I love Fallout. I played the first two games with gusto, and I’m looking forward to the third part. Others gamers worry that Fallout 3 would just be “Oblivion with guns” because it’s also being developed by Bethesda so perhaps the video would change your minds.

However, I do have a new concern with Fallout 3.

The animation of the characters doesn’t look very good at this point. And what’s with the Bloody Mess perk that kicked in when an enemy was shot in the head with a sniper rifle? I can understand when a cranium explodes like a watermelon when hit by such firearms, but why did the entire body fall apart?

If you’re reading this Bethesda, please note—the effects of Bloody Mess SHOULD have a basis. If an enemy is shot in the foot (or any other extremity) and the bad guy’s hit points run out, the entire corpse SHOULD NOT explode.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate if this is what happens instead: the entire foot that was shot explodes, bone fragments in said foot splinters, the body loses balance and tips over, then the head hits the ground and the enemy’s neck is broken violently. Feel free to make the broken neck’s angle as grotesque as possible. Now that’s an appropriate Bloody Mess.

I would love to hear any other ideas to make that bloodier. And please keep it in context.

Post from: EveryJoe

Fallout 3’s Bloody Mess perk is a bloody mess

All these special editions for each game is coming out left and right. Metal Gear Solid 4 has one, so does Crysis and Grand Theft Auto IV. If you haven’t noticed by now, they’re ways for game companies to make an extra buck. Heck, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, but a particular special edition I learned about takes the cake.

Remember when we announced that there’s going to be a collector’s edition for Fallout 3? Well, that’s not the end of it. According to Bethesda, there’s going to be a Fallout 3 “survival edition” that’s coming out for all versions of the game.

Interestingly, this edition is available for pre-order exclusively through Amazon.

The package includes a life-size replica of the Pip-Boy 3000, the wrist-mounted device worn by Fallout characters. The Pip-Boy 3000 is actually a digital clock, in case you’re wondering. The edition would include all of the items included in Fallout 3’s collector’s edition:

• The Fallout 3 game;
• Customized, metal Vault-Tec lunch box;
• 5″ Vault Boy Bobblehead;
• ‘The Art of Fallout 3‘ hardcover book; and
• ‘The Making of Fallout 3‘ DVD.

In other words, it’s the glorified digital clock that makes this survival edition different, and that you can only get it via Amazon. Who knows how much you have to cough up for that thing? Perhaps some nerds hardcore collectors would snap this offer up.

If you’re somewhat normal but is inexplicably compelled to get any special edition for Fallout 3, then do your parents a favor by accomplishing the following: a) get out of their basement, b) spend your own money, and c) purchase the one without the clock. If you’re as normal as can be, just buy the game when it comes out.

FYI, the Amazon page is unavailable as of this writing.

Image for Fallout 3 is courtesy of Bethesda Softworks and Lunch PR.

Post from: EveryJoe

Crap-Detector: Pay extra for a Fallout 3 clock