I don't know about RPGenius, but my distrust of Bethesda stems from the plethora of clueless statements their devs made. Here's a small collection:
The campy humor, the grotesque action, and the integrated pop culture, as well as Pip Boy (can't leave THAT out!) are what allow FO to stand out from other titles.
Yeah, action, pop culture references and shitty parodies are what defines Fallout.
We're not going to go away from what it is that we do best. We're not going to suddenly do a top-down isometric Baldur's Gate-style game, because that's not what we do well.
Translation: Fallout 3 will be a first person game.
I think people can look at how we've treated the Elder Scrolls and know that we'll give the same care to Fallout.
Having played Morrowind and followed the coverage of Oblivion, I can say this statement frightens me greatly.
Imagine a survival horror-esque version of the Fallout world.
No comment.
I'd say the impact the original had in its day was about so much more then the angle you viewed it at, or how combat was executed
Translation: Fallout 3 will be a first person game.
Certainly turn-based combat limits your audience to a small number, but I do find that audiences will come if your game is good enough and the presentation is superb. Ultimately we'll do what we think will be the most fun.
Yeah, it's not like turn-based games like Civilization and Final Fantasy are successful or anything. Oh, wait...