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Fallout 3

So far....

Its Oblivion with guns and fewer trees.

;)


Seriously - I am really enjoying it so far. VACS is good, the Oblivion engine has been much tweaked and runs far more smoothly and is technically much stronger than it was in Oblivion.

Voice acting is strong, art is excellent, story is good and the world is beautifully realised.

I seems a little churlish to gripe that, on occasions the world seems a little empty and bleak....for obvious reasons. But there you go.

:cool:
 
Oblivion with guns sounds good.

And I hated those trees.

Chris won't be happy though.
 
This game better be equally sick and funny in equal measures.

Surely nobody can forget Reno in FA2 where you can bed a mafia boss's wife, his daughter, backstab the boss and get him killeld then star in a porn flick and earn the ire of prostitutes throughout the land :cool:
 
Oh yeah, don't forget the "Child Killer" tag you could get for offing the city's offspring. That was always good for a laugh.

Sadly I think FA3 is going to be somewhat toned down :(

Not enough games feature the option to murder children, imo.
 
subversplat said:
Oh yeah, don't forget the "Child Killer" tag you could get for offing the city's offspring. That was always good for a laugh.

Sadly I think FA3 is going to be somewhat toned down :(

Not enough games feature the option to murder children, imo.
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yeah, not sure the child murdering will be in there but the first major choice they describe in the walk throughs is whether or not you nuke an entire town.

so I think you can be quite sick if you like... :)
 
Ooh!

The main story-line is actually really good!

Some great reveals and I can see a few major moral choices looming on the horizon. This time I am playing through as a paragon of virtue - next time I am going to be one baad motherfucker.

Weirdly though, I have still yet to locate "dogmeat" your canine pal who will accompany you through the game. Must have missed something really fundamental very early on in the game. There is lots I want to go back to and do again being a baddie.

About 3 levels from max now, but I reckon I still have a good few hours of main story left and there are a load of side-quests I still need to do as well loads of the map I haven't yet explored.

Have chosen a lot of perks directly related to VACS, accuracy and criticals, so I am tough as hell now - bloody headshots and one-hit-kills galore and from huge distances.

When you queue 3 or 4 up and nail everyone in bloody, glorious slow-mo it is immensely satisfying.


Sorry Tommers.


Gripes?

Well like I said, the world is so well realised as a post-apocalyptic waste zone, that it can get a little samey and depressing sometimes - but what would you expect from a post apocalyptic wastezone eh?

Still runs well, looks great, loads to see and do, lots of character customisation and replay etc.
 
FridgeMagnet said:
Good to see they're maintaining high plot standards. Does it have the wit of the old ones, as well?
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I must confess I haven't played the first 2!

I have half-smirked a few times and the design and incidental details are great - posters, signs, knick-knacks etc.

Wouldn't say it was particularly "witty" though.


Sorry!
 
tommers said:
how long have you been playing it for swarfy? Is it a 100 hour epic?
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About 30 hours of straight game time now.

I think (not certain) I am on the final stretch with the main story line but I am certain there are a lot of side-quests still to go as well as a lot more exploring.

There are so many places I still can't get into as my lockpicking skills are not high enough and a number of "dungeons" hinting very strongly at events or quests or new story lines that I have not been able to fathom.
 
Swarfega said:
About 30 hours of straight game time now.

I think (not certain) I am on the final stretch with the main story line but I am certain there are a lot of side-quests still to go as well as a lot more exploring.

There are so many places I still can't get into as my lockpicking skills are not high enough and a number of "dungeons" hinting very strongly at events or quests or new story lines that I have not been able to fathom.
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oh... that doesn't seem very long for this type of thing. I think my Oblivion game is up to about 100, but I did start again after 75 hours...

it's annoying cos I've got loads of questions I want to ask but I don't want to spoil it. :)

I'm playing fallout 1 at the moment.
 
tommers said:
oh... that doesn't seem very long for this type of thing. I think my Oblivion game is up to about 100, but I did start again after 75 hours...

it's annoying cos I've got loads of questions I want to ask but I don't want to spoil it. :)

I'm playing fallout 1 at the moment.
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I got to 90 hours on a single character play-through of Oblivion, including all the add-ons.

Muttering on the web is that Fallout can take that long if you do everything.

