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Third person over the shulder is actually newer. Isometric perspective dates back to Q*bert and Zaxxon in 1982. At the absolute latest, one could argue knight lore in 1984.

On the issue of early previews using non final builds of the game, I think it's perfectly ok to not be mentioning the obvious flaws. I imagine if a previewer comes across an obvious flaw, s/he will epxect the developer to fix it by the time the release comes, and if they don't, it will probably...

*waves hand*. Although I think if I get Fallout 3 it'll probably be the PC version (depending on the availibilty of modding tools).

As I understand it, editing meshes etc can't be done with the modding tools for Oblivion (and indeed, Morrowind). I think they're done in separate programs, and then saved in the folder with the same name as the old file, thus replacing it. I'm not a modder or a programmer of any...

This is not good news for Autrailia. It's simply not true or fair to say that banning the game in Austrailia is good because now "Australia is now better off for not having to play a substandard sequel" (Black on page 1 of this thread) simply because no one anywhere has to play Fallout 3...

No. Sequels and prequels are by their nature different. The number is crucial. you say something is Episode 1, newbies think "This is a good place to start", you say it's number 3, newbies often say "Maybe I should start with 1 and 2". That is infact how the law of sequels works. They want...

With the Phantom Menace- I couldn't disagree more. Firstly, it was a prequel which is a very different kettle of fish (A lot of folk on the street' are of the mind that sometimes it's better to see the prequel first, even if it was made 22 years later), and those that had seen the Phantom Menace...

No, but the casual crowd that Bethesda are aiming for are unlikely to buy a sequel to a game they've never played, just as they are unlikely to go to the cinema to see the sequel of a film they've never seen. They're attempts to link the game with every other game the console crowd have played...

Actually, the law of sequels says otherwise. Generally with many sequels you find that sales are dependant on the previous parts. By calling it Fallout 3, Bethesda will cause many people to not buy it, on the basis that they didn't play the first 2. Bethesda fan boys/girls won't care, but a lot...

No, Bethesda are awesome at clarifying things. Thats why they delibratly never do- they know how, they choose not to, but they're so good at clarifying stuff they know exactly what not to do. At least thats my theory, no one could be this good at obfuscation by accident. Anyway Bethesda want...

Re: Traits, Pearks and Cheat No it won't be. Things only bleed if they've been alive. Games can only be said to be alive if the developer actually cares about them and makes them for love of the game as opposed to love of money. Fallout 3 is in many ways simply necromancy in bad fantasy...

Xbox (and then 360) were the main crowds for Morrowind (although to a slightly lesser extent) and Oblivion. Both of which had tools released. The Oblivion had to be downloaded, so I could see them doing that. However, while I think they'll probably release tools for Fallout 3, I could also...

I get the feeling PCzone aren't looking at the same gaming industry that I am. Yes, more linear series/genres are becoming more non linear (Usually by just allowing customisation of the main characters abilities), but they are still linear games (Merely with one or two non linear features...

And by Master you mean a computerised Roger Delgado? I doubt Bethesda are paying that much attention to Fallout. Bethesda's 'parrallel processed PR' isn't designed to make the hack and slashers think this is H&S game, and us to think it's a proper Fallout sequal. They're trying to make...

Actually, it is a really cool feature. Trust me, we'll all be thankful of being able to cry.