Recent content by Protean

I don't care if JA2 is superior to FO3 (a point which I agree with you on... JA2 is a phenomenal game). The simple fact of the matter is that you're using the price of a brand new item versus the price of an old item as a primary metric of value, when there is significant depreciation in the...

Bad example - JA2 is an old game. Upon release, it cost considerably more. Additionally, the expansion pack was shorter than JA2, and it cost $30 when it was released. So, looking at original cost, it could be argued that FO3 DLC is a better value than Unfinished Business. Additionally...

I sincerely hope that is sarcasm/humor.

Having not played Fable 2, I cannot say whether it's a better game or a better RPG than FO3. That said, some places have rules against (or just tend to shy away from) giving a game wins in multiple categories. Perhaps they felt that either 1) FO3 is a better game, but they'd already given it...

Well said. I think perhaps I'm just running into the "vocal minority" problem. :) I've been specifically looking for people who praise the game on the board after posting my query. There are a fair number, some of whom even rank in the vocal minority (actually, judging by the never-ending...

Didn't mean to offend. That statement was meant to be mildly humorous... That said, I have seen considerably more hate for the game than anything else. Just trying to get a feel for how many people simply hate the game as a game. I can understand the feeling that it does a disservice to...

One thing I want to ask... I know it's the cool thing to do around here to hate on Fallout 3, but does anyone here truly hate the game? I will give you that it isn't as good as either of the first Fallout games by a long shot. It could even be argued that it isn't a true Fallout game...

This is true. Hadn't even thought about that. I bet Bethesda didn't either...

You have a point. Traveling in first person does require the world to be more compressed. It would be quite dull otherwise. Though I think the random encounters in Fallout 3 are easier to avoid than those in the previous two games, precisely because it is a first-person affair. In...

True, there were more settlements inhabited by more NPCs, all of which were more interesting. Doesn't change the fact that travel from one place to another was crap. Try to look at the bright side: Bethesda improved the travel portion of the game.