Recent content by chaosapiant

Because any game designer worth their salt has to emphasize fun over realism sometimes. A completely flat piece of bed rock would not be a fun place to explore.

I've been playing F3 again recently and really enjoying it. Even though New Vegas makes this games flaws MUCH more apparent. However, i've come up with a mental little work around that helps me enjoy Fallout 3 MUCH more when it comes to the story: The Capital was obviously bombed MUCH more...

I agree with you 100%. I like all the Fallout games i've played, old and new. Each does something a bit better and a bit worse than the other. I have high hopes that New Vegas will marry the awesome of F1+F2 and F3.

I'll need to also give my endorsement to FWE. It does wonders for realism in the game. And believe it or not, it actually helps the story by being more brutal. Believe me, when a bum asks you for a purified water, you're gonna be a selfish bastard and ignore the karma boost, because you need...

I have to disagree. The ending to F3 was certainly crappy, but not broken. It was done that way on purpose. It's definitely a thin line though.

I probably should have specified. I'm aware of the documented bugs and complaints of Bethesda's games, however I have not experienced anything personally in all three games that I would consider game breaking or even out of the norm. Obsidian's games on the other hand aren't just buggy, they...

I was playing Fallout 1 last night, and had the discussion with Harold when he talks about Richard Grey and their expedition to Mariposa. And I thought: holy shit! THAT should be the Fallout movie! That's a great story to tell right there!

Personally, I have no problem with any of Bethesda's games. Obsidian scares me a bit. The writing talent is there in spades, but so far they have released nothing but broken and buggy games. You can say the same about Bethesda, but i've never had any problems with their games going back to...

Not quite what I meant. by justified, I meant that there reason for being there was explained. As to whether they needed to be there or not, is opinion. I didn't mind them. If they weren't there, I wouldn't have minded either

Actually, that's not correct at all. The super mutants in F3 are an entirely separate group from the ones in F1 and F2. They were citizens in a vault exposed to another (different) FEV test by Vault-Tec/Enclave. Overall, I enjoyed them in all three games. The problem is, if you don't...

While I don't necessarily find F3 or Oblivion shitty, I do think there are some trends forming. Morrowind had an amazing storyline and background lore, locations, and even a handful of cool characters (dagoth-ur himself, yagrum, divayth fyr, vivec, etc.) The mods for Morrowind added the things...

I actually sat at my desk for the past two days at work, and read this entire thread before posting my own impressions. For reference, I played F1 and F2 the summer before F3 was released, to "prepare" myself for it. I'm upset with myself for missing those two brilliant games when they came...

I do agree with above poster. The idea isn't that mods can fix what the writing, just if they make it more enjoyable. The game now feels more like a game of survival. The early levels with FWE, without exploiting anything, are brutal. Just finding water and keeping my purifier up and running...

I know that as a whole, the majority of members on these forums are not fond of F3, to say the least. I'm in the minority there, but I do enjoy the more intelligent debates on these forums as opposed to the official ones. And I can get to these forums at work, so that helps. Anywho, now...

I'm sure others have had this problem before. I made the mistake of sleeping with Angela Bishop before getting approval to see Mr. Bishop. Now, no matter what I do I can't leave without getting attacked. I'm playing an unarmed character, and keep getting gunned down. And my sneak skill isn't...