Comments on: E3 2008: Fallout 3

E3's most buzzed-about game.

[umbrae]

I cannot wait. I have been replaying Fallout and Fallout 2 to prepare for the game. A little sad this is not related to Vault 13 and "The" Vault Dweller, but so far the game looks really cool.

[umbrae]

I cannot wait. I have been replaying Fallout and Fallout 2 to prepare for the game. A little sad this is not related to Vault 13 and "The" Vault Dweller, but so far the game looks really cool.

[pinellasproofer]

I guess I am one of the "aging fans" who remembers the original Fallout as one of the best RPGs when it came out back in the Dark Ages. It was one of the first games that you could play good or evil. When I say evil, I mean evil. I forget whether it was one or two, but you could actually become a slaver and raid villages for human slaves. I don't think that would fly today. Of course, it slightly affected your charisma since you had to tattoo your face. You could also fill your party with dogs and robot dogs.

It was turn-based, and you could target specific body parts of your enemies. I'm glad they kept the feature for Fallout 3. Other than the retro-future look to Fallout 3, that's the only thing that makes it different from the other 100,000 fps out there.

Oh, how I miss non-anime, turn-based rpgs, but I'm old.

[pinellasproofer]

Actually now that I think about it, I think I'm still young enough in my 30s to push your face in the toilet and flush it a few times, you little dork.

And stay off my lawn.

[Dan_Ackerman]

I dunno -- I'm 34 -- I think that counts as a "mature gamer" -- since we're old enough to remember Fallout. I'm ready for a Grim Fandango remake, myself...

[pinellasproofer]

"Mature gamer" is getting there. How about "veteran gamer" or the more cheesy "old school gamer" to give us some props? I'll accept "aging gamer" in my 40s.

Lucas should remake Maniac Mansion then Fandango. My faded memories yearn for games with senses of humor.