UPDATED: New Fallout Coming From Original Fallout Devs

[ae86gamer]

I hope that they take the components of all the 3 previous games to make this one epic. I can't wait for it to come out.

 

[LoopyDood]

Good thing I used the search feature, I was about to post this.

Anyways, I can't wait. I'm just getting into the second Fallout, and I just beat the first. Loved them both, hopefully this one will be filled with tons of little easter eggs and dark humor as well.

 

[JediMB]

This interests me. Personally I love Fallout 3, although it has its issues (most of which are technical), but I'd also enjoy seeing another (perhaps more traditional) take on a modern Fallout sequel.

Now, I've played Fallout and Fallout 2. Not as much the second as the first, though, due to some unfortunate save game data corruption when I moved the files from my old laptop. I just didn't feel like I had any desire to start over when I had plenty of completely unplayed games lying around.

A bit over a week ago I finally picked up Fallout 3. Love it so much. I think Bethesda did a great job in recreating the world from the original games, and while post-apocalyptic... most of the time the whole thing just feels "real". It's better than the original two games in some departments, not quite as good in others, and overall the FPS influences appeal to me. I have some issues with how the dialog system works, and a few restrictions and physics bugs tend to occasionally ruin my suspension of disbelief, but the quest system was enjoyable and a good motivator for moving forward.

I think it's worth to mention that I never cared much for Oblivion, though. Tried it, but it didn't really appeal to me, so there's no bias coming from there.

 

[Dectilon]

What I want from this game? Well, good writing, good voice acting and and... no, actually those are the only things I didn't like about F3. Granted, bad writing isn't something you'd want in an rpg... The technical issues didn't bother me so much, and the mileu was actually quite awesome.

 

[teh_gunslinger]

Interesting, although Vegas is slowly becoming the World War II setting for cityscapes. Come on videogame developers there are plenty of other interesting locals in the world. Fallout New Dubai anyone?

As I've mentioned elsewhere, a Fallout New Dubai would lack that sense of Americana gone insane that is a defining element of the Fallout games. I'm not sure it's a good idea.
Part of the charm of Fallout have been that you move around in, what is clearly American culture, but American culture warped and twisted with a dab of apocalypse. If the game was set in New Dubai or Tokyo or whatever it would probably be a good game, but I'm not sure it would be a Fallout game. In my own case I would be unable to relate properly to the game world and find the proper context. Fallout is, amongst other things, a satire on America and western culture I think, with a hint of humorous melancholy to the 50's. How would that translate to New Dubai. I know little enough about Dubai as it is, but a warped Dubai would be even more strange to me.

That being said, I think Las Vegas is a lame idea. Reno in F2 already did the whole casino/organized crime thing.

 

[Slycne]

Interesting, although Vegas is slowly becoming the World War II setting for cityscapes. Come on videogame developers there are plenty of other interesting locals in the world. Fallout New Dubai anyone?

As I've mentioned elsewhere, a Fallout New Dubai would lack that sense of Americana gone insane that is a defining element of the Fallout games. I'm not sure it's a good idea.
Part of the charm of Fallout have been that you move around in, what is clearly American culture, but American culture warped and twisted with a dab of apocalypse. If the game was set in New Dubai or Tokyo or whatever it would probably be a good game, but I'm not sure it would be a Fallout game. In my own case I would be unable to relate properly to the game world and find the proper context. Fallout is, amongst other things, a satire on America and western culture I think, with a hint of humorous melancholy to the 50's. How would that translate to New Dubai. I know little enough about Dubai as it is, but a warped Dubai would be even more strange to me.

That being said, I think Las Vegas is a lame idea. Reno in F2 already did the whole casino/organized crime thing.

Dubai was just a throw out to get people thinking about other locales, on closer analysis it probably wouldn't work, but I still feel we have seen Vegas or settings similar to Vegas enough.

 

[johnman]

I will give it a go. I never played the first two games but didnt like fallout 3 at all.

 

[Dectilon]

How about Paris or Rome? Cities with hundreds of years of historical significance would probably produce another brand of survivor. A civilization built on the ruins of a civilization built on the ruins of a civilization

 

[teh_gunslinger]

Interesting, although Vegas is slowly becoming the World War II setting for cityscapes. Come on videogame developers there are plenty of other interesting locals in the world. Fallout New Dubai anyone?

As I've mentioned elsewhere, a Fallout New Dubai would lack that sense of Americana gone insane that is a defining element of the Fallout games. I'm not sure it's a good idea.
Part of the charm of Fallout have been that you move around in, what is clearly American culture, but American culture warped and twisted with a dab of apocalypse. If the game was set in New Dubai or Tokyo or whatever it would probably be a good game, but I'm not sure it would be a Fallout game. In my own case I would be unable to relate properly to the game world and find the proper context. Fallout is, amongst other things, a satire on America and western culture I think, with a hint of humorous melancholy to the 50's. How would that translate to New Dubai. I know little enough about Dubai as it is, but a warped Dubai would be even more strange to me.

