Fallout 3: The Game Of 2008?

There aren't many games companies confident enough to start fuelling the hype around their games a full year before they are scheduled to hit the shops, but Bethesda are doing just that with their 'next big thing' Fallout 3 – and they have already succeeded in making it one of the most eagerly anticipated titles around.

[MK_Red]

It's already my GOTY2008. Hope it turns out as good as expected or even better.

[resistance100]

To Be honest i really disagree.

Fallout 3 will be a great game, no doubt about it. However i think its unlikey to beat Metal Gear Solid 4 as GOTY 2008, i think MGS4 has won it already, the in game footage of the game has blown everything out of the water and could be one of the best games of all time.

[Danja]

I'll have to also disagree..remember what happened to ur GOTY for this year Assassins Creed..even though im sure Fallout won't follow suit

MGS4 is also my choice for GOTY 08...it's the most anticipated game also...!!

[Alpha_Gamer]

mgs4 probably win however, if lionhead studios pulls off everything they are going for in fable 2, we WILL be looking at the best game of 08`.
And then there are games like gears of war 2, ninja gaiden 2, resistance 2 etc.

[solar]

i gotta disagree because i hated oblivion with a passion :P na, this sounds a lot cooler than beat to death warriors / mages stuff. im interested. plus i wanna be evil :D

[ParaDise_LosT]

I'm pretty sure MKs 07 GotY is BioShock
not Assassin's Creed :P
and I agree with him with Fallout :o
Although I was pretty disappointed that Black Isle isn't making it..
and they gave it to Bethesda instead of Bioware(some Black Isle member are there) but I've been a HUGE fan of Fallout
and I'm sure as hell Bethesda will pull it off.

but then again this is just MY opinion and to be frank, I never really loved the MGS series...
Liked maybe, loved no

[unsunghero28]

Well, admittedly it probably won't shatter any records for critical acclaim, but there's no question that Smash Bros will be my most played game of '08.

[Zhuk]

I really enjoy the MGS series and i've probably played more Kojima games than any of you fandroids (Snatcher and Policenauts are his best works imo) but MGS4 will have nothing on Fallout 3 in terms of playability, storyline, humour and depth.

[felman87]

MGS4 had hype in 2005, 3 years before its release. Not that I disagree with your GOTY prediction

[Keowrath]

I disagreed with ya MK_Red. I'm hoping Fallout3 will be an absolutely awesome game. I've been a huge fan of 1 and 2 for years but like a lot of people here I think game of the year will go to MGS4 (I am completely biased as MGS is my favourite franchise of all time but hey =p) Even though MGS has never been a cash cow in the past. Everyone I've shown that 15 minute gameplay footage trailer too have said they will be getting a PS3 when it is released. Even older people who don't play video games have come away from the triler with their jaw on the floor.

I don't think MGS will win by a landslide though as there are so many awesome looking games coming out for the year ahead. 2008 is looking like a goldmine for gamers!

Whoever said NG:2 will get game of the year however I think is completely nuts. (Don't get me wrong, I loved the original and Sigma... Enough to complete it on master ninja mode) but it's not for everybody. Go to any ninja gaiden board and you'll see loads of people complain about the difficulty. The sad thing is, that's one of the main reasons it was so good. In my eyes, NG:2 will be an awesome game but the masses of casual gamers will keep it from getting anywhere near GOTY.

[MK_Red]

Thanks ParaDise_LosT :)
I always said that my GOTY of 2007 is BioShock unless Assassins can do better but I haven't finished AC and the reviews are not as 10/10ish as BioShock's were.

As for MGS4, I didn't say it's GOTY or not, I said Fallout 3 is my personal GOTY and it won't change no matter what. To tell the truth, I also didn't like Oblivion as much as I'd hoped but I absolutly loved Morrowind and hopefully F3 can be like that (In terms of being lovable).

Still wish that Obsidian was doing F3 because most of it's members are ex-Black Isle devs. Hope Bethesda makes us all proud.

[Skemo]

What made Fallout 1 and 2 such great games was the amount of strategy involved in the combat system. It seems like this game is going towards the Oblivion model of combat, they have action points in a kind of "bullet-time" system, but it is clearly not going to half the combat system that Fallout 1/2 were. If they preserved a fully point-based combat system it'd be amazing. Since they aren't, its going to do the series a HUGE disservice.

[RadientFlux]

If Fallout 3 is anywhere close to the brilliance of Fallout 1 or 2, then it will by my GOTY for 2008 as well.

Edit: Oh and how can anyone disagree with someones own personal choice. Personally Assassin's Creed might still be my GOTY for 2007 (can't rule it out in till I play it).

[Zhuk]

With Black Isle gone, there's only two or three studios I trust with the Fallout IP and it certainly is not Interplay who sadly would probably just drag it through the mud like they did with the brotherhood of steel game (I really enjoyed tactics though, even though I would have preferred a real fallout game..)

Luckily, Fallout is in capable hands, it will be different from the original but I have no doubts that this will be a great game in its own right, even if it is a far departure from its predecessors

[MK_Red]

Agreed with all your point. I also like Tactics and believe Brotherhood of Steel on PS2/Xbox sucked hard.

