Van Buren Shots and Video

SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">What Could Have Been...</div>About ten screenshots and a video of Van Buren, Black Isle's codename for Fallout 3, were recently put up on <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com/" target="_blank">No Mutants Allowed</a>. The video along with the music almost brought a tear to my eye...

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uuDKrY7eW0" target="_blank">Here</a> is a link to the YouTube version, for those of you without the right codec or someting (ala me).

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Aww, man. <u>That Which Could Have Been</u> is always a little bittersweet to behold. Here's to hoping Fallout 3 is any good at all.
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  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    I was expecting some music from ARMIN Van Buren. I was wrong haha.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    Yeah, I'm worried how Bethesda is going to handle Fallout 3... They recently opened the forums for the game, though.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1624301:date=May 1 2007, 04:15 PM:name=Surge)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Surge @ May 1 2007, 04:15 PM) [snapback]1624301[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Yeah, I'm worried how Bethesda is going to handle Fallout 3... They recently opened the forums for the game, though.
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    If Oblivion is any sign, its in good hands.
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  • enf0rcerenf0rcer intrigued... Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14584Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1624304:date=May 1 2007, 07:17 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ May 1 2007, 07:17 PM) [snapback]1624304[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If Oblivion is any sign, its in good hands.
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    I guess there's mixed opinions as far as that is concerned - in the other fallout 3 thread people were moaning about the state of oblivion and it being an example of what's to come. I liked the game, but not enough to completely finish it. Still I agree, I think that the developers understand the pressure to make a good game and I think they can pull it off.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    edited May 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1624304:date=May 1 2007, 10:17 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ May 1 2007, 10:17 PM) [snapback]1624304[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If Oblivion is any sign, its in good hands.
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    Well, it takes all kinds.

    To elaborate, I enjoyed Oblivion a bit. But I don't want Fallout to be like that. I don't consider Oblivion an RPG in the strictest sense. It's more of an action adventure game, to me. Also, it took a few steps back from Morrowind, as far as setting, skills, and other things. I just hope Fallout is isometric. I don't necessarily want SPECIAL, I just want it to be a good CRPG, and not "I saw a mudcrab the other day!"
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1624304:date=May 1 2007, 04:17 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ May 1 2007, 04:17 PM) [snapback]1624304[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If Oblivion is any sign, its in good hands.
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    I don't know about you, but I never finished Oblivion... I stopped playing after 5 days because it just wasn't that great. Morrowind had me addicted, maybe because I was younger than but for me it was more fun just traversing the land rather than completing the main quest.
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    It always seems like people think that if Fallout 3 is on the Oblivion engine, then it must be made into an Oblivion clone - with guns. Engines are versatile. Bethesda might even be able to pull off a really nice isometric view with the engine or something. We shouldn't knock it until we see it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> .


    ...the only reason I didn't finish Oblivion is because: my computer was just above the min specs, so it ran slowly; some quests were broken, but I didn't want to patch it, because it takes my computer about 15 minutes to recognize the DVD...which is why I cracked it (you say I shouldn't crack your game? Well screw you I'm not buying it if I need to sit 15 minutes every time I want to start it) and I didn't want to download the patch because I'd need a new one; it's far more fun to explore than to deal with those useless Oblivion portals that lag me up even more (man, my desktop needs a new cpu), and I like installing things, so by the time I was almost done with the quest I had too much new stuff to do <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> .

    As long as they don't abstract combat too much, and they keep the witty dialogue and character interaction, it has good potential. This day and age requires the death of many children, lots of sex and extreme violence...we don't need any more of those 2D FO exploding corpses... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Do you really think bethesta is even going to do an isometric view? Do you think bethesta is going to include the violence and sex that made fallout fallout?

    As for the video.... Lots of things were pretty good, but the death animations, they were just terrible <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    edited May 2007
    Yeah. The devs elaborated on that and said that the combat (which was real time, if you noticed) AND death animations were placeholders until they could find a good way to make violent deaths ala Fallout in a 3d engine. I mean, it's hard to blow holes through models and make them look good. It is even before an alpha, after all.

    As for Morrowind and Oblivion, yes, Morrowind was better than Oblivion, really. Besides the combat, anyway, but I don't usually buy RPG's mainly for combat unless they're solely based on it.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I disagree with you guys. Oblivion was freakin' awesome, and Morrowind I gave up after about 5 days. It wasn't fun. Oblivion I've beaten with at least 6 different character types, and I'm getting ready to buy Knights of the Nine and The Shivering Isles. My main character alone has about 230 hours logged, and she hasn't even touched the Mage/Fighter guilds.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    <b>THE TECH DEMO</b> <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35970" target="_blank">http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35970</a>

    anyone have mirrors?
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  • TykjenTykjen Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12552Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/" target="_blank">http://fallout.bethsoft.com/</a>
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Meh, I can go without the tech demo. It's not like the engine was the best part of Fallout and the nostalgia overload is probably going to be a little too much.
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    <!--quoteo(post=1624108:date=Apr 30 2007, 09:15 PM:name=Paranoia2MB)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Paranoia2MB @ Apr 30 2007, 09:15 PM) [snapback]1624108[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I was expecting some music from ARMIN Van Buren. I was wrong haha.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    <a href="http://www.fileplanet.com/176640/170000/fileinfo/Van-Buren-Tech-Demo-%5BCancelled-Fallout-3-Project%5D" target="_blank">Fileplanet has a mirror.</a>
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    My resolution or something is screwed up with the demo; I can barely read any of the text. Anyone else having this problem?
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  • TykjenTykjen Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12552Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35862" target="_blank">http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35862</a>

    some instructions on the tech demo.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1624819:date=May 3 2007, 07:54 PM:name=Mantrid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mantrid @ May 3 2007, 07:54 PM) [snapback]1624819[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    My resolution or something is screwed up with the demo; I can barely read any of the text. Anyone else having this problem?
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    Install the fonts from the rar's Fonts subdir
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