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What did you think of Fallout 3 and New Vegas in terms of writting? It's been a long time, but I found them very entertaining. Different league than Fallout 4.

by dmos62 8y ago

What did you think of Fallout 3 and New Vegas in terms of writting? It's been a long time, but I found them very entertaining. Different league than Fallout 4. I'm surprised it's the same creator. Then again, there was a large gap between trying Fallout 3/NV and Fallout 4, so maybe my perception changed.

vithren 8y ago
F3 was made by Bethesda. New Vegas - by Obsidian. Not the same studio.
shoo 8y ago
> but they don't patch the shallow characters and mediocre writing. one of my reactions to fallout 3 was that unlike the original fallouts, it wasn't funny.
theandrewbailey 8y ago
> Different league than Fallout 4. I'm surprised it's the same creator. Not quite. Fallout 3 was all Bethsoft, and Obsidian mostly did Vegas. Fallout 3 has no big story twists, and clear good guys and bad guys. The main quest is entirely linear, with a large spectacle near the end, ending with a pathetic boss fight. Most everyone (except Dad and maybe 3 Dog) comes off as one dimensional with only one purpose in life. There are some cool side stories and places (a cave filled with orphans, and a mad scientist's escapist simulation), but I recall them being static for the most part. New Vegas is complicated and more gray in comparison. Who's good or bad is murky. I don't recall any big story twists, but the characters had depth. Take for example, Caesar: I doubt Bethesda would have thought to give him a tumor. There's lots of powerful factions, which not only have stories, you significantly participate in them. The main story branches off into about 4 very different endings, something that Bethesda didn't do until F4. Back in the day, I watched the Zero Punctuation review of New Vegas[0]. I remember literally everything he talks about! I drank out of that toilet! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsACXSVhWY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsACXSVhWY

by dmos62 8y ago

vithren 8y ago

F3 was made by Bethesda. New Vegas - by Obsidian. Not the same studio.

shoo 8y ago

> but they don't patch the shallow characters and mediocre writing. one of my reactions to fallout 3 was that unlike the original fallouts, it wasn't funny.

theandrewbailey 8y ago

> Different league than Fallout 4. I'm surprised it's the same creator. Not quite. Fallout 3 was all Bethsoft, and Obsidian mostly did Vegas. Fallout 3 has no big story twists, and clear good guys and bad guys. The main quest is entirely linear, with a large spectacle near the end, ending with a pathetic boss fight. Most everyone (except Dad and maybe 3 Dog) comes off as one dimensional with only one purpose in life. There are some cool side stories and places (a cave filled with orphans, and a mad scientist's escapist simulation), but I recall them being static for the most part. New Vegas is complicated and more gray in comparison. Who's good or bad is murky. I don't recall any big story twists, but the characters had depth. Take for example, Caesar: I doubt Bethesda would have thought to give him a tumor. There's lots of powerful factions, which not only have stories, you significantly participate in them. The main story branches off into about 4 very different endings, something that Bethesda didn't do until F4. Back in the day, I watched the Zero Punctuation review of New Vegas[0]. I remember literally everything he talks about! I drank out of that toilet! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsACXSVhWY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XsACXSVhWY