LinkPain said:
I think Fallout 3 is a masterpiece, because of the story, I mean sure, the main quest was not really the best, but it was at least 7 out of 10, but that´s not the point. The point is all the side quests that were freaking awesome, like bombing or not bombing Megaton, electing a president, get the old lady her violin back so she can play it on her radio station etc. etc. And the gritty and dead athmosphere added a lot of the feeling to being a survivor of not so gritty and dead place.
The good graphics is merely a bonus, it makes the Capital Wasteland stand out so much more, giving you a reason for e.g. get that water purifier up and running. And what also differs from the first main game is how easy played it is, while in Fallout 1/2 the fighting system is annoying as hell some times, with the turn system and it´s harder to control the character. At least it is for me, but I started with F3, so I can imagine how you fellas feel about going from top view to first person system and all.
And another thing is, from the beginning in F3 an interest wakes up, it seems more alive, with having a real birthday party, (like in real life), a douche bag wants your sweetroll (like in real life) and some years later, the douchebag made a gang and now have other needs, like girls (like in real life). In F 1/2 you can´t really relate from the position you have in life from the position you have in the game, a wise elder wants you to leave the vault so you can look for a water chip... In F3 it starts slowly and then starts up dramatically with your father escaping and all, but at least that´s better than being thrown into a dungeon at start.
I don´t agree with you about F3, because F3 got some real good moment´s: it has an awesome story from time to time, the surroundings are perfect with human emotions and all (including dark athmosphere and a fatass map), the music could be better though since the only good song is the opening theme, the game keeps you interested for a long time with exploring and doing quests, the DLC is badass (and there is some major varieties in the DLC, like redneck zombies and aliens) and last but not least, the graphics make you feel like you´re in deep shit, all the time. And those who play game´s mainly because of how cool things look and only if it´s HD... They only look on the outside and most of them are probably old cod veterans that want fast action.
And another thing, newbs are newbs, most of them eventually end up playing the same old game´s as they did before.
