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- Thread starter runtlocks
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Fallout 3 can suck my cock.
I don't want fucking Oblivion With Guns, I want a real developer like Obsidian or even fucking Bioware or Blizzard working on it. (FO1, 2 and Bloodlines main artist is the world designer for Diablo 3).
I'd suggest not buying it. Although it could turn out to be a decent game you play once and enjoy.
Re game ratings: they were going to introduce an 18+ category so it wouldn't be an issue, but one of the Governer Generals somewhere veto'd it I think, and it needed 100% support to pass. What a cunt. Anyway, I generally support the censorship. Why? Because they don't enforce the age limits these days. If they made people show ID when they bought a game, I would be quite opposed to censorship in games.
I don't want fucking Oblivion With Guns, I want a real developer like Obsidian or even fucking Bioware or Blizzard working on it. (FO1, 2 and Bloodlines main artist is the world designer for Diablo 3).
I'd suggest not buying it. Although it could turn out to be a decent game you play once and enjoy.
Re game ratings: they were going to introduce an 18+ category so it wouldn't be an issue, but one of the Governer Generals somewhere veto'd it I think, and it needed 100% support to pass. What a cunt. Anyway, I generally support the censorship. Why? Because they don't enforce the age limits these days. If they made people show ID when they bought a game, I would be quite opposed to censorship in games.
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runtlocks
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so apparantly it's been resubmitted and we'll be getting a toned down version. everyone gonna import this or what?
runtlocks
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bethesda or red ant won't say:
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008...nt_hear_about_them_from_bethesda_red_ant.html
Well, we've hit a bit of a brick wall for now. After repeated attempts to get anything from distributor Red Ant, and an expanded "no comment" from Bethesda, it's unlikely we'll know what the exact differences are between our version of Fallout 3 and the original. Well, that is until the OFLC report is leaked.
According to Bethesda's PR dude Pete Hines, the developer does not "publically discuss" the classification of any of its games, which is understandable, if unfortunate. As for Red Ant, it's like there's no one home. Anything Fallout 3-related is flat out ignored. Not the most professional approach, but hey, what can you do?
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008...nt_hear_about_them_from_bethesda_red_ant.html
Well, we've hit a bit of a brick wall for now. After repeated attempts to get anything from distributor Red Ant, and an expanded "no comment" from Bethesda, it's unlikely we'll know what the exact differences are between our version of Fallout 3 and the original. Well, that is until the OFLC report is leaked.
According to Bethesda's PR dude Pete Hines, the developer does not "publically discuss" the classification of any of its games, which is understandable, if unfortunate. As for Red Ant, it's like there's no one home. Anything Fallout 3-related is flat out ignored. Not the most professional approach, but hey, what can you do?
runtlocks
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The drug references within the revised version are justified by context and lend a strong playing impact to the game.
The drugs depicted are fictional; drugs are depicted as stylised icons on a menu with the drug use itself not depicted. Whilst navigating a post-apocalyptic futuristic landscape, players can invoke the use of a variety of "chems" listed by fictious names which include "Buff", "Rad-X", "Psycho" and "Ultrajet". Within the context of the game's narrative, the player may choose to make use of these "chems" to alter the physiological characteristics of their character in the game.
The Board noted that the "Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games 2005" states that "as a general rule ... material that contains drug use ... related to incentives or rewards is Refused Classification" and found that relationship [sic] between drug use and the incentives and rewards is not such that it promotes or encourages the use of proscribed drugs. Therefore the game does not warrant to be Refused Classification and can be accommodated at MA15+ with a consumer advisory of "strong drug references".
Minority view:
In the minority view of the Board the drug use in the game is in excess of the general rule applied under the Guidelines. The drugs are unambiguious in their visual representations, which include pills and hypodermic needles, and are related to incentives and rewards in that the incentive to take the drug is that progess through the game is achieved more easily and the reward is an increase in the character's abilities. The game therefore warrants and 'RC' classification.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008..._on_australias_edited_fallout_3.html#comments
fuck all this i'm importing. it's the principle
The drugs depicted are fictional; drugs are depicted as stylised icons on a menu with the drug use itself not depicted. Whilst navigating a post-apocalyptic futuristic landscape, players can invoke the use of a variety of "chems" listed by fictious names which include "Buff", "Rad-X", "Psycho" and "Ultrajet". Within the context of the game's narrative, the player may choose to make use of these "chems" to alter the physiological characteristics of their character in the game.
The Board noted that the "Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games 2005" states that "as a general rule ... material that contains drug use ... related to incentives or rewards is Refused Classification" and found that relationship [sic] between drug use and the incentives and rewards is not such that it promotes or encourages the use of proscribed drugs. Therefore the game does not warrant to be Refused Classification and can be accommodated at MA15+ with a consumer advisory of "strong drug references".
Minority view:
In the minority view of the Board the drug use in the game is in excess of the general rule applied under the Guidelines. The drugs are unambiguious in their visual representations, which include pills and hypodermic needles, and are related to incentives and rewards in that the incentive to take the drug is that progess through the game is achieved more easily and the reward is an increase in the character's abilities. The game therefore warrants and 'RC' classification.
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008..._on_australias_edited_fallout_3.html#comments
fuck all this i'm importing. it's the principle
Omie Jay
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What type of game is Fallout 3? Like..fps, rpg?
runtlocks
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mixture of both, really. the first two are turn based rpg but they'll give you the option to play it in real time fps (which is probably what i'll be doing)
open ended, so you're walking around making friends, completing quests and the like. made by the guys who did the elder scrolls series, so if you like that kinda stuff you should check it out.
open ended, so you're walking around making friends, completing quests and the like. made by the guys who did the elder scrolls series, so if you like that kinda stuff you should check it out.
Omie Jay
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Ah ok, i probably wont like it then, maybe i'll borrow from someone.runtlocks said:
lol!stazi said:
runtlocks
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looks like everyone's now getting the gimped versionKotaku said:
runtlocks
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tomorrow.
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
edit: or izzit friday? no matter, i guarantee someones gonna break the street date
PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE
edit: or izzit friday? no matter, i guarantee someones gonna break the street date
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runtlocks
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i don't download games anymore.shinji said:haha dude, it's already released on the internet.
game is amazing