I think you're gonna love Fallout 3

According to Bethsoft's devs, Fallout 3 is supposed to be something like Deus Ex (FPS with deep RPG elements)....yeah right!

Bethsoft, you don't have Warren Spector on board...you have Todd Howard

Hehe, I think you should...

If F3 allows the player character to join the Enclave, I'd say that will be pretty cool. In Fallout 1, the pc can either save the vault dwellers or join the master so I'm hoping that a similar option is available in F3. Wishful thinking...I know...I know...sigh

Oh ya, steel be with you

I remember creating a character with the Gifted trait. Awesome stats coupled with severe skill deficit.

Damn, why did they remove it...

This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Oct 18 2008, 11:16 PM

I'm playing it just for the post-apocalyptic atmosphere. Don't know exactly how I'm gonna cope with all the flaws without modding tools hehehe

Seconded. The BG series was their greatest achievement. NWN and Mass Effect were great but not comparable to the superb quality of the BG series.

If Troika had acquired the rights to make Fallout 3, it would be a spectacular RPG worthy of being a successor to the last installment (with numerous bugs of course, typical of all Troika games). Fallout 3 would still be TB with isometric view in full 3D glory and the main emphasis of the game would be on the storyline and choice and consequence and not VATS and BLOODY MESS. Most importantly, the game would only be made for the PC crowd. Unfortunately, that didn't materialize and we get Todd Howard and Bethesda in a nice little package instead.

A few days left before F3 (Bethesda Edition) comes out. I can envision the sight of console kiddies getting incredible excited at the VATS and the over the top gore of F3. Can't say the same for Fallout fans though...

So tomorrow's the day Fallout 3 is released. Anyone excited?

I'm gonna go to the nearest "retailer" to acquire my copy.

From what I've heard, F3 doesn't have shadows for performance purposes. I sure hope the Gamebryo engine is properly optimized. When Oblivion came out, performance was terrible even on a 7800GT. The lack of trees and grass will definitely help in performance.

I'd be surprised if I can't play F3 at max settings with a 4850.

P/S - The graphics isn't exactly revolutionary (pssst...it has the same graphics engine as Oblivion)

This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Oct 28 2008, 12:08 AM

You can always try the non-legit version if you're desperate just to look see look see (I call it test driving the game)


The high reviews are to be expected from mainstream reviewers. Gaming publications fear the might of Bethsoft's PR machinery. It's disappointing that many of these "professional reviews" didn't mention any of F3's flaws but instead endlessly praising the game from top to bottom. What about the stiff animation or the horrible voice acting? Comparing VTMB to F3 isn't exactly fair. F3 is an FPS pretending to be an RPG whereas VTMB is a true RPG (coming to 4 years btw )

P/S - Only one review lambasted the game (French publication if I'm not mistaken). Maybe Bethsoft forgot to bribe them hehehehe.

This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Oct 28 2008, 09:29 PM

And I'm guessing there's already a crack to bypass securom...

According to a guy at NMA who played the game for 7 hours, F3 sucks as a shooter and sucks even more as an RPG

Oh well, I'll have to play the game myself to see how bad the game is.

Some newly uploaded F3 videos...

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/282542.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEqcRtVVpk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iHjfVYbgIU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V93k4mEprQ

The AI is very intelligent indeed (and super tough). Oh my God, so it must be true then, Fallout 3 is teh awesome!!!!! GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!

This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Oct 29 2008, 01:53 AM

The game was only released yesterday and there are already a few bug videos appearing on You Tube and Gametrailers.

SPOILER ALERT...apparently F3's main storyline can be broken prematurely according to someone at F3 forum. It brought the player pretty close to the ending. Woot, now I can do speedruns...



This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Oct 29 2008, 11:21 AM

RM 335 for F3 CE....whoa, that's heavy

Great game but buggy as hell...typical of all Troika games...damn those publishers

Someone should acquire the rights to Arcanum and make a sequel...someone like Bioware or Obsidian

VATS also allows you to attack specific body parts like the head or torso. You'll get bored of it after a dozen times of using it.

It also looks incredibly ridiculous to shoot a mofo 32 times in the head for him to die. FPS RPG BAH!!!

P/S - And why the fark did Bethsoft removed the groin and eyes VATS option. Now I can't shoot rats in the groin...ass

Wah...you guys watched the ending liao...

Should I watch the ending as well? Is it worth it? Hmmmmm....

Anyway, I'm getting the game tomorrow. Will post some screenies soon

Do yourself a favour and go play Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. Both are phenomenal. I personally like Fallout 2 better since it has more content and an insane amount of pop culture references. Avoid Fallout 3 at all costs...

The Witcher's good too although the main storyline is slightly linear but at least CD Projekt got the choices and consequences part right.

Actually you CAN skip the G.O.A.T test by convincing the tester that you are sick. Apparently the tester is an admirer of the player character's dad.

wah, uninstall so fast hehehe...

Anyway, the character creation process is tedious and silly to say the very least. Bethesda should have incorporated an option for players to bypass the tutorial (especially for those who are replaying the game). I skipped the GOAT questions since it was incredibly retarded and time consuming (just let me get out of the vault damnit!!). I even "killed" the overseer's daughter Amata a few times before leaving the vault haha. I shot her in the head a few times only to see her stand up again, unbelievable.

I'll be honest with you, the in-game scenery is terrific and a small percentage of the quests are decent (not great though), most notably the slavers quest. However, the game is still overshadowed by major design flaws, horrendous voice acting, poorly written dialogues and Oblivion-esque quirks (after 2 years and Bethsoft haven't learned anything).

It's an above average game in it's own right but an awful Fallout game (not a worthy successor to Fallout 2 and will be remembered as the game that tainted the entire franchise for years to come). Solely my opinion of course hehe. It'll be hard to mod this game to perfection if that's even possible.

P/S - I just found out that there's an option to aid the Enclave. It's a shame the West Coast Enclave Advanced Power Armor looks gay. When the CS comes out, I'm gonna make myself the good old Advanced Power Armor mod...

This post has been edited by Enclave Recruit: Nov 1 2008, 11:11 AM