The BIG Fallout 3 Retrospective

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@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Please consider supporting the channel by liking and subscribing. Make your grandparents watch it. Call your long lost brother or sister and send them the link. As more and more comments begin to come in, a lot of repeated questions and rebuttals are being formed. I can't reply to everyone, but chances are I replied to someone else already about something similar. Feel free to take a look in the comments for said discussion. Corrections: 1. You CAN convince Colonel Autumn to leave peacefully. I don't know what made me believe you couldn't. You can even see the speech checks in the video. I believe you need to pass 2 consecutively to accomplish this. 2. Sarah Lyons will die if you send her into the purification chamber and won't be around in broken steel. 3. Pittsburgh has several essential waterways I wasn't aware of. 4. I keep seeing verbatim from the "we don't want politics in games" is "We like politics in MGS because nuance, and dislike when it's shoved in our face". Yet it crumbles when an LGBTQ+ character is introduced in any form of media and they then complain about it "going woke" Not to mention that if any games shoves politics in your face it's MGS. What it really is is a deflection of the argument "all games are political in some capacity" whether that's in the game itself or through it's development. They're real argument. What they are trying to say without saying it is that they don't like what they perceive as leftist politics or progressivism in their games. Including non-white characters? Woke. Discussing capitalism. Political. Get it out of our games.
@raditzhoneyham
@raditzhoneyham 2 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd see someone have to correct saying greaser and biker are different. As a greaser I'll tell you, bikers are a giant part of the culture... So it's not far off at all. The famous "look" of a stereotypical greaser comes from brando jackets made famous by a movie where brando played the head of a biker gang. So the leather jackets of the tunnel snakes plus the patches say "biker" side of our culture more than anything else. A lot of car guys paint their jackets while patching has always been a biker thing. Just my two cents..
@MissSimone02
@MissSimone02 Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the little line in the beginning about not making an 8hr video about why "you're wrong" like they did to John at Many A True Nerd. One thing I vehemently dislike about this community is the inability to enjoy anything other than the original games or new vegas. People are allowed to have their opinions and objectively speaking, we would've never gotten New Vegas without the success of Fallout 3. So some chill is certainly warranted when discussing this franchise.
@jeffsifrit2728
@jeffsifrit2728 Жыл бұрын
Capitalism isn't bad if checked, by socialist programs, and regulated. We need to regulate capitalism, while establishing socialist programs. This is called capitalist socialism. This is where you have a capitalist economy, that is checked by a socialist government i.e. Norway and the like. Where you have free trade/ supported workers. The reason this makes for a good game is because for the past 70 years, anything approaching this idea was denounced as communism
@WeskAlber
@WeskAlber Жыл бұрын
@@MissSimone02 They say turnabout is fair play. While definitely done with some malice, MATN had malice within his own. Intentionally strawmanning people warrants going "no, you're wrong" because it's literally being wrong about what other people said to make them look stupid. Misrepresenting arguments that sound very suspiciously like what other specific critiques have mentioned and acting like they're stupid arguments is being wrong with malice.
@MissSimone02
@MissSimone02 Жыл бұрын
@@WeskAlber I disagree with seeing any malice or mal-intent within MATN videos but let's not act like strawman arguments don't come flying from every side in this Fandom.
@BlackRoseVelvet
@BlackRoseVelvet Жыл бұрын
Tip for the subways: Pay attention to the subway maps!!!!!!!!!!! There are maps in each subway that tell you how to get between stations. Some stations are blocked off and do require some extra footwork, but the subway maps genuinely do help.
@spreadingthecure
@spreadingthecure Жыл бұрын
I always relied on these, my self. it's where a lot of my confusion with other players' experiences in the subway tunnel stems from.
@Sekijoe
@Sekijoe Жыл бұрын
Holy shit how have I never thought of using those!!!
@Snoogen11
@Snoogen11 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, when I was a kid the subways used to confuse me all the time, but now knowing how train routes work, getting from A to B is much easier.
