X-Play’s Fallout 3 Hands On with Todd Howard

 

If you missed it, here is Todd Howard’s appearance on X-Play, demoing Fallout 3. Highlights include a look at one of the weapons you can build yourself — the Rock-It Launcher.

20 Responses to “X-Play’s Fallout 3 Hands On with Todd Howard”

I had seen the “standard” preview on IGN before this, so I was getting a bit bored until SUDDENLY, TEDDYBEARS! Every shadow of doubt that this game would be true to the classically absurd/grim style of the originals was erased in a spasm of guffaws and knee-slaps at that glorious instant of plush-assisted decapitation. I love how “bloody mess” is completely ridiculous, too; it’s balanced in that some players might not want it on. Personally, I won’t have it; I don’t want to “ruin” the spastic gore by making it happen with every single kill.

PS - 1st comment woo!

This is so awesome! The wait has obviously been worth it. Love the “Rock-It Launcher”.

Let’s call that the “Bloody Mess Trailer”. Can we get some gameplay footage that focuses on some interesting RPG elements of the game?

I wouldn’t mind seeing some kills without the Bloody mess. Its cool yeah, and they did an AMAZING job with the visuals, but I want to see some standard deaths. Its nice though too finally see a grenade explosion that actually dismembers someone.

You understand German?
This preview is “GEIL”!!!!!!! :)

How about some non-combat gameplay footage?

Hmmm, I loved how they said there are only 3 minutes left (which is true), and Todd replies with “nah there is plenty time left”.Why - so they wouldn’t ask him about something other than combat? Then that question about moral decisions - “you can be bad, good, shoot people or help them and join BoS”. Seriously, what kind of an answer is that?

Will we see gameplay of npc,dialog or somethink rpg style???

Why do everyone laugh and cheers just because the guy explode ?? the first time okay but each time ??? seriously the audience seems retarded. Like “that game is soo cool did you see how we can make people explode ?” I’m sure the game is more than that, but this video is one of the worst for the game I think ( there’s not that much out there anyway )

hi i would just like to say two things 1. i love how the game looks. 2. i’m from Australia and would love to know how you are going to get past the ban for dug use coz what i see in the vid it dont look as bad as to ban it there in Australia.

The graphic is fantastic..

but this demo seems directly thought for fps gamers.

Fallout major audience is RPG/STR gamers lover of the original serie…

when we will see some thing about this part of the game?

when we will know if this IS fallout or just an other FPS but in the fallout universe?

I would really like to strangle the guy in the tie who said:
‘Have you had a moment of silence for the fact that the PC platform is dead.’
Well answered Todd.

Will be today demo fallout 3 on e3???

Not sure what happened to my comment was first one as well. did i say something bad? Anyway love the fact you can build your own weapons from trash and use just about anything as ammo. Differently going to be interesting on some of the weapons you can create.

omg this looks awsome..i cant wait for october

Wow, now I’m glad I reserved this the other day out of pure faith in the products you develop. Glad to have the poster hanging on my wall, and can’t wait to play the game.

When an idea becomes realization. Incredible demo! Looks and feels like a immense real world with real physics and consequences. Those building ruins look magnificent and must really be creepy at night.

Weapons movement and look is very detailed giving off a polished realism as if they actually exist.

Character movement is smooth and just right not feeling too slow or fast.

VATS is stunning taking everything to a new level.

Graphics put me in the world totally making me forget its a game. Love the grisly effects and physics reminding me of war stories i’ve heard and impact effects on the body from weapons.

Thanks for this winner of a Demo preview. Incredible delievery in advertising execution. I can truly say i’ll be playing this as much as i have the Elder Scrolls series. Oh boy this is gonna be fun :D

How to destroy a very good game. Looks like a runof the mill shooter. Good example of dumbing down gameplay so that every idiot can play it. Way to go bethesda, thx for making the best game ever into a standard shooter with roleplaying elements and cheap gore. even sof2 had better gore….sincerely fickt euch alle

Why on (scarred) earth do people say “Bethesda have ruined this game by dumbing it down for the FPS masses”, when we have only seen about 0.01% of the game so far. Why not wait for the game to be released before slagging it off.

So…why is there no weapon limit, Fallout has always been based in common sense(sometimes lol).

I have a feeling the AI is going to suck. From what I’ve read directly from betheseda, it’s going to have a lot of crap directly from oblivion,AI that runs away instead of surrendering etc.

I don’t understand why they didn’t keep Traits….

It’s odd how they try so hard to appeal to the masses now.It’s not working for them, look at Oblivion, ironic how most reviewers still liked it.

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