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Fallout 3: In-Game Footage At Last

By Alec Meer on July 14th, 2008.

Words later. E3 Video now:

Immediate thought: Oh. Is that… it? But before we dismiss it as -nnng- ‘Oblivion with guns’ (I’m strongly tempted to ironic-o-edit any comment that includes that ‘orrible phrase from now on), let’s keep in mind that this is a 100 hour, open-world RPG brutally compressed into a 3-minute combat demo for an audience of gun-hungry 360 journos, eh? I presume – based on how the game’s been described previously – there’s an awful lot more to see. And the palette aside – always a problem with post-apocalyptic landscapes – some of those dystopia-vistas really do look impressive.

Extra! Beneath the cut, a full-length trailer, showing more baddies, Dogmeat, some in-Vault stuff and more 50s ad-spoofery. And an excellent into-the-sunset closing shot.
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