Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings - Kotaku Comments

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

topcatticus — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:03:21 MST

@hchaudh1: Umm, actually, from the previous Fallout games there were many discrete endings, depending on- get this- your moral choices (do you kill the Slavers or join them? Do you become a mob boss in Reno, or destroy all of the mobs? Do you help the insane Jet-addiction epidemic keep going, or get the 'antidote'?). Really, it wouldn't be Fallout without multiple endings.

topcatticus

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Chef — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:25:07 MST

I don't know about you, but Fallout was definitely fun to replay, especially considering that you could go for different perks and such and go from a sharpshooter(which I'm guessing was the most common route) to a guy who punches everybody and explodes them, to a grenadier, to a master thief, etc etc.

Chef

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

BornToFlail — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:02:08 MST

@IntelSilver: If this follows Fallout tradition, the multiple endings are more like side notes and additional information added provided you did certain things along the way of the storyline.

BornToFlail

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

BornToFlail — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:00:08 MST

Words cannot express how much I want a new Fallout game.
I'll be playing this on the PC because... well is there really any other way to play Fallout?

BornToFlail

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

PlanHex — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:25:13 MST

@IntelSilver:
"Am I the only one to see this as a bad thing?
It's like having to read one of those "You are the hero!" first person books."

Have you ever played an RPG that wasn't some JRPG adventure game?

Have you ever even heard of RPGs before?

PlanHex

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

DARK DVNT; DARKDVNT [Xfire/Yahoo/Aim] ;Plz visit my website, k, thx. — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:33:16 MST

9 - 12 times back-to-back is not fun. But if that 9 - 12 times is spread out of years, then it becomes fun. I know I have played Pokemon Blue Ver. more then 12 times. Of course this is over then years since it was released. If each ending was something to play through every single one of those endings, well then, I would do it. Unforturnately, I will probably never get to play it. :(

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Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Leanid — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:07:19 MST

@okenny :): What kind of idiot computer are you buying that costs $4500? Playing Fallout 3 on low probably wouldn't be much different than playing it on consoles anyways.

Leanid

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

taftsearlobe23 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:28:27 MST

@okenny :): come on now you don't $4500 to get a good computer you could build one now that can play Crysis on high settings for $700 Hell my computer from 2 years ago can play crysis on close to max settings.

taftsearlobe23

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Bissrok — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:12:19 MST

I'm pretty sure I've played the other ones twelve times. Plus, if you don't feel like playing through again but you really, really need to see the other options, you can just read what happens on GameFAQs or watch the end on YouTube.

Bissrok

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

hchaudh1 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:27:36 MST

Haven't we all heard this before, "moral choices", "multiple endings" etc. I will believe it when I see it.

hchaudh1

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Rallion — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:18:41 MST

For people that say 12 is too many -- what? Fallout 2 had literally hundreds of possible combinations.

Rallion

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Jen C — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:13:30 MST

Chrono Trigger. I (think) got all of them too. I think it was what... 11? 12?

When I read the title of this post, CT was the first thing that ran through my mind...

Jen C

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

ThreeLeafIvy — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:10:19 MST

Was it Chrono Trigger or Chrono Cross that had the similar obscene amount of endings?

ThreeLeafIvy

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

KilgoreTrout__XL — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:59:35 MST

Am I the only one worried that this will turn out the way oblivion did? Meaning great above ground environments but the exact same green dungeon (or its fallout equivalent) 400 times over?

I guess I'm just an infinity engine fan, and the sacrifices that they (apparently) have to make with respect to the "character" of different dungeons in 1st person RPGs makes me wish they'd just make Baldur's Gate III with 15-year old software. Those environments were so much more varied and interesting, and frankly, the games were just a lot better.

KilgoreTrout__XL

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

shadow_judge — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:59:21 MST

12? Was Fallout 2 has a very dynamic ending system, in which the fate of each city is changed by the player in the near future? It means every ending in Fallout 2 is not the same!

