Fallout 3 Hands-on Preview - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 4th Aug 2008, 14:26

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1

We've just been hands-on with the latest version of Fallout 3 and have tried our hands at everything from cannibalism to gentle diplomacy in this post-apocalypse wasteland sandbox. Want to know our thoughts on Bethesda's latest opus? Discover them within!

ComputerKing · 4th Aug 2008, 14:28

wowowowo thanks for this BT I will go head and read it word by word.

liratheal · 4th Aug 2008, 14:31

My concern is that crazy 'cinematic kill cam' crap that's been mentioned around the tubes - Can you turn it off/stop it being used?

My fear that this game would suck have been.. Slightly curbed. Hopefully the final release is just as up to scratch, so to speak.

CardJoe · 4th Aug 2008, 14:34

You can't turn it off or skip it - but it only last 2 seconds and is completely optional if you want to do just do the quick, fire and forget stuff.

liratheal · 4th Aug 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

You can't turn it off or skip it - but it only last 2 seconds and is completely optional if you want to do just do the quick, fire and forget stuff.

I don't think I could handle having to watch it every time something died, because I do a lot of in-game murdering (As proven by my MGS4 excursion. 160 kills in the first chapter), and frankly, that'd drive me insane.

I assume that you can do the fire, forget, and then a bit of looting?

CardJoe · 4th Aug 2008, 14:41

It's not everytime something dies. It's everytime you use the VATS turn-based mode. If you want to play it in just normal FPS way then you'll never even see it.

liratheal · 4th Aug 2008, 14:44

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

It's not everytime something dies. It's everytime you use the VATS turn-based mode. If you want to play it in just normal FPS way then you'll never even see it.

Ahh.

That's air enough then.

zoot2boot · 4th Aug 2008, 14:52

the spectre of world leveling, even in a reduced format turns me off. You're right, it completely broke oblivion the first time round and dumbs the game down. i tried oblivion again just the other day and gave it about three hours before it was boring again. I want areas that are too hard at first and become accessible as your skills improve so there's always places to go that you couldn't do before because you sucked too much. it adds to replayability too because if you come back and you're better at the game you can play harder areas sooner get better stuff and progress quicker whilst always having a challenge. satisfaction from gaming for me comes from me getting better at it and developing l337 skills, not having my hand held to make sure it doesn't get too difficult.

kenco_uk · 4th Aug 2008, 14:56

Sounds good, Joe.

mclean007 · 4th Aug 2008, 15:07

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Originally Posted by page 4

Fallout 3 is coming and as far as we’re concerned, it’s going to be as excellent as we could have ever hoped. When it launches then it will demolish your life, soak up your spare time and tear apart your relationships

Funny you should say that - my mate was dumped many years ago because he played Fallout 2 non-stop for about 2 weeks and neglected his girlfriend. You have been warned!!

liratheal · 4th Aug 2008, 15:10

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Originally Posted by mclean007

Funny you should say that - my mate was dumped many years ago because he played Fallout 2 non-stop for about 2 weeks and neglected his girlfriend. You have been warned!!

Sucks to be him!

Also, I'm prepared. I don't have a social life to destroy

CardJoe · 4th Aug 2008, 15:14

When I first discovered Morrowind I was in second year of Uni. Everyone in the flat had gone home for the weekend and when they came back they found me, freezing cold in my basement bedroom playing the game with three blankets and a towel wrapped around me, breath steaming in the air and horrible bits of food lying around me. I didn't know how to do the heating and was too involved in the game to cook. I ate one serving of cold pasta with a dollop of mayo in the whole weekend and did not stop playing except to sleep. No showering or anything.

kenco_uk · 4th Aug 2008, 15:17

Urgh, you greb. btw check yoour pm's

salesman · 4th Aug 2008, 15:20

Sounds good. Are the NPC's in the game going to be as friendly as they were in oblivion or as in fallout (a lot of hating people in that game)? And how is the game dialog sounding is it similar to ether games or is it new in it's own right?

dr-strangelove · 4th Aug 2008, 15:43

Great preview, I can see my social life being destroyed by this game.

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

When I first discovered Morrowind I was in second year of Uni. Everyone in the flat had gone home for the weekend and when they came back they found me, freezing cold in my basement bedroom playing the game with three blankets and a towel wrapped around me, breath steaming in the air and horrible bits of food lying around me. I didn't know how to do the heating and was too involved in the game to cook. I ate one serving of cold pasta with a dollop of mayo in the whole weekend and did not stop playing except to sleep. No showering or anything.

You had it easy, you had cold pasta to eat and were smart enough to sleep

The boy 4rm oz · 4th Aug 2008, 15:46

Looks to be an awesome game. I should go and get the first two.

eeevan · 4th Aug 2008, 15:53

But the visuals, so unpretty imo.

Krikkit · 4th Aug 2008, 16:13

Looks awesome - what'll the system reqs be like?

AlexB · 4th Aug 2008, 16:30

EG said it was pap. Shame

CardJoe · 4th Aug 2008, 16:48

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Originally Posted by AlexB

EG said it was pap. Shame

Linky?

4th Aug 2008, 14:26	#1
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liratheal Just got a great book on tape Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 3,638	My concern is that crazy 'cinematic kill cam' crap that's been mentioned around the tubes - Can you turn it off/stop it being used? My fear that this game would suck have been.. Slightly curbed. Hopefully the final release is just as up to scratch, so to speak. __________________ Gigabyte MA790FX, X4 9950 Black Edition, 8gb Geil Black Dragon, 2x4870 512mb, Antec TruePower Quattro 850w I game, Do you?

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CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,009	It's not everytime something dies. It's everytime you use the VATS turn-based mode. If you want to play it in just normal FPS way then you'll never even see it. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

4th Aug 2008, 14:52	#8
zoot2boot Multimodder Join Date: May 2006 Location: aus Posts: 75	the spectre of world leveling, even in a reduced format turns me off. You're right, it completely broke oblivion the first time round and dumbs the game down. i tried oblivion again just the other day and gave it about three hours before it was boring again. I want areas that are too hard at first and become accessible as your skills improve so there's always places to go that you couldn't do before because you sucked too much. it adds to replayability too because if you come back and you're better at the game you can play harder areas sooner get better stuff and progress quicker whilst always having a challenge. satisfaction from gaming for me comes from me getting better at it and developing l337 skills, not having my hand held to make sure it doesn't get too difficult.

4th Aug 2008, 14:56	#9
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,316	Sounds good, Joe. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door." Last edited by CardJoe; 4th Aug 2008 at 15:06.

4th Aug 2008, 15:14	#12
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,009	When I first discovered Morrowind I was in second year of Uni. Everyone in the flat had gone home for the weekend and when they came back they found me, freezing cold in my basement bedroom playing the game with three blankets and a towel wrapped around me, breath steaming in the air and horrible bits of food lying around me. I didn't know how to do the heating and was too involved in the game to cook. I ate one serving of cold pasta with a dollop of mayo in the whole weekend and did not stop playing except to sleep. No showering or anything. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

4th Aug 2008, 15:17	#13
kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,316	Urgh, you greb. btw check yoour pm's __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door." Last edited by kenco_uk; 4th Aug 2008 at 15:35.

4th Aug 2008, 15:20	#14
salesman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 165	Sounds good. Are the NPC's in the game going to be as friendly as they were in oblivion or as in fallout (a lot of hating people in that game)? And how is the game dialog sounding is it similar to ether games or is it new in it's own right?

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Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,209	Looks awesome - what'll the system reqs be like? __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

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AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,310	EG said it was pap. Shame __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.