so, being a subscriber i am lucky to receive this magazine 2 to 3 days before it hits the shelves. it is one of the "big three" of german pc-gaming magazines. (and IMHO the best of them all, since they do not care about political correctness and have at least 4 pairs of boobs in every issue)
i just got the new issue and they gave fo3 a whopping 90%, while expressing that it were a strong candidate for "game of the year". now keep in mind, that this magazine is action-oriented, hence the name, so they focus on that aspect of the game.
no online version yet, so i will give a short conclusion.
good: atmosphere (the tutorial being specifically mentioned), quests, detail
bad: inventory has a kind of "console"-feel to it (-1%), player character is moving too slow ( ? )(-1%), dungeon-crawl-element is repetitive and bleak (-2%), dreary environment (yeah right, -2%), usage of the pip-boy too complex, i.e. no shortcuts to certain functions (-4%)
the whole 6-page review is filled with praise and how beth managed to capture the look and feel of the original games and convert it to 3D. they kept comparing it to oblivion and how fo3 does everything better. moral implications are to be expected at every quest. they also like the fatman and VATS, saying that it makes combat significantly easier.
sidenote: game runs silky smooth with all details enabled on a 2.6ghz quadcore, 4gb ram and 9800gt in 1600x1200 resolution.
i just got the new issue and they gave fo3 a whopping 90%, while expressing that it were a strong candidate for "game of the year". now keep in mind, that this magazine is action-oriented, hence the name, so they focus on that aspect of the game.
no online version yet, so i will give a short conclusion.
good: atmosphere (the tutorial being specifically mentioned), quests, detail
bad: inventory has a kind of "console"-feel to it (-1%), player character is moving too slow ( ? )(-1%), dungeon-crawl-element is repetitive and bleak (-2%), dreary environment (yeah right, -2%), usage of the pip-boy too complex, i.e. no shortcuts to certain functions (-4%)
the whole 6-page review is filled with praise and how beth managed to capture the look and feel of the original games and convert it to 3D. they kept comparing it to oblivion and how fo3 does everything better. moral implications are to be expected at every quest. they also like the fatman and VATS, saying that it makes combat significantly easier.
sidenote: game runs silky smooth with all details enabled on a 2.6ghz quadcore, 4gb ram and 9800gt in 1600x1200 resolution.