Fallout 3 - Preview @ Eurogamer

The game's showing in the Microsoft press conference was something of a bum note as well, with its gleeful ultra-violence and portable nukes failing to evoke the more down-to-earth flavour of grit Fallout is known for. We accept that was probably a hard sell for a broad audience, though. We accept that the game's setting, however dreary within the context of gaming in general, is refreshing within the world of RPGs. Above all, we accept that it's impossible to properly judge a game as vast as this in such a short time span, and that it undoubtedly has many hidden riches.
But beyond that, there are simple questions of quality that it's impossible to avoid: characterless art, cold visuals, wonky animation, weak real-time combat, off-kilter writing. As it stands, Fallout 3 just doesn't feel right, and it will leave many players shivering for warmth in its nuclear winter.

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Gorath said:

Here?s another critical one on the site our news guys always ignore.
http://www.gamersglobal.com/news/1140
"E3: Why Fallout 3 could be a nightmare for fans of Fallout 1 & 2"

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Alrik Fassbauer said:

I think they might think that the fans of Fallout 1 & 2 are an "older generation" and the minority anyway, so they can be safely neglected.

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