Fallout 3 Hype

I'm curious what system wars thinks of Fallout 3.

Did you play Fallout 1 and 2? If so, do you think it will be a worthy sequel?

If you have not played Fallout 1 and 2, what's your opinion on Fallout 3?

My opinion is: this will be a dumbed down Oblivion with guns. The moment I read it was going to PS3 and 360, the last shred of hope I had left died. No doubt it can be an enjoyable game, but worthy of bearing the Fallout name? Not likely... :(

Ehh, I wish they were making TESV instead, that's all I have to say.hendrix29

I agree, they should keep The Elder Scrolls in The Elder Scrolls. It's not right for Fallout...

Depends. If they stick to the tired old boring turned based garbage of yesterday then it will most likely suck an suck royally. If they make it more of a first person experience with a more action oriented battle system it could be awesome.ramey70

Dear God, no. I don't want an Oblivion clone. 

Depends. If they stick to the tired old boring turned based garbage of yesterday then it will most likely suck an suck royally. If they make it more of a first person experience with a more action oriented battle system it could be awesome.ramey70

IMHO, the strength of Fallout lied in the turn based-gameplay. It made the game and gameplay deeper than any FPS could ever be.

I say it has a chance at being AWESOME!

The first two rocked so I am looking forward to this one...but nothing will beat the first fall out.

Oblivion with guns, Oblivion with guns, Oblivion with guns, Oblivion with guns, whine Oblivion with guns, Oblivion with guns, whine whine Oblivion with guns, whine whine whine.

We haven't even SEEN the game. Could people be a little bit more... hopeful about this? Beth has done more than Oblivion, including some awesome non-FPS rpgs.

And in any case, a first person RPG in the fallout universe could be great. I for one can accept some change as long as the quality is great, and the things that made Fallout Fallout are intact (and no, Action Points are hardly it).

I am playing Fallout 2 right now and as Tycho on Penny Arcade said perfectly, to me Fallout is great because of the universe and backstory, not the combat.  The combat was great back in '98 or '99 but this is 2007.  I would like combat to feel more like STALKER with RPG elements (increase accuracy, speed, accuracy while moving, etc).  In essence I am saying I want to be like a 1st person or 3rd person shooter.

My biggest fear (unlike the purist fans, who fear upgraded combat) is this game being made for the 360 or PS3 first rather than the PC.  I fear Bethesda will in some way bludgeon what should be a deep RPG game into Oblivion with its level scaling and crappy inventory system. 

As someone who thinks Fallout 1&2 are the greatest games ever, I can say I don't think Bethesda will be able to make a proper sequel to them. As much as I try to stay optimistic, Oblivion was just too alarmingly bad as a RPG that I have a hard time believing they would be able to improve enough to make a game worthy the fallout name.inoperativeRS

Bethesada does more than ES you know. And btw, you shoudl go to the ES sometimes. They said that they have plans to make the fifth back to its roots. Itll still be actiony like oblvion but itll have the depth of morrowind 

[QUOTE="inoperativeRS"]As someone who thinks Fallout 1&2 are the greatest games ever, I can say I don't think Bethesda will be able to make a proper sequel to them. As much as I try to stay optimistic, Oblivion was just too alarmingly bad as a RPG that I have a hard time believing they would be able to improve enough to make a game worthy the fallout name.Educated_Gamer

Bethesada does more than ES you know. And btw, you shoudl go to the ES sometimes. They said that they have plans to make the fifth back to its roots. Itll still be actiony like oblvion but itll have the depth of morrowind

I know they do more than ES... For example "amazing" Star Trek games. And tell me one Bethesda game that actually has good dialogue. It's not that I didn't like Oblivion, it was a perfectly competent action adventure, but a game like fallout shouldn't fall in the hands of a developer that hasn't made a "true" rpg for a long time.

[QUOTE="Educated_Gamer"]

[QUOTE="inoperativeRS"]As someone who thinks Fallout 1&2 are the greatest games ever, I can say I don't think Bethesda will be able to make a proper sequel to them. As much as I try to stay optimistic, Oblivion was just too alarmingly bad as a RPG that I have a hard time believing they would be able to improve enough to make a game worthy the fallout name.inoperativeRS

Bethesada does more than ES you know. And btw, you shoudl go to the ES sometimes. They said that they have plans to make the fifth back to its roots. Itll still be actiony like oblvion but itll have the depth of morrowind

I know they do more than ES... For example "amazing" Star Trek games. And tell me one Bethesda game that actually has good dialogue. It's not that I didn't like Oblivion, it was a perfectly competent action adventure, but a game like fallout shouldn't fall in the hands of a developer that hasn't made a "true" rpg for a long time.

bethesda is just a company you know... they have diff devs that make each game and dont expect all bethesda franchises to be the same 

"Oblivion with guns"

I love Oblivion...but that statement makes me want to throw up.  Unfortunately, there's no way they will keep this turn-based, even though they should.  Consolers would be playing and be like, "What the balls is this?"

they will fail in the eyes of fans!!Quote me on that!

I am not hyping Fallout 3.

Loved Fallout 1 & 2. Hate Bethesda.