I can't believe this... - by Xenith
Renault on 14/2/2009 at 06:58
Quote Posted by Xenith
I guess I associated "open-end" with the same "open-ended" meaning as in ES: Oblivion, because it has the same engine, same guys made it, seems to have the same quest mechanics so eventually I guess I forgot what I was playing.
"Open-ended" has never had anything to do with the "end" of the game, not in either Fallout3 or in Oblivion. Not sure where you got that. Open-ended refers to exactly what people have been saying - there's a big, huge, explorable world and you're free to do whatever you want within it (for the most part).
I'm not sure why the end of the main quest is blowing people's gaskets. Isn't it fairly easy to just reload your last save and do whatever you missed after completing the main quest? I just don't see this as that big of a deal. At the very least, your last autosave would likely put you in the Jefferson Memorial somewhere, and you could just leave and do other things (I think?).
DarthEnder on 18/2/2009 at 04:59
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
What really pissed me off was that I had
Fawkes with me from fault 87, if he could go into the crazy high irradiated area with the GECK why on earth couldn't he punch in the code? That woudl've made a really happy ending for everyone. I hate how it bottlenecks like this. even with better alternatives available. Just like in bioshock.
I actually told Fawkes to do it, and he said "I can't, this is your destiny."
At which point Fawkes destiny became taking a railroad spike to the forehead.
It's all moot anyway though since apparently DLC 3 is changing the ending.
