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| Topic | I liked Fallout 3 (for the looting, same with Skryim), but not Fallout NV |
| Sahuagin 07/02/18 2:16:54 AM #30: | I think Fallout 3 gets a lot of things right that we don't usually think about that makes it fun despite its flaws, and NV gets a lot of things technically right, but misses a lot of what made Fallout 3 fun. I remember reading about the developer of World of Goo saying how one of his rules was to make sure that everything was "juicy". Every interaction you had with the game should make squishy/poppy sounds and always give some kind of sensual response back to the player. I think this sort of ineffable atmospheric/sensual experience is an important part of what makes a lot of games funner than they could be. In other words, it's possible that gameplay (game mechanics specifically) isn't quite as important as we think it is. If you reduce most games down to just their gameplay, turning them basically into spreadsheets or whatever it would look like (varies by genre), they lose a ton, maybe all, of their fun. A lot of the fun of a game comes from the sensual experience, not just the game mechanics. So, for me, Fallout 3 had a fantastic sensual experience which more than made up for its flaws in just about every single other area. The experience of exploring the wasteland in Fallout 3 is so unique and authentic and FUN, and it was sure as heck not replicated in NV, even if NV might be technically better in a lot of ways. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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