New Fallout Announced; Witness your Doom

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:41 pm

[ Game -> Article ] - More info on <a href="#Bethesda Softworks">Company: Bethesda Softworks</a> | More info on <a href="#Obsidian Entertainment">Company: Obsidian Entertainment</a> | More info on <a href="#Fallout: New Vegas">Game: Fallout: New Vegas</a> Our favorite sexual predator, Pete Hines, announced that a new Fallout is in the works. Details seemed to remain sketchy, but there were a few interesting tidbits on this new Fallout, apperently dubbed "Fallout: New Vegas." The biggest bit of news is that it's apperently being developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda, rather than being developed in house. The game, as according to Hines, "will be the same sort of role-playing game experience seen in Fallout 3." This undoubtably means that it'll be boring and devoid of character. Or atleast it will be when if you're able to get it to work. Other than that, the only thing confirmed is that it'll be out sometime next year on the PC, PS3, and 360. Mark your calenders for genocide accordingly. Article can be found <a href="http://kotaku.com/5219584/new-fallout-announced" target="_self">here</a> but there's honestly not much more that can be said.Spotted @ <a href="http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/death/vide ... aku</a>

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:10 pm

So the Van Buren team is working on it?

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:20 pm

I think this is all a part of a master plan to sink Obsidian along with Interplay. Viscious cunts.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:23 pm

This couldn't have been any better news. I'm surprised Bethesda is allowing another company to develop the Fallout franchise.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:23 pm

VasikkA wrote:So the Van Buren team is working on it?

I would be perfectly fine if they just released a completed version of Van Buren with updated textures.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:32 pm

POOPERSCOOPER wrote:This couldn't have been any better news.

Pete Hines wrote:It will be the same sort of role-playing game experience seen in Fallout 3.

I have no doubts that this will be another first person shooter (at Bethesda's behest), though I have more confidence in Obsidian to make a cogent storyline and compelling characters.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:34 pm

I was tempted to write as such, but it could be poor Pete thinking Bethesda's Fallout is quality and he assures quality for this project. I dunno.

The deal is, I don't think Obsidian does any First Person games. Even their Mass Effect clone, Alpha Protocol, is in third person.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:37 pm

Wolfman Walt wrote:I was tempted to write as such, but it could be poor Pete thinking Bethesda's Fallout is quality and he assures quality for this project. I dunno.

Do we have any reason to expect anything short of the worst case scenario? To quote Blue Oyster Cult:

"History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men. Godzilla!"

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:45 pm

Knights of the Old Vault 4

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:20 pm

im actually quite pleased with this

there is an incredible amount of talent at obsidian. the number of black isle veterans alone is very pleasing

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:42 pm

word. this could be pretty interesting. I hope they show up bethesda.

Melkor · Post by **Melkor** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:43 pm

Can't be worse than Fallout 3

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:38 pm

Obsidian has a track record of releasing unfinished, unplayable garbage, especially when stressed by the publisher. Considering their deadline, you can set your hopes up for a product that's more bare-bone and crammed to the brim with bugs, even in comparison to the vanilla FO3.

Still, can't be worse than Fallout 3 indeed.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:59 pm

a publisher demanding an early release is not the fault of a developer, and to criticize the developer for that is unfair

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:28 pm

Except when nearly every developer in the industry is being stressed by their publishers with strict dead-lines and narrow budgets, it's rather fair to make a comparison between those who can only assemble crap and those who manage to be efficient enough to poop out something decent in time. It's (serious) business, after all, and money talks.

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:29 pm

johnnygothisgun wrote:a publisher demanding an early release is not the fault of a developer, and to criticize the developer for that is unfair

It would be, if the publisher was the one that forced the developer to undertake the project in the first place. If you make an appointment for 5 o' clock, you can't blame the waiting party for walking off and giving you the finger if you don't keep it.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:06 pm

St. Toxic wrote:Obsidian has a track record of releasing unfinished, unplayable garbage, especially when stressed by the publisher. Considering their deadline, you can set your hopes up for a product that's more bare-bone and crammed to the brim with bugs, even in comparison to the vanilla FO3.

Still, can't be worse than Fallout 3 indeed.

I think Bethesda will be more free willy compared to other publishers in regards to obsidian. Bethesda actually came to Obsidian about this so you know butts? Unless Sega came to Obsidian about the Aliens RPG my argument stands ehue.

Edward_R_Murrow · Post by **Edward_R_Murrow** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:22 am

Would like it to be good, but it's a short development cycle, so it will likely be a better written, and better plotted Fallout 3....which isn't all that great seeing as it inherits the shit combat, shit character system, shit graphics, and a whole bunch of other shit.

Good luck Obsidian, you're gonna need it.

CloudNineGT · Post by **CloudNineGT** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:23 am

St. Toxic wrote:bare-bone and crammed to the brim with bugs, even in comparison to the vanilla FO3.

Hope for the PC version to be lovingly fan-modded and you may have a very nice product though

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:34 am

Hope is the key word.

We'll once again get the "amnesia tretment" for sure.