Fallout 3 demo not possible Comments by Robert Purchese
Couldn't capture the fun, says Hines.
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asphaltcowboy
21/04/08 @ 14:21
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"When you build it as one thing, there's no way to portion off a section and have it stand on its own without putting the whole game in the demo, which we're just not going to do," said Hines.
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Why the hell would you need a demo for a game like this anyway? It's Fallout - you just buy it :).
And even if it turns out to be a disappointment (and based on what we've seen so far, I definately don't think it will, but I'm admittedly not among the Bethesda and Oblivion/Morrowind haters), it was really still a game you needed to play anyway. |
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"Why the hell would you need a demo for a game like this anyway? It's Fallout - you just buy it :). "
Because 50% of todays gamers are muppets who weren't selfaware back then. A large chunk of the console gamers have never tasted fallout goodness and would rather go for the next generic jrpg than play this. |
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The first Fallout actually had a pretty good demo. One town, which was quite clearly based around Junktown, with a couple of opposing questlines for the factions in there, and a good smattering of weapons to find. Small, but replayable a few times, and still let you murder absolutely everyone if you felt like it. Fairly rough dialogue, though.
A shame, but I really wasn't expecting a demo for F3 anyway. |
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Eighthours
21/04/08 @ 15:02
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I hope that they learn some lessons from Oblivion, and have a few more voice actors!
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The voice acting in Oblivion wasn't very good, though I suppose we should be glad it wasn't nearly as retarded as Fable's.
I played the first two Fallouts a few weeks ago and I loved them. My one wish was for a sequel which would incorporate the greatness of Fallout with the gorgeous looks of today's third-person RPGs. My wish was immediately granted as I googled 'Fallout 3'. Good thing I didn't have to wait for years unlike some of you. Ha ha ha ha ha ha you suck ha ha ha ha ha |
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RandomTerrain
21/04/08 @ 17:05
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More voice actors are definitely needed.
And make them sound like they mean what they say. Some of them in Oblivion sounded like they were reading lines from a book for twelve hours straight and just gave up caring. Hoping this will be the business. |
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"Because 50% of todays gamers are muppets who weren't selfaware back then. A large chunk of the console gamers have never tasted fallout goodness and would rather go for the next generic jrpg than play this."
I can't really speak for Fallout 3 (actually I rather like the look of it and will probably buy it), but on the other hand, I found Oblivion and Morrowind atrociously boring. Freedom in the sense those games employed it felt so pointless to me. JRPGs, for their faults (including the immensely overrated Final Fantasy being the most successful series) offer usually a great story which drives the gameplay, and it does a better job of it than my own enthusiasm with RPGs. |
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kangarootoo
22/04/08 @ 08:04
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No big surprise really. It doesn't seem to me like the sort of game that needs a demo.
1. Its Fallout 2. Its made by Bethesda. If that doesn't seal the deal for anyone interested in this sort of game then just rent it first for total peace of mind. |
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kangarootoo
22/04/08 @ 08:08
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Well surprise surprise, people have differing opinions on games. If Fallout is anything like Oblivion I personally shall be pleased, and so will millions of others. Others will be gutted, this is also fine, don't buy the game and everyone will be happy.
Of course some people didn't like Oblivion. That is because it was a game, and some people don't like games that other do like. That is life. Lets not go down the same boring path yet again of filling this thread with Oblivion love/hate. We know, we get it, its old. |
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kangarootoo
22/04/08 @ 08:10
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@Aspic
It is an old argument to suggest that hugely successful games are selling purely on "the hype", and its just not true I'm afraid. If a games sells in the numbers that AC, Halo and Doom 3 did it is because the majority of people that bought the game actually liked it. Perhaps loved it. Just because you didn't like any of those games doesn't mean everyone else is somehow being fooled. Its called a difference of opinion. Why after all these years can people still not get that? |
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Um, while I appreciate that part of the fun of this sort of game is the wide open exploration space, I'd still like to think that I could have fun and get an idea of how the gameplay works in around a 20, 30 minute demo.
I don't know if Oblivion had a demo, but the way I would have done it is to give players the introductory prison break/sewer section, then give them a peek of what the outside looks like and end with a promo video showing how big and varied and explorable the world is. You'd think they could rustle up SOMETHING. |
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Making a demo isn't easy. It cost manpower, financial resources, time, QA, etc. Lot's of it. For games such as Fallout, that really isn't needed, these games will sell 2 or 3 million regardless so from a developer pov, they really don't want to waste assets on it.
It's better for peeps like me that they don't make a demo, we're going to buy it anyway and a demo would only delay the final product. |
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DuTraveller
22/04/08 @ 14:16
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So, i will wait for some reviews first. I dont care if its Bethesda or if its a sequel from the previous Fallout.
Today we see lots of sequels that are bad with lots of bugs. I will wait..patiently |
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"Why the hell would you need a demo for a game like this anyway? It's Fallout - you just buy it :)."
Eh? Perhaps because they seem to have lost their midas touch with Oblivion, and it would be nice to be reassured as to the quality of the game world. There were so many awful gaming design decisions in their last game that they need to get right this time. The fact that they don't want to make a demo - because it's always entirely possible - is not exactly encouraging. These days reviews come in so late that the gaming public generally lack buying guides so they just buy all the big titles on release (not that I think that is good reviewing's main purpose to tell you whether to buy, but there you go). |
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