| drpunk said: I'm kinda glad I never played the originals. I love this game. Reading someone hate on it is like hearing about someone picking on your younger brother. Makes me wanna cry :( |
The problem is that Bethesda took an absolutely ingenious idea and turned the franchise into your basic, run-of-the-mill WRPG.
The original series had elements that were way ahead of their time. The first two games were basically free-for-alls that allowed you to do whatever you wanted. Shit, I don't think I ever beat either game. It wasn't important. I was busy doing other, more fun, things instead. That was the charm of the series. Now Bethesda has turned it into Mass Effect crossed with Oblivion; the only problem is that they don't have the skill to make a Bioware game. Fallout 3 is lacking things that even KOTOR had, such as character change... Why on Earth doesn't my character change at all in this game depending on my actions and whether I find it funny to jump into a radiation pool when I get bored? Why don't I turn into a ghoul when I hang out in the wrong areas for too long?
And this game should not be first person. It should be third person, a la Mass Effect. A good part of an RPGs enjoyment comes from seeing your character evolve through physical change, clothing changes, and weapon upgrades. This isn't about immersion, this is about your character's travels through a world. If you can't see that character and his/her changes, something is missing.
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