@philiproach2537
@philiproach2537 Жыл бұрын
great tip! you can also do this in Fallout
@nathanlaleff4273
@nathanlaleff4273 21 күн бұрын
​@@spreadingthecure I'll be honest... i just treated them similarly to caves... i just followed the walls until i met an end then followed the wall again, loop until explored. Didn't ever realize that there were legible maps in game other than the pipboy...
@melanino
@melanino Жыл бұрын
The real crushing effect of your character never really feeling like your own (son/daughter of your father storyline) is the severe lack of companions quests or companions with meaningful personalities. I mean, that goes a long way of shaping your character and establishing them as more than the child of Liam Neeson.
@nobodyjustacreep
@nobodyjustacreep Жыл бұрын
i saw an article a couple days ago about how fallout 4 companions are awesome cuz the did quality over quantity and compared it to Skyrim and fallout 3.....
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
Nah I wouldn't mind F3 not having good companion quests if atleast main and side quests had choices to roleplay
@encross8058
@encross8058 Жыл бұрын
If you stealth kill Roy after letting the ghouls live in the tower then he doesn't kill the humans
@YahnLexicon
@YahnLexicon Жыл бұрын
Two things: 1) when Fallout 3 first came out, it was such a wile experience seeing my “hometown” depicted in a post-apocalyptic video game, and it was especially fun knowing that Bethesda is a local company; 2) thank you for mentioning the claustrophobic design of inner DC, it was something that always bothered me, too.
@MTay02
@MTay02 Жыл бұрын
Something worth mentioning about Operation Anchorage, The winterized T51B power armor you get at the end of the DLC is glitched, meaning it won’t lose durability over time. Which is very very useful when you’re max level and randomly encounter 3 Super Mutant Overlords in the wide open wasteland with no cover
@ItzBirdMan1337
@ItzBirdMan1337 Жыл бұрын
Or when you Speedrun the dlc at level 3 and do the glitch to get every class requisition, the one where you refill ammo and drop it to gain infinite 308, 5.56, 10mm rounds, and then do the Gary glitch to take it all back to D.C. and get winterized combat armor at full condition.... Damn dude anchorage is fucking busted
@matthewjones39
@matthewjones39 Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure it can break, it just has an extremely high amount of durability.
@thatdog2472
@thatdog2472 Жыл бұрын
@@matthewjones39 tooo high to the point it almost never will break
@xara505
@xara505 Жыл бұрын
@@thatdog2472 To add on, it does indeed have finite health. It's just a number that's unintentionally VERY high.
@isaaccooper448
@isaaccooper448 Жыл бұрын
The glitch was on PS3. I always thought it was a feature of the armour and would always make sure to play OA first to get it lol
@peefmcgoose2908
@peefmcgoose2908 Жыл бұрын
On the topic of Harold, they did sneak in an EXTREMELY low karma action that's never stated to you directly and that's the fact that you can take a flamer or shishkebab and set him on fire- screaming in agony all the while. It's so immensely fucked up in a way that benefits NOBODY
@mattsweet2467
@mattsweet2467 Жыл бұрын
But then I don't get my free 10 points to speech
@RipTheJackR
@RipTheJackR Жыл бұрын
You can offer to kill him with fire in dialogue with him, and his response makes it obvious he doesnt want that. :)
@peefmcgoose2908
@peefmcgoose2908 Жыл бұрын
@@RipTheJackR oh damn I didn't know that, I really thought I found something hidden and cool NEVERMIND
@mineghostN
@mineghostN Жыл бұрын
They do tell you that in the game. The tree and the little girl both tell you about how burning the tree is something nobody wants and would cause pain.
@patrickn.4113
@patrickn.4113 Жыл бұрын
"Never stated directly" ..well beside the optional part to burn him popping up after you talk to the little girl.
@settler3093
@settler3093 2 жыл бұрын
I always appreciate these long-form video essays! They take so much time to make but they're always a gem to listen to
@Detropolis
@Detropolis 2 жыл бұрын
If you think I'm gonna sit here and waste my time with such a long video Then you were absolutely right I'll be here for the whole thing
@twanbijpost9050
@twanbijpost9050 Жыл бұрын
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time!
