I liked Bioshock a lot, even with the RPG element. I guess I need to check this out then. Lucky thing for me I have $40 gift card to Gamestop. The only issue is Call of Duty: World at War and Gears of War 2 are coming out too.
E On Nov 4, 1:28 pm, lessthan12parsecs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mine came in last week and I have already about 17 hours of game time > in. Too much fun. > > It has all the spirit of 1 and 2, but it is like Elder Scrolls: > Oblivion. First person/RPG. Some folks did not like how they changed > that from 1 and 2, but I think it works very, very well. > > There are so many ways to play a character...good,evil,science > only,stealthy and deadly, guns blazing, melee only, and so on. On the > Penny Arcade boards there were folks talking about playing through > without using any Stimpaks( health) and only getting health from sinks > and toilets that you drink from ( which also give you radition). > > I have only scratched the surface of the main story, but it is solid. > There is much to do, so many places to explore ( one of the cities is > actually an old aircraft carrier) and so many quests to or not to > do...the choice is yours. > > It is not a fast paced FPS...When you do get into battles, they are > exciting and fun. But you do a lot of walking and exploring and > questing and finding stuff to use later on ( to make better weapons > and stuff). > > Bioshock is a good comparison, but so is Half-Life 1 and 2. Just think > of those games with A LOT of RPG elements to them, and you have > Fallout 3. > > And the Super Special Amazon edition that came with the lunchbox, > Vault-Boy bobblehead, artbook AND Pip-Boy 3000 clock ( that you can > wear on your wrist if you find a way to strap it down and not run into > anything with it) was freakin worth it. But just the game itself for > $60...I say it is a buy. > > lessthan12parsecs > > On Nov 4, 9:44 am, Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone bought Fallout 3 yet? > > I would love to hear from someone who has played it before I buy it. > > > E > > > On Sep 21, 5:24 pm, lessthan12parsecs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > The first two were RPG with the 3/4 view. > > > > Fallout3 looks to be FPS and/or third person from everything I have > > > seen. > > > > It is from the same folks that brought us Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. > > > Fun game and story, but this team looks to have learned from their > > > mistakes and are kickingFallout3 up several notches. BAM. > > > > In case you could not tell, I am REALLLLLY looking forward to this > > > game. > > > > lessthan12parsecs > > > > On Sep 21, 9:45 am, Edward Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Were the first two games RPG or FPS? > > > > Also, will 3 be RPG or FPS? > > > > > E > > > > > On Saturday, September 20, 2008, at 06:02PM, "lessthan12parsecs" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >Fallout1 and 2 are so much fun. > > > > > >Check outwww.gog.com. They should have bothFallout1 and 2 and I > > > > >think Tactics ( Tactics was okay for story elements, but gameplay was > > > > >so-so) This site ( Good Old Games) is offering a way to play old > > > > >games that are going to be XP and Vista compatible. > > > > > >And Patrick, thank you for bringing up Wasteland. One of the games > > > > >that I hope is on this new site so I can play it again. That game is > > > > >one of the best RPG's of all time. > > > > > >lessthan12parsecs > > > > > >On Sep 20, 5:06 pm, Patrick Pence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> > Are the previous versions worth playing? > > > > > >> *cough* *sputter* Really?! > > > > > >> YES! > > > > > >> SinceFalloutandFallout2 to came out 10 years ago, you might have > > > > >> some issues getting it to work, but I'm sure you can find it <ahem> > > > > >> somewhere. > > > > > >> If you really want to delve into Old School, you can play Wasteland > > > > >> using a C64 or PC 286 emulator, as it was the progenitor. (And > > > > >> co-developed by one Mr. Michael A. Stackpole) > > > > > >> Patrick > > > > > >> ______________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
