Added by Brad on Oct. 29, 2008
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"Hey! Over here! I'm on shelves now!"
Fallout 3 is scarcely a day old now, and all anyone cares about is
Bethesda's next project! Can't you animals be satisfied with what you
have for once?
The story last week (here it is on
Kotaku) had Fallout 3's executive producer
Todd Howard talking about the decade-long wait between
the last Fallout and the new one, and saying the next one won't be so far off.
I think it's good for people to miss things. Ten years between 'Fallout' is a bit long, but I think there's this nostalgia factor...three years is a good time frame between games.
OK, cool, another Fallout in 2011 then? Righto.
But wait! In a story posted today, Bethesda publishing exec Paul Oughton chats with
Gamesindustry.biz about the company's future lineup, wherein he drops this gem.
At the moment we've got Fallout 3 for this year and potentially there's a new Elder Scrolls title in 2010...
Wait, really? So which is it, Fallout or Elder Scrolls? Or could it be both? I haven't heard anything about Bethesda dramatically staffing up lately, so the idea of the company working on both Fallout and Elder Scrolls sequels simultaneously--both of which would probably be sprawling in scope and thus intense in production overhead--doesn't seem very feasible.
My money would be on a Fallout 3 expansion and then a full Elder Scrolls game, and then perhaps a new Fallout sequel after that. But that's just knee-jerk speculation.
How are you liking Fallout 3 so far? If you had your druthers, would you go for a new Fallout or a new Elder Scrolls next from Bethesda? And what would you like to see changed in either one?
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Man that would be game of the decade for sure then
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Well haven't played fallout 3 as yet..still waiting for it to be released tomorrow..unless someone breaks the release date today...here it is thursday in australia..
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As for improvements, I can think of several, some of which sound like they have done with Fallout 3.
1) More distinct voice-acting
2) I'll settle for less of a world if it has unique dungeons
3) Don't have critters auto-level around you. I want to start weak and end bad-ass
4) No more telepathic guards. If you aren't spotted committing a crime, you should get away with it. Period.
5) And for the love of god, better face models and/or lighting effects
on Oct. 29, 2008
The more interesting thing to me is that previously Bethesda has talked about how much they liked being a game that followed in the wake of the Xbox and 360 launch windows because they got strong sales as the first role playing titles out of the gate, and also got a nice long tail on the games. If ES6 runs into a 24 month schedule, we could conceivably see this as a new gen console launch title. If so, then we should probably only be seeing concept art and PC screens going forward until they can reveal themselves as a launch window title when the next Xbox is announced.
on Oct. 29, 2008
Ive got an idea - Why dont they take a year off and hire some new staff, namely someone who actually has some experience (talent?) designing FP action/shooter games, and while they are in the mood, maybe pick up some people who know anything about animation, maybe become drinking buddies with they guys from MGS or GoW, i dont know, im not a doctor.
Anyway, come back after the year with the ability to make a game that is as expansive and deep as EITHER the Elder Scrolls OR Fallout games BUT this time without trying their very best to rip the player out of the game world with staggered and positively last gen character animations and battle interactions that totally undermine the POINT of bothering to quest around for 600,000 hours becoming a 'great warrior'. Honestly, I love BOTH Oblivion and Fallout 3, but sometimes I swear id rather they just packed in a set of dice with the game so i can just roll away and jot down the results of the fight rather than stand some arbitrary distance (away from, close to?) the enemies, clicking furiously.
Anyway - great company, I hope its another TES game. But you know, a better one.
on Oct. 29, 2008
A new Elderscrolls for sure, then another Fallout.
If they do make a new TES they need to seriously not make it feel so cold and generic as Oblivion was. Swing back towards the culture and depth of Morrowind and I'm a happy camper.
However, I agree that there will probably be a DLC expansion or two for Fallout before the next TES.
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However "what is their next project" is a little different, healthy speculation can be achieved, all i want is a game that isn't a elder scrolls oblivion re-skin, which i know wont happen again.
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