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I have no problem calling Fallout 3 a reboot. Unfortunately the reboot went from the equivalent of The Dark Knight to Batman & Robin instead of the other way around.

I'd go for the 5th one, mainly because it pays homage to the original.

I was getting fairly annoyed until the very end. I didn't like the keyword system because it made you seem like a moron who could only shout single words at people. If it is a keyword system but said as dialog then that will help a lot with immersion. However, it is kind of silly that this...

I could get behind the phrase idea if done properly. The person that talks about the difference between Fallout and Wasteland makes a valid point, but I still have an issue with key words or poorly done phrases. Anyone that has played BioWare games like Dragon Age, SWKOTOR/SWTOR, or Mass...

My problem isn't with keywords that you guess to get additional dialog. It is the main dialogue options that are given to you (those blue buttons). When you are handed the keywords to choose from that is no different mechanics wise than giving you an entire line of dialog to click. However it...

I'm pretty happy with what I see, but I have to agree with the people that think the key word dialogue is underwhelming. It makes me feel like the rangers are a bunch of idiots that are only capable of saying one word at a time and the NPCs compensate for the ranger's mental disability by...

I'm kind of surprised that people are concerned about a slightly cartoony look from a franchise that has vicious bunnies, nuns with guns, Hobos drinking Snake Squeezins, a Red Ryder BB Gun, Toaster Repair and tons of other corny things like that.

Not sure how I feel about them doing the kickstarter before Wasteland 2 is out. On the one hand I understand that when you have employees to pay that you don't want down time between projects. However, I'd feel much more comfortable about donating to that project once I was able to play and...

I don't understand why some people are griping about Torment not really being a sequel but a spiritual successor. What do you think Fallout is in relation to Wasteland? I remember being thrilled in the mid-90s that they were making a followup to Wasteland even if it had a different name and a...

Please follow the game closely. On the surface NMA is a website about post-apocalyptic games (especially Fallout). However, I think the true heart of NMA is a love of good CRPGs and a recognition of how rarely such a game comes along (especially over the past decade). Most people consider...

I'm not happy that the remake was a parody of RPGs. The originals were the first RPGs I played as a kid. I was really worried he was going to pull the same stunt with Wasteland 2, but thankfully it doesn't look like it. Since the game is free I'll give it a try, but I happiest about getting...

I notice the end date for this fundraiser is December 1, 2013. Does this mean it would be a year before they even start the prototype? I bet anything Herve figures if they get enough money they can do the game, and if not he'll just pocket what he's raised and claim they developed a prototype...

Most reviewers thought FO3 was better than FNV. Buyers who care know that there are major issues with game reviewers (moreso than with movie critics), and those that don't are probably the kind of people that won't like Wasteland 2 for that very reason (and because it isn't first person view).

Having a signature city would be consistent with Fallout in general, not just 3. The first Fallout had Los Angeles (even it it wasn't called it by name) and the second one had San Francisco. Heck, even Wasteland had Las Vegas!

While I found the obsession with gay characters a bit much I do cut her some slack because, as I understand it, the game came at an important point in her childhood where she knew she was gay but had to keep it a secret. Seeing the option to be gay in a video game probably meant a lot to her in...

I always take claims of "perma-death" in a save whenever you want system with a grain of salt. If a favorite NPC dies in a battle I'm very, very likely to load my last saved game to do the fight over.

There were a bunch of near useless (or should I say highly situational) skills in Wasteland. The most famous is Toaster Repair. You could get around most of these by just trying to do the task over and over again as the game would essentially do a roll for a skill check. One thing to note...

I get nervous when I hear comparisons to Bard's Tale. The originals are among my favorite RPGs (particularly for the 1980s). I'd say they were THE games that made me an RPG fan. The 2000s version had little in common with them except for the name. The joking tone of the game was a big turn...

Funny how in my mind Fallout seems like it came out 20 years ago. Yet, at the same time, if I think about what I was doing in my life in 1997 it only seems like 5-10 years ago! I remember it coming out and I was thrilled to get what I considered at the time to be the sequel to Wasteland.

X-Play (a video game review show on G4, a US network) is equally as bad. I remember a few years ago they awarded Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story with RPG of the year. It was the same year the first Dragon Age game came out. Ok, Dragon Age may not rank with the all time greats but it is...