Fallout 3 to have over 200 endings - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 26th Mar 2008, 11:44

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._200_endings/1

Todd Howard of Bethesda has let slip a few more details about Fallout 3, revealing that the game will have over 200 endings.

steveo_mcg · 26th Mar 2008, 11:52

But how many will be variations on "game over"

CardJoe · 26th Mar 2008, 12:04

I think there was about twenty five different game over narrations in Fallout 2. They ranged from "Your bullet ridden corpse now lies forgotten in the desert, lost amid the background radiation" to "You have failed in your quest. Arroyo is doomed without you."

steveo_mcg · 26th Mar 2008, 12:22

I think i seen more of those than i did the proper endings, never did know when to ~~walk~~ run away.

Tyrmot · 26th Mar 2008, 12:39

Surely this could be the best game of 2008... I really really really really really really really really really hope they don't mess it up!

chrisb2e9 · 26th Mar 2008, 13:23

god I hope this game is as good as it should be. this is the one and only game that I have any hope for now.
I think 200 endings is a little much though, 50 good endings would be better than 200 weak endings.
I am betting that they are all just slight variations of each other.

CardJoe · 26th Mar 2008, 14:13

Yes, but thats the point. There was at least 100 possible endings in Fallout 2, adding and taking and tweaking based on who you met, slept with, killed, helped, hindered, etc.

devdevil85 · 26th Mar 2008, 14:16

I hope they allow M+K support on the PS3 like they did Oblivion.....as I won't have a good enough rig by the time this comes out.....

HourBeforeDawn · 26th Mar 2008, 17:16

I guess this will give it a little more replay value to say the least.

Cadillac Ferd · 26th Mar 2008, 17:30

Argh! I wish this game would come out nowish while I still have the cash to pay for it!

Jordan Wise · 26th Mar 2008, 21:03

lets hope there isn't another one of those headlines where 'x game is not going to be released for the pc after all'.

Yemerich · 26th Mar 2008, 22:19

It's obvious that Beth was hoping to sell to the consoles from the beggining. and all that Sweeney talk should scare the game industry mercenaries. I think a good RPG will never run as smooth as it does in the PC.

Another thing to point is that Beth compares too much FO3 with TES4. With all this focus on Oblivion success i can almost bet that FO3 won't be as fun as previous games to the average (not the hardcore) FO fan. BUT, i hope i am wrong. I really do...

Tulatin · 27th Mar 2008, 02:39

Mm, another bigass world? Well, by the time I'm done Oblivion (granted, being a Khajit Thief, at level 40 in about 35 hours... It all becomes exploration) I'll have another giant realm to get lost in - and with this being Behedesa - no asinine copy protection.

Veles · 27th Mar 2008, 03:04

I do hope they can pull this off well, I was sorely disappointed with Oblivion when that came out, the levelled enemies just ruined the game IMO. Going out to level up a bit after finding a place was too hard, coming back and now finding it even harder was rather annoying, I hope they don't make that mistake with FO3. The changes they have made to the game mechanics don't bother me too much, FO has always been about the story and setting first IMO, so long as they get that right, the combat mechanics don't really bother me.

CardJoe · 27th Mar 2008, 07:43

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Originally Posted by Veles

I do hope they can pull this off well, I was sorely disappointed with Oblivion when that came out, the levelled enemies just ruined the game IMO. Going out to level up a bit after finding a place was too hard, coming back and now finding it even harder was rather annoying, I hope they don't make that mistake with FO3. The changes they have made to the game mechanics don't bother me too much, FO has always been about the story and setting first IMO, so long as they get that right, the combat mechanics don't really bother me.

QFT, though for me levelling had the opposite effect. I just existed in a permanent state of non-challenge, my archer always ready to run backwards indefinitely while firing arrows. I started to get really annoyed when highwaymen and common thugs appeared wearing full ebony armour.

26th Mar 2008, 11:44	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Fallout 3 to have over 200 endings http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03..._200_endings/1 Todd Howard of Bethesda has let slip a few more details about Fallout 3, revealing that the game will have over 200 endings. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

26th Mar 2008, 11:52	#2
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,975	But how many will be variations on "game over" __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

26th Mar 2008, 12:04	#3
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	I think there was about twenty five different game over narrations in Fallout 2. They ranged from "Your bullet ridden corpse now lies forgotten in the desert, lost amid the background radiation" to "You have failed in your quest. Arroyo is doomed without you." __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

26th Mar 2008, 12:22	#4
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,975	I think i seen more of those than i did the proper endings, never did know when to ~~walk~~ run away. __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

26th Mar 2008, 13:23	#6
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,068	god I hope this game is as good as it should be. this is the one and only game that I have any hope for now. I think 200 endings is a little much though, 50 good endings would be better than 200 weak endings. I am betting that they are all just slight variations of each other. __________________ attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. Long-term relationships are like urban tomatoes: they only grow under special conditions. - Prestidigitweeze Don't hold on to the reigns once you've fallen off the horse, your just going to get dragged to death - SNiiPE_DoGG

26th Mar 2008, 12:39	#5
Tyrmot Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 204	Surely this could be the best game of 2008... I really really really really really really really really really hope they don't mess it up!

26th Mar 2008, 14:13	#7
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Yes, but thats the point. There was at least 100 possible endings in Fallout 2, adding and taking and tweaking based on who you met, slept with, killed, helped, hindered, etc. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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devdevil85 Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: US of A Posts: 884	I hope they allow M+K support on the PS3 like they did Oblivion.....as I won't have a good enough rig by the time this comes out.....

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