12 is too pre-written ending. I still prefer the dynamic ending of Fallout 2.

shadow_judge

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Ovenall — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:58:43 MST

@ REGINALDTHESEVENTYSECOND:

I completely agree about the Oblivion gates. After the first one, it's the same thing over and over, and just felt 'video-gamey.' They were put there for filler, pure and simple.

Ovenall

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

huginn — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:57:01 MST

this brings me back to my old Crono trigger days. Playing a game over and over and over again to get a new ending.

Glee!

huginn

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

NukaCola — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:34:43 MST

What the heck is this doing here? This "12 endings" crap was said back when they showed the first damn screenshots!

NukaCola

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

ArgentAngel — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:29:00 MST

@hansamurai: Only if you don't count one of the endings.

PS I'm glad I wasn't the only one to instantly think of Chrono Trigger.

ArgentAngel

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Kyle81 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:08:13 MST

@okenny :): With Crysis being so far ahead of any other game out there, and with Fallout 3 being developed to run on consoles, I highly doubt that.

Kyle81

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Leathersoup — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:07:59 MST

I hope they use a different system for their endings than did Deus Ex. I mean I loved that game but the fact that you could see each of the different endings by loading up your last save game and choosing a different person to side with was sort of cheap.

To me the different ending should be based upon decisions you make throughout the entire game. If it is done in that style it makes replaying the game much more interesting.

Leathersoup

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:56:32 MST

@this_is_sparta: I like consoles for this and oblivion. You have to figure by the time this game is released that the PCs that can currently run Crysis may have to run Fallout 3 on low settings. I'll eventually buy a PC again... when I'm measurably wealthier then I am now but I don't have $4500 to dump into a rig to play 5 choice games.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Frank — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:40:22 MST

And that's why they invented the ability to have multiple saves.

Frank

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

SwedishChef — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:47:18 MST

If it's just a different cinematic at the end, then it wouldn't really matter to me.

SwedishChef

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

hansamurai — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:28:04 MST

Yeah that's like the exact same number of endings as Chrono Trigger. Which may instantly mean it's the best game ever.

hansamurai

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Bruzer — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:27:35 MST

This could be very cool I love different endings gives me another reason to play 9-12 may be much but still cool.

Bruzer

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

ReginaldTheSeventySecond — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:50:07 MST

Hmm, I certainly hope this doesn't have tedious areas like those fucking oblivion gates. Can only pray they don't "add" gameplay like that to F3, imagine enduring that just to get a similar ending with 2 frames of video more than the last...

ReginaldTheSeventySecond

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Mister Adequate — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:47:00 MST

Game needs to actually be as good as the first two to justify that many plays through.

Or they're BSing and consider minor variations to be differences in ending.

Mister Adequate

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

SmilingPolitely — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:03:52 MST

@Heliophage: Maybe not ideal, but I still went through damn near every ending of Chrono Trigger... ^^;;

SmilingPolitely

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

IntelSilver — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:58:57 MST

Am I the only one to see this as a bad thing?
It's like having to read one of those "You are the hero!" first person books. And those books suck. To me.
I like to finish a game thinking ahh that was some good gaming, and wow the storyline is great. What's that? There is another ending to this? 12 MORE!? #@$! that, EB Trade-in like now!
Maybe it's just me...

Ok, I'm done

IntelSilver

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Soldrak — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:57:14 MST

I really don't like the idea of having this many multiple endings. Unless their only slight variations of each other, this could end up requiring a weak enough narrative to permit so many wildly different endings to be put in.

Is Bethesda thinking the more endings the better the game? Seriously what a gimmick... Give me one excellent, lengthy and meaningful (aka God of War II) ending over multiple short, stupid and boring endings that have the meaningfulness of a Halo ending any day.

Soldrak

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Heliophage — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:49:01 MST

I certainly hope they're actually different endings, after pointing it out, rather than having a different outfit on and considering that a significant alternate ending. I honestly can't imagine a great deal of contrast between that many endings legitimately.

