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Prophecy · 10-27-2008, 02:10 PM

Well, mainly I'm a fan of the original two games under Black Isle & Interplay. With that in mind I've recently ended my media blackout on the game and started looking around for reviews and previews of final & near final builds.

What I've found is tons of polarizing opinions with no middle ground and what's worse is it's often hard to separate the biases in some of the writing. The impression I'm left with is this: Fallout III is a good rpg, but a lackluster third Fallout game. Does that make sense?

Perhaps the new team really didn't get what made Fallout, well Fallout. Perhaps the team did get it, but they were forced to make III more commercial & consumer friendly. On the flip side maybe the reviews I've found are looking at the old games through rose tinted glasses and III is a wonderful successor. Still all of this speculation is coming from small media outlets & blogs as the big boys have yet to post any official reviews of the finished game.

So in the end, it's too many mixed opinions from the little guys and no perspective from the "professionals". That's why I can't throw my hat in the ring on Day 1.

So I'll rent first and judge for myself. If the game is a wash I saved $52 and if it's worth owning I only lost $8.

10-27-2008, 02:10 PM	#27 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	Well, mainly I'm a fan of the original two games under Black Isle & Interplay. With that in mind I've recently ended my media blackout on the game and started looking around for reviews and previews of final & near final builds. What I've found is tons of polarizing opinions with no middle ground and what's worse is it's often hard to separate the biases in some of the writing. The impression I'm left with is this: Fallout III is a good rpg, but a lackluster third Fallout game. Does that make sense? Perhaps the new team really didn't get what made Fallout, well Fallout. Perhaps the team did get it, but they were forced to make III more commercial & consumer friendly. On the flip side maybe the reviews I've found are looking at the old games through rose tinted glasses and III is a wonderful successor. Still all of this speculation is coming from small media outlets & blogs as the big boys have yet to post any official reviews of the finished game. So in the end, it's too many mixed opinions from the little guys and no perspective from the "professionals". That's why I can't throw my hat in the ring on Day 1. So I'll rent first and judge for myself. If the game is a wash I saved $52 and if it's worth owning I only lost $8. __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.