Thing is, I reckon you would have to consider some stuff that you won't see if you play through as "good" and vice-versa - if you can get 2 noticeably different play-throughs out of it...
 
Oh noes!

I finished it!

The end kinda snuck up on me and - annoyingly - unlike Oblivion, once you complete the main story line, the game is finito. There is no opportunity to carry on playing and tie up loose ends.

Let this be a warning to you all!

I have gone back to a slightly earlier save and am now working on finding and finishing as many side quests as possible and trying to hit the final level cap (now on 18)
 
Swarfy, don't you get uncomfortable sitting still for that long, or get distracted during the boring bits? I love my games, but I just can't play them as much as you seem to be able to.

I guess you are in Dubai, there's not a great deal else to do.
 
ChrisFilter said:
Swarfy, don't you get uncomfortable sitting still for that long, or get distracted during the boring bits? I love my games, but I just can't play them as much as you seem to be able to.

I guess you are in Dubai, there's not a great deal else to do.
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Heh - it waxes and wanes.

I was thinking to myself only the other day that it had been a long time since a game reduced me to a zombie-like trance for days on end and then along came Fallout 3...!

Depends on the game and what else I am doing really - I do have a habit of picking up games, playing them for a bit and then ditching them but occasionally something will get it's hooks into me for a while.

We don't tend to socialise much on week nights and now we go to the gym before work, it gives me more time to sit on my arse and indulge in the evenings too.

Also - I have a Fat Boy. Hard to be uncomfy in a Fat Boy.
 
Swarfega said:
Heh - it waxes and wanes.

I was thinking to myself only the other day that it had been a long time since a game reduced me to a zombie-like trance for days on end and then along came Fallout 3...!

Depends on the game and what else I am doing really - I do have a habit of picking up games, playing them for a bit and then ditching them but occasionally something will get it's hooks into me for a while.

We don't tend to socialise much on week nights and now we go to the gym before work, it gives me more time to sit on my arse and indulge.

Also - I have a Fat Boy. Hard to be uncomfy in a Fat Boy.
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Doesn't your Mrs get fucked off with you being in another room? Mine takes exception to it :rolleyes: but also :)
 
ChrisFilter said:
Doesn't your Mrs get fucked off with you being in another room? Mine takes exception to it :rolleyes: but also :)
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Mostly she is very tolerant of it!

She is happy to watch some TV series on her laptop in the spare room or something whilst I game or, quite often she will sit and watch me play for a bit whilst prodding at the internet from the couch.

I in turn, tolerate crap TV when she wants to watch it. Well sometimes I tolerate it - mostly I leave the room or listen to music with the earphones.

Obviously there are limits...fortunately over the last week and a half, she had an assignment to do so she has been locked away herself for ages anyway.

I guess after 6 years of marriage she doesn't mind having me out of her hair doing something else for a bit.


:D
 
Swarfega said:
Mostly she is very tolerant of it!

She is happy to watch some TV series on her laptop in the spare room or something whilst I game or, quite often she will sit and watch me play for a bit whilst prodding at the internet from the couch.

I in turn, tolerate crap TV when she wants to watch it. Well sometimes I tolerate it - mostly I leave the room or listen to music with the earphones.

Obviously there are limits...fortunately over the last week and a half, she had an assignment to do so she has been locked away herself for ages anyway.

I guess after 6 years of marriage she doesn't mind having me out of her hair doing something else for a bit.


:D
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Yeah, I'm only 18 months married. I'm sure the novelty of me being there will wear off in time :D
 
Swarfega said:
Mostly she is very tolerant of it!

She is happy to watch some TV series on her laptop in the spare room or something whilst I game or, quite often she will sit and watch me play for a bit whilst prodding at the internet from the couch.

I in turn, tolerate crap TV when she wants to watch it.
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ah. Tolerance. The secret to a happy relationship. Games vs reality telly.

Exactly what we do in our house too. :)

I did find myself quite upset when somebody got low marks on Strictly the other day though. I think I'm getting sucked in. :(

what's a fatboy?
 
Fable 2 hit the internet this past 24 hours or so. Again I've not touched it as it's said to be a 'bad rip'. Downloaded Far Cry 2 and Pro Evo this past few days but I don't have any blank dual layers.
 
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