Recent content by MaulYoda

Actually though, after reading Howard's spiel (which is better than the video), the system doesn't seem that bad. Some of his reasoning is annoyingly stupid ("People didn't know assault rifles were Small Guns [which, to be fair, I didn't know the first time I played Fallout], so let's toss the...

I never said it was that great, but it seemed better than this. However, it did have a confining sense of balance. Unless you actively used a skill, it wouldn't level up, and that takes a ton of investment in the game. So no, I wouldn't say you could become "overpowered in everything" without...

What I liked about Fallout - even Fallout 3 - was that there weren't any real classes. Sure, SPECIAL was more set in stone, but you could make a smooth-talking idiot or a gunslinger handy with a lock pick or any sort of combination you wanted. Fallout 4 looks too confining, because you have to...

1. I'm glad you're enjoying our discussion. I am as well. It has been a while since I posted this consistently on a forum. 2. I don't know if it's that they're blunt with their intentions. I mean, your father lies to you in Fallout 3, doesn't he? Isn't that part of the premise of the story...

I touched on the audience bit for Bethesda games. I'm not blind to that fact. Fallout 3 looks like an FPS, and so attracted a lot of the shooter crowd that only likes killing people and skips all the dialogue. I also hate most of the immortal characters (although I'd always reload anyway if...

I don't think you're understanding what I'm saying. I'm glad you like Trevor. I find him entertaining and hilarious as well.

I'm not saying people don't like him or shouldn't (he's a compelling character). I'm saying I think Rockstar created him to satirize their audience, namely those players who enjoy mindless violence and gunning down hordes of cops just because they can. And that same mindset carries over to...

Like I said, it's an interesting psychological question. I think Trevor from GTA V is supposed to represent the psyche of many modern gamers

Lynette is just an example. My point is that in Fallout 1 and 2, you can walk into any town and kill any character. You don't have to have a reason; you could just choose to be a sadistic psychopath. It's probably more challenging in turn-based combat, but it's still possible. I guess your...

Wasn't that an appeal of the first two Fallout games? Not that most of us killed everyone in a settlement, but if Lynette was snobby enough to us, we could blow her head off, along with everyone else in Vault City (including the kids)?

1. I totally get why you have low expectations of Bethesda 2. It's out of context to say that Bethesda doesn't care about dialogue based on that quote. Hines also said that they felt the traditional dialogue system fit the game better. But Bethesda now has the resources to make a new...

Probably. Bethesda also probably wrote new books as well. It's like with the music in Fallout 4. I swear during the demo footage they used to make the E3 preview, I heard "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire." That means they're using some of the music from Fallout 3, but that doesn't...

1. I used the books as an example of Bethesda caring about writing. It doesn't mean the books are great. I was actually just playing Skyrim and read one of the books and it was less than intriguing. The plot went no where. However, the fact that the books are in Skyrim still means Bethesda...

1. If you're "reading between the lines," you're doing so in the way that assumes the worst based on very little evidence. Maybe Hines skips through his own dialogue because he's heard or read most of it and knows what's coming. Maybe some Naughty Dog developers think Bethesda has awesome...

I've never played Uncharted, but I've heard the story is quite good. I thought inFamous was well written. His exact words, however, were that he thinks Naughty Dog games have awesome dialogue. That could mean their writing is better. It could also just mean their dialogue is funny or he...