ZenfoldorVGI said:
vlad321 said:
The game did feel weak. Considering when Fallout 2 came out, and that Fallout 3 was worse than it, I can't help but call it a disappointment. |
Upon my recent revisiting of the series "GoG ftw" I found that the games have stood up horribly in the gameplay and graphics departments. Frankly, the only reason these games are so well remembers is because of the excellent though over-rated writing and humor, but they are antiquated and irrelivant considering less than 10 percent of gamers on this forum would be able to enjoy them at all thanks to said deficencies related to their release date and their nature as a slow paced, turn based RPG with a humerous narrative that bleeds nostalga.
In rose colored glasses land, old games are the only great games, and indeed, some older games like Pac-Man and Super Mario Brothers do stand the test of time thanks to their simply, intuitive, and fun gameplay, but if you've never visited the world of Fallout 2, and are thinking about taking the plunge, let me make a suggestion. Download the script.
Fallout 3 was doomed to fail in many people's eyes, yours included. There was absolutely no way it could have suceeded, and it's certainly not because the game is deficient in any way, nor is it because you share a similar dislike for the game, as the OP. The reason is simple. Instead of juding the game by its own merits, and appreciating it as a modern reinvigoration and intricately detailed well made lovingly crafted fucking loyal homage to one of your favorite masterpieces, you saw it as a challenge to the percieved quality of said masterpiece. No matter how great the game was(and make no mistake, it was fucking magic in my book) it wouldn't have cut mustard. Nothing else to say really.
That's the thing that gets me about a lot of PC fans, too. None of the new games stack up compared too their old favorites. That is, of course, directly opposite of console fans, who shit and giggle over every modern 1up we have the pleasure of playing(Galaxy 2, Uncharted 2, Gears 2, on and on and on.) Some would say that this signals the heyday of PC gaming has past and the console generation is upon us, but I disagree. I think TOB, Mario Galaxy, Fallout 3, ME2, LBP, Uncharted 2, are just as good of a game as any of the old "favorites" and I think most of those old "classics(some of which have never been appreciated by the reviewer community, if you care to gamerankings)" are the shrinking nobility to which we cling when nothing new is looking to take their place as far as exclusives go. As romantic as it sounds, to go back and replay Baldur's Gate II, after my previous experiences with Fallout II, I can tell you I've been spolied. I've been spolied by Voice Acting, and graphics, and control, and gameplay, and presentation, and all of the modern amminities that gaming has brought.
Sure, Fallout II invented the wheel, but let me present an analogy.
Fallout II
Fallout III
Now yes, the squiggly lines in the antiquated "tire" do make me laugh and endear me to its neanderthal lobbiest, but let's talk functionality for a second...
That said...opinions....objective...yadayadayada....Big Mama's House 2 vs The Godfather argument, ect.
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