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Bethesda speaks out on the mixed emotions surrounding Fallout 3

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You also shouldn’t expect the lewdness of Fallout 2, as Hines reckons it got “a little too caught up in trying to be funny or controversial or whatever.” Which is a shame, as certain we thought choosing to be a low-paid fluffer at a post-apocalyptic porn studio, only to find the fluid exchange left them with a traditional RPG poisoning, the height of hilarity back in 1998. Whatever the case, the smart bets are for Fallout 3 to be a free-roaming, first-person action/RPG - with more dialogue, violence and grit than The Elder Scrolls has ever seen.

Unconfirmed rumor has it that the game will take place on the East coast rather than the original’s iconic West, while promotional posters suggest that the franchise’s cheery combination of optimistic 1950’s propaganda and arid, desolate solitude will remain firmly in place. And what with the only other hope for Fallout being an extremely unlikely MMO being crafted (possibly) by the remnants of what was once gaming giant Interplay, it’s safe to say that a lot is riding on its success. Internet buzz, meanwhile, is suggesting an official unveiling at some point this summer, perhaps at the revamped E3.

Hines, however, seems to think it inevitable that no matter how happy Bethesda are with their offering, there are bound to be murmurs of discontent from the more radiation-soaked parts of the Internet. “People will have to take it for what it is. If they like it, great, if they don’t like it… Well some folks just aren’t going to give it a chance out of the box. And you know what? That’s your choice. If you don’t want to give it a shot, there’s nothing we can do about that…”