The Avid Coder

I am not a fan of the original Fallout games. I suppose by the time I got around to playing it, too much time had passed since its release and comparing it to other games in terms of graphics and controls was just too tempting. I could never get used to the turn based action point style of play: for me it somehow removed an element of fun and immersion from the games. So when I heard that Fallout 3 was officially in production I was not all that excited; that is until I heard that Bethesda were the ones developing it. Suddenly I started imagining the Fallout background and the post-nuclear-holocaust setting combined with the technology and gameplay behind Morrowind and Oblivion. Suddenly the tables were turned – Fallout 3 could turn out to be a great game.

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