Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
Having watched a few previews, nothing about it appeals to me. =| I don't get the hype.
The hype came from two fronts. One was fans of Bethesda, for whom Oblivion with guns is a kickass idea. The other was fans of FO1 and 2, who hoped that a new FO would be a worthy addition to one of the best series of games ever made (No exaggeration; FO still does things that modern games don't).

The two were, of course, at odds with each other. The elitists at No Mutants Allowed were terrified of Oblivion with guns, and vice versa. NMA was never going to like it, they were never going to like anything except an isometric 2D game made by the exact team who made the first or second one. The FPS crowd, alternatively, hate that you can miss people you're aiming at, because skills count into accuracy.

The game's not perfect. Some of the dialogue and quest setup is frankly retarded*, and compared to the first two FOs just not worthy. The world feels amazing, but its small size is a huge detriment to it. And combat, whilst awesomely fun, is also extremely annoying because of freaking level scaling.

That said it's extremely engrossing and massive fun. And yeah, getting hold of a suit and strolling around wearing it is just great fun.

* Minor relevant (SPOILER)One of the earliest quests available sees you tasked with exploring a store near the settlement of Megaton. To search for food and medical supplies. Now this is 200 years after a nuclear holocaust, and Megaton has been there for decades. You see the flaw? It turns out there is stuff there, but only because raiders have moved in. The idea that there might be anything left to scavange, which is implied by the questgiver, is just bizarre.