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Oh, man. I'm almost as excited for this game as I am for MGS4. I love me some Fallout!
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Fallout 3 ALMOST COMPLETE
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I played "Brotherhood of Steel" - the tactical combat game, not the piece of console-excrement they dropped on us before Interplay went bankrupt - and found myself fondly remembering the days of Windows 95 and the original Fallout. Sigh. It's going to be VERY different than the original Black Isle stuff, for sure, but hopefully it won't suck.
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I think that Bethesda did a good job with Oblivion, although Morrowind is still a much better game (aside from the graphics). Since Fallout is going to be "smaller" than Oblivion, that automatically means it won't have nearly the content that Morrowind did, which makes me sad. I was really hoping for something gigantic.
That having been said, I'm still holding out the hope that what they don't have in size, they make up for in quality. Time will tell.
That having been said, I'm still holding out the hope that what they don't have in size, they make up for in quality. Time will tell.
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I'm really excited for this one 
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I trust in Bethesda, just like I trust in Valve. Naysayers' concerns are duly noted, but those 2 companies always put in 110% of their effort, release bugs aside. They always create a top notch enjoyable experience that is both unique and genuinely compelling. My $0.02
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I am actually interested and waiting. Hopefully, my hopes won't fail me.
Warning: Long angry rant.
Eh, not really looking forward to Fallout 3. I highly doubt it will be anywhere near as good as the original two. Black Isle Studios was an insanely great developer, they put so much plot and character development into their games, mixed with a very nice style of humor. But Fallout 3, being made by Bethesda Game Studios, is going to be horrible. Since they've gotten a new CEO the quality of their games went downhill... fast. Morrowind was an excellent game with a very great plot that kept you busy for thousands of hours (literally), mixed in with a world that was handcrafted every inch of the way. Every tree, building, and rock was hand placed, and the quality of the work showed. I spent hours just wandering around looking at the beauty of the game. The quests in Morrowind where all unique and open ended. You could beat them in so many different ways.
Oblivion, on the other hand, was horrible. They traded plot, dialog, and uniqueness for "pretty" graphics and a horrible random generator. I can't think of a single spot in the game that made me stop and spend 5 minutes looking at the beauty of the landscape. I can't see how people liked the graphics the textures they used where so very poor, and the faces where horrible... HORRIBLE! The quests where so straight forward and easy, there was no thinking involved at all, I've seen MMO quests that where more fun....
One last thing:
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I think that Bethesda did a good job with Oblivion, although Morrowind is still a much better game (aside from the graphics). Since Fallout is going to be "smaller" than Oblivion, that automatically means it won't have nearly the content that Morrowind did, which makes me sad. I was really hoping for something gigantic.
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I really disagree with you on the graphics of Morrowind, thanks to the great modding community ( that is still rather large) the graphics ARE better than Oblivions. There are tons of Texture mods out there that make the game look great. Plus a very wonderful program called "Morrowind Graphics Extender" that adds A LOT to the graphics, you can set the draw distance to infinite and it not only runs better then Oblivion with Infinite draw distance, but looks a lot better from far away too.
Eh, not really looking forward to Fallout 3. I highly doubt it will be anywhere near as good as the original two. Black Isle Studios was an insanely great developer, they put so much plot and character development into their games, mixed with a very nice style of humor. But Fallout 3, being made by Bethesda Game Studios, is going to be horrible. Since they've gotten a new CEO the quality of their games went downhill... fast. Morrowind was an excellent game with a very great plot that kept you busy for thousands of hours (literally), mixed in with a world that was handcrafted every inch of the way. Every tree, building, and rock was hand placed, and the quality of the work showed. I spent hours just wandering around looking at the beauty of the game. The quests in Morrowind where all unique and open ended. You could beat them in so many different ways.
Oblivion, on the other hand, was horrible. They traded plot, dialog, and uniqueness for "pretty" graphics and a horrible random generator. I can't think of a single spot in the game that made me stop and spend 5 minutes looking at the beauty of the landscape. I can't see how people liked the graphics the textures they used where so very poor, and the faces where horrible... HORRIBLE! The quests where so straight forward and easy, there was no thinking involved at all, I've seen MMO quests that where more fun....
One last thing:
[quote1206562431=Flippy Squirrel]
I think that Bethesda did a good job with Oblivion, although Morrowind is still a much better game (aside from the graphics). Since Fallout is going to be "smaller" than Oblivion, that automatically means it won't have nearly the content that Morrowind did, which makes me sad. I was really hoping for something gigantic.
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I really disagree with you on the graphics of Morrowind, thanks to the great modding community ( that is still rather large) the graphics ARE better than Oblivions. There are tons of Texture mods out there that make the game look great. Plus a very wonderful program called "Morrowind Graphics Extender" that adds A LOT to the graphics, you can set the draw distance to infinite and it not only runs better then Oblivion with Infinite draw distance, but looks a lot better from far away too.
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Interesting observations Darkea. I'd like to take a look at some of the add-ons and extensions for Morrowind you mention. I used to use the "Morrowind FPS Optimizer", but it was really tailored for ATI cards, and I don't have one of those anymore.
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I agree that Morrowind is still an incredible game, but I find Oblivion exciting and enjoyable with all the mods available. Shortcomings aside it's still a great action RPG and is head and shoulders above most other gameplay experiences that have been released since ESIII. I should reinstall Morrowind to see the mods that I've missed, and those graphical mods look gorgeous. The gaming industry is copping out to the mainstream as of late, and Bethesda is guilty of following the same trend, but I still hold them in high regard along with Valve for at least keeping themselves at the head of the class. The golden days of gaming might have passed us, but I hope there can be a brighter future of games made for a very narrow target audience like the good old days. Capitalism bashes that idea in the face, so unless small developers get some kind donations in the 7 figure range, we'll see mediocre games that appeal to far too many people, and none of them being true gamers.
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