@ocarinalover1214
@ocarinalover1214 Жыл бұрын
fo3 was my first foray into the Fallout Universe. Despite my love for New Vegas, I honestly have to thank this game for really getting me hooked into Fallout!
@kmdgaming6039
@kmdgaming6039 Жыл бұрын
If Harold had stated more along the lines of, "If my suffering means the Wasteland will heal, then perhaps I can endure for a while longer," then I think his questline wouldn't feel as hollow as it does. Having it seem like he still wishes to die, but is willing to let the world recover and fill with life again before he does would've been much better.
@groundbird4904
@groundbird4904 Жыл бұрын
maybe let his reflection happen at a later time? If there were more quests in the area, make it more open/change the requirements?
@truedarkness4052
@truedarkness4052 Жыл бұрын
"I need everything spelled out for me since inferring shit is hard"
@Undivided-X
@Undivided-X Жыл бұрын
@@truedarkness4052 seriously.
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
What's funny is that if you check out most of side quests in F3, almost all of them are just as shallow where they have perfect good ending, or goodie two shoes and eeeeevil endings No nuance, only like a couple of quests have nuance
@XxHizzyxX
@XxHizzyxX Жыл бұрын
not everyone is willing to sacrifice themselves for others
@BradTheAmerican
@BradTheAmerican Жыл бұрын
4:36:45 Supernatural or magic-like things have existed in the series from the very beginning. There are "psykers" in Fallout 1 which have a variety of powers such as generating electricity, telepathy, telekinesis, etc, but they wear devices to suppress them. The Master is also psychic. There is a kid in New Vegas who sees the future and he wears the same device as the FO1 psykers. A shaman talks to you in your dreams in Fallout 2. And one of the Treeminders in Oasis also sees the future. To move away from psychic stuff specifically, there is also a literal ghost in Fallout 2. And another ghost appeared in Nuka World for Fallout 4.
@koolrichx
@koolrichx Жыл бұрын
Bro holy fuc its you!!!!! I used to binge your fallout vids way back in the day!!!!!
@BradTheAmerican
@BradTheAmerican Жыл бұрын
@@koolrichx Hello 👋
@FatherElaijah
@FatherElaijah Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's a ghost, but maybe it's just a pranker with a stealth boy :D
@LucyWest370
@LucyWest370 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherElaijah neither fallout 4 or 2 would make sense for just a pranker with a stealth boy
@michaelostergren3516
@michaelostergren3516 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget mama murphey I think she is a phyker but it only activates with chems.
@JerdMcLean
@JerdMcLean 2 жыл бұрын
People beat me into submission but I held the line until 2015 that fallout 3 was my favorite. 100% because it was my first exposure to the series. This game lived rent free in my mind all throughout middle school. I didn't even truly know about Xbox live until I learned about operation Anchorage and figured it all out. This game really was a gateway drug for me into the late 2000s era of online gaming which I find humorous.
@VioletDownpour777
@VioletDownpour777 2 жыл бұрын
I'd say new Vegas is my favorite, and overall it probably is. However fallout 4 survival (If you have a mod for quicksaves) is the most fun experience I've had playing a video game in a long time. It's up there. The brutality of dying just a few bullets, stimpaks making you thirsty/ healing you slowly, radaway being completely freaking useless, chems having multiple penalties aside from addiction, complete lack of fast travel, significantly reduced carry weight I think they went overboard with this one though, because even with all ranks of strong back and all ranks of lone wanderer I still feel 300lbs isn't enough, increased damage based on how long you've been alive killing things (makes sense) and just the level of freedom you have when building and upgrading your character in fallout 4. So many weapon upgrades. Armor upgrades. A settlement system. Mods for each weapon and armor piece. Clothes with ballistic weave. The amount you can spec out and customize your character in this game is completely bonkers. Lends itself well to survival. My only complaint is the carry weight.
@JerdMcLean
@JerdMcLean 2 жыл бұрын
@@VioletDownpour777 new Vegas is my favorite it just took me some time to get there.
