Flying-Emu said:
Are you quite done? No? Yes? Okay, good.
No?
Flying-Emu said:
Now then. I never said that Bethesda fucked up Fallout. Ever. Kindly don't put words in my mouth.
And, indeed, they have not. Fallout 3 is a very different direction for the franchise, but if anything fucked the franchise up permanently, it would be the PS2/Xbox BOS release.
I actually enjoy Fallout 3, but, that said, Emu, you're probably right. The first two are RPGs, Fo3 is an FPS with RPG mechanics.
Flying-Emu said:
VATS was an interesting system, but ultimately I still prefer the turn-based system in Fallouts 1, 2, and especially Tactics.
My only gripe with Tactics was that the turn based mode was horribly broken in places.
Flying-Emu said:
Graphics have no bearing on a game. At all. Isometric or first person, sprites or bump-mapping, doesn't make a shit of difference to me.
Okay, so here we'll have to disagree a little. Graphics can be a nice little perk. Crysis is a very beautiful game, for instance. But, I really don't know where this idea that you can build a game on nothing but graphics, or that graphics are an integral part of the gaming experience, and without it a game the game is terrible, comes from.
Flying-Emu said:
As stated above, I played Fallout 2 after Fallout 3, so obviously nostalgia cannot apply.
The bit here that I really latched onto was the accusation that I (or you or someone), played Fallout as a child. Now, as I recall, Fallout was actually quite controversial when it was released because of the graphic nature of the violence, and it did (and I think still does) carry an M rating.
To be fair I did play it when I was 19 or 20... so... maybe that counts as a "child" given the offending poster's (I think it was Lucky Charms)
obvious maturity, perhaps that is a "child" in his terms. But, meh.
Flying-Emu said:
I find it amusing that you so vehemently attack me over something so small. Really, my friend, is it worth being so rude?
But, if I can't be rude... what will I do with myself?
Seriously though, Lucky and Scythe are in need of some rabies vaccines.
Flying-Emu said:
I prefer Fallout 2, obviously have no nostalgia (due to playing Fallout 2 AFTER Fallout 3), and have given my reasons why. The 'tactics' you speak of in Fallout 3 are pointless, since doing anything besides shooting your enemy in the head is generally a waste of precious bullets.
And it still bugs me that there's no fire control in Fallout 3. None, whatsoever. Your first shot from an Assault Rifle will be just as random as your eighth in a burst.
Flying-Emu said:
And besides that, that level of strategy was in Fallout 1 and 2 as well, but implemented better since it actually made more than a very very very minor difference.
It occurs to me that the multi weapon tactics from the original games are basically gone as well now. There's no off hand equipping, so no shotgun assault rifle combos, no dual pistols, nothing. (Sorry, random tangent.)
Flying-Emu said:
However, you are entitled to your opinion. I only ask you to not state it in such an aggressive manner next time.
But, if they don't how will we know it's really them?
Flying-Emu said:
You too. I'll try, but I've got the most godawful headache.
