Reasonable on 05 November 2008
Thanks for feedback. I've been giving it a shot too.
So far I'm feeling that the atmosphere and 'feel' of the game is worth the price of admission, but VATS aside, which I think works well, a great deal of the core gaming mechanics are only average to good.
For example sneaking is so-so, combat is forced on you, shooting without VATS is only average, melee feels weak and it's easy to confuse enemies just by jumping around.
Overall I'm enjoying it, but I keep thinking (as I did with Deus Ex many years ago) if someone could just marry this kind of world/experience to top notch polished gameplay we'd be onto a winner.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
