Recent content by Allen63

No serious problems in 30+ hours (PC Vista 64b -- system in signature). I did have a flickering problem caused by Vista gadgets (Windows Sidebar) being active -- simply turned off that Vista feature. Also had a couple "crashes" after leaving the game paused for over an hour -- but not in...

Huge investment firms are, bottom line, only interested in "wheeling and dealing" to make money as fast as possible. Thats not good for game developers that depend on "artistry, commitment, passion, and enough time to make it right" to produce their products. I foresee upheavals in the next 5...

Creating a game can be more fun than playing. I've tried it -- but, it takes a better man than me to see it through as far as this project has developed. I applaud the work accomplished so far. I think I have answered the question I am about to ask. I have no underlying motive other than...

The NMA Fallout 3 preview was, by far, the most complete -- and the factual elements were the best organized and separated from the opinions. I felt its organization made it "objective". Great job. On the other hand, generally, NMA F3 reporting is clearly colored by extreme bias against F3...

I like the music :) The artwork looks very good to me too. So, it will come down to other things -- like story, game play, interface, etcetera. BTW, I'm not interested in true real-time. However, turn-based, rule-based combat disguised as real-time by letting the turn-based action...

Games on PCs will not go away anytime soon. PCs have too large an installed base for that. Many AAA game developers put out a version of their game for all the major platforms (PC, 360, PS3) since all represent profit potential. Consoles are a bargain. When released to market, the 360 (for...

Very good review of what you saw and heard. Seemed quite fairly stated. Bethesda had nothing to worry about from you guys. The BoS comments were the most concerning to me. Hopefully, the actual game will "explain" the differences to the original Fallouts in some way. Given that Fallout is...

I was considering Bioshock because of the great reviews. However, because of the activation limit (don't care if its 2 or 20) and the questionable widescreen implementation, I will not ever buy Bioshock. This is not the first game I would not buy because of excessive copy protection --...

While you may be right about the "Hiroshima" car thing (and I would not like a Hiroshima car), I personally am not sure that actually happens in Fallout 3. The reporters only saw each aspect of the game demo for a few seconds, probably. They had impressions. I imagine some of their...

FWIW, I googled "nuclear automobile engine" and found this tidbit on the 1958 Ford Nucleon -- a nuclear powered car concept they had then. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon Google both "nuclear automobile engine" and "nuclear aircraft engine" and one will find a lot of references...

I think of Iso mode as God's Eye mode. In Iso I do not "feel" like I am part of the world. Rather, I "feel" like I am an outside observer. I "feel" that my PC is a person who I am "helping" get through the situations -- in other words, I "feel" like a god or guardian angel. In First Person, I...

Good article. I agree with your observations. I do not trust previews/reviews to do more than point out features of Fallout 3. Reviewers can be bought. Even if honest, opinions of "goodness" and "badness" are in the eyes of the beholder -- so I will not place much credence in those. I will...

Regarding nuclear cars: Back in the very old days, one of the projects managed just down the hall from my office was nuclear engines for aircraft -- we already had small, less powerful ones for spacecraft power generation. And, people had some possible concepts for practical nuclear car/truck...

Like a lot of posters here, I've played Fallout 1 & 2, Morrowind, Oblivion, KotOR 1&2, and other crpg. So, based on my experience with those... TOILET HEALING: Sounds disgusting -- I would hate to have to resort to it. But, "disgust" is an emotional reaction -- just what crpg are supposed to...

I'm a Fallout newbie too -- for the same reasons (mainly the advent of Fallout 3 hype). I started with Fallout a few weeks ago and am now playing Fallout 2. There was nothing to dislike about Fallout 1, in my opinion -- it was excellent in every respect. Not done with Fallout 2, but it...