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[Jarmel]

i'm guessing it's just in one part of the game during a story mission. similar to that weird ass b/w level in FO3

That's my guess too. Probably during selected story missions rather than anytime/anywhere.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I can't imagine the swapping is extensive.

They would have had to done essentially two separate games for that to work.

it'll probably be main story centric or for really short instances. Similar to how the baldur's/oblivion gates in Oblivion worked. Where they were a nice little distraction that fucking ruined the world because your beautiful vibrant peaceful world would turn into the beginning of a heavy metal video each time you were nearby.

Seriously fuck those gates.

 

[owasog]

They would retcon it don't worry.

Maybe you're right. Terminator 3?

 

[Hendrick's]

What? Few games feel more alive than Oblivion/Skyrim. Radiant AI despite its shortcomings made the world feel like a real place. NPC's eating, sleeping, playing, hunting, farming, visiting friends in other towns, stealing, fighting, etc.


It all felt very organic and dynamic.

Only game to touch it in that category has been the Wild Hunt. Fable came close to feeling as organic, but interaction with the world was too low.

We must have played different games.

I played the actual game, and not the PR, wassposetobe version.

 

[Loudninja]

I like to know how long is Fallout NV?

 

[boeso]

Here's hoping they do another Collector's Edition like Fallout 3, which was the best CE Bethesda ever did and one of the best CE's in recent memory.

Pipboy Bobblehead is here on my desk agreeing with me.

Yeah that was a great CE

 

[Nordicus]

Was that summary of F3 written by someone who hadn't actually played the game, but instead had had some of it's plot described to him while off his tits on ale?

Not surprisingly, if you leave out most of the details, explanations, characters and their motivations, as well as omiting huge chunks of plot, then yeah, shockingly it doesn't sound very good or sensical.

The original ending was bollocks mind. But that got nicely fixed, so who cares?

The motivations and details that are left out in that description barely explain anything adequately and for every leaky explanation there is, there's yet another really crippling plothole that sinks the whole thing again.

For example, Little Lamplight is next to a slaver camp, and inside, it's separated from a group of super mutants by a gate made of cardboard.

 

[Hyperzephyrian]

it'll probably be main story centric or for really short instances. Similar to how the baldur's/oblivion gates in Oblivion worked. Where they were a nice little distraction that fucking ruined the world because your beautiful vibrant peaceful world would turn into the beginning of a heavy metal video each time you were nearby.

Seriously fuck those gates.

The way you're describing them actually makes them sound much more rad than they were.

 

[RPGCrazied]

This hype makes me want to try the series.

Are 3 and NV as broken on PS3 as Skyrim was?

Fallout 3 was fine until you start adding the DLC packs, then it gets bad. And its 720p with no AA, so it doesn't look pretty either.

 

[water_wendi]

That's my guess too. Probably during selected story missions rather than anytime/anywhere.

Or it could be related to that Memory Den. Maybe the Institute found a way to extract memories from humans and package them for sale so androids could "relive" them. When you get access to certain memories you can switch between the two time periods.

 

[Scab]

Am I the only on who thinks that the colours are a touch too saturated and vibrant? I hope that's mostly relegated to the pre-war flash backs.

Completely agree. I don't care a huge deal about fidelity/IQ/whatever and I totally get people's aversion to the strong tints and limited palettes of past games, but what's on display here is just too far in the opposite direction for me.

Reminds me more of a Borderlands than the tone I'd expect from a Fallout. From a purely color and lighting related perspective, I feel like The Last of Us hits a considerably better sweet spot.

 

[derExperte]

I like to know how long is Fallout NV?

~30 hours without the (recommended) DLC

http://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=3351

 

[LiK]

~30 hours without the (recommended) DLC

http://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=3351

that is ungodly short

 

[water_wendi]

I like to know how long is Fallout NV?

With DLC it can be over a hundred hours if you dont just follow the critical path.

 

[kurahador]

Fallout 3 was fine until you start adding the DLC packs, then it gets bad. And its 720p with no AA, so it doesn't look pretty either.

What about the GOTY edition? Heard it was alot worse on ps3.
Though that was years ago.

 

[i-Lo]

That is not something I think about any videogame. Certainly not Fallout. My word.

Neither do in general but having played both FO3 and NV, the colour vibrancy seems closer to Sunset Overdrive than its predecessors. Still it could be a trailer thing.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

I've never played a Fallout game, I'd be tempted to grab the latest one in a 75% off sale if that ever happens.

 

[Loudninja]

~30 hours without the (recommended) DLC

http://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=3351

With DLC it can be over a hundred hours if you dont just follow the critical path.

Thank you.

 

[Yurikerr]

I don't know guys...i'm calling this GameInformer cover/timeshift mechanic a fake.

The only source i found about this was a anonymous post on /v/.

Maybe it's true, but 4chan it's not what i call a reliable source.

 

[water_wendi]

that is ungodly short

30 hours is just following the main story.

 

[LiK]

What about the GOTY edition? Heard it was alot worse on ps3.
Though that was years ago.

don't play Bethesda games on PS3. better off with 360 at least.

30 hours is just following the main story.

so critical path? no one should ever play that way

 

[RPGCrazied]

What about the GOTY edition? Heard it was alot worse on ps3.
Though that was years ago.

Yeah, that is what I played. And the DLC comes on the disc. Its not preinstalled.

I would suggest going PC for 3 and NV, much better experience for me than PS3.

 

[Aikidoka]

There's something ironic and a bit stupid about complaining about "graphic whores". If graphics don't mean much to you, then why should it bother you if someone criticises them?

 

[Grimalkin]

First reveal? PC. Always PC.

