The Escapist talks about Bethesda and Fallout

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:09 pm

[ Game -> Update ] - News related to <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/archives.php ... ry=12">Top Story: Fallout 3 news</a> | More info on <a href="#Todd Howard">Person: Todd Howard</a> | More info on <a href="#Bethesda Softworks">Company: Bethesda Softworks</a> | More info on <a href="#Fallout 3">Game: Fallout 3</a>

In a lengthy <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/83/11" target="_blank" title="article">article</a> about Bethesda,<a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com" target="_blank" title="the Escapist"> the Escapist</a> also interviews Todd Howard, who has this to say about Fallout 3:

"... you have to define the experience the first one had and stay true to it," he said. "I think the first Fallout's tone is brilliant, but then they start to drift in the sequel and subsequent games. When it comes to humor, I'm very anti 'jokes' in games. Most designers try too hard to tell a joke, and it just doesn't work. I think good humor for Fallout is dry, almost satirical. Like getting your leg blown off, blood starts spraying all over the place and you get the little [PIPBoy] interface image giving you the thumbs up - I find that funny. Horrible situations juxtaposed against cartoon mascots. But that's just me.

"We're headed in the right direction. I want us to be seen as the developers that keep that old school game experience at heart, but keeps pushing it forward, that tries new things. If you see 'Bethesda Game Studios' on the box, you know there are some crazy ideas in there. We won't always get it right, but we'll always keep trying."

Spotted @ <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/">The Escapist</a>

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:42 pm

...and the plot thickens.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:43 pm

He talks the talk....

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:46 pm

Mr. Teatime wrote:He talks the talk....

Indeed.

I was slightly puzzled by Escapist's "Fallout setting = dark humor" statement.

Jesus Christ · Post by **Jesus Christ** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:47 pm

Mr. Teatime wrote:He talks the talk....

But, so far, he still walks like a duck...

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:57 pm

how horrible

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:21 pm

Yay, They're talking the talk.

Now we wait a year or so to see if its bullshit or for real.

Of course, their latest release, Star Trek Legacy, shows they just talk the talk.

Then blackball fansites that point out fuckups.

Post by **Alexander** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:39 pm

Could it be more satirical? I think we got our best propaganda pic right here... and we didn't even make it.

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:54 pm

what are you posting on dac for? this is where you need to go: "editor@escapistmag.com" and "escapistmagazine.com/contact/subject/mailbag"

jiujitsu · Post by **jiujitsu** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:35 pm

PsychoSniper wrote:Yay, They're talking the talk.

Now we wait a year or so to see if its bullshit or for real.

Of course, their latest release, Star Trek Legacy, shows they just talk the talk.

Then blackball fansites that point out fuckups.

We won't have to wait that long. They'll probably have a bunch of goodies to show at E3.

RPG of the year!! · Post by **RPG of the year!!** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:41 pm

PsychoSniper wrote: Now we wait a year or so to see if its bullshit or for real.

Of course, their latest release, Star Trek Legacy, shows they just talk the talk.

Yeah, or you could even weigh Toddy's "stayin' true and keepin' it oldschool, yo!" propaganda against how he skullfucked The Elder Scrolls with Oblivion.

Is he trying to hook retards, or does he really think people have no memory?

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:42 pm

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:43 pm

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:55 pm

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:56 pm

I take it you like

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:59 pm

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:01 pm

PsychoSniper wrote:

Mine's on subject tho.

4too · Post by **4too** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:25 pm

Fortune's Red Headed Step Child

LOOK!

J.B.:
page 2:

... They took the notion of "open-ended" to an extreme; ...

He wrote the ""E"" word!

The console kid that lies with in, is now all warm and fuzzy.

Drama at Zenimax.
Note the corporate in fighting, feather bedding, and golden parachutes, appears to be a smarter, therefore richer, genus species of corporate animal. As predatory a pack of suits as Heave's hyenas at Interplay.

The FO tradition continues!

All the business biopsies aside, I'm confused about the BJ's Escapist audience, was this 'talk the talk' for Beth fans, 'walk the walk' for FO fans, or 'milk the cow' for Fortune 500 fans?

Am I to 'buy' this view of Todd's retooling innovation skillz, or buy stock in the parent corp, Zenimax?

4too

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:26 pm

4too is my hero.

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:35 pm

Or in language a console kiddy could understand.

BETHESDA IS STILL FULL OF SHIT.