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Just for clarification-I have been a Fallout fan since 1999, Fallout 2 is my favorite game, and I think Fallout 3 was more or less terrible.

But that being said, aside from the fact that Interplay winning would mean a fallout MMORPG coming out much sooner than Bethesda could, should I still want them to win?

I mean, interplays gameography is hardly stellar, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Interplay_games, sure theres a few gems but a lot of slugs as well. And the fact is, the developers that worked on FO1 and 2 (Tim Cain et al.) are working for obsidian now, which seems to have a good relationship with Bethesda.

The thought occurs to me that, even though I dislike where Bethesda has taken the game personally, perhaps it would be in my own best interest as a classic fallout fan for them to win, considering their relationship with obsidian.

So, mainly if you are a classic FO fan, do you really think Interplay winning (in any scale) v. Bethesda would be best for the franchise? What if Interplay somehow magically won the rights outright? (Obviously if you are a fan of 3 this question isn't for you, as we all can guess your position.)

Surf Solar · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:26 Post subject:

I don't care for either one winning. It is basically a choice between jumping in a sea of piss or diving in a pond full of turds.
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korindabar · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:39 Post subject:

A majority of the people in Interplay aren't even from the original F1/F2, so no. The people running it now are the reason they've had so many problems, now and in the past.
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Ben · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:18 Post subject:

1/2 are amazing RPGs and know how to tell stories. They are also pretty hard to pick up as a newbie, and can be hard to do things like keep all your companions alive.

3/NV give oodles of hours of gameplay if you want to uncover every mystery, secret and easter egg. They are a lot of fun and the Gamebryo engine is amazing. In converse, they can be too easy or too hard for the wrong reasons (like Lanius having thousands of health). Also, the storytelling isn't as good as FO2 because they don't need to with all the flashy things.

Either way, you win some you lose some.
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Surf Solar · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:28 Post subject:

Yamu · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:34 Post subject:

Watching this lawsuit unfold is kind of like watching the devil wrestle the retarded kid from life goes on, only the devil has promised to buy you an (admittedly mediocre) ice-cream cone if he wins the match and the retard has promised to crap in your mouth.

Sometimes, it actually makes more sense to root for the devil.
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Atomkilla · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 13:49 Post subject:

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Wintermind · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 14:22 Post subject:

When faced between a choice of two evils, I pick the one I haven't tried yet.
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thegaresexperience · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 17:02 Post subject:

F3 and NV were pretty good, but the gamebryo engine being great?

How much are they paying you to say that?
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PainlessDocM · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 17:16 Post subject:

or

Ben · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:27 Post subject:

Surf Solar · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:30 Post subject:

Ben · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:47 Post subject:

Surf Solar · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:49 Post subject:

Ben · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:56 Post subject:

Surf Solar · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 19:59 Post subject:

You do realize that npc variables have been around since forever? It was like that in the old Goldbox games, the Baldurs Gate Games did that, Fallout did it, etc. - basically everywhere where you have dialog options at all. This shit is nothing new and nothing to write home about in the Gamebryo Engine. If you only played japanese games and think these were the pinnacle of RPGs, then I do not wonder though.
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Ben · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 20:10 Post subject:

Surf Solar · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 20:14 Post subject:

There are all kinds of different variables, not only depending on your reputation.

Ben · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 20:27 Post subject:

Surf Solar · Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 20:35 Post subject: