I don't think it's supposed to be verbatim:
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To the Fallout 1 armor.
However...
Way back when, when robots were getting into fads...
It started off with painted boxes of tin and nickel, sometimes steel in the mixture too. If I don't mistake my guess, some of the earlier ones were painted with lead paints before that waned out. These were the 'boxy robots', of that era. I can't put a reliable date on that time when they were prevalent through sci-fi and pulp, but take a look at Powerman 5k, Tonight The Stars Revolt. That booklet was done
incredibly in the retrotech/sci-fi pulp style.
X-51, that robot on the back of the booklet inside of the CD jewel case, that is a 'neo-boxy' or 'after-boxy', as some call them. They weren't crudely-painted hollow boxes of metal, they had ornaments on them, and shapings sometimes made of glass (but that was rare). Most of the painting now was done in decals over the base painting.
Enter Robby the Robot, Forbidden Planet. He (all robots in the retro genre use the male tense) set a new trend for arms and a more variety of non-human faces.
Many new robots came out, now usually including moving arms and other hinged or swivel joints and gizmos like Robby's spinning loops.
I believe it was after the Robby phase is when robots started to take on a more humanistic approach, including more commonly legs which were not used for a couple of purposes. One, they were a bit harder to manufacture than your boxy, and two, balance problems. Most common in the legged models were thick, heavy legs that were also immobile.
In both the retro robot and Fallout Universe, this piece has good merits and foundations. It may not look verbatim, but I don't think Proverbius walks around calling himself a 'professional game artist' or a 'professional concept designer'. He doesn't get PAID for this stuff. In fact, it's possibly been one of the best fan 3d renders I've seen of the PA suit.
Still beats the fuck out of MicroForte's 'Predator' bullshit.
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Dennis Leary stole my song! That...asshole!
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"Robert, your time has come!"
"OOOH! Thank you, Master!"
"Don't mention it."
*Robert explodes in a shower of sparks*
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It's me, Jack Brown! The wind-up ass-hole!
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[font color=red]"The Brotherhood is not around to police the world. They're more like the mafia than any other organization. Your town needs protection? Fine. No problem. Just give us some of your children and a good percentage of your resources. Oh! Don't give us any *%$# or we'll burn your house down and put your family into one of our "Wasteland Famous" labor camps."(sic!)
[font color=green](You need to adjust your meds, Dan. Surreality is slipping through again.)
- Dan Levin on "Sellout Tactics: The Markethood of Game-Whoring
(The game may not fit into the Fallout Universe, but at least it has the Fallout name on it, and THAT's what matters! Pre-order now and get a free bag to conduct funeral services when you are done admiring how un-Fallout this game is!)"
[font color=red]"I think Dan was just getting a bit carried away with his analogy there.
There are aspects of the Brotherhood that are fascistic, especially our splinter faction, but they're not really comparable to the mafia."
[font color=green](Great that everyone's on the same level...please note the sarcasm.)
- Ed
[font color=red]"(Tony) I would redo the sprite of the Power Armor to make it more retro. Not that there is anything technically wrong with the sprite, it's a great piece of art. It's just that it is a bit out of place in the Fallout Universe. But bear in mind that we had to design it over a year ago and Interplay approved everything we did."
[font color=green](Odd, and Fallout Fans have done a much better job of capturing the style of art and all. And you call yourself a GAME ARTIST? I suppose it's like being a 'Counselor', where all you have to do is hang a sign over your door and you're in business. Shouldn't it have been obvious that retro was the theme of the game or was it a shocking revelation, playing the first two Fallout games and discovering this out?)
- Tony "I'll design and go with whatever gets approved, nevermind it's (ir)relevence to the subject matter at hand." Oakden
[font color=white]End Note: [font color=yellow]"To make the individual uncomfortable, that is my task." - Nietzsche
It has been my sole purpose to add controversey to this, a challenge. From the first day of seeing the screenshots, I knew it would take a lot of vehement protesting to make sure that the ball isn't dropped here. I've seen far too many times where the fans would just nod and moo, and the game is utter shit as an end product. A bit of a challenge is what's needed, to ensure, to
prove me wrong is the purpose here. No direct, personal insult is meant by any this, but I am highlighting several of the most prevalent flub-ups so far. That's my point in all this.
Prove me wrong, I challenge you, team of Fallout Tactics.
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Try Arcanum, by those who brought you the first Fallout:
http://fp.geocities.com/jonaac/2.jpg
