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SlapStic: Why I Can't Get Excited For Fable 2 OR Fallout 3

October 17, 2008 in Blog comments 27

SlapStic owner Ryan Rigney explains why neither of the upcoming AAA releases, Fable 2 and Fallout 3, are even the slightest bit appealing to him. Controversy is sure to be stirred up, as he even admits that he enjoyed Crackdown more than Grand Theft Auto IV.

It never fails: every time I get an open-world game, I follow the missions for a little bit, but then wind up ignoring the storyline and simply running around testing the limits of the world. When playing Grand Theft Auto, I tend to just see how high I can get the police radar and then survive as long as I can. That's fun for a few hours, but after I get done, I really feel no reason to return.. The same goes for Assassin's Creed. I made it to the very first town, and after doing a few assassinations, pickpocketing missions, and saving a few townspeople, I felt like I had done everything in the game. I still have fun running through the city from the guards, but they're so easy to avoid that there really isn't any real challenge.
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  • 5
    Storm Oct 17, 08
    Ok (with the exception of Crackdown & Spider-Man)...clearly open-world/sandbox games aren't his thing. We get it. He wants super-powers? Meh.
  • 4
    Lost_Cause Oct 17, 08
    He must be really cool and rebellious.
  • 1
    Duality_18 Oct 17, 08
    I too cannot get excited about fallout 3. It has no passion to me. Just a game where you do what you want. Sounds great but oblivion is like this and didnt have any lasting appeal.
    • 1
      Red 9 Oct 17, 08
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      oblivion is like this and didnt have any lasting appeal for me
      Fix'd.

      Hundreds of people are even now still playing Oblivion. No lasting appeal indeed.
      • 0
        kspiess Oct 17, 08
        The mods are what gave Oblivion lasting appeal, IMHO.

        Without mods I became bored of Oblivion really quickly. Level scaling is the dumbest concept in the entire world of RPG game design.
        • 2
          Red 9 Oct 17, 08
          Well, I dunno about you, but I still play Oblivion all the time, and I still love it. It's opinions, mate, opinions.
  • 0
    BlackLabel Oct 17, 08
    Personally, Fallout is a game that will be appreciated by the fans of the original 2 games in the series, even if outsiders like it most of the running jokes, plays and set pieces will be lost on them.
    • 0
      kspiess Oct 17, 08
      I think the opposite is true: those that will be most disappointed with Fallout 3 are the ones that have played Fallout 1 + 2.
  • 0
    kspiess Oct 17, 08
    Interesting. I have a pretty opposite view on games myself -- I prefer open world games compared to more linear ones.

    Like the first KOTOR for instance, felt sort of lame to me, because it felt like you were only going from point A to point B to point C, without any true freedom in the game world.

    In games like GTA 4 and Far Cry 2 (I'm pretty sure), I really appreciate being able to go about things my own way, and do things in whatever order I choose to do them.
  • 1
    Livewire_19 Oct 17, 08
    (Question) Why Can't He Get Excited For Fable 2 OR Fallout 3?

    (Answer) Because he's dead inside.
    • 0
      kik36 Oct 18, 08
      Maybe it's because he's considering them up for the 360

      ZING! All in good fun!
      • 0
        Livewire_19 Oct 18, 08
        Your reply makes no sense to me.
        Anyway I was just joking and don't really care that he's not into these games. Personally I don't care much about Fallout3. And I'm not trying to discourage anyone, these articles from slapstick are actually pretty entertaining.
        • 0
          kik36 Oct 18, 08
          Was just trying to be funny, no worries.
  • 1
    Zero and X Oct 17, 08
    People who have opinons, SO CONTROVERSAL!!! Seriously, you cant blame the guy for thinking diffrently.
    • 1
      HawkMan Oct 18, 08
      But no one is blaming him, its that we don't give a damn that hes not lookibng forward to Fallout or Fable.
      • 0
        Zero and X Oct 18, 08
        Thats why this article shoucldn't exist, its pointless. All I see it trying to do is making this guy look "diffrent", which is pretty messed up. Not that theres anything wrong with being diffrent, but the article is portraying it in a negative way.
  • 3
    Seeker X Oct 17, 08
    Usually what happens when you turn your opinions into published articles...
  • 1
    Final Blade Oct 17, 08
    Question: Is there any reason why you talked about yourself in the blog summary in Third person view?