@shinigamisway1645
@shinigamisway1645 Жыл бұрын
110% agree. I remember getting new vegas the day it came out (I believe I was in 7th grade at the time. Maybe 13 years old )and thinking that "fallout 3 better cause green is cooler than amber and the DC music is more jazzy/ I hate country music " As an adult. I don't hate my kid self , I just have a laugh about it now and then while Johnny Guitar plays in my headphones
@jeremiahfyan
@jeremiahfyan Жыл бұрын
Got into a car accident the day i got NV at the beginning of summer and couldn't do anything all summer, including playing NV. This was a little over a year after I got FO3 on Ps3 in 6th grade I think. One of the worst/ best part of my life. Miss it honestly
@DandyRaytona
@DandyRaytona Жыл бұрын
I stand by Fo3 being better than NV even to this day. But it's entirely personal. I put TONS of hours into 3, but despite my best attempts, I just can't give a shit about NV.
@long060
@long060 Жыл бұрын
my mans took 7 minutes and 26 seconds to even say Fallout 3 in his Fallout 3 Retrospective. Bold.
@BizzaroCreations
@BizzaroCreations Жыл бұрын
I still remember convincing my grandma to get me fo3 by telling her it was a historical game based in Washington DC
@Niko6767
@Niko6767 7 ай бұрын
Haha high charisma
@based980
@based980 6 ай бұрын
speech 100 reddit moment
@quantity1320
@quantity1320 2 жыл бұрын
When someone makes a 4 hour video essay on a game you’ve never played
@brandontheurer1372
@brandontheurer1372 2 жыл бұрын
..... you should play it lol. It's a good time.
@quantity1320
@quantity1320 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandontheurer1372 in reality I have played it, I’m just referencing a meme Ive seen going around
@Ajme-kb4os
@Ajme-kb4os 2 жыл бұрын
@@quantity1320 I was gonna say, go play that immediately!
@SADDDsteve
@SADDDsteve 2 жыл бұрын
I watch I watch
@hirudegarns
@hirudegarns 2 жыл бұрын
aint gon lie, ive never been able to play. it runs like shit on pc and god its so clunky. new vegas somehow takes a tenth of the work to run
@over5core296
@over5core296 Жыл бұрын
The Crowley "Quest" can indeed be completed without giving the keys to him. the door to the facility is unlocked using them, to which you can loot off the viable targets to gain access yourself once all three are obtained and kept on your person. It would require pre-existing knowledge, yes, but you can hunt out the loot targets and claim the prizes all for yourself without even making contact with him at all
@Raycloud
@Raycloud Жыл бұрын
You don't need pre-existing knowledge. If you pass the right speech checks you can find out ahead of time where the Military Fort is and that you need the keys to get through.
@Oceaniz
@Oceaniz 2 жыл бұрын
Video made me think of Fallout 3 and my PC instantly crashed
@hexagonstudios5601
@hexagonstudios5601 Жыл бұрын
Would have been cool if they made Autumn turn into a ghoul but wear a Mask, or do something similar to frank horigan with a super mutated autumn rather than what they did with the experimental injection
@hunterfox6176
@hunterfox6176 Жыл бұрын
Sounds a bit like the Red Skull reveal in the Captain America movie, but a little more hokey. And it would feel like a deliberate "ugly on the inside" reference, to the point of being a bit of a groaner. It would make sense of some of his actions, like why he didn't want to poison the water, and you can have all of his flowery language be just covering for it. But once that gets revealed, it feels like someone would have to throw out a cheesy one-liner.
@danieldemayo6209
@danieldemayo6209 7 ай бұрын
Never thought of this, but even thought he used the injection, wouldn’t his DNA still be altered enough that drinking the water would kill him too? I mean that is kinda ironic. Would of been cool if something about him changed, even just his voice or part of his face.
