So
Bethesda bought the rights to the best computer rpg of all time, Fallout, and finally after years and years Fallout 3 is in development and slated for a fall 2008 release.
They even have a
trailer! There's actually a FAQ about the game
here. Apparently unlike the first two games, this one is supposed to take place on the eastern cost of the United States.
I'm so freaking geeked. If there was one game that I could have picked to have a sequel for, it's Fallout (yes, even over Knights of the Old Republic). This is probably my all time favorite computer game although it might tie with Day of the Tentacle.
It had probably the best and most original character creation system that I've ever seen in an rpg, an amazingly original plot (I'm a sucker for post apocalyptic stories) and some completely kick ass visuals (I can still see the opening sequence for Fallout 1 in my head). Fallout 1 also had the most entertaining instruction manual ever with the hilarious Pip Boy cartoons.
I just hope that 1) this actually does get released and 2) it lives up to the first two games.
I think I'm going to have to go dig up my copies of the old games and play them again.