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[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Bethesda Softworks; Fallout 3

As you may know, <a href=http://fallout.bethsoft.com/home/home.php>the official Fallout 3 site</a> is now in business, and it comes with <a href=http://fallout.bethsoft.com/vault/diaries_diary1-08.01.07.html>greetings</a> from Todd Howard, the number one Fallout fan and true patriot.
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<blockquote>For the record, I never compared the violence in Fallout to Jackass, I compared it to Kill Bill…big difference. I also never said "fantasy is riding a horse and killing things," but oh well.</blockquote>
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<blockquote>The massive expectations of what this game means to everyone who loved Fallout, RPGs, and gaming-in-general is not lost on us.</blockquote>That's what we figured after going through all the previews and interviews. Keep up the good work, Todd!
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Thanks, Callaxes and Kotario

 

[Brother None]

Chris Taylor stopped by to discuss Todd's quoting of his vision statement.

Look at 'em side by side:

1. Mega levels of violence. "When people die, they don't just die – they get cut in half, they melt into a pile of goo, explode like a blood sausage, or several different ways – depending on the weapon you use."

1. Mega levels of violence (you had better give us that Mature rating right now)
You can shoot everything in this game: people, animals, buildings and walls. You can make “called shots” on people, so you can aim for their eyes or their groin. Called shots can do more damage, knock the target unconscious or have other effects. When people die, they don’t just die – they get cut in half, they melt into a pile of goo, explode like a blood sausage, or several different ways – depending on the weapon you use. When I use my rocket launcher on some poor defenseless townsperson, he’ll know (and his neighbors will be cleaning up the blood for weeks!)

*** This is the wasteland. Life is cheap and violence is all that there is. We are going to grab the player’s guts and remind him of this. ***

 

[Jaime Lannister]

Todd's going for the "They misquoted me!" defense on the fantasy thing.

 

[Woetohice]

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[spacemoose]

1. Mega levels of violence. "When people die, they don't just die – they get cut in half, they melt into a pile of goo, explode like a blood sausage, or several different ways – depending on the weapon you use."

Fixed.

come on now, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that statement

 

[Ander Vinz]

Newspost with a picture. Codex is now ruined for me. I blame Todd for this.

 

[Surgey]

I guess it's not possible for people to be misquoted.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

I guess it's not possible for people to be misquoted.

Sure....it can happen....but why would they give another huge exclusive to a magazine that puts false words in their mouths? Something doesn't add up, eh?

 

[sabishii]

*** This is the wasteland. Life is cheap and violence is all that there is. We are going to grab the player’s guts and remind him of this. ***

Violence is FUNNY!

 

[psycojester]

I wonder how long we have tto call Todd on his lying troglodyte bullshit before he eventually snaps, pulls a Uwe Bolle and arranges boxing matches against him in Canada.

 

[User was nabbed fit]

I wonder how long we have tto call Todd on his lying troglodyte bullshit before he eventually snaps, pulls a Uwe Bolle and arranges boxing matches against him in Canada.

I'd take him up on that offer, although I'd lie to him and say that I'm a freelance journalist or something. Since Uwe Boll only picked people he thought he could easily beat, I believe.

 

[Fat Dragon]

I wonder how long we have tto call Todd on his lying troglodyte bullshit before he eventually snaps, pulls a Uwe Bolle and arranges boxing matches against him in Canada.

I'd take him up on that offer, although I'd lie to him and say that I'm a freelance journalist or something. Since Uwe Boll only picked people he thought he could easily beat, I believe.

Todd isn't a big guy like Uwe, though. Who could he pick on that he could easily beat?

 

[Bradylama]

For the record, I never compared the violence in Fallout to Jackass, I compared it to Kill Bill…big difference.

Let me explain the difference:
One movie is over an hour's worth of slapstick.

The other movie is a tribute to Hong Kong martial arts flicks.


At least you can claim that the violence in Fallout is funny, comparing it to Kill Bill is even worse.

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

I wonder how long we have tto call Todd on his lying troglodyte bullshit before he eventually snaps, pulls a Uwe Bolle and arranges boxing matches against him in Canada.

I'd take him up on that offer, although I'd lie to him and say that I'm a freelance journalist or something. Since Uwe Boll only picked people he thought he could easily beat, I believe.

Todd isn't a big guy like Uwe, though. Who could he pick on that he could easily beat?

The RPG industry?

 

[DarkUnderlord]

He reckons he was "misquoted"? Todd didn't get a degree in journalism from GameSpy did he?

 

[bozia2012]

I wonder how long we have tto call Todd on his lying troglodyte bullshit before he eventually snaps, pulls a Uwe Bolle and arranges boxing matches against him in Canada.

I'd take him up on that offer, although I'd lie to him and say that I'm a freelance journalist or something. Since Uwe Boll only picked people he thought he could easily beat, I believe.

Todd isn't a big guy like Uwe, though. Who could he pick on that he could easily beat?

The RPG industry?

Instead of raping it?

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Instead of raping it?

Nope...he'll just beat it up first instead of slipping it date rape drugs.

 

[gc051360]

The violence in Fallout wasn't like the violence in Kill Bill.

This guy has no idea what the fuck he is talking about. I thought it was just with games, but apparently he doesn't get movies either...

I'm okay with the mass market being retarded...but stop trying to pretend like you understand 'cult' stuff. And if you are main stream....don't buy the license to a cult work.

 

[franc kaos]

Shouldn't really bother, but anyway, in the interests of fairness he said:

Fantasy, for us, is a knight riding around on a horse[,] running around and killing things...

So I think he's more bothered it's out of context. The comma creates a totally different sentence.

Well, back to the tar and feathering...

 

[denizsi]

The comma creates a totally different sentence

No, it doesn't. Putting an "or" instead of a comma would, but the comma makes no difference.

 

[Sovard]

Turk to correct your English.

epic lulz

 

[stargelman]

Todd isn't a big guy like Uwe, though. Who could he pick on that he could easily beat?

You're actually right, he is rather short. Can't be much taller than 160-165 cm.

 

[Sitra Achara]

He was probably misinterpreted, and originally said that fantasy, for them, is a knight riding a RAI powered horse that runs around and kills things.

 

[Balor]

Yea, stands to reason.
After all, you CANNOT ride around and kill things in Oblivion, after all - not before you dismount.

 

[Top Hat]

Todd isn't a big guy like Uwe, though. Who could he pick on that he could easily beat?

You're actually right, he is rather short. Can't be much taller than 160-165 cm.

Which perfectly explains his Napoleonic tendencies to conquer the RPG market.