Hey did you want more Fallout? Bethesda & Obsidian Entertainment announced today that Fallout: New Vegas will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Who’s Obsidian? They’re the resurrected remains of Black Isle Studios AKA the guys who created the original Fallout and Fallout 2. Is Fallout:New Vegas a sequel to Fallout 3? Not quite:
“It is not a sequel to Fallout 3,” Hines said. “It’s simply another Fallout game in that universe.”
I’ve never played a post apocalyptic game before. It seems like a theme which should have been exploited to oblivion and I’m surprised not many games utilize it. Perhaps it’s too depressing. Or perhaps because a world with practically nothing left would be difficult to entertain gamers with. Whatever the case may be, Fallout 3 isn’t just your every year western RPG game. Claims of “Oblivion with guns” is a mystery to me as I gave up on Bethesda’s high fantasy role playing epic. I didn’t give up on Fallout 3 though. There was a time when I wanted to, but in the end I am pleased to say that I enjoyed my journey through the Capital Wastelands — despite its flaws.
Before I get into why I don’t like Fallout 3 very much, let me direct your hate towards my RE5 demo impressions. It’s not that I was completely dissatisfied by it. It was more like I was expecting too much. With Fallout 3, my expectations were mixed. I did not enjoy Oblivion, but I attributed my dislike of that game to its high fantasy and horrid character models. Well, it looks like I just dislike how Bethesda Studios makes action RPGs.
Straight from Bethesda comes a handful of gameplay videos from Fallout 3. I’m excited. I didn’t enjoy Oblivion’s fantasy style nor its horrendously ugly characters, but Fallout 3 seemed to have addressed those issues. The character interaction is a bit stiff and I definitely wished there was some voice work to what your player is saying, but as a whole: I’m liking what I’m seeing.
Head over to Bethesda’s Youtube page and watch them. Make sure it’s the high quality version.