Dimensions..?

[Ganymedes]

Now, I know many die-hard fans demands 2D, and gaming companies want 3D, but what I wanna know is what does the fan-base here at DAC really want??
Personally, I'm kind of ambivalent... But I beleive 3D has enormous possibilities, despite the -many- obvious problems of getting together a good rpg in it...

[Lynxer]

explain to me how 3D and miniguns are related.

[Kreegle]

Lynxer: It's something Feargus once said.

I'm not afraid of 3D. I think, done in the proper way, a 3 dimensional Fallout world could be amazing, with a lot more atmosphere and depth than our beloved 2 dimensional wastelad.

I look at things like Morrowind and Knights of the Old Republic and think, 'Wow... imagine what RPG's will look like in two years time... imagine what Fallout 3 could look like!'

Contrary to popular belief, attractive graphics don't need to be just window-dressing. If the BIS guys do it properly, they could use the 3rd dimension and the level of extra detail that comes with it to benefit the way Fallout is played.

[Lynxer]

Blame it to my conservativity. I just love 2D and despise every aspect of the principle of 3D combined with RPG.
Dont point that thing at me, i was just expressing my feelings.

[Kozmo_Naut]

I voted for 3D, simply because I think Fallout 3 would be awesome with a souped-up version of the Dungeon Siege engine.

[Lynxer]

NO DUNGEON SIEGE RELATED FEATURES, I BEG YOU!!

[Kozmo_Naut]

Then what about the Soldier Of Fortune 2 engine? :twisted:

Using that and Raven's 'GHOUL' animation system would ensure that Fallout 3 has the right amount of bloody deaths...

[Lynxer]

SoF's engine is quite good. Not suitable for RPG though, logically.
You ever seen somebody get struck by a 40mm granade in SoF?, whut a mess. :twisted: 8O

[Flamescreen]

2D cause I still believe in it's potential. In ten years maybe I'll accept 3D can be better. It's like hand drawn graphics, versus video. I will probably never accept video has more to offer to games. That's because I see games as fictional and the entire "Acting" and "Full motion video" stuff ruins that illusion.

[Saint_Proverbius]

2D, until player models can match the 120,000 polygons that a sprite makes up.

[Rat Keeng]

2D, I want an RPG, NOT an FPS!!!

That's what i voted, simply because i would hate to have another Fallout game where not only the game but the graphics as well has been screwed up.

But i guess if the game wants to please the masses and the critics, it'll have to be 3D. *sigh*

[Deathy]

As a bunch of idiot kids said to me a few weeks back:

"What are you playing?" they say, not quite in unison
"Fallout"
"Look at the graphics? How can you play that?" asks one of them.
"It's an interesti..." I begin to reply.
"It's 2D, isn't it?"
"Well, yes."
"What a crappy game, you are a geek"

These people seem to me the audience that 3D is supposed to appeal to. They also seem unwilling to grasp depth of a game, unable to see past all the pretty lights.

[Kozmo_Naut]

Be proud, for you are a geek!

Stand tall my geekish friends, for we have been blessed with wisdom, knowledge and overall brainyness!

Let the fools wallow (is that even a word?) in their self-inflicted, Serious Sam-enforcing 3D-loving swamp of ignorance!

(Although Fallout 3 could still be a great game in 3D, if it was done properly...)

[Viktor]

Lynxer: It's something Feargus once said.

I'm not afraid of 3D. I think, done in the proper way, a 3 dimensional Fallout world could be amazing, with a lot more atmosphere and depth than our beloved 2 dimensional wastelad.

I'm with the Boss on this one! Done well, 3D could give jaw dropping visuals to go with immersive gameplay and storyline of the Fallout series.

However, given a choice between great visuals/poor gameplay and the familiar Fallout visuals/great gameplay, I'll take gameplay every time!

[Jimbo san]

2D. Then perhaps they could have really detailed surroundings not yet possible in (spit) 3D games. Also then they may concentrate on actually FINISHING all of the quests. No more broken quests... That'll be the day...

[Slider]

I liked the graphics of the first two games and could care less if FO3 looks very similar. Just as long as everybody doesn't look the same it'll be fine by me(graphics wise that is).

[Lynxer]

Yes, screw visual improvement. Graphics are fine the way they are nowadays, they need little improvement in my opinion. Its innovations in ways of storylines and quests WE demand.
A resonable amount of brand new quests and loads of new NPC's that are involved in these very quests is what i would like to see in the next of the fallout series.
They should concentrate on the development of an even better gameplay in stead of focussing on redundant visual spectacle.

[TheReaper]

The simple reference to the fact that it won't work is to look at the Ultima series. Up until number 9 it was a successful RPG. Enter 9 with it's '3D glory' and it f**ks up big time, it becomes so bug ridden and unplayable that many fans lose faith.

[Genghis Khan]

I would be happy to have it in 3D if everything else was kept the same but then what would be the point in having it in 3D.
The only reason to make in 3D is if you wanted to get rid of the turn based combat system and then it would turn into basically, a shoot em' up and screw up allot of other things as well.

[Tank]

So right... And look at FO1 and FO2, what's wrong with them? The depth of the dtails in those two games is much, much better thwn what you'll find in 99% of all modern 3D-games...