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by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/05/2010, 10:38pm PDT |
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So, I had totaled about 55 hours with Fallout 3. I could have done more side quests and discovered more things, but just being a fan of videogames on the Internet had me encounter a lot of things that happened to some people at the end that I didn't see.
I hate to compare a video game scene with a popular movie, because it implies that I am not well-read. There just wasn't a lot of people dying of radiation sickness in the classics. So it was shocking how clumsy it was pulled off here. At the end of this great journey, I'm left to die next to that one soldier whose name I can't remember. Soldier Lyons, I think. Completely devoid of any personality without a single memorable line in the whole game. Wow, thrilling stuff. I was really hoping after I put the activation code in I'd get a chance to hold my hand up to the glass and say I have been... and always shall be... a somewhat passing acquaintance of yours.
I found it odd that they didn't give us the code for the final keypad. No game spoonfed the player more than Fallout 3. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing, it was just the way this game worked. But it came out of nowhere. Since I had six month break between the last time I played and the final mission, I assumed I had been given the code somewhere along the way and was surprised it didn't turn up. So I alt-tabbed, found the code, tabbed back and recalled that Fallout 3 doesn't let you alt-tab away. I loaded the game back up and went from there.
Additionally, speaking of having to start over, Liberty Prime got stuck before the second-to-last energy gate. And you have to laugh. All this talk from both sides about video games ought to be respected or not respected as an artistic medium and it was still possible for me to encounter a bug in the final scene, ten minutes from the end. How were they not CONSTANTLY checking the progress, the map's x,y co-ordinates of Liberty Prime?????? This is literally like how Rosebud is about to be revealed as the guy's sled and the film splits apart and the projectionist has to stitch it back together. Okay, it's not literally like that at all. But this is such a juvenile medium. Honestly, I don't care if there are crazy bugs in the middle of a game with as much content as this, as long as it doesn't randomly crash. But make sure I can at least see the ending without have to restart.
Yes, the journey was absolutely worth it, it's a brilliant game, there was a real sense of dread when I was a poor scavenger and so on. But these things could be so much better. I did notice that the 7th (!!!) person mentioned in the credits was the lead programmer. EASY THERE lead designer, you weren't that good.
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Fallout 3 noob by Fussbett 01/13/2009, 7:30pm PST 
Re: Fallout 3 noob by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/13/2009, 7:46pm PST
Jsoh doesn't know it but he's going to have to give those back, plus a fee. NT by Fullofkittens 01/13/2009, 7:55pm PST
give those... fallout 3 copies? NT by a person who speaks english 01/13/2009, 7:59pm PST
stimpacks you fuckin sped NT by gruman 01/13/2009, 8:14pm PST
of course that makes perfect sense NT by speed demon 01/13/2009, 8:24pm PST
Re: of course that makes perfect sense by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/13/2009, 10:21pm PST
gruman = wrom NT by Captain Obvious 01/14/2009, 1:41am PST
I was so naive I thought it was bdr or sasy NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/14/2009, 5:01am PST
You have a lot to learn about life. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/14/2009, 5:03am PST
psh, well, yeah. I'm the only one who calls them speds anymore. NT by Worm 01/14/2009, 5:53am PST
You and bdr. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/14/2009, 6:03am PST
I thought he called everyone paco. NT by Worm 01/14/2009, 2:17pm PST
sidequests, NUFF SED (too much might have already been said at this juncture in NT by a person who speaks english 01/13/2009, 7:59pm PST
ammo by bombMexico 01/13/2009, 8:54pm PST
Super Mutant plot spoiler by Lizard_King 01/13/2009, 9:48pm PST
gonna have to go with LK on this one, he is right (bm otoh is not) NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/13/2009, 11:12pm PST
Re: Fallout 3 noob by motherfuckerfoodeater 01/13/2009, 8:57pm PST
Dukov by Fussbett 01/14/2009, 12:16pm PST
Re: Fallout 3 noob by Lizard_King 01/13/2009, 10:10pm PST
Karma, Rock-It Launcher, Repair... by Fussbett 01/14/2009, 11:46am PST
I fired the rockit launcher exactly 3 times and then banked it by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/28/2009, 8:15am PST
