Fallout 3 reviews round-up #60

Brother None said:
Didn't play it. It got a 9.3, whereas Fallout 3 got an 8.4, so yes, it's good competition if it goes into the same category, but I don't know if it will, because it's a hybrid. I dunno, man, we haven't even made our shortlists yet, so it's all futurespeek.

Fallout 3 is all in the middle of the hype still (well ok leaving now) so of course it'll get some GotY buzz, but I can't seriously see it running away with any awards. It's rating lower than Oblivion, which lost most of the important GotY awards to title like Gears of War and Company of Heroes, so honestly will it nab any important ones over titles like GTA IV, Gears of War II. It's not a serious competitor on the PS3, where LBP seems the dead cert, and X360 sees heavy competition, including critic's darling Braid. PC I dunno, it's such an empty platform, the competition just isn't there on the AAA level.

But RPG of the year? For Frith's sake, BioWare or Bethesda are pretty much guaranteed that award as long as they're the only release that year. It's just not something to take that seriously, because there is 0 competition on the level that the mainstream media looks at (which excludes King's Bounty wholesale)
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The dark age of role playing ...
 
Don't double post. Anyway, have we got reviews from this month's Play mag yet? It wasn't exactly a glowing review from a print magazine. An interesting review filled with contradictions.
 
DOF_power said:
So where is the real role playing in King's Bounty ?!

As in choices and their consequences, interaction, influence ?!


It seem like another party turned base adventure game.
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It's a TBS/RPG, silly... Ever played Heroes of Might and Magic or Disciples? King's Bounty was the precursor... Kind of like what Wasteland is to Fallout. The new KB is just a remake or sth, with better GFX.
 
RPGs to Come

Well Persona 4 releases in a week and will likely make most sites top 5 and win a few awards. But with Square's two titles falling somewhat flat, Fallout 3 seems to have a clear walkover.

Which gets me to why I just can't really believe most FO 3 reviews. The graphics/animation are bad and its has game stopping bugs but somehow is TEH BEST GAM3 EVAR!!. Last Remnant from Square for example has a bunch of bugs and every single review mentions them and grade accordingly. Why does FO 3 get special treatment?
 
The new KB is just a remake or sth, with better GFX.
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Not really a remake, more like a sequel. And when they started the development, they didn't even have the KB license and called it "Battle Lord".
 
^ I guess so, wasn't sure. Haven't played it yet. The point still stands though, it's not an RPG game.
 
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