IGN subdivision TeamXbox present their own E3 impressions, praising the original but assuring that they are very much impressed with the coming instalment. Some excerpts:
<blockquote>When in the vault, you’ll obtain the wrist-mounted PipBoy computer that you’ll use throughout the game to do everything from checking your attributes to changing your gear.</blockquote>One can assume that first "you" refers to the character and the second to the player, and not some other combination.
<blockquote>You’ll also have to answer plenty of questions on the General Occupation Aptitude Test (or G.O.A.T.), which will determine your ratings in 21 core skills, including Big Guns, Repair, Speak, Science, Medicine, and Throwing,</blockquote>Medicine presumably being a merging of First Aid and Doctor. 21 does seem like a few more than we've been told before, so one might wonder if the reporter got that right.
<blockquote>The combat in the game is best described as first-person shooting, but it’s much, much deeper than your standard shooter. Since bullets are at a premium in most post-apocalyptic wastelands, trying to run and gun your way through the game is a pretty bad idea. Instead, you can use V.A.T.S. (VaulTec Assissted Targeting System) to pause the action and queue up your targets. You can target individual body parts, and you’ll be told how likely you are to hit them. It’s a great system, offering a much deeper experience than your standard shooter.</blockquote>This may mean combat in Fo3 will be a deeper than your standard shooter! Stay tuned.
<blockquote>One of the things that most impressed us about Fallout 3 is the writing and overall tone of the game, which puts the player in what someone from the 1950’s might imagine is the future. The design is excellent, featuring a retro-futuristic aesthetic that could best be described as the bastard child of The Jetsons and Mad Max. I mean, the fact that shooting the fusion reactor in a car that looks like a Studebaker will cause a miniature nuclear explosion speaks volumes about the artists.</blockquote>Yes.
<blockquote>Although some people wonder if it’s just going to be Oblivion with guns, we’re happy to report that the game also features plenty of over-the-top gore, profanity, and laugh-out-loud funny dialogue.</blockquote>Well, that's a relief, isn't it?
Thanks to Nology5890.
<blockquote>When in the vault, you’ll obtain the wrist-mounted PipBoy computer that you’ll use throughout the game to do everything from checking your attributes to changing your gear.</blockquote>One can assume that first "you" refers to the character and the second to the player, and not some other combination.
<blockquote>You’ll also have to answer plenty of questions on the General Occupation Aptitude Test (or G.O.A.T.), which will determine your ratings in 21 core skills, including Big Guns, Repair, Speak, Science, Medicine, and Throwing,</blockquote>Medicine presumably being a merging of First Aid and Doctor. 21 does seem like a few more than we've been told before, so one might wonder if the reporter got that right.
<blockquote>The combat in the game is best described as first-person shooting, but it’s much, much deeper than your standard shooter. Since bullets are at a premium in most post-apocalyptic wastelands, trying to run and gun your way through the game is a pretty bad idea. Instead, you can use V.A.T.S. (VaulTec Assissted Targeting System) to pause the action and queue up your targets. You can target individual body parts, and you’ll be told how likely you are to hit them. It’s a great system, offering a much deeper experience than your standard shooter.</blockquote>This may mean combat in Fo3 will be a deeper than your standard shooter! Stay tuned.
<blockquote>One of the things that most impressed us about Fallout 3 is the writing and overall tone of the game, which puts the player in what someone from the 1950’s might imagine is the future. The design is excellent, featuring a retro-futuristic aesthetic that could best be described as the bastard child of The Jetsons and Mad Max. I mean, the fact that shooting the fusion reactor in a car that looks like a Studebaker will cause a miniature nuclear explosion speaks volumes about the artists.</blockquote>Yes.
<blockquote>Although some people wonder if it’s just going to be Oblivion with guns, we’re happy to report that the game also features plenty of over-the-top gore, profanity, and laugh-out-loud funny dialogue.</blockquote>Well, that's a relief, isn't it?
Thanks to Nology5890.
