New Fallout 3 screenshot and Todd Howard speaks
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Mord_Sith
Mildly Dipped
I've given up trying to figure out how beth's guns work, they defy logic and physics to the point where it's not even funny.
It's probably controlled from the MIND and that's really psychic-magic fireballs.
I swear if pyrokenisis is in there as a 'skill' I won't even DL it for testing, not worth the bandwidth and all that jazz
It's probably controlled from the MIND and that's really psychic-magic fireballs.
I swear if pyrokenisis is in there as a 'skill' I won't even DL it for testing, not worth the bandwidth and all that jazz
Bernard Bumner
Still Mildly Glowing
There are some pretty good elements to these pictures, in my opinion.
I quite like the Power Armour, and of course it is going to appear very different; animating a 3D model necessitates that is has to work, as it were, whereas a hand animated 2D character can be created with much more emphasis on aesthetics.
I think the Supermutant on the right looks better than any of the others seen so far, and it actually isn't so far away from a competent 3D rendering of a bald Fallout original. Once again, the switch to 3D necessarily makes the thing different. If you've ever looked at, for instance, a Simpsons or Family Guy action figure, then you'll know that they look very different - often weird - in 3D, because of the greater range of viewing angles. Now, I'm not claiming that there is any real attempt at fidelity in these redesigns, but I think that the perspective switch, coupled to a 3D engine, is likely to change the feel of any character.
None of this changes the fact that the game is more likely to be screwed by elements of story design, scripting, and changes in game mechanics, than by new and different art direction. These newer previews seem to be pushing the exploding nuke-u-lar car as a ubiquitous feature (I don't know what new material - if any - these guys have seen). Now that is just plain wrong; I might have forgiven one or two pulpy sci-fi mini-nukes, but if I have to spend my entire time explodicating old bangers, 'cus it are cool, then I'm not really interested.
Honestly, I find it quite frustrating that, even at this late stage, there are still some fairly obvious ways that Bethesda could maximize the positive aspects of what I've seen, but seem - if the interviews and previews are accurate - to be pushing everything that will ensure this game is a shallow, missed opportunity.
I quite like the Power Armour, and of course it is going to appear very different; animating a 3D model necessitates that is has to work, as it were, whereas a hand animated 2D character can be created with much more emphasis on aesthetics.
I think the Supermutant on the right looks better than any of the others seen so far, and it actually isn't so far away from a competent 3D rendering of a bald Fallout original. Once again, the switch to 3D necessarily makes the thing different. If you've ever looked at, for instance, a Simpsons or Family Guy action figure, then you'll know that they look very different - often weird - in 3D, because of the greater range of viewing angles. Now, I'm not claiming that there is any real attempt at fidelity in these redesigns, but I think that the perspective switch, coupled to a 3D engine, is likely to change the feel of any character.
None of this changes the fact that the game is more likely to be screwed by elements of story design, scripting, and changes in game mechanics, than by new and different art direction. These newer previews seem to be pushing the exploding nuke-u-lar car as a ubiquitous feature (I don't know what new material - if any - these guys have seen). Now that is just plain wrong; I might have forgiven one or two pulpy sci-fi mini-nukes, but if I have to spend my entire time explodicating old bangers, 'cus it are cool, then I'm not really interested.
Honestly, I find it quite frustrating that, even at this late stage, there are still some fairly obvious ways that Bethesda could maximize the positive aspects of what I've seen, but seem - if the interviews and previews are accurate - to be pushing everything that will ensure this game is a shallow, missed opportunity.
Morbus
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
STALKER inspiration?
Hell, you made me want to play the damned game again! Gonna play some sims 2.
Hell, you made me want to play the damned game again! Gonna play some sims 2.
Mord_Sith
Mildly Dipped
I'm almost expecting someone to shout out 'Kill Frenzy!' in the old GTA2 voice in the middle of this game, *sigh*.
whirlingdervish
Brahmin Cavalry Commander
I just can't wait to see how much bloom sprays from the nozzle of the flamethrower.
shihonage
Made in USSR
Bernard Bumner said:
Actually it is possible to make a 3D rendering which is quite authentic to the 2D original, as can be seen in recently released Simpsons game.
Not to mention, the original images of Mutants in Fallout were not the same flat, almost vector-based 2D that Family Guy is known for. They were, for all intents and purposes, tiny images pre-rendered in full 3D. And you could see them at 8 different angles.
whirlingdervish said:I just can't wait to see how much bloom sprays from the nozzle of the flamethrower.
That's if they decide they want to put the effort into making a flamethrower a viable option.
After all, Bethesda did remove Spears, Staves and Crossbows out of the Elder Scrolls series when they made the "logical" transition from Morrowind to Oblivion. Who's to say they'll keep all of the weapons from previous entries?
dude, didnt you hear? FO3 is all about LASERZ! PEW PEW PEW!Mord_Sith said:
Slickie said:
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Now that wasn't a very constructive addition to the thread, was it?
Mord_Sith
Mildly Dipped
Quite possibly, but I'm at work and I don't have that luxury. 
shihonage
Made in USSR
Slickie said:
It would be neat if Fallout's engine was so far ahead of its time that it would actually generate brand-new quality writing/storyline and quality levels, people and situations during each playthrough.
That'd be such a dreamboat...
(wakes up)
Damn it.
