From Newsgroup: alt.games.fallout
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 22:31:37 +0100, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
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"...love games with near-unlimited exploration and the ability to >>>>experiment with various tactics" >>>>
Me too . But I can find little in F3. The damn thing is really conducted >tours
through big corridors with, I find, only one way to go.
The side quests are freer its true.
Huh?? Yes, there are some restricted-access areas but within those
areas, there are multiple paths, some are deliberately set up for
scouting for back-door access for those with decent thief-type
skills...instead of rushing in the front-door with weapons blazing.
and of course in the Wasteland and in sundry areas of DC, you are
pretty free to roam in any direction... but be prepared to run fast if
you are a low-level character...
For any impression of a conducted tour in FO3, you must have just
"followed your nose" through the Main Quest. Sad. Maybe the
true-corridor FPS games such as HL2 and the Doom series.. with a feast
of bang-bang-you're-dead and no real exploration/adventure/character-interaction... are more to your taste?
IMO F3 is considerable poorer than Oblivion & a
million miles below the Gothics (despite there problems)
Maybe you just prefer action-rpg games with lush scenery and no
gunpowder or nukes?
Me, I enjoy all of the above-mentioned games. The post-apocalyptic
style of FO3 is a welcome change from the
castles/dragons/tunics/swords grind. I really enjoyed FO1 and FO2, but
in today's gaming, their game-mechanics is a real drag.
John Lewis
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