Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all console players are dumb but Bethesda (88% sure) has said that they had to remove a lot of text from their games because there is a huge part of the console crowd that does not like to read text.
so wtf is my point? Well the announcement that Fallout 3 will be on console is no surprise, they need those dollars, but I have a huge fear it will be ruined. I don't think there will be anywhere near the depth, humour, or adult themes that it predesessors had.
Maybe i'll be surprised and bethesda will come out with a rocking 3rd installment. However I STRONGLY doubt this will be the case, just look at what happened to the Rainbow Six series. It went from a tactical shooter to that game you'd play in the arcade where you had that plastic toy gun and you shot 50 bad guys per level as your dude moved from cover to cover.
With such a wide demographic that developers have to appeal to on the console (young kids to seniors), it's pretty much fucked over PC games. I can see why the developers appeal to the lowest common denominator, after all, they are a business and money speaks, but it really fucks the people over who want games with lots of depth.
just watch... FO3 will be first or third person, have a few RPG elements, little dialog with just what you need, and tons of shooting.
/end post stating the obvious
so wtf is my point? Well the announcement that Fallout 3 will be on console is no surprise, they need those dollars, but I have a huge fear it will be ruined. I don't think there will be anywhere near the depth, humour, or adult themes that it predesessors had.
Maybe i'll be surprised and bethesda will come out with a rocking 3rd installment. However I STRONGLY doubt this will be the case, just look at what happened to the Rainbow Six series. It went from a tactical shooter to that game you'd play in the arcade where you had that plastic toy gun and you shot 50 bad guys per level as your dude moved from cover to cover.
With such a wide demographic that developers have to appeal to on the console (young kids to seniors), it's pretty much fucked over PC games. I can see why the developers appeal to the lowest common denominator, after all, they are a business and money speaks, but it really fucks the people over who want games with lots of depth.
just watch... FO3 will be first or third person, have a few RPG elements, little dialog with just what you need, and tons of shooting.
/end post stating the obvious