New Fallout Announced; Witness your Doom

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:49 am

This is actually really good news imo. While I liked the idea of exploring the east coast in Fallout 3 (as did most of you too according to the poll I put on the main page about it), it will be really great to get back to the west coast and the history established in the first games. It also helps that they have at least a few original team members over there.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:18 pm

Is it confirmed that it's using the Fallout 3 engine? Or could there be a chance it'll use the NWN2 or something similar engine? (ie: something that does functional fucking combat)

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:33 pm

31st CENTURY DEFCON MAN wrote:NWN2

Prepare to evacuate sole wrote:functional

T-minus Mr. T wrote:combat

. . .

Was this textbook sarchasm ?

Post by **Manoil** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:46 pm

Obsidian, which failed on Aliens: Colonial Marines?

Though I'd like them to get their prior committments straight, I can't blame them-- I've got the same problem. The vision is great, but fails to get carried out.

In any case, as long as they have learned from their mistakes, it'd be worth looking into.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:26 pm

Manoil wrote:Obsidian, which failed on Aliens: Colonial Marines?

No, you fuck. Try getting it right, for once.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:18 am

King of Creation wrote:This is actually really good news imo. While I liked the idea of exploring the east coast in Fallout 3 (as did most of you too according to the poll I put on the main page about it), it will be really great to get back to the west coast and the history established in the first games. It also helps that they have at least a few original team members over there.

I actually venomously hated the east coast setting of FO3. Perhaps I'm biased because I'm a west coast native but Fallout always reminded me of having very desert like surroundings that is dry and hot.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:39 am

I didn't care at all about the setting being east or west coast; it was great, point.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:48 am

http://www.obsidianent.com/

Go here, vote isometric, fucks sake, people, it's barely winning.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:20 am

isometric? They even consider this?
No, they're obviously taking the piss.
I voted for text prompt commands

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:00 am

April Fool's

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:37 pm

jetbaby wrote:http://www.obsidianent.com/

Go here, vote isometric, fucks sake, people, it's barely winning.

well now it's winning by about 700 votes

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:42 pm

That poll doesn't mean shit. Bethsidian will make their game design choices based on more accurate customer surveys.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:33 am

Blargh wrote:
31st CENTURY DEFCON MAN wrote:NWN2

Prepare to evacuate sole wrote:functional

T-minus Mr. T wrote:combat
. . .

Was this textbook sarchasm ?

ok, maybe the NWN2 engine is balls as well, but it's a fuckload better then that Fallout 3/Oblivion engine. The fact of the matter is, that I'd rather have them work on a game on an engine they know their way around (lol I know I know :insert poorly optimised joke here:) and actually make an interesting, fun, intelligent game then to spend most of their production time pissing around with the other poorly optimised piece of shit engine which they haven't used extensively.

I wish there was some wizz-bang engine that they had alot of experience with that catered to exactly what we want, but lets be realistic here. They're deving a game, and they don't have the biggest time-frame to do it in, which means that the less time pissing into the wind and scratching their heads with a game engine that they don't know, the better.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:35 pm

Food for thought - They only have about 18 months max to put out this game if they're gonna keep the production schedule without the inevitable delays. That ussually means to me that they have an engine ready.

My question? Could this mean they're gonna use the Dragon Age engine? To my knowledge, the PC version of Dragon Age is done, it was just delayed to finish the PS3 and 360 versions; both of which this Fallout game are gonna appear on. Here's for hoping.

Killzig · Post by **Killzig** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:21 pm

Dragon Age is Bioware not Bioware Jr.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:35 am

Bah, knew I was missing out on something. Guess it's the FO3 Engine or NWN2.....yay.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:49 am

What engine is Alpha Protocol using?

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:11 am

AP I think is using a new engine or maybe it's an UE3 one? It's definitely not any engine they have had before.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:20 am

It uses the Unreal 3 engine.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 5:39 am

Does anyone know why you play as Frat Daddy Jackson in Alpha Protocol? When I think spy I think James Bond, not Tanner "Bryce" Radcliff.