Fallout 3 E3 Previews

Another pair of E3 previews for Bethesda’s Fallout 3 trickled onto the web over the past couple of days. The first is at FiringSquad:

That outside world, as has been revealed in the game’s previously released concept artwork, is in the bombed out Washington DC area rather than the American West of the first two Fallout games (Bethesda Softworks is based nearby the real city so they obviously will have a lot of real research into the visuals). This is where the game’s visual’s really stand out. Fallout 3 is using the Gamebryo engine (as did Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion) but highly modified with some impressive textures and visual effects. While there will be some loading times when entering into a new area, much of Fallout 3 will be designed to be massive as you walk around a lot of the bombed out areas. We saw smashed out areas that echoed the 1950’s art style of the game before the bombs fell, such a nuclear powered gas station for the world’s future vehicles (you can even blow them up with a couple of shots of your trusty rifle).

And the other is at GrrlGamer:

Combat is pretty violent and gory, and you will see dismemberments and exploding bodies. You can actually account for what the body parts were once they are spread all over the floor.

We were able to recognize a jaw bone and even an eyeball after an interesting shooting where a mutant’s head ended up being blown up. I couldn’t help but grin at the scene.