Will

Evil Genius

Miles, with all due respect, when people act like a bunch of asshole morons, then that's what we have to react to. Any one of the Fallout 3 bashers could be a fantastic humanitarian and a great scuba diver, too, but it doesn't change the fact that when F3 news comes out, we get a group of people shambling out of the old 90s RPG graveyard. They mutter and shuffle about, "turn based.... SPECIAL.... groan..."

It's already tiresome, and I haven't even registered at the Bethesda forums. Yes, every group and community has fringe nutters. We want them to shut up in this case. If someone can evaluate what is before them with this post, then fantastic. If they want to get into the fact that the PIPboy buttons are different, or the artistic style of the BoS armor is different in the trailer, or if they want to argue that the BoS couldn't exist 30 years later and that Bethesda raped their Doritos and Dr Pepper fueled childhood, I would respectfully request that they STFU.

FOr goodness' sake. I cut my teeth on C= VIC 20, writing my own stuff in BASIC. Where is the text-based mod? I might lament. Graphics?? Things MOVING?? I long for the old days. Where are the Zork-like text based games. Fallout 1, with it's graphic representation of moving figures is a travesty. It was written for the graphics obsessed community, instead of for the pure of heart. Us text lovers!

When, oh when will the first text-based RPG show up on the 360? Or how about rogue-likes?

If Bethesda wants to sell a few more copies of these to the nutter Luddite community, they should figure out how to port over the 2 originals and include them on the disk. Otherwise, leave them to the dustbin.

I find it funny. The quote at the end of this article is so off.

"At the end of the day ... I think [the fans] just want you to treat [the franchise] with respect," he said. "They don't want you to cheese it up, and they want you to take it seriously because they take it seriously. And we do."

It should be redacted and replaced with:

"At any time, especially the end of the day, the fans just want to whine and bleat, and idolize the franchise to a point where it is taken so seriously, that nothing will satisfy them. Things that will satisfy some will alienate others. Do we have any chance of making the rabid fans who want Fallout 1 with a new story on XBox 360? I don't think we do."

I was intrigued by the Fallout 3 forums, but trying to find fun game spoilers there is like looking for $1 bills in a sewer choked with feces and rotting corpses. Thanks a lot, bitter Fallout 1 fans!!

As a side note, I still play the first Fallout, and occasionally Fallout 2. I love those game, I have just not clung to the Luddite expectation that a modern game will emulate them. Time for a new generation, gentlemen. Enjoy, or write your own.

Ah yes, I spent many hours with Zorks 1, 2 and 3. Then there was Enchanter, INfidel, a poorly made (IMHO), Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. That space one. The one with the puppets. The scary, scary clowns... oh, wait.

Zork was a lot ot fun in it's day. Then that Lord British fellow showed up and went and used graphics *sigh*.

Anyway, you can still play Zork as some genius has made an iGoogle widget that allows you to play! I've spent some time getting killed by the troll or the thief, and lost in the maze, just this last week!

Wrist strap alert!!! Cover your TVs!!!

Wakaranai;

I know that CJ is owned by the same parent company as 'Hardy's'.

I was just spamming anyway; I doubt they have a choice of ads. Most likely they contract with some ad group and get what they get...

Dearest Engadget,

Please stop using the obscuring Carl's Jr ad with the hula girl. It is idiotic, covers up other stuff and sometimes doesn't close. I almost smashed my brains out with a hammer because they got a precious 'click' when I accidentally clicked on it while trying to close it.


Signed,

Engadget occasional commenter.

#7 GoonieGooGoo


Psssst... some of us already have Macs... so no, buying a new computer wouldn't be cheaper. Although I agree with john, #3 above, mostly my gaming is on Wii/360/PS2, etc.

My problem is placeshifting. iMac and PS2 in the office (well, with an XBox), and the Wii and 360 plus MacMini are all in the living room. Too many screens and consoles all over the place. I want to be able to shunt whatever I want to whatever location I want, based on screen location.

This was not too early and at least in my case, does not disappoint.

The grist for the fanboy mill (a group among which I count myself), was the voiceover at the end.

Much like Star Wars geeks battling it out over 'red vs blue' or 'blue vs blue' before Episode III, the question of whether the 'war... war never changes' quote would be embraced has been an ongoing flame war in the Fallout fan community... so it's in and many will rejoice.

Many will hate this game no matter what, saying that Bethesda raped their childhood. Just keep your wallets closed, and civilization will continue apace.

Or the camera from God of War; the whole time I was playing GoW, I kept thinking, 'this is Diablo meets Tomb Raider' only, you know, it was like cool and stuff.