Speaking with Eurogamer, Bethesda's Pete Hines confirmed that there is no
Fallout 3 demo planned leading up to or after the game's release. Hines pointed to
Fallout 3's open and expansive world being the reason for not doing a demo saying that "when you build it as one thing, there's no way to portion off a section and have it stand on its own." So, pretty much, Bethesda feels that offering only a chunk of the
Fallout 3 world wouldn't do the game justice, ultimately giving gamers the wrong impression of what
Fallout 3 has to offer. Good enough reason, just make the game super enjoyable and you won't here us complain.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:25AM
mike said...
seeing as I have never played a fallout game before (or heard of one for that matter). Im going to pass completely without a demo.
Saints row was an open world, and its demo was great. Convinced me to buy the game.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:34AM
JoNike said...
If you've played Oblivion, can you see how they could be able to make a demo out of it? It's the exact same thing with fallout, you can't taste enough with a demo.
4-21-2008 @ 11:41AM
CaptNink said...
You've never played, or heard of, Fallout?
Say hi to Osama, that cave you guys are living in must be great!
4-21-2008 @ 11:57AM
mike said...
Well oblivion had a demo (for the pc). Fallout could do it too. Any game can do it. Its just an excuse developers give because they fear a demo will hurt their product. If your game truly is the shit, then a demo will only showcase its awsomeness.
And the fact that you HAVE heard of fallout captnink means your the one living in the cave lol (with an internet connection :p). Go ask your parents, or any random person on the street if they have heard of fallout and I bet they will all say no.
4-21-2008 @ 12:04PM
JakubK666 (Ninja Defence Force) said...
The fact that Fallout 3 will be (as stated by Bethesda Dev) "Oblivion with Guns"[sic!] is enough of a turn off for me.
Killing Vault Overseer/Supermutants at level 1 FTL!
PS:Aww hell, I'll probably buy it anyway.
4-21-2008 @ 12:06PM
Trekster_Gamer said...
Never heard of it?? You must either be new to gaming, or have had your head in the sand or mainly play mario cart not to have at least heard of this game. You won't buy it because there is no DEMO??? That's just plain moronic reasoning....
4-21-2008 @ 12:08PM
mike said...
moronic reasoning? You must be in financial debt. Do you buy every game thats released? Think before you type. A demo is to try a game and see if you will enjoy it or not. Is it unresonable to want to play a demo of the 3rd game in a series you never heard of instead of rushing out to buy it when you know nothing about it?
4-21-2008 @ 12:17PM
CaptNink said...
"Go ask your parents, or any random person on the street if they have heard of fallout and I bet they will all say no."
Yes, I'm sure that if I ask my parents (who are in their late 60's and non-gamers) or random people on the street (who are also probably non-gamers) they wouldn't know what the hell I'm talking about.
Gamers, on the other hand, would know exactly what I'm talking about.
So the question remains, how come you haven't heard of it? :D
4-21-2008 @ 12:26PM
mike said...
So your saying only gamers will know something? Well perhaps you could explain to me a little about fallout history. perhaps your could start with what consoles its been on. My console gamine has been as followed - Nes - SNES - n64 - gamecube -late xbox (halo 2) - xbox 360. Unless the games have appeared on one of those systems, or they are huge games talked about everywhere like metal gear solid, devil may cry etc etc, ive never heard of them.
Regardless if ive heard of game x or not doesnt change the fact that you made a retarded comment about living in a cave for not knowing about a niche product.
Perhaps I should start listing off a bunch of video games I have played, books ive read or movies ive watched until you have not heard of one and claim your out of touch with the rest of society.
4-21-2008 @ 12:32PM
JakubK666 (Ninja Defence Force) said...
Mike he probably didn't mean to offend you...but boy, not playing Fallout is acceptable(Graphics are a big turn-off now) but not even hearing about it?You need a history lesson.
4-21-2008 @ 12:33PM
CaptNink said...
"...you made a retarded comment about living in a cave for not knowing about a niche product."
Hardly a niche product.
And I don't have time to write an entire list for you. You obviously have enough time on your hands, so I will point you to Wikipedia and bid you "good day".
4-21-2008 @ 12:47PM
mike said...
Yeah I just read up on wikipedia and it says it was released for the PC (Fallout 1 and 2). No wonder I never heard of them. There are thousands of PC games that have sequels as well. Unless your a pc gamer, there is no way you would of heard of these games.
I even just went on msn now and asked a bunch of my friends who paly games. Most own xbox 360 and ps3. Out of 6 people, 0 had heard of the fallout series. These games are just too old (1997 and 1998) to be known as popular. During those years any pc gaming discussion amongst me and my friends was only about warcraft 2 and starcraft. Games which could use onboard video at the time just fine to play.
The whole point im trying to get across here is that the fallout series is not some halo/Resident Evil/Doom/final fantasy series of legendary games. To excpect everyone to have heard of it is just absurd.
4-21-2008 @ 1:39PM
DiscoGhost said...
I've heard of fallout and was never a pc gamer...i find it odd that you haven't...perhaps i'm older than you because this game was pretty popular in it's hay day.
4-21-2008 @ 11:32AM
ZEBRA NINER said...
No demo. No buy.
Just kidding. This is like Gears or GTA... you just know it's going to be good, you just buy it.
Any new IP should have a demo... THAT would be nice.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:41AM
Neuromancer said...
This game is going to be fantastic, I have no doubts about it. No demo no problem.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:48AM
victor360hd said...
No demo. No buy.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:55AM
Scott said...
Bethesda + Cool IP = a purchase. Those guys make games just the way I like them, and the Fallout IP is a slick take on RPG elements. I am thinking this will be a day one purchase.
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4-21-2008 @ 11:59AM
Mr. Scolex said...
Hate to be a grammar nazi, but you have a blaringly obvious typo in your last sentence.
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4-21-2008 @ 12:07PM
Trekster_Gamer said...
Yup you are a nazi, and a troll :)
Ain't that grand.....
4-21-2008 @ 12:45PM
RudyHuxtable said...
I'm sorry, did you mean " 'glaringly' obvious?"