That's probably for the better, though. As Luke pointed out, playing an RPG beginning to end that many times wouldn't be ideal. And Achievements? I'd cry.

Heliophage

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Klappstuhl — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:27:18 MST

@icepick314:
You mean like in Elite Force II?

Klappstuhl

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

splines — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:25:00 MST

Sounds like the old Fallouts.

You had dynamic endings based on what you did or did not accomplish. I doubt we're talking about 12 totally different endings here, and I'm sure some manner of Fallout-obsessed nerd will try and figure out how many factions, etc, this number of endings would end up representing.

*gets out calculator*

splines

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Garo — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:22:44 MST

@icepick314:
No, but maybe there are 6 factions with 2 different endings for every faction.

Garo

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

icepick314 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:17:17 MST

why 12 endings?

do you end up with dating different girl at the end of the game?

icepick314

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Antiterra — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:00:24 MST

Still not enough to get me excited about a game that, so far, looks too much like a front end for Bethesda's GameBryo engine. Which means jack shit, since we haven't seen much yet. :D

I just hope the 1st-person point of view isn't compulsory (i.e. that the 3rd-person pov isn't suicidal in combat, like in Oblivion).

Like all Fallout fans, I await this game with a mixture of dread and anticipation.

Antiterra

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

galewind — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:59:58 MST

well, in fallout 1 and 2, the ending were piecemeal, based on what you did and didn't accomplish. I wonder if that's what the person was implying. For example, if you didn't kill all the slavers, then for a specific piece of the ending, it'll talk about how the slave trade went rampant and blahblahblah.

galewind

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

4dSwissCheese — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:55:29 MST

Are these just going to be different ending cinematics or whatnot, or actual different final tasks or methods of accomplishing said tasks? Because if it's just the final cinematic, like Bioshock for example, then this isn't a particularly meaningful feature for me.

4dSwissCheese

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Ilia Chentsov — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:55:01 MST

Probably those are made up as in Fallout 1 and 2, as a result of implication of different factors. Like:

You found your father, you killed the evil boss, you saved your people - 1st ending;
You found your father, you became the evil boss, you saved your people - 2nd ending;
You found your father, you killed the boss, you haven't saved your people - 3rd ending,

and so on.

So, if we have 3 major events, 2 of which can have 2 solutions, and the last has 3 - here's 2x2x3=12 endings! Ta-da!

Ilia Chentsov

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

taftsearlobe23 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:35:04 MST

@this_is_sparta: sounds like you just bought a poor computer. My adivce build your own or find a friend who knows how to.

taftsearlobe23

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Kuraudo — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:26:19 MST

@platinum: Atleast with 12 endings they can have a proper degree of greyness. The main problem with Bioshock's endings (other than them sucking) was that you were either a maniacal bastard or a hippy child.

Kuraudo

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

rabbitsoup_87 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:24:53 MST

@this_is_sparta: the pc will get the free mods though, and if oblivion is anything to go by they will be awsome. OOO is the only way to play it.

rabbitsoup_87

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Korey — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:21:04 MST

This is where YouTube comes in handy (ie BioShock).
Only the -hardcore- fans could be bothered to replay the whole thing twelve times. Imagine accidentally getting the same ending again.

Korey

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Cameroo — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:20:23 MST

Good news indeed! :)

Cameroo

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

platinum — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:18:31 MST

Here is hoping they are more fleshed out and overall better than the two endings to bioshock which just plain sucked after all the awesomeness in the game.

platinum

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

Nydrin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:11:47 MST

Thats awesome news, lets hope all 12 are epic enough to make you want to play again.

Nydrin

Fallout 3 Gets 12 Endings

this_is_sparta — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:08:09 MST

cool... apparently the lead platform is the 360...

i sure regret buying a pc. crysis runs horridly, all the really great games are coming to consoles as exclusives.

I could go on, but it's depressing me.

this will probably be the last gaming pc i ever buy. =(

fuck you to hell nvidia! ;)

this_is_sparta