Games Radar has a preview up for Fallout 3, telling us that we'll like it. Which is nice of them. But does it read like that?<blockquote>Is Fallout 3 the next Oblivion? That was our impression after leaving developer, Bethesda Softworks' demonstration of its latest project, a follow up to the cult classic post-apocalyptic role-playing series, originally debuted by Interplay Entertainment a decade ago. Since Bethesda secured the rights to produce the next chapter in the series in 2004, rumor, conjecture and fanatical fanboy-ism have been running rampant across the internet.
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Change is often good, but messing with what fans love can be a dangerous business. Purists may scream bloody murder when they find out that the familiar isometric third-person view - and point-and-click control scheme - is gone. But the change from the original third-person view to "Oblivion with guns" is a welcome one. The way combat plays out - actually more of a mix of turn-based RPG combat (like how it was with the original Fallout games) with the freedom of camera movement that FPS' allow - has us convinced. Before fans call foul, take our word for it. Looks can be deceiving.</blockquote>Other than that, it contains no new information.
Link: Games Radar preview.
Thanks Bushido Samurai.
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Change is often good, but messing with what fans love can be a dangerous business. Purists may scream bloody murder when they find out that the familiar isometric third-person view - and point-and-click control scheme - is gone. But the change from the original third-person view to "Oblivion with guns" is a welcome one. The way combat plays out - actually more of a mix of turn-based RPG combat (like how it was with the original Fallout games) with the freedom of camera movement that FPS' allow - has us convinced. Before fans call foul, take our word for it. Looks can be deceiving.</blockquote>Other than that, it contains no new information.
Link: Games Radar preview.
Thanks Bushido Samurai.
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...) instead of playing a tabletop RPG on computer.