@OneTrueNobody
@OneTrueNobody 11 ай бұрын
Regarding the main quest and Three Dog: something I find interesting is that there's actually a locked gate in Hamilton's Hideaway (an otherwise unremarkable location) and the only way (that I know of) to get in is to get the key from Three Dog. It's actually the quest reward for doing Three Dog's quest AFTER finding out about Dad's location from Rivet City, instead of before, and if you follow Moira's quest before going to Galaxy News Radio, there are no less than two natural ways to find your way to Rivet City: first by doing the fire-ant quest and then trying to find the relative for the little boy who's orphaned there (which you can easily stumble on via the Super-Duper Mart task), and second by reaching the third chapter, where one of the tasks just takes you to Rivet City directly. The game basically has a reward for doing the main quest content out-of-sequence. It's kind of clever.
@swozzlesticks3068
@swozzlesticks3068 2 жыл бұрын
2:29:35 Mr House explains that when the bombs fell he wasn't quite prepared for it (literally 1 day too late) and he almost died... and that it took years for him just to stabilize and get his systems back online... That's good enough explanation for me on why he's so messed up visually.
@evmtuck
@evmtuck Жыл бұрын
I think it’s also worth mentioning that the stasis chambers in 3 were created before House’s in NV. It’s likely that two different teams thought of two different interpretations of stasis technology.
@sirmount2636
@sirmount2636 Жыл бұрын
& Doctor Braun explicitly states that the pods weren’t meant to keep occupants for that long. You can ask him why he doesn’t leave & he says his body will “crumble to dust” if he steps out.
@RogueNinjaa
@RogueNinjaa Жыл бұрын
I never realized that Colonel Autumn was the guy who was with your father when he died, I just assumed this was someone else, because you know of lethal amount of radiation. I thought it was pretty noble of your father to take out a high-ranking enclave member. And it would show that there's more than just one high-ranking individual in the enclave at our big bag scary guy
@peytongonavy
@peytongonavy Жыл бұрын
Wow. I gotta give myself some credit: that I can nearly worship this game as a treasured part of me and yet still agree with pretty much everything you've said. Probably because you're telling me what I already knew deep down. But yes, one of my absolute favorite games is far from flawless. You've covered the faults as well as Triangle City covers cut content.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@ItzBirdMan1337
@ItzBirdMan1337 Жыл бұрын
And covered it while also not shitting on the entire game and it's fans. Let's also not forget this was, for one, most people's introduction to fallout and as much as people hate the vault start it's a great way to introduce a pretty foreign concept. And second while I do hate the time crunch Bethesda put on obsidian and wish we could've seen what could have been, these people who detest fallout 3 while hailing new Vegas as the only good fallout In the last 20 something years, need to realize it was built on the foundations of an amazing reinvention of a classic that honestly probably would've never become the flagship series it is now if van Buren released as was intended
@Artyom_P
@Artyom_P Жыл бұрын
PLEASE make more of these long retrospectives! They are TOO GOOD to not make! You have done the absolute best job of making reviews on these games. So much better than any big KZbinr reviews.
@howlsfire69
@howlsfire69 2 жыл бұрын
One of my most favorite games of all time. Truly my first rpg experience and led me down a lovely path. I've done everything this game has to offer multiple times, and yet I'm currently playing through it again as I go through adult life. It's amazing how much is memorable and stuck with me over 12 years later. Truly love this game for getting me into the series and genre as a whole.❤️
@PortoWulf
@PortoWulf Жыл бұрын
[3:57:48] Something of note too, I don't know if it was intentional or not, but The Chinese General, after being talked down, commits seppuku, which is a Japanese ritual suicide from the era of Samurai. This is not a Chinese tradition, nor a modern tradition, and obviously not what happened in the canonical Operation Anchorage. The fact it was programmed in by the government/army is a sort of propaganda in itself, painting the Chinese in a negative, almost barbaric, light, while also being "cool" for the Americans to experience, similar to how modern recruitment paint the Middle East as backwards and uncultured. Honestly, I didn't even pick up this discrepancy until I was telling someone else about the game, and which point I stopped mid-sentence realizing I played right into their stereotyping.
@XavierGrim
@XavierGrim 2 жыл бұрын
2:37:00 as far as I can interpret the situation, the failsafe was designed with the Vault residents in mind. So when the invasion scenario occurs it might be a checklist of conditions so the program knows who to terminate. But, like you've pointed out many times this video, Bethesda doesn't care about that. They don't want us to worry about the details, we're just here to enjoy the ride.
