Fallout 3 reviews round-up #90

[rcorporon]

My vote for most overused word in "Fallout 3" reviews: breathtaking.

Probably "epic."

I hate that word. I really do.

There are few things in this world that are actually deserving, and I don't think I've ever played a video game that was "epic" in the actual sense of the word.

 

[Morbus]

My vote for most overused word in "Fallout 3" reviews: breathtaking.

It's well applied at least. All those journalists gagging on bethesda's cock, they have to take a breath or they might choke on it.

 

[4rekl]

All those journalists gagging on bethesda's cock

Not gagging, gobbling!

Seriously Per, do you have a life? How you managed to find all these is beyond me. Do you have a total count of how many reviews have been posted?

 

[PlanHex]

Do you have a total count of how many reviews have been posted?

He must have a database of some sort with the reviews he's already posted, otherwise some of them would probably have been posted twice. And that would be cheating.

 

[Ausdoerrt]

My vote for most overused word in "Fallout 3" reviews: breathtaking.

Probably "epic."

I hate that word. I really do.

There are few things in this world that are actually deserving, and I don't think I've ever played a video game that was "epic" in the actual sense of the word.

I dunno, I love the word "epic" if it's used property. And there's a plenty of movies and games that tell an 'epic' style story. FO3 just doesn't fit the category, or any Fallout game for that matter.

 

[Lexx]

"Epic" is ok. But you can only use it in two ways: Ironically or for really fucking darn big things that are so impressive, that even God might think "wtf?".

 

[Ausdoerrt]

^ Well, let's say the world got popular for usage with stuff like LOTR. Since then it's been kind of popular to use it for stuff in similar genre. It's a stretch, but I can accept it. Calling FO3 epic is too much of a stretch though.

 

[TheRatKing]

Seriously Per, do you have a life? How you managed to find all these is beyond me. Do you have a total count of how many reviews have been posted?

On the floor of the first level of tunnels there are Rocks. Rocks, man, Rocks! Here is the Rock challenge: how many Rocks can one gather through the course of a game, without resorting to recurring random encounters? I'll keep you up to date on the Rock situation...

There are Rocks in the garden. Some can be tough to spot. Gotta catch 'em all!

This also means there are twelve new Rocks on the ground, a Spear by the junk heap and a new Shovel lying over at the stables. Also note there are Rocks down in the toilet and the mole rat cave (you won't find all of them unless you know exactly where they are). Collect them Rocks.

My maximum Rock count, without resorting to recurring random encounters (where they are sometimes plentiful), nor stealing (some kids and random townspeople carry lots), nor trading for them (Buster in NCR restocks them), nor digging up graves, is 111. That includes 19 from Klamath, 2 from the Den, 60 from Modoc, 2 from Redding, 5 from New Reno, 11 from San Francisco and 12 from special encounters (though you'd have to be lucky to get all of those).

I think he's kinda OCD.