Recent content by TheNotoriousAMP

You. I like you. For as crap as the combat was, and how blatantly better magic was (dear god being a tech player is boring when you have to slog your way all across the game world), Tarant is probably hands down my favorite (and probably most unique) game location of all time.

For those who want to avoid reading a few paragraphs, this review of Pillars of Eternity encapsulates the spirit of what I'm about to say: http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=9867 For me my critiques of Obsidian are mostly based on the fact that they continually make rookie mistakes in many...

Fallout 2 is very much non linear, which is why I didn't mention it. Functionally speaking, the main "story" of Fallout 2 and 3 is the wanderings of the Chosen One and Lone Wanderer. For example, New Reno was practically a game in and of itself. The best way to explain this is to look at Fallout...

Whoops, sorry about that. Double checked the wiki and yeah, the riot shotgun. Probably should have double checked before posting late at night.

.....Yeah remember how in Game of Thrones Ramsay says "if you're looking for a happy ending you've come to the wrong place"? This is kind of the same thing. You're really not going to make any headway on any of those goals. Best to avoid any further irritation, it'd be like trying to bang your...

newbie- not helping. I don't know if you are used to entering old forums but basically this is what happens. There's a bunch of people who have been here a long while. They've seen a ton of stuff and really don't tolerate anyone new easily. For good or for ill. Strong point, tons of info and...

Which is kind of ironic considering you're pissed because we're defending 3. Anyway, I was hyperbolic there but the point I make remains. In a lot of the games the Obsidian group makes that aren't built around someone else's game design, the combat (gameplay) is often heavily flawed. Alpha...

I will not be insulted in such an offensive matter. As such I fixed it for you. Anyhoo, the poster before me did a bad job of things but can you honestly tell me you enjoy the gameplay (not conversations) of a lot of Obsidian's games? I mean, their best games, KOTOR 2 and New Vegas are basically...

American Fallout fan from St. Louis. Known about NMA ever since I played Fallout 1 and 2 back in high school. Joined on a total whim because I want to talk about game design decisions. I Speak French for anyone interested in that.

Okay, I guess its time an adult (okay, a 23 year old) stepped in to defend Fallout 3. On a side note, if you missed my other posts I'm young but have played (and replayed) torment, arcanum, 1, 2, 3, and NV so I'm hardly new to these sort of games. Fallout 3 is designed around being able to drop...

I always loved the combat shotgun. Softened them up with the All American and right when they thought they had the sniper pinned down, a giant blue grandma comes in screaming and swinging alongside a combat armored range with the fist of God thudding out buckshot like mad.

It's kind of unfair to compare fallout 3 and 1 because they are two completely different beasts. Fallout 1 and 2 (and also, lets be fair, most members of NMA are basically first and foremost fans of Fallout 1) are functionally pnp campaigns translated onto a computer screen, to the point that...

I'll remember it as the theme park that really reintroduced fallout to a new generation of gamers that otherwise would have never heard about the series. I kind of judge it along those lines, and tend to be a bit forgiving of it because of it. It served its job well as an entry point and "best...

For me it was Raul, while I found him kind of interesting, his character's sidequest was too buggy and a pain in the ass for me to really travel with him, since I had to structure my entire playthrough from the beginning to fit the requirements for the people he needed to meet. For some reason...

Okay, so first time poster and figured might as well address something I've seen pop up on the board. Background wise, I've played all the Fallout games except for Brotherhood of Gua(ra)na. Played the first two and tactics about 10 years ago while just starting high school, which really got me...