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Immersion's more than just perspective, bro. It's the total package. Your comparison of a flight simulator to the complete experience of a RPG - story, atmosphere, music, character development, etc. - is apples and oranges. When people around here talk about immersion, they're talking about the...

I thought they were cool too, but there's so much other stuff to be worried about in Fallout 3. I can't be concerned about a lack of Easter eggs. Anyway, they break immersion, as you say, so you know they're DEFINITELY out. Bethesda is all about the imershun.

He's saying that the pop culture references weren't "canon", so they're out. Though the bobbleheads are teetering dangerously close to Easter egg territory, so...not sure why Pete has a bug up his ass about the Monty Python references and such. In the end it doesn't really affect the game one...

Right, pop culture references out, talking severed heads of old women in. Bethesda knows how to bring teh funny.

Or how 'bout Bethesda does a better job the first time around. I don't get a paycheck from Bethsoft, so I'll be damned if I'm going to spend time improving their game.

I agree. That's how I felt while playing the first two Fallout games - that I really needed to go back and replay them to explore all the different paths my character could take. "Giving players a constant string of second chances" is possibly the worst thing someone could ever write about a...

Yeah, well it did sound like the interviewer said "the WHAT system". If only it were called W.Ä.T.S., Benke probably would've nailed the pronunciation. Anyway, Todd's beady eyes and constant nervous, shifty glances make his interviews really uncomfortable to watch. Best part of the vid...

I think that's the map you're talking about, yeah. Looks very easy on the eyes. See more here: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cbo_SGS0aYQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed>

I think it's been discussed elsewhere, but I reckon other developers use extensive motion capture, whereas Bethesda doesn't (or if they do, they don't do it very well). Read up sometime on how much motion capture Kojima Productions does for a Metal Gear Solid title. It's expensive and it's a...

That'd be "The mind is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised!" Sorry, couldn't resist correcting you. /Futurama geek Incidentally, I never did care for Mike as host of MST3K. I just didn't find him particularly funny, though he did have a few gems here and there (such as Angels...

Chris has a mighty, room-clearing fist and he's not afraid to use it. Bethesda's target audience is comprised of people who actually listen when the douchebag game store employee says "Have you put down a deposit for Fallout 3 yet?" while you're checking out.

I guess Eurogamer didn't get the memo that Fallout 3 is already Game of the Year 2008.

On the other hand, the ghouls appear quite zombie-like as a result of Bethesda's handiwork. Yuk yuk. Also, being named "Best of E3" doesn't mean a whole lot nowadays anyway, given E3's current state. Pretty tough to compete with Wii Music and a 30 second CG trailer for God of War 3, eh...

Thanks for the translation, MrBumble. I know it's a thankless task, so...thanks. Hell, Resident Evil 4 for the Gamecube looks better than Fallout 3. Now, I don't think Fallout 3 looks awful, aside from some of the animation - but overall it certainly doesn't blow me away, visually. Hi! You...

What can you do? Money talks. That being said, I think I'll live even if I don't get the chance to pay $2.50 for some robot horse armor.

Yes, we all know that perspective is the most important factor pertaining to "immersion". Though I'm not quite sure how the perspective made the new combat system "more approachable". It plays like a FPS with a hefty dose of optional real-time with pause, or bullet time, thrown in. Well, thank...

His head was probably crippled. How else do you expect him to patch himself up? A stimpak directly to the affected area does wonders for a crippled head.

C'mon dude, even the SNES controller had shoulder buttons. :wink: I'm just as disappointed by "bad stuff" being marked in red as the rest of you guys. I didn't play much of Oblivion, which apparently this concept is a holdover from, but this reminds me of Mass Effect's dialogue trees. The...

I can think of a few ways. :roll: Also, better than Deus Ex - nah, I think I enjoyed Deus Ex more than I'll enjoy FO3. Though Deus Ex wasn't much of a RPG, so much as it was simply a damn good game that happened to be a shooter with some light RPG elements. As someone else said, it's a bit...

Damn, no sooner than I went scrambling for the link to the Bear Force One video, accompanied by a witty comment, did I discover that BN had beat me to it.