That being said, I think Las Vegas is a lame idea. Reno in F2 already did the whole casino/organized crime thing.

Dubai was just a throw out to get people thinking about other locales, on closer analysis it probably wouldn't work, but I still feel we have seen Vegas or settings similar to Vegas enough.

I completely agree. I'm not happy about the Vegas thing. Both because it's gotten very much the thing to do lately, but mostly because they already did it. I was only saying that I would prefer to keep it in the states. Perhaps Miami. I would love to see some mutated alligators.

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Should be good. Although I'd probably prefer Obsidian to merge completely with Bethsesda and let the original developers have much more of an influence on Fallout 3. I'm sure they would have improved the writing alone immeasurably.

 

[dagens24]

I've never played 1 or 2 but I LOVED 3, so if New Vegas is more of 3 I'm happy with that.

 

[Darth Sea Bass]

Oh christ no obsidian bollocks up every series they get involved with in my opinion! Lets judge the evidence shall we neverwinter nights... brilliant. Neverwinter nights 2... bug ridden piece of shit. KoTOR... amazing. KoTOR 2... total crap.

 

[Barraquda]

The only thing that I have against Fallout 3 is that it was EVER made!
I grew up playing Fallout 1 from time to time, just thinking it was a pretty neat game. Then Fallout 2 came and it was much darker and harder but it had all those things that you missed in Fallout 1 (like team-mates that didn't kill you on purpose).
I don't care how beautiful and cool "Fallout" 3 is because the thing I hate about it is that it HAD to be made. Couldn't they have just let it be? Must every game be so damn modern with fancy graphics and mainstream camera angles (FPS).

For the record, I have never ever met someone that have played (or even heard of) Fallout 1 & 2. So when they say that "Fallout" 3 is a sequel to the CLASSIC Fallout series, I just want to know how many actually knew about Fallout before the hype "Fallout" 3

And, this sounds like it will be one of those wanna-be-fallout games

 

[Avatar Roku]

I want to it not to suck like fallout 3

That's not entirely fair, and most of the review staff of magazines around the world would disagree with you. You can raise the "It's not Fallout" argument, and that would have more credence, but saying it out-and-out sucked would be hard to support.

Anyway, the last time Obsidian subcontracted something for another developer in the way of a followup it ended in disaster (KotOR II), but Bethesda have much more relaxed timing constraints.

Yeah, KotOR II ended kinda bad, but it wasn't Obsidian's fault; they were rushed by Lucasarts. It's a shame because the gameplay was better, and I love gray morality, so if only they'd been given time it wouldn't be remembered as a disappointment.

 

[Link Kadeshi]

I find it funny to read people's reactions to Fallout 3. Most people see it for the sweet game it is. Others, mainly Diehard Fallout vets play the game to find any and everything they can point at with disgust. I've never found that making fun of a game because it's not the old one with a new number and subtitle to be very intelligent. When you go into a new sequel, you need to shed expectations and even your love of the last game(s) until you're done. Why? So you can judge the game on what it's worth. I personally give high praise to F3. I really never liked the gameplay of the original Fallouts, and the main reason I ever played them was they were darn good games. Great story, great setting, and the fact that the gameplay was incorporated fairly well. Yes, that's right, I played the Fallouts with hatred for the turn-based nature. Which is odd since I've enjoyed Final Fantasy games... Oh well.

It'd be really cool if it was in the same perspective as the first three Fallouts (if we count Tactics), but I think it would be a hard sell to gamers who have already experienced Fallout 3. They wouldn't want to go back in time to an older type of gameplay. Granted, I'd still buy it, and I assume a lot of you would too because you aren't as superficial as others can be but it's still probably a pretty big worry.

Also, I hope they don't take the pre-alpha version of Van Burren. If they want to use the little bit of story they already had they should redo it from scratch. It pretty much sucked, so I'm sort of relieved that we never got that game.

*Smacks Vrikk* Never *Smacks Vrikk* Ever *Smacks Vrikk* Count *Smacks Vrikk* Tactics *Smacks Vrikk* EVER! *Smacks Vrikk*
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*Smacks Vrikk*

EDIT: Also, to those that complain about the new Fallout fans who love F3 because they don't know F1&2... Shut up and and be thankful that Beth made a good game (End the senseless predjudice) that more people want to buy and play.

 

[scotth266]

Hmmm. Well, guess this means that I'm gonna be grabbing the originals to try...

 

[GonzoGamer]

I guess Bethesda wants everyone to be happy.

Really?
Not really their style.

 

[Lord_Jaroh]

I guess Bethesda wants everyone to be happy.

Maybe they should support all consoles equally then...