Bethesda: There will be no demo for Fallout 3

by Justin McElroy { Apr 21st 2008 at 1:15PM }

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Cake, pizza, fabric, all things you can take a chunk out of to judge the quality. But Fallout 3, it's more like a Jenga tower or a baby: Taking a sample slice out of it won't end up well for anyone. To that end Eurogamer reports that Bethesda's Pete Hines says there will be no demo for the sprawling action RPG.

"When you build it as one thing, there's no way to portion off a section and have it stand on its own without putting the whole game in the demo, which we're just not going to do," Hines told the publication. But honestly, if at their heart demos are to help consumers make wise buying decisions, do you really need one for Fallout 3? We'll be fine waiting to have our minds blown by the whole package. In the interim, enjoy these three new screenshots Bethesda released today, to take the edge off.

Gallery: Fallout 3

Tags: bethesda, demos, fallout, fallout-3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ninjakamster @ Apr 21st 2008 1:17PM

Yeah, Interplay made a demo for 1 but not 2, I never knew why.

Oh well, Fallout 1 of course made me buy the sequel without hesitation.

I'm still unsure of this game, if only the original devs were behind this.

ViagraFiend @ Apr 21st 2008 3:01PM

Its Bethesda man. Bethesda.

Alex @ Apr 21st 2008 3:01PM

Never played 1 or 2. Do they continue on from each other? Will I be lost if I play F3 without any knowledge of the previous ones?

waynski1457 @ Apr 21st 2008 1:19PM

I was kind of hoping for one, but it ultimately doesn't surprise me seeing as they didn't do one for Oblivion. But, maybe they should seeing as this is kind of a departure for the series...

PojoMofo @ Apr 21st 2008 1:26PM

No need for a demo for me, full game NOW plz!!

a.j. @ Apr 21st 2008 1:33PM

Bethesda= Sho nuff. I agree with them, sometimes taking a "chunk" of a game and slapping the word demo on it ends up backfiring and making people say "what is this? i don't get the point...blah blah". Smart thinking.

MN Guy @ Apr 21st 2008 1:37PM

The majority of AAA games don't get a demo, so I'm not surprised by this news. I don't, however, agree with their reasoning. Demos need only be 10 minutes long, in which case they should be able to get by with giving just a single dungeon or something for us to screw around in.

With Bethesda making the game, the only worry I have with this game is the combat. I want to know if combat is fun before buying the game.

gLitterbug @ Apr 21st 2008 1:38PM

I guess everyone really knows what to get from a bethesda game anyways. It's just that a lot of fallout fans probably still hope for getting something else than "oblivion apocalypse" and would prefer to test the game instead of buying it and then find out their gut feeling was right.

Joeshie @ Apr 21st 2008 1:45PM

A demo would be great for a guy like me who is hesitant on buying the game due to the possible mishandling that Bethesda might have done with the franchise.

Oh well, I guess I'll just probably rent it first.

tmacairjordan87 @ Apr 21st 2008 2:01PM

I love Oblivion so Oblivion with guns in a nuked out world = a sure buy from me.

jsutcliffe @ Apr 21st 2008 2:04PM

[fake surprise] Oh my! [/fake surprise]

The only demo I need is "Hey, we're making another Fallout" -- I'm already sold.

ChooChooCharlie (Brawl: 1504-5357-9285) @ Apr 21st 2008 2:12PM

I would actually like a demo.

I've never played a Fallout game in the past, but this one has peaked my interest. The stuff I've heard so far sounds good, but I've been burned before by buying games based off of review scores alone - namely Advance Wars DS (it got 9s, but just wasn't for me).

I guess I'll just have to wait for reviews / player impressions.:(

DigTheDoug @ Apr 21st 2008 6:23PM

You can buy both Fallout 1 & 2 together for about 20 bucks. You should go do so now.

LaughingTarget @ Apr 21st 2008 2:16PM

I'm already sold because of the lunch box.

Lakewell @ Apr 21st 2008 2:41PM

Ever since that story came out about the successful games not having demos more games are announcing they won't have a demo. First Gears of War 2, now this. Fallout 3 seems to be prime for a demo. It's been a while since Fallout 2 came out and this will be entirely different. Perhaps they'll rethink this decision.

Ninjakamster @ Apr 21st 2008 2:59PM

Fallout 3 will come out on about the 10th anniversary of 2s release.

eldee @ Apr 21st 2008 2:41PM

don't need a demo. i'm 100% sold already.

tmmoore_nc @ Apr 21st 2008 2:43PM

Not every game needs a demo. The questionable games and new IP games need demos.

Tim The Enchanter @ Apr 21st 2008 2:47PM

I'd want one, but I'll still buy it because of what I've read and seen.

JetEngineJesus @ Apr 21st 2008 4:06PM

ZOMG! I HOPE FALLOUT 3 iS AS BUGGY AS OBLIVION!!1! *FINGERSCROSSEDFINGERSCROSSEDFINGERSCROSSED*

Geoffrey Sperl @ Apr 21st 2008 4:08PM

Oblivion was buggy, but its merits overshadowed its flaws... even when I had to reset my PS3 twice after walking out of the Fighters' Guild hall...

JetEngineJesus @ Apr 21st 2008 4:22PM

The random crashes and getting stuck in invisible "holes" in the environment I could deal with, but I couldn't even finish the Thieves Guild quest because of a stupid bug. That's pretty bad. A major subsection of your sidequests that can't be finished? No workaround other than restarting from a save point that's 10-15 hours back? No patch? Brutal.
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:The_Ultimate_Heist#Bugs