tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post6377917607490541775..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: The big pictureMitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-64927175661914173942009-01-08T23:54:00.000-05:002009-01-08T23:54:00.000-05:00I'm working on a review of Fallout 3 (file it unde...I'm working on a review of Fallout 3 (file it under "better late than never'), and your "big picture" reaction basically encapsulates my whole thesis. If I copy/paste from here, do you think anyone will notice? ;-)<BR/><BR/>I have all sorts of niggling issues with the game, and some of them drove me crazy at times. But, as you say, the whole enchilada is truly an achievement to admire. I'm glad I stuck with the game after leaving it for awhile. For some reason, I was more open to the experience the second time, and the game drew me in deeper. So many amazing moments, both little and big. It took me awhile to learn what do do with all that freedom.Michael Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437378247420941499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-1279328917050571182009-01-08T19:48:00.000-05:002009-01-08T19:48:00.000-05:00So many moments stick with me, but perhaps the one...So many moments stick with me, but perhaps the one that I remember most fondly was when my Pip-Boy 3000 first tuned in "Radio Free America." <BR/><BR/>It's not so much that anything brilliant was said, just that it was the perfect cherry on the Sino-American war sundae the game had been constructing all along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-20531280348280957912009-01-08T16:19:00.000-05:002009-01-08T16:19:00.000-05:00I also loved the tidbits within the non-essential ...I also loved the tidbits within the non-essential vaults. Yet, you just made me realize that I never actually entered the Red Racer Factory. I showed up, killed the hockey crew outside, got assaulted by the Talon Company, got my +25 AP mask, and went along my way, never thinking to enter. If I didn't have the game out on loan to a friend, I would go check the factory out now.<BR/>(Spoiler free:) My favorite location that is off the main quest trail is the city of two families that acts like everything is fine and dandy, but they have a big secret that I totally did not see coming.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606486440475851269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-63230655859734092972009-01-08T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:40:00.000-05:00For me what's also important about Fallout 3 is th...For me what's also important about Fallout 3 is that the main quest line is also interesting. Although Oblivions side quests and DLC weren't anywhere near as interesting as those in Fallout 3, I spent over 100 hours skulking around dungeons, searching the landscape, and just exploring and experiencing the game world. I gave up on the main quest, and though I did complete the bulk of the early DLC, in the end I had gotten my money's worth. Bottom line, though, is the main quest seemed boring, and in Fallout 3, it's all interesting.Gary A. Lucerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750491800275704973noreply@blogger.com