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JE Sawyer replied to a thread about Turn Based or Real Time for Fallout 3, and he ended up talking about the size of Van Buren (latest Bis project in the works):<blockquote>However, at the beginning of Van Buren, we sat down for a few weeks and made outlines of the various areas you could explore in the game. It was pretty damned big. So, I went back and I looked at Fallout. Fallout only had 13 areas. Fallout 2 had 23 areas. Does Van Buren really need to have 23, or even 20 areas? Personally, I think it would be better off with 15-17 very good areas than 23 really rushed areas. And if, in those 15-17 areas, you can get better gameplay balance than you would have been able to in 23 areas, I think that's a good thing. I would rather have crazed lunatic people complain that 100 hours of gameplay isn't enough than have the majority of people quit the game because the first 10 of its 300 estimated hours just suck.</blockquote>And just behold this quote from JE:<blockquote>Perhaps I am showing an improper bias, but I am more inclined to err in favor of a good TB system if RT and TB clash on some aspects. Generally speaking, people who don't like combat in the first place would rather play real-time. That doesn't mean that people who DO like combat only enjoy TB, but... I think you see where I'm going. The TB fans tend to be more discriminating about the implementation of their preferred style of combat.</blockquote>We lub y00 JE!
 
Hell...there's a motto, and it's very common...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Fallout's TB system suited the game, and the gaming style. Why mess with it? Hell, why even bother to up the graphics? I just replayed both games, and it didn't bother me any that it was 2D...sure, 3D is nice, but I want Fallout...I guess it doesn't matter though, as long as the story, and the character-game interaction is good. Just some thoughts.

...And someone explain to me why everyone calls this project "Van Buren"...

-Malky
 
Malkavian said:
...And someone explain to me why everyone calls this project "Van Buren"...

It's the code-name. BIS always uses president's names for their code names, as far as I know. Van Buren is Fallout 3, that much may be obvious, but they won't admit that.

And: Wooohooo, go Sawyer-man!
 
So you guys are actually sure that the Van Buren project is Fallout 3? I mean, isn't there at least some doubt about that? Not that I don't hope you're right and such, but still: for all we know they could be teasing the hell out of us. I mean, does anyone know this JE Sawyer guy personally, are we sure he is whom he says he is?

And Van Buren was a president, eh? Didn't know that. Which era are we talking about?
 
Blade Runner said:
So you guys are actually sure that the Van Buren project is Fallout 3? I mean, isn't there at least some doubt about that? Not that I don't hope you're right and such, but still: for all we know they could be teasing the hell out of us. I mean, does anyone know this JE Sawyer guy personally, are we sure he is whom he says he is?
Well we don't know for sure, but they've hinted quite alot that it really is Fallout 3. JE's a good guy, almost as sweet as MCA :P

Blade Runner said:
And Van Buren was a president, eh? Didn't know that. Which era are we talking about?
Just before the civil war in the USA, I recently saw the Amistad movie and behold the president in USA was Van Buren..
 
Blade Runner said:
So you guys are actually sure that the Van Buren project is Fallout 3? I mean, isn't there at least some doubt about that? Not that I don't hope you're right and such, but still: for all we know they could be teasing the hell out of us. I mean, does anyone know this JE Sawyer guy personally, are we sure he is whom he says he is?

Well, we do know he is the lead desinger on Van Buren, and you can see all the threads he is starting at iply.com...

When he talked about combat in Van Buren, he started with "A lot of people on the team have been playing Fallout 1 and 2 again..."

So yes, it's pretty obvious Van Buren is Fallout 3.
 
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