Recent content by MutantDwarf

I gotta disagree with most of you - I like the UI aesthetic. It feels right. I would have preferred a grid-based inventory (complete with different grids for different locations you can store things - backpack, belt, pockets, tactical vest, etc, JA2-style), but the list interface doesn't look...

The only change the old Fallout 1/2 combat system should get (aside from extra options like prone/kneeling/whatever) is to make all of the non-PCs act simultaneously. That by itself will drastically improve the combat speed, which is good enough for me.

There's also the fact that the new weapon models, judging by the screenshots, are significantly less detailed and good looking than the weapons in the original game. They look out of place and amateurish. Not cool, Obsidian, not cool at all.

Only in the short-term, and even then only partially. This could really damage Bethesda's position when negotiating with other companies since it's obvious they don't negotiate in good faith. Also, with these arguments the judge (or did they get a jury trial?) might void the entire agreement and...

I think that list pretty strongly indicates that Interplay was intending to use Fallout intellectual property in the MMO and, due to that and the 'good faith' contract laws, I think Interplay has a pretty big leg to stand on. In other news, Bethesda's sure being super-dicks about this. Any...

Meh - maybe it's just the frankly horrible writing that makes the voiceover sound so not good to me.

No, no, you got the punctuation and word-order wrong. It's ancient prophecies of bearded dragon warriors. Doesn't it just scream 'FEAR ME'? Also: The voice over in that teaser was terrible. I suppose Beth hasn't learned from its experience with Obsidian that decent voice overs = good:/...

Say what? No. The voice acting in F:NV was in no way 'absolutely abysmal'. Look at F3, Oblivion, and Morrowind for abysmal voice acting. F:NV is so much better them in that area it's silly.

Yeah, if you don't have fast travel markers at the various ranger posts (or don't use fast travel) doing that quest is kinda sucky. I didn't have any 'why are they having me do this?' moment myself, though - probably because I was already at the point where NCR people were commenting on my...

You need to be online in order to install the game (not to play it, just to install it). You can't even use a crack - the install files are encrypted in special SteamCode that only Steam understands. Lug your computer to a friend's house with an internet connection and install it there, then...

I'm pretty sure that's what he intended to imply by saying that he was playing it for review purposes and that he'd respond to this review after the embargo ends, yes.

STALKER Clear Sky is only $9.99 on Steam. It's not that bad, either, though I'm curious why Shadow of Chernobyl is more expensive (SoC is the original, Clear Sky is the prequel, Call of Pripyat is the sequel).

He's too old to be T-Ray. His head looks too small/thin for the body, too, and his face too large for his head. It's not just the perspective issue (which makes the picture look really bad, in my opinion) - his proportions simply look extremely fake, like he has a tiny, tiny head on top of a...

The HiRes Patch is integrated into the restoration project.

Wait, how does the JHP penetrate at all? It does 10 damage base, so it penetrates only 8 damage. That leaves it unable to penetrate at all. Or does the +60% (damage) bit include penetration? If so, that's pretty bloody stupid. It sounds like the intended effect is to modify penetration and...