FOPoS Interview

[Briosafreak]

There`s an interview with Chuck Cuevas and Chris Pasetto from the FOBOS team on Gamespy, with lots of spin, many times contradictory, here`s a zip:
<blockquote> More than that, because we're the action division, the action group, and Fallout was done by Tim Cain and the people from Black Isle. They wanted to stay on RPG titles, because they're RPGers. And we're action guys. There were a lot of conversations back and forth, but nobody directly had a big part in the other games because of that reason. When we told them we were making an action game, some people cringed. But you don't want them to make an action game because they're not interested.</blockquote>
Or maybe they just wanted to stay the hell away from that game...
And in the same interview we discover that Fallout fans are mean:
<blockquote>Fortunately, a lot of us here and even the guys we talked to from the PC team -- the Black Isle guys -- they said they're really a minority and to be honest they get all upset when there's something that they don't like even in the Fallout PC games. They're equally vocal and pissed off. [...]
We took our licks early on in the forums, but then we just stopped dealing with them. Because even behind the scenes it was quite evident that there was just no dealing with them. [...]
I think the audience for the two is a lot different from what we initially understood. We thought initially that the hardcore PC fans would be at least interested in learning about it, but it turned out to not really be the case. </blockquote>
It`s fascinating how a supposed minority destroys their forum at Interplay.
I don`t want to learn more about it, that`s true, i just wanted it to go away...
Spotted at RPGDot

 

[Odin]

Not interested in learning about IT ?? Come on, Chuckie didn't even want to listen to us. When we started talking about this title, yes talking (we didn't start bashing, atleast not me) he only scoffed and didn't want to listen or have anything to do with us...

Come on Chuckie, you know you lub us!!

Update: Just read the whole interview, and I must say that I laughed really hard..

Let's see, we complained about it not beeing an RPG, TB combat and no Keyboard control..COME ON!
We complained about all the holes in the story, the look of the game (which I must say has improved from the first shots I saw) and how this game steers away from the Fallout setting, both in weapons and story wise...

Not to mention how they're selling the title..Funny point here is that the trailer says that this title is for 17->, yet the game tries to sell by saying "It's better than Sex?". HAHAHA.. We over 17 know that it's not better than SEX!

Sure it's an action game, I got no problem with that. Still enjoy playing some action games, so that point is idiotic.

Console games? Sure no problem, hell why do you think I bought X-Box ?

It's the actual raping of the Fallout setting that gets me, the twisting and turning the setting upside down..

 

[JJ86]

There are many ways to create a good console action game but it appears that Interplay took many of the wrong routes in trying to make FOPOS. I am not a fan of console games but even comparing it to current action games for the PC, it doesn't stand out. From all of the info I have seen at the game site, the game doesn't really look exciting. I think they would have had much better luck straying farther from the Fallout universe into a universe more similar to Escape From New York. A game set in a PA urban environment instead of a wasteland seems to fit the action market better.

 

[Briosafreak]

There are many ways to create a good console action game but it appears that Interplay took many of the wrong routes in trying to make FOPOS. I am not a fan of console games but even comparing it to current action games for the PC, it doesn't stand out. From all of the info I have seen at the game site, the game doesn't really look exciting. I think they would have had much better luck straying farther from the Fallout universe into a universe more similar to Escape From New York. A game set in a PA urban environment instead of a wasteland seems to fit the action market better.

Good point JJ

 

[The physopathic Polock]

Not interested in learning about IT ?? Come on, Chuckie didn't even want to listen to us. When we started talking about this title, yes talking (we didn't start bashing, atleast not me) he only scoffed and didn't want to listen or have anything to do with us...

Come on Chuckie, you know you lub us!!

Suuuuurrrrrreeeeeee he does. Thats why he tricked Elara with his *ahem* good looks to sow desent in the comunity! Thats why he and his moderator pals locked the offical forums!

Update: Just read the whole interview, and I must say that I laughed really hard..

Let's see, we complained about it not beeing an RPG, TB combat and no Keyboard control..COME ON!
We complained about all the holes in the story, the look of the game (which I must say has improved from the first shots I saw) and how this game steers away from the Fallout setting, both in weapons and story wise...

Well, I would give two flying attack squirels about a console game. I mean, $200 bucks for an outdated computer? Please...

Not to mention how they're selling the title..Funny point here is that the trailer says that this title is for 17->, yet the game tries to sell by saying "It's better than Sex?". HAHAHA.. We over 17 know that it's not better than SEX!

I already know that S.E.X. is waaayyyyyy better then this awful looking shitcan of "Happy-Happy-Fun-Joy"!

Sure it's an action game, I got no problem with that. Still enjoy playing some action games, so that point is idiotic.

There's nothing wrong with a good shoot-em-up, as long as that's the only real aim of the game. Otherwise, you've got a problem.

Console games? Sure no problem, hell why do you think I bought X-Box?

Seeing as how I'm too cheap to buy a new console, I wouldn't know.

It's the actual raping of the Fallout setting that gets me, the twisting and turning the setting upside down..

Wel, we all know that Chucky has a bright career in store after this is all over: chimney sweep.