@ACGreviews
@ACGreviews Жыл бұрын
I will bite. This looks good. A bit of the way through and its very good.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@melanino
@melanino Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for talking about the jumpscare effect of being talked to randomly by npcs in game. In New Vegas during my third playthrough, i was sneaking past a radscorpion and the dude who collects sasparilla bottles snuck up on me (I had never seen him in my other playthroughs) and made me scream. I almost chucked my remote to my screen
@simplyketolife2716
@simplyketolife2716 Жыл бұрын
Malcolm has a KZbin channel he'll be here soon
@Gutsled
@Gutsled Жыл бұрын
"I've been looking for you. Let's see here. Ah got a letter for you, it's from Butch, told me to give this live snake to you as well; good day"
@sweypheonix
@sweypheonix 2 ай бұрын
He knows I love snakes so when I picked it up he turned back and was like Nyah! And stabbed me.. we were twelve at the time.
@MyPPisOnFire
@MyPPisOnFire 2 жыл бұрын
its something about multiple hour long videos about games I like that makes my brain tingle, usually would give up actually playing something or watching any other tv show just to watch and subsequently fall asleep to these, no regrets. loved the video on new vegas, keep going champ.
@signaar9571
@signaar9571 Жыл бұрын
Man, thank you for these retrospectives. It’s something I didn’t know I needed. ❤
@congee7243
@congee7243 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you brought up that eight-hour video essay that creetosis made in response to that other youtuber, i remember starting the video having it running in the background I was working, but I got so confused because the whole thing was just yelling at the guy! the whole situation is pretty hilarious, I'm glad someone else took note of it.
@TheBreakingBenny
@TheBreakingBenny Жыл бұрын
I thought Cree had good things to say, and he is calling out for instance... Jon of MATN saying the bomb puddle _is_ the source of water. OK, I guess Jon doesn't know about the water purifying plant that Walter takes care of?
@samholik8127
@samholik8127 Жыл бұрын
When was it in the video lol
@TheBreakingBenny
@TheBreakingBenny Жыл бұрын
@@samholik8127 It's when Cree asks Jon, when the latter says he kinda knows where everyone lives in Megaton, whether he also knows where Walter lives.
@congee7243
@congee7243 Жыл бұрын
@@samholik8127 he mentioned the 8hour video essay near the start of the video
@ronnieradon
@ronnieradon Жыл бұрын
@@samholik8127 15:20
@-Mushroom_Kid-
@-Mushroom_Kid- Жыл бұрын
Fallout 3: Ayo mechanist, you’re scaring the Hoes Fallout 4: ayo mechanist, you’re scaring the hoes
@TheVividKiWi
@TheVividKiWi 2 жыл бұрын
I recently played F3 for the first time, and did the “peaceful” resolution to tenpenny towers where the ghouls move in, but I never returned to the location again afterwards. I am shocked to learn that after a few days, Roy killed the rest of the smooth skins… So game punishes u for thinking that u did the right thing… Now I kinda wish I just killed Roy.
@richierich8555
@richierich8555 Жыл бұрын
I did the same thing. Only I came back. And killed Roy. Maybe Tenpenny Tower is an allegory for America, Iraq and good intentions?
@AHungryHunky
@AHungryHunky Жыл бұрын
Good news, the game punishes you for killing Roy too! I think the game can't "switch" karmic alliance on NPCs, so Roy is shown as "good" to you so it doesn't give away the twist. I take the karma hit every time.
@zealous2835
@zealous2835 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these long videos on fallout 3. Watching someone talk about my favorite game, especially this recently, is refreshing
@guutenks2498
@guutenks2498 Жыл бұрын
yo dude just wanna say i appreciate these long videos. i literally just have them playing in the background while i do other shit. Love your content bro.
@Bluedemon52
@Bluedemon52 2 жыл бұрын
I loved the first 4 hour video. I'm here ready for round 2.