Yep. Even if it's not a PC game, the first trailers are always running on a beast-mode PC running a development (highly custom) build.

And yes, this has to be the gamebryo engine. If they say it's custom... then it's a customized version of gamebryo.

 

[legacyzero]

~30 hours without the (recommended) DLC

http://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=3351

Recommended indeed. Dead Money and Old World Blues are fucking INCREDIBLE

 

[Ultimadrago]

As someone who loved Fallout 3 and is looking forward to Fallout 4, this trailer's visuals looked like junk.

Bethesda please. Why must your open world RPGs look subpar every time?

Lord knows, you have the money! *shuffles in pockets*

 

[Trickster]

that is ungodly short

I've got 81 hours in NV on steam, just the vanilla game and no mods

 

[water_wendi]

don't play Bethesda games on PS3. better off with 360 at least.

so critical path? no one should ever play that way

i agree but thats how that website is set-up.

 

[oneils]

So hyped for this. Can't wait. I always enjoy bethesdas open world games.

 

[LiK]

i only played FO3, i have NV but never got around to it.

 

[Kazuhira]

Is it true they removed the character creator?
I don´t care too much about S.P.E.C.I.A.L but removing character creation feels like someone just kicked me in the balls.

 

[cleveridea]

Don't know if this was posted but

Woah that sounds amazing, how do they justify the time swap in the story though?

Regardless. this sounds awesome since I love how colorful the earlier time period is

 

[derExperte]

so critical path? no one should ever play that way

Agreed, you're playing it wrong and missing lots of good stuff if you're finished that fast.

 

[RPGCrazied]

i only played FO3, i have NV but never got around to it.

I haven't got far either in NV, should play it soon, since I own the PC ultimate edition. I hear it has better writing than 3 does.

 

[water_wendi]

Recommended indeed. Dead Money and Old World Blues are fucking INCREDIBLE

Pretty much. The base game is self-contained but all of the DLC add so much in-terms of back story and filling in lore gaps all of the DLC are pretty much essential imo.

 

[superNESjoe]

Is it true they removed the character creator?
I don´t care too much about S.P.E.C.I.A.L but removing character creation feels like someone just kicked me in the balls.

I wouldn't be a fan of that. I read that you apparently cannot chose to be a female in the main story. The way it was worded made it seem like there might be a secondary option for you to play a character you get to fully create, but the main story makes you play as a set character.

There was no real way to source it though, so it doesn't really mean anything.

 

[LiK]

I haven't got far either in NV, should play it soon, since I own the PC ulimate edition. I hear it has better writing than 3 does.

yea, i avoided it early on cuz of the bugs but i got the GOTY on Steam a few years later and heard lots of issues were fixed. might check it out during the summer. still need to finish TW3 and Batman is out at the end of the month.

 

[Crud]

Happy this was announced. But it kinda looks ugly. Can't lie.

 

[Fata1moose]

Here's hoping they do another Collector's Edition like Fallout 3, which was the best CE Bethesda ever did and one of the best CE's in recent memory.

Pipboy Bobblehead is here on my desk agreeing with me.

One of my favorite collectors editions I got, didn't even have to pre-order it. It was a reasonable price as far as CE go too. With Fallout 4 I hope they do another bobble head, but better quality.

 

[HK-47]

I never got that far into F3's main story, is it really this bad and nonsensical?

Lets not even get into how the population centers in f3 sustain themselves or why the wasteland is full of 200 year old canned goods that somehow are still edible. Thats something i wish NV had gotten rid of.

 

[Tesseract]

looks ok, i'll def be there day 1 regardless

 

[djshauny]

No Fallout game has looked as good as this. Fact.

 

[Benzychenz]

Fallout 3 was fine until you start adding the DLC packs, then it gets bad. And its 720p with no AA, so it doesn't look pretty either.

Hmm I don't have a PC so maybe I'll just give it a miss for now.

 

[cripterion]

I'm in total disbelief right now. Rushed home from work eagerly expecting to watch the new Fallout trailer with a drink on my hand.

I can't believe what I'm witnessing. God awful graphics and animations. I waited years for this!? The dog makes me want to puke. Look at those textures! Even the COD dog looks better. I'm no graphics whore but you can't tell me gaming is just gameplay. It is a combo of visuals and mechanics to create something. Looks like it missed one of those marks.

At least you had beer. Savor that moment!

 

[Trickster]

There's something ironic and a bit stupid about complaining about "graphic whores". If graphics don't mean much to you, then why should it bother you if someone criticises them?

I think it's completely fair to critique the games graphics if don't think they look great. But then again, you also have people posting ugly ass moded FO3 screenshots and saying that those look better, or people saying they thought it was a mobile game based on the graphics.

 

[Kazuhira]

I wouldn't be a fan of that. I read that you apparently cannot chose to be a female in the main story. The way it was worded made it seem like there might be a secondary option for you to play a character you get to fully create, but the main story makes you play as a set character.

There was no real way to source it though, so it doesn't really mean anything.

Well,i hope it´s not true.

 

[Sevenfold]

No vanilla Fallout game has looked as good as this. Fact.

Fixed.

 

[Soyongdori]

I really don't remember the story being that bad. When it's laid out there though, that's some atrocious writing right there.

It's probably the worst writing written by Bethesda.

 

[Tainted]

Recommended indeed. Dead Money and Old World Blues are fucking INCREDIBLE

The DLC from FO3 was pretty amazing as well. One of my most vivid Fallout memories was that quest line in 'Point Lookout' which involved tracking down a missing spy and blowing up a sub....cant remember if it was one of the main quests or side quests, but it was just godlike in its narrative

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Well,i hope it´s not true.

I hope it isn't or else Fallout is done as an RPG and people will be pissed.