So, fallout 3

[Zlaja]

56% of the Codex will play Fallout 3.

That's a lot of plane tickets.

 

[toroid]

1% of the Codex will buy Fallout 3.

 

[xuerebx]

99% of the Codex is a mere 5251 people.

 

[quasimodo]

Before I decide I want to read a review written by someone who:

1) Played and liked the original games.

2) Does not write for a console mag.

3) Did not slobber all over Oblivion.

4) Does not have to worry about maintaining a business relationship with Bethesda.

That right....I'm waiting for VD's review.

From what I've seen so far I doubt I'll touch the game with a ten foot pole.

 

[stonebro]

I'm not touching this. Plenty of other titles in my backlog that I still have to play, as well as titles due to be released this year.

 

[Kthan75]

Torrent.

About ten years ago, when I played FO2 for the first time, it was difficult to find and buy games in my country, not to mention I couldn't afford it at the time. I promised myself that if FO3 is ever done, I will buy it to support the developers.

Looks like I won't be keeping that promise...

I might buy it later, on the slim chance that there is something good and memorable to be found in the game... so probably not.

 

[Jaime Lannister]

9% of the Codex will buy Fallout 3.

 

[toroid]

9% of the Codex will buy Fallout 3.

Hey, I said 1%. I refuse to believe the percentage is actually that high, even when taking into consideration the current state of decline. The poll more accurately represents the "opinions" of trolls than it does the Hive Mind.

 

[Fat Dragon]

I don't even want to talk about this game anymore.

 

[Xi]

Anyone who both reads the RPGCodex and also liked the Fallout series should not make a day one purchase! Hell maybe a day zero piracy attempt, but not a day one purchase!

If you do, you're breaking the very reason a website like this exists! -Insert reason here- Ok, I'll take a shot at it! Probably to promote the reasonable assumption that modern video games are lacking in terms of what makes a video game good. So if you purchase this game day one, you're being unreasonable in terms of what the Codex already thinks about the game, and you're promoting the developer's status as generally only the first month or two of sales are ever released to the public. You'd be making them look good! Which again is against the ethos of the site you're frequenting.

Don't be a fucking worthless, spineless hipocrit! Wait for a proper Codex review to decide. *scratch*

 

[Rhett Butler]

I'm not going to bother with it. I have little enough time for games without wasting it on bad ones.

 

[Xi]

I'm not going to bother with it. I have little enough time for games without wasting it on bad ones.

Ahh, perfect! With time as the final resource, which makes even pirating(stealing) a potentially crappy game look bad, wasting time on such games, from which the codex has determined will probably not represent the nostalgia we're all looking for, is being amoral to one's self! Muahahaha!

 

[Ron Obvious]

On the contrary, wouldn't 75% play? The most hyped American RPG of 2008?

PC users don't get mired in past titles because they are without expectation. They are waiting with optimism. They always want to try what is new, be it overtly offensive or merely acceptable. There is a chance something original and lasting will arrive.

That being said, I'm afraid the results are already in. Fallout 3 isn't what they've been waiting for. As much is evident from the streams - one couldn't get closer to a game without a Let's Play. Trying it for themselves at this point is a formality, but it's a try that I think most will attempt. They're that optimistic.

One could also consider the poll - this is a place that acknowledges the existence of bit torrent. A welcome attribute that respects honesty.