Editorial But Mom, All the Kids are doing Fallout 3...

[Jason]

Tags: Fallout 3

<a href="http://www.crispygamer.com/features/2009-01-06/critic-in-exile-is-it-ok-to-finally-admit-that-i-didnt-really-like-fallout-3-all-that-much.aspx" target="blank">Crispy Gamer's Scott Jones has a terrible secret to share.</a>
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<blockquote>Since Fallout 3 shipped in October, I've kept my secret, fearing that should it get out, the rest of the gaming community, including the considerable Fallout fan base, would grab their pitchforks and light their torches and chase me into the old windmill. When it came time to cast my vote for Game of the Year a few weeks back, I spent a series of antacid-infused days wrestling with whether or not I had the stuff to go against the grain, to stand up to pitchfork- and fire-wielders, and be true to my heart. Mostly I wondered if I'd forsake the little credibility I have in this business by picking something other than Fallout 3.
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So what did I do? Weak fool that I am, I voted for Fallout 3 as GotY, wondering as I did so whether or not I'd be able to look myself in the mirror the next morning.</blockquote>
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Note to parents: if your child has a vagina, don't name it Scott.
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Spotted at: <A HREF="http://flashofsteel.com/">Flash of Steel</A>

 

[Kthan75]

Well, at least we didn't have to wait for the next Bethesda game before journalists start to admit it's not teh purfect.

 

[KurtH]

That article is wrong in so many different ways.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I spent a series of antacid-infused days wrestling with whether or not I had the stuff to go against the grain, to stand up to pitchfork- and fire-wielders, and be true to my heart.

It seems we've been promoted from a small and crazy minority to the hordes of Sauron.

 

[Edward_R_Murrow]

Problem is, he's hating it for all the wrong reasons. He thinks that it is too deep and complicated, and needs to be some sort of simplified game like BioShit.

 

[Longshanks]

I think he had it right the first time. He should just follow the opinions of others without compunction, no matter how wrong, he's clearly demonstrated insufficient brain activity for individual thought.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Scott Jones is now officially the most ridiculous and embarassing game critic I know.

 

[Jim Cojones]

Ridiculous? Definitely. Embarrassing? Absolutely. But I wouldn't go so far to call him a game critic.

 

[Wyrmlord]

By the way, just in case it threw anyone off:

When Jones says that he feared the wrath of Fallout fans,

he fears their wrath if he gave Fallout 3 a bad review.

He's not really aware of Fallout 3 controversy, it seems, so the man's idea about the whole thing is completely upside down.

 

[someone else]

"Up next on the Codex, more poor reviews of FO3."

Can we have something more interesting such as funny and or amusing clips/MVs of FO3?

 

[Risine]

Don't really understand!!! I first thought he liked the game, but it seems to be the contrary.
But he voted for it as Goty ?!???!!

F3 is an old-school hardcore RPG ?????

 

[Disconnected]

It seems we've been promoted from a small and crazy minority to the hordes of Sauron.

I think he's talking about the TES:Fallout fans, not us. But really, who knows.

Glittering gems of confusion.

 

[Lingwe]

And I found myself, from the start, overwhelmed by my own inventory. (Should I take the Fire Ant meat with me, or leave it behind? Questions, questions.) I found myself vexed by those weird lobster bugs underground. And I found the choices I was constantly making in the game to be largely arbitrary. Which Tag Skills do I focus on? Which Perks? Which Special Stats? Ten hours probably isn't enough time to see tangible effects in stat-boosting. But after 10 hours of carefully making these choices, shouldn't I get something -- anything -- in return?

Games these days are so complicated huh?

And when my tastes don't run with the rest of the industry, I feel a weird insecurity creep in. Am I right? Wrong? What right do I have to write about games? Who do I think I am? What was I thinking wearing this shirt today? Etc. So the story isn't so much about whether or not Fallout 3 was good for this reason or bad for that reason; but rather about the choices I make as a critic, and why I make them.

The Gaming Media: A Lesson in Groupthink

 

[entertainer]

Decline of gaming.

 

[entertainer]

And now decline of rpgcodex.

 

[Talby]

He should go to jail.

 

[spectre]

fearing that should it get out, the rest of the gaming community, including the considerable Fallout fan base, would grab their pitchforks and light their torches and chase me into the old windmill.

All this trouble... why does he think we would care?

Wait, lulz, he meant the other fallout fanbase.

I read most of this "thing", and wow. It satisfied my daily demand for fail.

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

Where are the vats located that spawn these morons?

 

[someone else]

He's like us, yet not like us.

 

[garren]

 

[Monolith]

That guy's a retard. Even if he had written an honest review we'd still have bashed it for being idiotic. Best thing is how he's criticizing Bethesda for the misleading ads and tells everybody and his boss not to buy it and then still votes for F3 to be GOTY - basically encouraging everybody to buy it and Bethesda to do it again.

Now, I can imagine the next E3 when all these tools sit together, staring at each other in utter disbelieve mumbling "What, you too??". Fucking priceless.

Note to parents: if your child has a vagina, don't name it Scott.

Almost spilled my coffee

 

[cares]

Problem is, he's hating it for all the wrong reasons.

There is no wrong, when hating on a Bethesda product...

 

[trais]

Mainstream critic afraid of voicing his own opinion? Wow, that's news!

 

[DiverNB]

 

[Andyman Messiah]

So, I'm working on a Fallout 3 review... Should I finish it and post it somewhere or have you guys had enough of F3 already?