Re: I fired the rockit launcher exactly 3 times and then banked it by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/28/2009, 9:33am PST
I'd like to reiterate what a piece of crap the Rock-It Launcher is. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/21/2009, 7:35pm PDT
Fusbet got himself locked inside a locked apartment that doesn't open in Megaton by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/14/2009, 1:45am PST
Jhoh hipped me to the "wait" key. Chilled out until Jericho woke up and unlocke NT by Fussbett 01/14/2009, 5:32am PST
the sherrif has a str bobblehead in his place NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/14/2009, 5:47am PST
You don't even have to break in there, just lead him to Mr. Rourke. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/14/2009, 1:19pm PST
You mean Mr. Rourke who just died? Bad taste! NT by I need clarification 01/14/2009, 3:01pm PST
I don't know why the fire ant quest was so early in the game by Entropy Stew 01/14/2009, 11:11am PST
Re: Fallout 3 noob by Fussbett 01/14/2009, 11:32am PST
Well that is pretty cool. PS: Newb tip about hacking. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/14/2009, 1:12pm PST
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU NT by McMoo 01/14/2009, 2:59pm PST
http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/fallout_3_hacking.txt by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/28/2009, 8:23am PST
Re: http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/fallout_3_hacking.txt by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/28/2009, 8:31am PST
Actually I think this will work. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 01/28/2009, 8:31am PST
SPOILERS FOR ENDING by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/05/2010, 9:46pm PDT
A little more on the ending (spoilers) by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/05/2010, 10:38pm PDT
liberty prime never bugged out for me in the 5 times I played that by Sword of Justice 06/06/2010, 11:15am PDT
Re: liberty prime never bugged out for me in the 5 times I played t by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/06/2010, 3:26pm PDT
Re: liberty prime never bugged out for me in the 5 times I played t by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/06/2010, 9:59pm PDT
Literally the most retarded duo to play it. NT by Worm 06/06/2010, 10:38pm PDT
I don't think our site admin needs anyone to white knight for him but thanks. 8) NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/07/2010, 12:33am PDT
Lured in by another non-Worm Worm post Jhoh! by Worm 06/07/2010, 5:47am PDT
Maybe it was veronica. NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/07/2010, 10:59am PDT
Re: Maybe it was veronica. by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/07/2010, 5:54pm PDT
Re: Maybe it was veronica. by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/07/2010, 11:52pm PDT
we are hurting FEELINGS left and right NT by Sword of Justice 06/07/2010, 5:59pm PDT
we're OPERATAN on a pretty high grade level, one might even call it a natural hi NT by Sword of Justice 06/07/2010, 9:24pm PDT
I would even call it a SUPERnatural high. 8( *The Dogg* NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/07/2010, 11:51pm PDT
Re: liberty prime never bugged out for me in the 5 times I played that by computer expert 06/06/2010, 4:48pm PDT
that sure was a good movie, he's a great character a HERO even NT by Sword of Justice 06/06/2010, 9:15pm PDT
Bioshock 2 isn't all that good. NT by Jhoh Cause..... 2 06/05/2010, 11:04pm PDT
Get the Expansion! by Cannibal Dave 06/06/2010, 6:08pm PDT
Re: Get the Expansion! by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/07/2010, 11:23pm PDT
I found the alien one the worst by The Happiness Engine 06/09/2010, 1:21pm PDT
I agree, Point Lookout >= Broken Steel > Aliens > Anchorage. by Last 06/09/2010, 2:19pm PDT
Lookit Last and Steven Strasburg Garbage Day Pittsburgh on consecutive days! NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/09/2010, 2:53pm PDT
Anchorage showed an inherent flaw in trying to make RPGs like shooters by motherfuckerfoodeater 06/09/2010, 3:21pm PDT
Re: Anchorage showed an inherent flaw in trying to make RPGs like shooters by laudablepuss 06/09/2010, 4:21pm PDT
anchorage was the easiest and most action packed of the dlcs by Sword of Justice 06/10/2010, 4:36am PDT
Re: Anchorage showed an inherent flaw in trying to make RPGs like shooters by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/10/2010, 12:42am PDT
This is my ranking also. I forgot how disappointed I was by Anchorage. NT by The Happiness Engine 06/10/2010, 12:41am PDT
Spoilers for Operation: Anchorage by Ice Cream Jonsey 06/10/2010, 12:47am PDT
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