The difference is, Shamus actually said that he would be willing to accept the game if it was any good, rather than damning it before it could push its way out of the womb. In addition to this, he has some valid points and argues them well, as opposed to yelling at the top of his lungs that Bethesda should go **** themselves for even looking in the general direction of Fallout.

I never said I didn’t have any misgivings about Fallout 3. Even though Oblivion is rated very highly in my book, it did have a ton of flaws, which I will not list here for fear of breaking the forums. I can see why people are apprehensive, but that doesn’t mean that they should abandon all decency and fling poo at anybody who even dares to suggest that Fallout 3 has the possibility to be good.

From my perspective, Bethesda seems to have learned a lot. Auto levelling, for one, has been pruned. It’s still there, but only in the main quest line. Sure, that’s not perfect, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what Oblivion had going on.

I think the major problem is the fact that the current Fallout 3 isn’t going to be ‘Van Buren’. Black Isle studios is gone, but nobody just seems to accept it. Maybe, just maybe, Fallout 3 will prove to be the Fallout game they wanted all along. If not, there’s always the rumour that Brian Fargo is developing the ‘spiritual sequel to Fallout’ to give them hope.

Anyway, whether it looks good or bad at this point doesn’t really matter a whole lot, as we’ve only seen a tiny, tiny portion of the game. All I really wanted to say was that the fans were being really, really negative, often due to minor quibbles (No child killing). It wouldn’t hurt for them to smile once in a while.