Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I murdered him on more than one occasion for the +1 perception his head band gave me.
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Fallout 4 teased by ThreeDog voice actor Erik Todd Dellums
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I murdered him on more than one occasion for the +1 perception his head band gave me.
metalslimer
Member
Oh god, I don't think I can go back to the majority of FO3's writing after New Vegas. On the other hand, the GotY/PC modded version of this will be glorious. If Bethesda fucks this up.......
Flame Lord
Member
It did, and it only makes it worse.
Best news this year so far.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Obsidian involved? Pretty please.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Oblivion was supposed to be a launch title for the 360 so it makes sense for it to be a launch title for the 720 and Bethesda games are perfect launch titles because of the time sink approach to their design.
metalslimer
Member
Obsidian writers along with a brand new next gen glitch freeish engine please.
I get the feeling this will be summer 2014 at the earliest. Skyrim only came out a year ago. Unless Bethesda handed if off to someone new again they don't make games in 2 years.
Visualante2
Member
I think you might be right, product of its time and place.
Unfortunately the engine will undoubtedly be a minor revision on the Skyrim engine; they didn't spend all that time on it just to use it for one game.
Also I think Skyrim more than Oblivion was where I started to notice the seams in how the game works so quickly that it kind of ruined the game for me, because the character design, writing, and quests can't hold it up once that initial "magic" and sense of exploration fades. Basically, there wasn't enough depth to pull me in and keep me playing.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
What a fucking year this is shaping up to be.
I am just going to sit back in my chair and breath it all in.
I am just going to sit back in my chair and breath it all in.
PuppetSlave
Member
More fallout is a good thing. Loved both new fallout games.
metalslimer
Member
Well with mods the PC version of Skyrim is beautiful, so hopefully it at least looks that good.
Er Fallout 3 sold 8 million copies. Unless they are trying to make it into Call of Duty I doubt this is the primary reason.
pieatorium
Member
It's his brother, dog and a half
Graphics are another thing but its the shitty gameplay that all ES games seems to have that need to be fixed.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
I hope Bethesda at least take notes from NV.
They need to copy the faction system at the very least, because it can be used to actually give consequences to your actions. Which is something that BGS fails at doing in their games, I feel.
But that wouldn't be the Bethesda way! Join every faction, be the guild leader/highmaster/grand overlord of everything! Even factions that oppose each other!
metalslimer
Member
Yep, it also provides meaningful replaythroughs, but you don't reach mass market by actually making things have consequences in games apparently because people can't handle it.
Meh.
New Vegas was hilariously better than F3 in the writing department on every concievable level. The DLC was also mountains better, and very damn good in its own right.
I enjoyed FO3 at the time it came out, but it left me feeling empty because it was so soulless, and I didn't go back to it until much later to play the DLC once it was el cheapo (which was, literally, not worth my time it was so mediocre).
That said, Skyrim was fun to play, even if the story and characters were once again meh, so maybe FO4 will provide a good base for another Obsidian to come along.
I wish Bethesda would hire some better writers. Or maybe they have the dialogue right at the level they want it, to appeal to a broader audience or some shit. Or maybe they think it's fine. Who knows.
I'm also pretty damn tired of this gamebryo pos engine, I hope they have something in the wings for the future.
New Vegas was hilariously better than F3 in the writing department on every concievable level. The DLC was also mountains better, and very damn good in its own right.
I enjoyed FO3 at the time it came out, but it left me feeling empty because it was so soulless, and I didn't go back to it until much later to play the DLC once it was el cheapo (which was, literally, not worth my time it was so mediocre).
That said, Skyrim was fun to play, even if the story and characters were once again meh, so maybe FO4 will provide a good base for another Obsidian to come along.
I wish Bethesda would hire some better writers. Or maybe they have the dialogue right at the level they want it, to appeal to a broader audience or some shit. Or maybe they think it's fine. Who knows.
I'm also pretty damn tired of this gamebryo pos engine, I hope they have something in the wings for the future.
VistraNorrez
Member
I loved Fallout 3 and New Vegas, they both had their strengths over the other, and I like Skyrim better than both so very happy person over here.
exmachina64
Banned
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
On the topic of location,
I reallllllly hope this isn't set in Washington again.
I reallllllly hope this isn't set in Washington again.
tea_and_crumpets
Member
Best be next gen!
dead monkey uk
Member
Possible Fallout 4 (or may be a non numbered Fallout) is set before Fallout 3. He might also appear in audio recordings rather than a radio station.
Angry Fork
Member
Fallout 3 >>> New Vegas. I did enjoy NV but liked Fallout 3 much more, hopefully Bathesda does the next one instead of Obsidian.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
Wasn't there some rumors about Fallout 4 being set in the Commonwealth? I do hope they take a few pages from New Vegas. As a previous poster mentioned the faction system added depth to the world and gave weight to the consequences of choosing one group over another. I'd also love too see weapon mods return as well as the companion sidequests. No matter what though the Nexus Mod community will make the PC version glorious.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I sure hope so.
If anyone was to include this, it would be Bethesda. I don't remember the commonwealth even being mentioned in New Vegas. I heard something about a setting in Boston, but this early in, that is kind of irrelevant.
tamaster92
Member
YESSSSS
please give me more fallout all the time
please give me more fallout all the time
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Can this please be put in the OP? "given permission" is kind of key here.
I'd also like to see them use the damage threshold system (or something similar), because it encouraged the use of different weapons/ammo for different enemies in New Vegas. It also made stuff like deathclaws way more threatening.
Mortimer Brewster
Member
If I recall correctly, Boston is a part of the Commonwealth in the Fallout universe.
Yep:
http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/20/fallout-4-setting-and-plot-revealed-report/
I'd be amazed if they come up with something more original than you being an android (so the intro sequence can conveniently be your first activation).
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Yep, according to the wiki, The Commonwealth is New England.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
Not even gonna consider buying another Bethesda Fallout game (or any game made by Bethesda for that matter). Bethesda games have ZERO replayability, and the quests are only interesting until you start seeing how repetitive the content of the quests are and how uninteresting the stories are.
Bring back Obsidian.
Bring back Obsidian.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Bethesda can hire Mark Wahlberg to play a pivotal character that's in the game for about 5 minutes.
Admittedly, Skyrim had less big name stunt casting problems than Oblivion and Fallout 3.
exmachina64
Banned
Welcome to Fallout 4, where your choices from Fallout 3 do not matter!
The perfect Dark
Banned
Sorry to disappoint you
MikeE21286
Member
please be next-gen launch title.
I don't think I care about another current gen Fallout game. Loved 3, but never got into New Vegas.
I don't think I care about another current gen Fallout game. Loved 3, but never got into New Vegas.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
Broken Steel had an option to completely obliterate the East Coast Brotherhood.
You really think they would continue the story with that plot in mind?
You monster.
Backfoggen
Banned
Better not be fucking current-gen.