@pteroid11
@pteroid11 Жыл бұрын
Y’know the recent revelation about Starfield’s character creation does give me hope that the next Fallout game will have a similar loosey goosey ‘Look at all these juicy options~‘ approach
@goodtaste2185
@goodtaste2185 Жыл бұрын
In defense of "we do not like politics in games", many aspects of current "politics" is only ever cultural disagreements, not the actual reality of political understanding. It's the difference between MGS5 using child soldiers versus Borderlands characters making quips about the patriarchy. I love having to understand and explore the results of political choices, not being told what is and is not correct. New Vegas does not tell you Caesar is bad, you experience the world he has wrought havoc upon and are free to form that opinion yourself.
@rickmeanor1837
@rickmeanor1837 Жыл бұрын
I like the long form videos on one of my favorite games. One thing I have to note is the fact that when mentioning the Pitt DLC you point out that Pittsburgh is an odd place for ship building being its located in an essentially landlocked state, ignoring the fact that Pittsburgh is the location of the coming together of 3 rivers one of which being the Ohio which runs all the way to the Mississippi making it an ideal location for shipbuilding. The only argument that I can think of that it wouldn't be would be the fact the locks in the river would no longer be functioning and would essentially act as dams in a post apocalyptic setting.
@TheVolcaloidLovahs
@TheVolcaloidLovahs Жыл бұрын
Anybody catch the Mr.Handy raising the sawblade to the husband before the wife turned around? A foreshadowing of the malfuncting that happened years later lol 1:30
@DARS_04
@DARS_04 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, bringing back big name voice actors is very expensive. Thats why the FNV base game cant react too much of the DLC via new dialogue for Veronica or Caesar for example, perhaps they ran out of time...
@SeraSmiles
@SeraSmiles Жыл бұрын
Honestly one of the biggest reasons I'm not a fan of everything being voice acted
@foxxoboxxo1611
@foxxoboxxo1611 Жыл бұрын
That only a partial issue: the bigger issue is Load Order Conflicts: Where if they were to add things likew new dialogue or other things, they'd break the base game more often then not: So they scrapped most of those interactions, except telling Veronica about Elijah.
@thesultrystrangerdanger6824
@thesultrystrangerdanger6824 Жыл бұрын
That is right big money ez work I wish they would use fewer celebs but it's all branding
@thesultrystrangerdanger6824
@thesultrystrangerdanger6824 Жыл бұрын
@@SeraSmiles yeah final fantasy 10 is giving me seizures from playing at for the first time oh my Lord oh my Sweet Lord 🙏
@chlooob
@chlooob 3 ай бұрын
Bit late for this but you don’t actually have to kill Autumn at the end! There is a speech check where you can convince him to stand down and he just leaves
@tortoisetortoise7243
@tortoisetortoise7243 Жыл бұрын
You can also get the Blackhawk revolver from Agatha if you bring her the sheet music book as well in vault 92 along with the violin(in the male dorms bathroom ,in the stall on the floor)
@fullmetalpotato1258
@fullmetalpotato1258 Жыл бұрын
The irradiated water is a double edged sword for ghouls. It does heal their wounds, but can increase the risk of eventually going feral. So if Griffin did keep selling the Aqua Cura, it would have a chance of hastening the feralization rate of various residents.
@VexdinLord
@VexdinLord Жыл бұрын
I don't think that's the case. Ghouls exposed to radiation don't become feral faster. Radiation actually heals them, so it wouldn't make their brains degrade faster. Ghouls becoming feral doesn't seem to have any specific trigger as far as we know, it's just a time and luck issue.
@sirmount2636
@sirmount2636 Жыл бұрын
@@VexdinLord It seems to be connected to a person’s will & purpose in life. Like Dean Domino
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
​@@sirmount2636 Chad Chadino
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r Жыл бұрын
I think it's more accurate to say that it's not a critique of capitalism per se, but rather corporatism. The difference being that capitalism is simply a free market economy, whereas corporatism is a perversion of that basic concept. You look at the the economies in Halcyon and pre-war Fallout, and you can see that their respective economies were anything but free market. The idea behind corporatism is that there are a select few entities that rise up through the free market and exploit its systems to bludgeon any competition, growing so large to gain sway both politically and culturally. Simply put, to say that these games are criticizing capitalism is not going deep enough.
