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by Entropy Stew 10/08/2010, 1:29pm PDT |
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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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Jerry which game site have you finally settled on by Mysterio 09/29/2010, 9:00am PDT
My games site of choice is and always will be caltrops.com v_v by Jerry Whorebach 09/29/2010, 5:32pm PDT
"Operation Anchorage was as bad as anything BioWare's ever made" by jeep 09/29/2010, 5:39pm PDT
I go back and forth between almost liking FO3 and absolutely despising it. by Jerry Whorebach 09/29/2010, 6:48pm PDT
Don't play the terrible word-guessing minigame! by laudablepuss 09/29/2010, 7:20pm PDT
At least the lockpicking game has a "throw up hands in frustration" button. by (X) Force Lock 09/29/2010, 7:42pm PDT
The game got much better when I started over by jeep 09/29/2010, 9:46pm PDT
Re: The game got much better when I started over by Entropy Stew 09/30/2010, 2:12pm PDT
BARF! would have been a better reference NT by River City Ransom! COME ON CALTROP 09/30/2010, 3:43pm PDT
Re: I go back and forth between almost liking FO3 and absolutely despising it. by Mr. Kool 09/30/2010, 3:26pm PDT
You can *almost* do it in Fallout 3. by Jerry Whorebach 10/07/2010, 1:36pm PDT
Re: You can *almost* do it in Fallout 3. by laudablepuss 10/07/2010, 4:29pm PDT
It's always a better idea to clamber over something than to clamber under it, by even before you factor in the CHUDs 10/07/2010, 9:33pm PDT
Regardless, a ladder wouldn't help. by laudablepuss 10/08/2010, 11:48am PDT
Hi NT by Potomac 10/08/2010, 1:34pm PDT
Not even remotely comparable to the situation in Manhattan NT by laudablepuss 10/08/2010, 2:22pm PDT
Yeah, I don't really know. by Jerry Whorebach 10/09/2010, 10:20am PDT
Here is who should win an award: by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/08/2010, 11:16am PDT
Re: Here is who should win an award: by Entropy Stew 10/08/2010, 1:29pm PDT
Re: Here is who should win an award: by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/08/2010, 3:17pm PDT
Jerry Whorebach: King Shit of Fuck Mountain by Mysterious Stranger 10/08/2010, 4:47pm PDT
DIS GUY DON GET IT by Mysterious Stranger Helper 10/08/2010, 4:51pm PDT
Here we have the "flavor" of a shitty poster. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/08/2010, 6:12pm PDT
Man I love HSM's 50 page Bioware game reviews, lets resurrect them but call the NT by reviewer Jerry Whorebach. 10/08/2010, 6:14pm PDT
Agreed. They barely spoke of the keys used to cast spells and attack enemies. NT by Eldjotnar 10/08/2010, 6:30pm PDT
On behalf of the spirit of BDR and to a lesser extent FABIO, I accept this award NT by Jerry Whorebach 10/09/2010, 10:09am PDT
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