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posted Nov. 11, 2008 12:17:57 PM by
I haven't had the chance to play Fallout 3 much, so this weeks Dipswitch is out of my league.
I did get a chance to dip my feet into Fallout last week, and I have to say, the water felt pretty tepid. I understand the grandiosity of what lay before me, but there was nothing about the title that made me feel like there was a connection, a charisma to the title. In full disclosure, I only made it out of the Vault, and wandered around a bit, smashing random objects with my baseball bat, so perhaps things will pick up once I actually get into a groove.
The magic just wasn't there, and I've found that a lot with sequels lately. Gears of War 2 arrived recently, and I was left with the same sour taste in my mouth at the start. Fortunately, after a couple acts, the magic began to return. Fable 2 was a disappointment at the beginning as well, but once I started to get the ball rolling, everything about Fable was enjoyable to me. I literally found myself looking forward to going back to the game and serving ale at the pub, or chopping wood in Oakvale.
My only explanation is that I have developed an anti-disappointment mechanism, so that I won't be disappointed by games anymore. I think this developed after being so let down by Fable 1 on a deeply unconscious level, and it is activated now whenever I play a title I'm excited for. It's funny, because when Dead Space arrived, I was instantly enthralled by the title, and never really felt that rope slackening until it was over.
Once I have waded through the other titles on my plate, I will get back to Fallout 3, and I will most likely enjoy the hell out of it. In the mean time, I hope others who have played the game already will enjoy this comic just as much, and Thursday's Fallout 3 themed comic as well.
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Siraris on 11/11/2008
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torrefaction said:
Fallout 3 features one of the pinnacle moments of gaming towards the end, and the entire experience was transcendent for me (Except the ending, keeping with Fallout tradition.) I won't say what happens, but trust me when I say that the end-game alone is worth the price of admission.
I felt the opposite way about Fable. I loved it, I thought it was a great game, but once I picked up Fallout, I never picked up Fable to finish my Evil playthrough all the way.
I feel slightly intimidated by Fallout. It's so huge, with so much to do, I just feel like I'm wandering around some huge city without a map. I am also a completionist (Just invented wird), so I want to do everything possible. In Fable, I am alerted to all the quests, and exploration isn't that intimidating.
I'm sure I will enjoy Fallout, but it was essentially my first impressions that were soured. I've had quite a few other people tell me the same thing, but they also relayed that it gets a lot better as you progress.
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I felt the opposite way about Fable. I loved it, I thought it was a great game, but once I picked up Fallout, I never picked up Fable to finish my Evil playthrough all the way.