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NecronCommander
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Prog Metal Team
Joined: September 17 2009
Location: Madison, WI
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:15 |
James wrote:
Oh and do you need Fallout 3 to run it or is it stand-alone? I thought it was an expansion but my mate says it's not.
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Nope, totally different game. Although from what I've played so far it's pretty much a gigantic expansion pack for Fallout 3.
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NecronCommander
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Prog Metal Team
Joined: September 17 2009
Location: Madison, WI
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Points: 16122
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:15 |
Well there's no end to the amount of quests and characters you can meet, but as far as depth and intrigue go, the story is probably lacking.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
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Points: 89372
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:14 |
Oh and do you need Fallout 3 to run it or is it stand-alone? I thought it was an expansion but my mate says it's not.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:13 |
I'm mostly curious about the story and characterisation, rather than gameplay.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
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Points: 19643
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:11 |
James wrote:
Has anyone played New Vegas yet? It's out today in England. I've never played Fallout 3 but maybe tempted to if New Vegas is any good, as it's made by Obsidian and some of my favourite RPG writers.
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It's unplayable on pretty much any PC using an nVidia GPU, apparently. When any NPC's are on screen it slows down to about 10 FPS, regardless of system specs. It can be fixed for some chipsets using the nVidia Alpha drivers, though. It's fine with AMD cards, AFAIK. The console versions run fine, although are still buggy as sh*t, thanks to Obsidian. I've played it for about an hour on a friend's xbox, it was 99% the same as Fallout 3. Imagine a buggier version of Fallout 3 with down-the-sights aiming and a new map, although it's still pretty fun.
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NecronCommander
Special Collaborator
Prog Metal Team
Joined: September 17 2009
Location: Madison, WI
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Points: 16122
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:10 |
I bought it two days ago.
James, normally I'm not a big RPG guy but trust me when I say that Fallout 3 has one of THE most addicting gameplay formulas. It's well worth it, I probably put at least 300 hours into three different playthroughs for Fallout 3.
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Pekka
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Joined: August 03 2006
Location: Espoo, Finland
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:10 |
I play nothing but Zelda 3, and NHL 95 when my bro is around.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
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Points: 89372
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:07 |
Has anyone played New Vegas yet? It's out today in England. I've never played Fallout 3 but maybe tempted to if New Vegas is any good, as it's made by Obsidian and some of my favourite RPG writers.
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LinusW
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Location: Sweden
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:06 |
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:05 |
So had I. Thanks for reminding me, Linus. 
Edited by James - October 22 2010 at 09:05
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LinusW
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:04 |
I had forgotten just how ridiculous Jiminy's post count is.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 04 2005
Location: Malaria
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Points: 89372
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:03 |
I'll stay for a bit but my posting maybe intermittent as I'm playing harmonica and watching television and just randomly browsing the Internet.
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NecronCommander
Special Collaborator
Prog Metal Team
Joined: September 17 2009
Location: Madison, WI
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Points: 16122
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 09:02 |
Adios, Jürïs.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
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Points: 19643
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:59 |
Alright James. Seeya later.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Location: Malaria
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:58 |
I think I may disappear for a while. I'm just in a weird mood today and want to hibernate for a while.
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Pekka
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Joined: August 03 2006
Location: Espoo, Finland
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Points: 6457
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:58 |
And afternoon from me too.
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NecronCommander
Special Collaborator
Prog Metal Team
Joined: September 17 2009
Location: Madison, WI
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Points: 16122
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:58 |
Good morning.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
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Points: 19643
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:57 |
G'morning.
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LinusW
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Joined: September 27 2007
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Points: 10665
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:56 |
Afternoon.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 19643
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Posted: October 22 2010 at 08:55 |
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