Fallout 3 misses the Joystick

Boo-freakin-hoo.
Anyway, it won the best rpg reward when there's only ~40 minute demo available- now that's something
 
New Joystick competition for next year.

Award: Best at gimping a game with crappy/gimmick setting and mechanics elements.

Finalists: Assassin's Creed, Fallout 3
 
quietfanatic said:
Award: Best at gimping a game with crappy/gimmick setting and mechanics elements.

Finalists: Assassin's Creed, Fallout 3
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Gah! You and your "genetic memory" angst.

Whatever you think of it, it hardly qualifies it to be in the same category as Fallout 3. It's a new IP, at least. And what's crappy/gimmicky about AC's "mechanics elements" (not sure exactly what the means)?
 
Templates For Success

Templates For Success



This general game entertainment news presented by a game entertainment media mouth has latent information value.

Can see what was deemed ''POP" for 15 minutes this day.

Can get the drift (rudderless), or stampede (herd migration) of the smart money as they shape their products to fit the market while the market is groomed by the media coconspirators to salivate over the 'once and future' products.

SEEDing the need may not be the diligent vintner toiling for years in the fields but an unscrupulous hunter baiting turkeys with corn. Hit and run.

When a game dev talking head, say Pete Hines of Bethesda, croons that Beth is making ""their game"", we may be able to discern when Beth's 'innovation' is
' ! ""NEW AND IMPROVED"" !',
and when their cutting edge may only be the razor used to cut a copy of a muddled out market trend consensus.
A tried and tired template,
if not re-glossed in the big shiny, '! gold da Bloom-s !', then clothed in the same sycophantic flattery that adorned that naked emperor in the child's cautionary tale of old.
The media has an investment in this status quo.
Anticipate flattery, let the reader beware.

In the continuing discussion of what FO3 IS, and IS NOT, Bethesda is just as guilty of misdirection as any other interest with an ideological, and / or, financial agenda.
Acquiring, digging up a "dead" franchise, and draping a different product in unearned laurels gleaned from the tomb,
may be only a part of a company's 'slam dunk' program to cut a 'template for success' and seize the might to print money.

It will be interesting to see how much more smoke is blown to make this title all things to all target demographics.
What is real innovation, and what has back seat cup holders because Gears Of War had back seat cup holders.

Cup holders for the Pip-boy 3000? With big bawls, energy drink product placement ? -- Too drool -- real rad' -- and NEX GEN!

Can at least credit a company for riding the horse in the direction it is going,
but pretending they are actually directing the traffic has all the praise due: at best a carnival barker, at least -- a costumed fence post, the street sign.


Let the buyer beware.


4too
 
Integrating the sci-fi angle into normal gameplay, such as combat via the targeting system, menus and environment interaction, look likely to hurt AC in my opinion, although they appear to be toning those elements down a bit.
 
quietfanatic said:
Integrating the sci-fi angle into normal gameplay, such as combat via the targeting system, menus and environment interaction...
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Hmm? I don't remember seeing any indication of "sci-fi" being incorporated into the combat system (asides from the knife that extends out of the protagonist's hand), environment interaction, or menus (other than the game-over screen, of course). Are there new videos I haven't seen? I'll have to go a-looking.
 
pretty weird how Warhammer Online is mentioned, while it's pretty much a rehash of old ideas and technologies, while AoC is totally ignored (while bringing a breath of fresh air to MMOs).
 
Is there a point to this other than "For once Fallout 3 not named the greatest game of all time more than a year prior to its release" (insert capitals where appropriate) ?

Besides, any list with two Mario titles lawls my bowels.
 
Silencer said:
Is there a point to this other than "For once Fallout 3 not named the greatest game of all time more than a year prior to its release" (insert capitals where appropriate) ?
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Yeah, the Golden Joystick is pretty much the biggest gaming award out there.
 
When I first saw "Golden Joystick" I immediately thought of something I didn't want associated with anything Fallout...

Kharn stop double-posting in the news threads. Strike 1 [/joke]. [serious] I notice you do that alot in your reports...it's like your doubtful of what you just wrote and need another person to back up your claims, but aren't going to wait for someone else to talk like they may dissaprove. [/serious]

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
The Vault Dweller said:
[serious] I notice you do that alot in your reports...it's like your doubtful of what you just wrote and need another person to back up your claims, but aren't going to wait for someone else to talk like they may dissaprove. [/serious]
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Actually, it's because I don't want thing that are blatantly my opinion and have no relation to journalism on the frontpage of NMA. Newsposts are for facts (and, ok, the occasional rare stab), so if I have a personal opinion I'd like to let loose but can't in the newspost, I reply to the newspost.

Sometimes helps gets the thread rolling, too.
 
Black said:
Boo-freakin-hoo.
Anyway, it won the best rpg reward when there's only ~40 minute demo available- now that's something
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is the ~40 minute demo released or leaked? i've only read mixed reviews and seen a 2 minute trailer in which the only part that made me excited was hearing ron perlman.

also: i'm personally pretty excited for super smash brothers brawl. thats been pure fun for the n64 and gcn, especially when you get 4p.
 
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