While I love and trust Bethesda, I still wish the Fallout 3 was in hands Obsidian that consists of most ex-Black Isle members.

[Zhuk]

Obsidian would have rocked at this game and they are one of the other studios that I would have been happy with the Fallout IP ^_^

[ichimaru]

hopefully it will live up

[dachiefsman]

they mention video....has anyone seen video on this game? or can post the video link.....

[kurochi]

aren't they talking about the ads/video?

By the way, nice to see you being a true fan of the Chiefs with #31.
Can't wait to see what Croyle brings to the table.

[dachiefsman]

I guess they must be referring to video that only the media has been able to see....

been a Chiefs fan my whole life....its been really tough...as far as Croyle I really am not expecting much, but hey maybe he will surprise me! It is awesome to see Priest out on the field making plays....I never thought the day would actually come!!!

[allforcalisto]

no with a capital NO.

[Charlie2688]

As a Fallout fan I am EXTREMELY exceptical about what exactly is Bethesda in all their dark history of games are gonna do with this game they decided to call Fallout 3

Only time will tell if its worthy of the title >.>

[TruthbeTold]

Fallout has quite a hardcore following, but it's not a huge following. Just by virtue of the games awesomeness, I'm sure Fallout 3 will pick up lots of new fans and sell well, but Brawl is going to dance circles around it. That being said, sales don't determine what the best games are, but since these are very different genres, and impossible to compare, the only rape that's going to occur between these titles is in the sales department and in this particular instance Fallout 3 is the proverbial b!tch.

Edit: This was intended for the next group of comments down.

[scarlett_rg]

Four words...

Super Smash Bros Brawl

[Mario18]

Get's raped by Fallout

[felman87]

2008>2007, I will agree with you there.

[MK_Red]

Good one Mario18 :)
But I fear even Fallout 3 would do even worse things to SSBB.

[Lionsguard]

I've never played Fallout is this gonna be like Elder Scrolls but instead it's in a post-apocalyptic setting?

[jackdoe]

Fallout 3 will be awesome, but I am such an MGS fanboy that my GotY is MGS4.

[TruthbeTold]

Super Smash Bros Brawl is probably going to destroy all comers next year. If that game had been released this year, there'd be little talk about Super Mario Galaxy (Which has a very decent chance this year) winning GOTY. Brawl will have a wide range of appeal for many types of gamer and system owner, will be polished even moreso than Galaxy, and will likely have unprecedented replay value. That being said, if Fallout 3 really has that perfect blend of Fallout 1,2, Tactics, and Oblivion, who knows? All I know is that I'm getting both, and God of War 3. Maybe these companies are doing something right?

[dachiefsman]

Smash Bros is cool, but their really isn't any depth or story. It is a fighting game, and unless it brings something new to the genre I highly doubt it will get GOTY.

This year game of the year will either be Bioshock, Mass Effect, or Mario Galaxies.....IMO...Mass Effect leads for me

[vilmer]

Mass Effect is essentially Jade Empire in space. Mario scores well, because, it's Mario: a video game icon and each game is awesome. With that said, COD4 still deserves GOTY this year (or God of War 2). 2008 will belong to MGS, no doubt about it. I will be buying F3 for sure though.

[dachiefsman]

I have played Jade Empire and beat the game....it looks nothing like Mass Effect..The only comparison that can be drawn is that they are made by the same developer. It doesn't even fall under the same genre. I think Mass Effect is creating its own People playing the game are already hailing the game as one of the best. While I will agree the COD4 is great online shooter, it also falls in line with your other argument. It is an FPS shooter with great graphics just like COD2 was but set during WWII.

God of War II was an excellent game, but it really did not do anything that was already done in God of War. GOTY should be one that brings something new and innovative to the gaming industry. What game has done that this year if not Mass Effect?

[TruthbeTold]

It's a fighting game that also features a full length side-scrolling action game that can be played (with specificity) by any of it's many characters. Come on. Snake taking on Mario land? Sonic fighting Pokemon or Earthbound enemies, or Metal Gear Solid enemies, or Ridley? etc. Nothing like that has ever been done to this extent before, if ever. Not to mention all of the tons and tons of extra features, play modes, and online play for nearly all, if not all of it. Summing it up as just another fighting game is very inaccurate.

[dachiefsman]

The way you describe Brawl is exactly what Melee was, but with extra characters from other genres of games. Don't get me wrong, I am ready to play the game, but I don't think it is going to do anything to wow audiences.

I might be proved wrong, but I just don't see it beating Fallout 3 or MGS4.

[Skerj]

It's going to be good no doubt but game of the year? Probably this year if it were out, but there are some HEAVY contenders next year.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Fallout is going to be AWESOME... IT's still not MGS4 though. This game is legendary. And what if another new game like Killzone 2 seriously blows everything away next year? We don't know. GAMEINFORMER, BBC and everyone else thats seen it has said its the most amazing game ever seen on a console... I'm hoping the gameplay follows through for a TRUELY cinematic gaming experience. We'll have to wait and see...