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Todd Howard spoke to MTV's Multiplayer blog in regards to three of the most talked about problems with the game. Normally if a developer talks to any press about their games at all, if it is negative, they usually try and spin the story into something else. I commend Todd for not avoiding any of the criticisms.
Criticism: #1: "Fallout 3" is just mediocre when judged as a first person shooter
Howard: Agreed.
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Criticism #2: The ending isn't very satisfying and much shorter than other "Fallout" endings
Howard: Based on the feedback I've seen, most people are pissed off that it ends, not the 'ending' itself. Maybe that's one and the same, I don't know. That's another thing we're changing in DLC3 [downloadable content #3, "Broken Steel"]. We really underestimated how many people would want to keep playing, so that's probably the last time we'll do something like that.
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Criticism #3: V.A.T.S. is boring once you're accurate enough to head shot everyone
Howard: Depends on what you find entertaining. I like to blow people's heads off, so, well, it never got old for me. I agree that the 'to hit chance' for head shots is probably too high.
Additional sources:
- Bethesda Discusses Fallout 3 Criticisms (1up.com)
- Bethseda responds to Fallout 3 critcisms (videogaming247.com)
Comments
If Microsoft is the one paying for the content to be made, it doesn't make sense for it to come out on other systems.
It's a cute tactic by Microsoft to keep doing exclusive content and give dev's a treat.......let's just hope they don't pay people off to start avoiding trophy support as well.
Yes when compared to actual FPS games, it is mediocre but that's because it isn't a traditional FPS, say like Halo for instance.
The rest Todd gives good answers too.
As to the PS3 DLC debate, Sony shot themselves in the foot with that one by a) saying they don't buy exlcusivity and b) being cowards and backing out of deals instead of putting money on the table like Microsoft has been doing.
Beth Soft are a company that have one thing in mind "making money" they will go to highest bidder and at the moment Microsoft are the only ones paying out
Bioshock is FPS with RPG elements yet it is still considered a Sci-Fi RPG or even referred to as RPG by most people.
Fallout 3 uses First Person and yes it has guns which yes would technically make it a FPS (First person shooter) but it's still foremost a RPG, in fact you could say it's a RPG with shooting elements
Which brings me to my next point, Fable II has guns, wouldn't that...in your logic be a FPS as well?
The game just feels more like a FPS or a 3rd person shooter than a RPG to me.
I don't know. I'm one of the few that didn't think the game was all that great at all. Definitely doesn't even come close to Fallout 1 + 2 as far as the RPG elements are concerned.
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