Gameplanet: Fallout 3 exclusive preview
Gameplanet was flown to Sydney for an exclusive viewing of never-before-seen preview code from Bethesda’s upcoming epic Fallout 3.
This in-depth article includes lots of new details about the game, three new screenshots and an interview with Pete Hines, VP of Marketing and PR at Bethesda.
"IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE it’s been over ten years since Fallout hit the shelves. Although the graphics now appear dated, the storyline still resonates with anyone brave enough to fire up this retro classic. The subtle dark comedy adds to the chilling social commentary on a post-apocalyptic world struggling to preserve the human race, something our species has only really begun to comprehend this year as we saw cheese break through ten dollars a kilo.
You begin the game in Vault 101, where you will spend the next nineteen years of your life. In perhaps the most realistic game beginning ever, the first thing you see is a blurred image of your father. Your father (ably voiced by Liam Neeson) then exclaims "is it a boy or girl?", at which point you are prompted to choose your sex and name, and set physical attributes for your avatar. Those who have played Oblivion will be right at home here, as there is a bewildering array of combinations available for facial features, including what Bethesda’s boffins are confident is the widest range of hair combinations yet seen in a videogame. After you decide what you will look like, your father becomes visible – his attributes are matched with yours to show the family resemblance."
