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On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:14:02 -0800 (PST), Justisaur
<just...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 4:55:01 PM UTC-8, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:05:46 -0000, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
>> <no-spam@never.spam> wrote:
>> 
>> ><<<"..The question, at times, might be how far does the player really WANT
>> >to be immersed in such a grim setting... heh.  I think that may in
>> >part be part of this franchise's biggest liabilities, portraying a
>> >post apocalyptic wasteland a little TOO convincingly.  I like gritty
>> >environments up to a point, but the FO series doles out more of it
>> >than most games...">>>
>> >
>> >Yep that got me & its the main reason I've got around 60% through Fallout 3
>> >& not played it more for a year+
>> 
>> The recipe they have -- the overall size/vastness of the world,
>> combined with such a gloomy setting starts to work against them.  This
>> was one reason I think I thought FO:NV was best of the series -- if
>> you must spend time in a wasteland, then a wasted-away Las Vegas is
>> possibly the best place to be (I was just disappointed that they
>> didn't do a bit more with Vegas itself to make the environment more
>> interesting).
>> 
>> In a huge open world, "huge" becomes a liablity if the world is
>> fundamentally an unpleasant place to be.
>
>I actually like that about FO3, besides I'm sure the beautification mods will be along in record time (I didn't care for the beautification that much, other than the people, as I'll agree Bethesda's faces are really bad.)
>
>I'm still thinking of getting it as I've got a few days on Thanksgiving week to blow, and nothing besides Fallout Shelter's been grabbing me.  I'm not sure my rig is up to it though, as I've only got a GT270 and 4gb of ram.  It's way past time to upgrade, but money just seems to be getting tighter and tighter.
>
>I suppose I could get Mad Max as that's got far better reviews, but I still haven't seen the new movie, which I'd like to do before I get into the game.  I wonder if it's on demand yet?
>
>I would guess the deciding factor would be, does FO4 feel more like FO3 or NV?  I really didn't like NV, but did FO3 (after a few mods were out at least, which then speaks to waiting again).  
>
>- Justisaur


I forgot to comment on Mad Max.  IMHO it is more fun than FO4 but they
are very different types of games (Mad Max is a true action game and
FO4 is an action RPG).  I only drew a comparison to show how
differently two renditions of a barren wasteland can turn out.

Mad max is a well optimized game and easier on your system specs, I
have no idea how it will run on yours.  It is fully playable with
keyboard + mouse, including driving of cars.  I think the movie is
available for OD rental but there is nothing really about seeing the
movie that would enhance your gameplay.  The movie was okay but mostly
just car battles and well orchestrated stunts -- its good as an action
movie but I thought the older Mad Max movies were better.  At least
the game has a point. lol.. fix up the car.  heh