Bethesda's Todd Howard: We care about Fallout

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » May 25th, 2007, 7:00

Bethesda's Todd Howard: We care about Fallout
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Given the miasma of secrecy emanating from Bethesda's Fallout 3 camp, many fans of the post-apocalyptic RPG franchise have expressed concern over its impending return. Will it be Morrowind with Mutants? Final Fantasy with Freaks? Short of naming Liam Neeson as the game's father figure, the Elder Scroll-keepers have barely offered up any information regarding the nature of the game, a situation which has ardent followers worried.

Enter Todd Howard, Fallout 3's self-proclaimed "person-in-charge." Responding to fans in a "Meet the developers" thread on Bethesda's forums, Howard provides a lengthy and heartfelt commentary on the developer's thoughtful approach to the game... without giving anything away. "To say we care about Fallout would be an epic understatement," says Howard. "We are excited/humbled to be the ones to bring it back. I know we don't have all the right answers, or the one's you would make when it comes to how it should be or look. We can only do what we think is right and what makes us the most excited, and that's what we've done. We've left no stone unturned in trying to find Fallout's 'soul', but those decisions are ours, not yours. I just hope you give the game a look and decide if that soul is there for you."

Though fans will surely focus their attentions on more specific items once the game is fully unveiled, Howard's sentiments provide interesting insight into a developer tasked with meeting expectations within an established and loved universe. He likens Fallout 3 development to the adoption of a child which one steadily grows to love -- 7 glowing arms and all. We're sure to see more of the game "very soon."

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Post by **Joose** » May 25th, 2007, 7:43

Im "very excited".

That story had an "awful lot" of "bits in quotey mark things". Im no english expert, but im fairly sure thats "frowned upon".

Post by **fabyak** » May 25th, 2007, 7:50

Joose wrote:Im "very excited".

That story had an "awful lot" of "bits in quotey mark things". Im no english expert, but im fairly sure thats "frowned upon".

You may well have "a point" there

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 25th, 2007, 8:11

It wouldn't make sense for them to mess about with the formula too much. I predict more of the same, with a few extra bits and bobs and some pretty cutscenes. People will then be disappointed because they've built their hopes up for the Best Gaem Evar.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » May 25th, 2007, 9:17

Dog Pants wrote:Chicken will then be disappointed because they've built their hopes up for the Best Gaem Evar.

Fix'd

eion · Post by **eion** » May 25th, 2007, 11:01

Joose wrote:Im "very excited".

That story had an "awful lot" of "bits in quotey mark things". Im no english expert, but im fairly sure thats "frowned upon".

I think you dropped these: ' ' ' '
(seriously, it's the key to the right of the semicolon and to the left of the hash sign)

There's nothing wrong with lots of quotation marks per se. I don't see any problem with the article in that respect.

Back on topic, I'd be surprised if Fallout 3 were all that much like the previous two games. It's been a long time, for one thing, and for another Bethesda have never made a game that's either top-down or turn-based. Personally, while Fallout and Fallout 2 were fun (even if I did much prefer Baldur's Gate and Planescape), I'd love to see something Elder Scrolls-esque set in the Fallout universe.

Lee · Post by **Lee** » May 25th, 2007, 11:31

eion wrote:I'd love to see something Elder Scrolls-esque set in the Fallout universe.

Althought I've never played fallout and have no idea what its about, this

If it was anything like those tech demo videos from before bethesda took over I wouldn't buy it.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » May 25th, 2007, 12:36

eion wrote:I think you dropped these: ' ' ' '

Okay, what are they for? The only time I've used those is in UNIX shell scripts.

eion · Post by **eion** » May 25th, 2007, 12:47

spoodie wrote: The only time I've used those is in UNIX shell scripts.

Pffft.