In an excellent back-and-forth style write-up over at 1up, the PC editors break down their newest look at Bethesda's Fallout 3. The prose of the piece is a good read and intersperses interesting and important pieces of Fallout news all throughout. Like the fact that the game begins with being born. Literally. You evidently get to view that moment in all its first-person glory. The words womb and sphincter were used.
On a more serious note, the game's previously noted 200 endings has now ballooned to 500. Now, upon first reading that number, fanboys everywhere are getting ready to say that with that many endings, they can't possibly be all that different! Duh, that's the point. When the number of game endings was first announced, it was around 10-15. Assuming those were all relatively different from each other, then our 500 ending are just 10-15 endings (likely more) with various gradations between them. The whole point is to (effectively) never have exactly the same ending twice. For those of you who think that's a raw deal because you can't see everything, then we have something to show you.
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4-10-2008 @ 10:34PM
Squirrel said...
1st achievement? Gain all endings??
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4-10-2008 @ 10:41PM
andyface said...
HAHAHA that'd suck.
I'm psyched (to use an America phrase), Maybe not so much about the who FPS birth thing, wonder how they researched that... actually forget I asked.
I really have nothing of interest to say other than WOOOO FALLOUT!
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4-10-2008 @ 10:41PM
Zeus.:God said...
IIIIITS OOVVEEEEERRRR NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNE THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!!
DBZ- was such an awesome show...
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4-10-2008 @ 10:42PM
Terrence Stasse said...
YES!
I was afraid no one would get the reference.
4-10-2008 @ 10:43PM
Zeus.:God said...
Wow... I seem to have gone off the edge of the post...
Whatever...
Its a reference to Vegeta (the Saiyan) from Dragon Ball Z when about to fight his brother, Goku earlier in the series...
Needless to say, Goku's energy levels were over 9000.
4-10-2008 @ 10:44PM
Zeus.:God said...
Dude, I'm a total nerd- I know far too many internet memes than I care to.
4-10-2008 @ 10:44PM
Zeus.:God said...
Oh, sorry for all the posts (really need to collaborate my thoughts a bit better)...
Do I win something?
4-10-2008 @ 10:56PM
mcwattersm said...
I see we have some /b/tards.
4-10-2008 @ 11:06PM
DemonGSides said...
whats new
4-11-2008 @ 6:10PM
Tom said...
rules 1&2...just sayin'... :p
Mmm, DBZ reference--good times.
I can't wait for Fallout 3 :D
4-10-2008 @ 10:55PM
Akilles said...
Vegeta isn't Goku's brother , hes just another saiyan out to get Goku for not blowing up the Earth.
Gal, everybody knows that.
I am so ashamed. :(
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4-10-2008 @ 10:57PM
mcwattersm said...
Raditz was his brother, no?
4-10-2008 @ 10:59PM
Akilles said...
you are correct, my good man.
4-10-2008 @ 10:56PM
andyface said...
The boob of the day award :D
After reading the 1up article I'm very much excited by the prospect of going back into the fallout world again and this time with a more interactive dogmeat, I loved that guy, but he was just a little too crazy and tended to get himself killed when he went gallivanting off biting supermutants with giant guns, *sniff.
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4-10-2008 @ 11:21PM
andyface said...
this relates to the "What do I win" comment
I've also just been Rick Rolled and subjected to some video of an ugly ass-cat (see xkcd) whilst looking for fallout 3 videos, I think I hate people!
4-10-2008 @ 11:23PM
andyface said...
oh and it's nearly half 4 in the morning here, I'm waiting for a 60sec animation to render so I can hand it in tomorrow (well today actually) lunchtime (taken an hour and a half already and supposedly 2 more to go (so probably 3)).
Anyway far too much info.
4-10-2008 @ 11:23PM
ogvor said...
Oh what a terrible show... funny joke though (and at least it's not another "Can I haz a..." joke)
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4-10-2008 @ 11:23PM
ogvor said...
Also, forgot to say, this game sounds better all the time. Loved Oblivion, can't wait for this.
4-10-2008 @ 11:31PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
So... yeah, lots of comments. Good times. I'm excited for this game, and I don't know why.
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4-10-2008 @ 11:51PM
Adam said...
The world of game development needs to take lessons from the devs at bethesda.They are proof that massive games can fit on dvd9 and look beautiful as well.
bluray is a gimmick period.
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