From: feyeleanor	Date: June 22nd, 2007 04:34 pm (UTC)		(permanent link)

bah!!
I like BG (including the Ice Wind Dale series) and definitely wouldn't object to a third one in the series - although Neverwinter Nights 2 is keeping me fairly well entertained right now. I still have to get a copy of Planescape, not to mention play Temple of Elemental Evil which I picked up in a discount bin a couple of years ago.

Anyway Fallout 2 is much more my cup of tea with all that gorgeous post-nuclear artwork and the sickness that is the SPECIAL system (way sicker than D&D will ever be capable of). Even Fallout Tactics was fun, in a sort of XCOM/Jagged Alliance sort of way.

What I'll really be comparing Fallout 3 to though are the NWN and KOTOR series (oh the joys of unleashing my dark side, even if it is hazardous to one's looks ;) as I suspect that's the style of game-play that Bethesda will go for. If it ends up like Morrowind and Oblivion it might be okay, but I find both games a little lacking in pace.

At some point I have to finish the sequel to Silent Storm, Hammer & Sickle. It's basically the same engine but you get to play a post-war Soviet agent which is a cool twist: some fun scenarios to get through, but it currently hammers my poor old GeForce 7600GT (at 1680x1050 lol) so it's on hold until I upgrade.

And yes, Silent Storm should be in that particular top ten, but it's nowhere close to my number one 'best game no-one played' which is Vampire Bloodlines. I still don't get how that bombed as it's got lush graphics and voice acting, a decent plot, lots of styles of game-play and is great fun to mod. I guess the gaming public just has no taste...