIT: never mind found it on gametrailers

NokkonWud · 21-10-2008, 11:17

It's as soon as he leaves the cave and looks out over the expansive world, the bloom effect settling, it's just one of those epic things. Saw that and ordered it.

Haly · 21-10-2008, 11:28

I'm not 100% convinced yet either. I've no doubt it'll be a good game, just not sure how much I'd enjoy it. It reminds me too much of Oblivion which I was very disappointed by as really, it's just not my sort of RPG. Much prefer JRPGs.
I'll no doubt get it at some point, just not pre-ordering it.

NokkonWud · 21-10-2008, 11:29

Guns and Nukes are cooler than Swords and Potions

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21-10-2008, 10:49	#1
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Fallout 3 Not got a thread on this one yet, so figured I'd start one Release date: 31st Oct 2008 Fallout Official Site Game Info: Vault 101 - Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec® engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth. Features: * Limitless Freedom! - Take in the sights and sounds of the vast Capital Wasteland! See the great monuments of the United States lying in post-apocalyptic ruin! You make the choices that define you and change the world. Just keep an eye on your Rad Meter! * Experience S.P.E.C.I.A.L.! - Vault-Tec engineers bring you the latest in human ability simulation - the SPECIAL Character System! Utilizing new breakthroughs in points-based ability representation, SPECIAL affords unlimited customization of your character. Also included are dozens of unique skills and perks to choose from, each with a dazzling variety of effects! * Fantastic New Views! - The wizards at Vault-Tec have done it again! No longer constrained to just one view, experience the world from 1st or 3rd person perspective. Customize your view with the touch of a button! * The Power of Choice! - Feeling like a dastardly villain today, or a Good Samaritan? Pick a side or walk the line, as every situation can be dealt with in many different ways. Talk out your problems in a civilized fashion, or just flash your Plasma Rifle. * Blast 'Em Away With V.A.T.S.! - Even the odds in combat with the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System for your Pip-Boy Model 3000! V.A.T.S. allows you to pause time in combat, target specific body parts on your target, queue up attacks, and let Vault-Tec take out your aggression for you. Rain death and destruction in an all-new cinematic presentation featuring gory dismemberments and spectacular explosions. * Mind-Blowing Artificial Intelligence! - At Vault-Tec, we realize that the key to reviving civilization after a global nuclear war is people. Our best minds pooled their efforts to produce an advanced version of Radiant AI, America's First Choice in Human Interaction Simulation. Facial expressions, gestures, unique dialog, and lifelike behavior are brought together with stunning results by the latest in Vault-Tec technology. * Eye-Popping Prettiness! - Witness the harsh realities of nuclear fallout rendered like never before in modern super-deluxe HD graphics. From the barren Wasteland, to the danger-filled offices and metro tunnels of DC, to the hideous rotten flesh of a mutant's face. Game Articles: Fallout 3 Weapons Skills and Perks Gathering Good Karma Bad To The Bone Six Hours of Exploring So, anyone as excited about this as me? __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

21-10-2008, 10:52	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I'll be honest I'm not sure about it :/ I understand the basic premise but I haven't played the earlier games which is why it probably doesn't appeal to me as much as you. From the demos I have seen it does look to be visually, excellent __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-10-2008, 11:00	#4
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	I loved playing the first one but thats it, I haven't really had a good look at the info for 3 but I will do __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

21-10-2008, 11:04	#5
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Reading the 6 hours playing article has made it sound more appealing but there is just so much out at the moment I don't know when I'll be able to put the time into it. I still have Oblivion to play only managed around an hour before I went back to something else I think it'll most definitely be a rental for me or maybe wait till it is cheaper. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-10-2008, 11:10	#6
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	I have the Collectors Edition ordered at ShopTo. I wasn't sure til I saw the "Escape" video on the marketplace. 2 minutes into that I was sold and ordered it for £55, which has now dropped to £49 although I will admit to being intrigued by the masses of magazine coverage over the last 12 months. I've not played the first 2, but I don't think that much matters as Bethesda have tried to make this a game in its own right. I really can't wait to play it, it seems the perfect location for my tastes (post apocalyptic), the graphics and features are right up my street. It looks fan-freakin-tastic. __________________

21-10-2008, 10:57	#3
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Considering I've booked the first week of November off to play this game, yes I'm excited I have the CE edition on pre-order purely for the lunchbox I just hope they release a construction set for this so modding community can do what they did with Oblivion.

21-10-2008, 11:12	#7
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Is that video available online Nokkon? EDIT: never mind found it on gametrailers __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-10-2008, 11:17	#8
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	It's as soon as he leaves the cave and looks out over the expansive world, the bloom effect settling, it's just one of those epic things. Saw that and ordered it. __________________

21-10-2008, 11:28	#9
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I'm not 100% convinced yet either. I've no doubt it'll be a good game, just not sure how much I'd enjoy it. It reminds me too much of Oblivion which I was very disappointed by as really, it's just not my sort of RPG. Much prefer JRPGs. I'll no doubt get it at some point, just not pre-ordering it. __________________ Halycopter

21-10-2008, 11:29	#10
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Guns and Nukes are cooler than Swords and Potions . __________________

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