    Well everyone has their own taste and opinions, clearly we don't share any in this blog, but thats to be expected.
  • 1
    kik36 Oct 18, 08
    Every time Ryan posts an article on GG he gets pounded by the peanut gallery. If you don't like his articles you don't have to read them or comment on them.

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I would just hope that article submitters wouldn't get discouraged from posting in the future by constant negativity found on GG.
  • 0
    Revenger of Wastelan Oct 18, 08
    So this guy likes challenges... I really love just meaninglessly driving around with a car or a riding a bike on GTA:SA, it's plain fun... but this guy is kind of overreacting.
  • 0
    Killosity Oct 20, 08
    Noone has to read or comment on this article if they dont like how he talks. I for one read all his articles he posts on here. They are good. Whatever I disagree with, I post here.

    People need to stop complaining thinking the entire structure of the gamegrep community revolves around them. People enjoy what he has to say. Ive grown on them. Let him be. If you dont like it, piss off. Too many a time people want THEIR opinions merited on these responses. Give him credit for communicating openly, his views.

    I really hope this does not put people off submitting user articles within the Gamegrep community.
    • 0
      Final Blade Oct 20, 08
      I hope this isn't referring to me, cause Im not complaining. I was just asking a simple question. I don't mind his articles, whether what I personally feel on submitting your own articles from other sites is irrelevant here.

      I've already touched upon my personal thoughts here and thats that.
      • 1
        Killosity Oct 20, 08
        quote
        I hope this isn't referring to me, cause Im not complaining. I was just asking a simple question. I don't mind his articles, whether what I personally feel on submitting your own articles from other sites is irrelevant here.

        I've already touched upon my personal thoughts here and thats that.
        If I was to refer to you, I would either quote you, or talk to you directly. I dont waste time hiding behind text and making small innuendos towards the person. No need to justify yourself. You'll find I do not care.
        • 0
          Final Blade Oct 20, 08
          If you do not care why bother telling others to stop posting? Its their personal opinion what they like and dislike on articles. While the link I posted did shed light on the fact its fine, others may not have seen it, and they're expressing their thoughts.

          Also since you didn't clarify who you're speaking to I took it as anyone in general mentioning anything regarding his article, which I did ask him a question of it. As for me I do need to justify myself cause i felt as I stated, whether or not you quoted me directly, that you was referring to me. Could you maybe quote who you're talking to next time, so people don't take it the wrong way.
  • 1
    Killosity Oct 20, 08
    quote
    If you do not care why bother telling others to stop posting? Its their personal opinion what they like and dislike on articles. While the link I posted did shed light on the fact its fine, others may not have seen it, and they're expressing their thoughts.

    Not once in my entire post did I blatently tell anyone to discontinue posting. I did not "tell" anyone to stop posting. I merely suggested that people should refrain from flatout negative connotations towards the man. People have a right to post. Im hardly going to be that ignorant and tell people otherwise am I. Prehaps it will be beneficial for you to take a look at the previous articles this man has submitted, and see the comments there. And when I said "I do not care", im referring to you. Ive worked with *bleep* kids in the past. You take the cake sunshine.


    quote
    Also since you didn't clarify who you're speaking to I took it as anyone in general mentioning anything regarding his article, which I did ask him a question of it. As for me I do need to justify myself cause i felt as I stated, whether or not you quoted me directly, that you was referring to me. Could you maybe quote who you're talking to next time, so people don't take it the wrong way.
    Cannot help myself here. Is there an award for stupidity?? You'd clearly win it. The word "People" was used within my post three times. Now the average, or even slightly simplistic person may have understood and acknowledged that I was referring to the general consensus of the Gamegrep community. I should have guessed that someone as blissfully unaware as you would come along and ask just a unnessesary question.

    Im not going to quote everyone so clearly the inclusion of some of my chosen grammar would bear some indication to the fact that I was talking to the general gamegrep article surfer.


    One day, you'll come right Final Blade. You will begin to interpret stuff properly, and provide thought-provoking conversation to those with a minds depth surpassing that of a spoon. Until then, god help us all...

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