Entropy Stew wrote:

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

Jerry Whorebach wrote:

Mr. Kool wrote:

Jerry Whorebach wrote:


CON: Bethesda: just once, let me use my Science skill to turn on a backup generator so I can see where the fuck I'm going.

Funny you mention that. In Fallout 1 and 2, you could do that in several areas.

Mr. Kool

There's a computer in the first metro station with commands for activating the lights, escalators, and robocops, but only the robocops work - the other two return error messages. I figured that meant I was going to have to use my repair skill on something down the line; I was envisioning rolling up my sleeves and going all MacGyver with some of this 200 pounds of junk I was carrying around. Nope! It was just "flavour text", to let me "taste the flavour" of what it's like to be someone who can turn on a light. They also sprinkled a few non-functional ladders around so you got the "flavour" of a world where people once climbed over minor obstacles, instead of taking endless detours through the goddamn metro system.

Your posts about Fallout 3 is probably the best video game writing of the year. I loved Fallout 3. It's one of my favorite games ever. However, hope is lost for me, I bought in to the stupid stuff. Most of the people left on this site don't take game criticisms personally, it's what separates us from the animals. So it is - well, "refreshing" sounds condescending, and "awesome" sounds vague. It's ENTRALLING, your take on Fallout 3, because my nose was too close to the monitor. It's ridiculous that a lot of this shit was going on, and I didn't bother to object to any of it when I played through.

Now, I think that Bethesda suffers because so much of their competition is horrible. It's not worth writing a post about a shitty experience in the level design of the latest farted-out box of Halo, because Jesus Christ. But FO3 is the minimum of what we should expect.

I should gather up everything you've written into one handy post, but that's another thing I don't have time for. All I can do is tell you you're doing a great job and I appreciate it.


the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey!

I think the well-done atmosphere lead to suspension of disbelief blunting a lot his complaints. It was practically a gameplay element in itself!

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