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Have any of these informed journalists actually even played a demo of the game, or are they still just regurgitating PR thrown at them by Beth? How can they have such strong opinions about a game when, at best, they've only seen a scripted walk-through? Can you imagine if other media reacted...

Imagine if the Ender Scrolls IP was up for sale and Blizzard purchased it. And then imagine it was turned into a PC only Diablo clone rather than a FPP all-platform game. How would the fanbase feel about this? How would Beth's console fans feel about not having access to the game, unless they...

I don't have a problem with people liking Oblivion. My comments were more about the reviews. I was trying to point out to Phil that Oblivion would have been a better example to use rather than GTA4. So GTA4 has some flaws, so what. As long as they don't detract from the game they don't really...

You said that GTA4 is mediocre at best, which I disagree with, but that's subjective. Considering I would rate the game very highly I can understand others doing the same, so the reviews don't bother me too much in this case. I can look past the flaws because I'm enjoying it so much, which is...

But... it's still pretty damn good! GTA4 is a good game that ropes you in. So it's not the best shooter or the best car driving simulator, but the characters, story and environment are supurb. Let's not forget that FO 1 & 2 didn't have the best combat or inventory management, and I would...

Sorry for the off-topic post. It just seems a bit too late now to be hoping that FO is not going to be done over by Beth, whether it's in a sig or a comment. I'll reign it in with the stupid stuff. Back on the topic being discussed, I hate it when games/books/movies ask you to suspend your...

Fixed! Mick

I hate minigames. The point of having a % against a skill is to have it just work or not work, depending on the roll of the dice (so to speak). If they have a minigame for science, then why not have a minigame for attacking an opponent? Every time you go into VATS and select a body part to...

The way Beth handle it's Inside the Vault seems indicative of the way they operate in general. Why do they think anyone would care about the opinions of some junior artist/programmer/tester? If they're as green as you, me or the next guy when it comes to game development then they might as...

I was just looking into the sequal to FEAR, called Project Origin. I believe this is due for release about the same time as FO3. They have some pretty cool video dev blogs, and these show the project leads, rather than the inexperienced. Maybe Beth should check these out for ideas on how to...

I've heard some of the Beth guys like LARPing, so thought that maybe one of them was "in character" and eyeing off the boots to complete the outfit. Now we just need to find out if they're role playing Oblivion, FO3, or something a bit naughtier! :) Mick

Is that the reflection of an orc/mutant that I can see at the top of the boot on the left? :) Mick

Wow, reading that is look looking in the mirror. My wife also brings a lot of work home, and she has first rights to the desktop if she needs it. When I first bought the console I thought there would always be conflict issues with the TV, but my wife is on the PC so often that the TV is...

I have to agree with Autoduel76 here. I also have young kids so time, money and space are important issues. We have a laptop and a desktop, but the desktop is average spec. I don't have the time or money to put into upgrading the desktop whenever I want to buy a new game. The last game I...

Doesn't instill much confidence in the combat system for F3, and is a bit of a backhander at Oblivion as well. Combat is central to both of these games and you'd think Beth would be working at getting this part of the game just right. I think F1/2's combat system was very enjoyable to play...

If I remember rightly, in the original FOs you could be right next to your enemy and still miss, and even drop your weapon. Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't agree with Bodybag though. Prior experience with FPSs would have to help with sighting and evading enemies in FO3, just as they do in...

Forgive my ignorance with financial matters, but does this mean that Herve will still be in charge of Interplay (ie. that he is involved in the buy out)? If the stock is so cheap I don't understand why Bethesda haven't looked into taking over Interplay (directly or indirectly). They could...

Agree totally, I didn't mind the game at first, but couldn't get over the repetiveness. The sight of yet another "clone" Oblivion gate used to make me groan. Funny thing is that in the end the most fun thing about the game was attacking a guard in a town and then trying to evade all the guards...

I have an Xbox and don't consider it in competition with the PC, but rather a different form of entertainment, like how a book or movie is different to a game. I use the PC for games like Civ, and use the Xbox for mindless shoot-em-ups. Agreed. I couldn't run Half-Life 2 on my PC (which is...

Didn't even know that POS existed before I joined NMA. After reading some of the opinions of NMAers I'm glad I never heard of it. I'll probably try FO3, but will wait till I can buy it secondhand somewhere... and then sell it again. But imagine if it did! :shock: Maybe they could make a...