@Spartan73799
@Spartan73799 Жыл бұрын
That's a concept that is often over looked when criticizing capitalism, cronyism also plays into corporatism as well.
@Dylan-jr4ws
@Dylan-jr4ws Жыл бұрын
Corporatism is Capitalism
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r Жыл бұрын
@@Dylan-jr4ws Care to back that statement up?
@absurd_ape
@absurd_ape Жыл бұрын
You admit yourself that corporatism arises when entities “rise up through the free market”and “exploit its systems,” so can you explain how corporatism is, in reality, different than capitalism? Sure, perhaps their dictionary definitions are different, but what difference does that make when one (corporatism) arises out of the other (capitalism)? At the very least it’s easy to see why people consider the two equivalent.
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r
@Ph34rth3hhum4n4t0r Жыл бұрын
@@absurd_ape The main difference is that the market and the government are meant to be separate entities under capitalism. With corporatism, the market and government overlap in a way that corporations have control over politics. A corporation will fund activists to stamp out competitors, a politician will introduce policy to protect and bolster his investments in big corporations, the government signing lucrative contracts with corporations, that sort of thing. If you want to apply this analysis to the real world, you could make a sound argument that America is dangerously close, if not already in, a corporatist economy.
@Hastur_bng
@Hastur_bng 3 ай бұрын
Talking about media literacy only for almost 2 years later to be told he doesn't understand Fallout by the original developers is pure cinema.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 3 ай бұрын
This is fallout 3. Additionally he says in the article "people will interpret my games in all kinds of ways. And that’s ok. Everyone brings their own perspective, and a story can mean different things to different people."
@tommoore9184
@tommoore9184 Жыл бұрын
As a long time fan of the "post-apocalyptic" genre, I LOVE this game and always have ever since the very first time I played it. It was exactly the kind of game I had wanted for a very long time and I was completely blown away. I'll never forget that feeling of awe I felt when my character stepped out of the vault and I slowly and cautiously made my way to Megaton. Ahh the memories!
@evanhoransky5649
@evanhoransky5649 Жыл бұрын
You hit the button that every fallout 3 retrospective hit, the city wasteland is minihubs. The "why did they do this?" Answer is always memory. At the memory level of the consoles it couldn't be pulled off
@Undivided-X
@Undivided-X Жыл бұрын
I think there's a great lore reason and I'm hoping I can say it without being labelled a Bethesda fanboy. The nukes created rubble that could not be cleared without heavy machinery, the technology and means for which isn't there at the moment. Meanwhile, the metro tunnels acted like underground bunkers and were shielded from much of the impact, except for some cave ins.
@Mr_Twiglesworth
@Mr_Twiglesworth Жыл бұрын
A 12 hour work day and 12 hours of quality fallout videos, thank you
@kenjikune2565
@kenjikune2565 Жыл бұрын
Recently got a Tale of two wastelands collection to work for the first time flawlessly so the timing is perfect. Still my fav fallout game, & my first.
@shinigamisway1645
@shinigamisway1645 Жыл бұрын
I'm in a 10 day stretch at work and have completely run out of longform youtube content after finishing Gino Samuel's Chris Chan documentary series. And I have been in the fuckin youtube deadzone for days as a result. But finally. You have arrived to save me from the last shift I'm working before I get a night off. I know I'm 3 days late. But please never change. Longform content on youtube is my favorite content to consume. Never change man, never change
@NerosCinema
@NerosCinema Жыл бұрын
Just finished the Tenpenney stuff and it didn't make sense in my run either. - Convince everyone to let the Ghouls in - Bigots leave, or walk around annoyed with me - Roy kills Tenpenney (and only him) but no one acknowledges it - So now Roy runs everything, killing the owner and source of caps for the guards? Seems like a really bad story, you try to resolve things peacefully but then the "all-good" Roy kills the guy who let them in peacefully, and everything is good. Not to mention, how good are these ghouls if they were willing to massacre every single person inside. That pretty much makes them worse than the bigots, since the bigots just wanted nothing to do with them.. they weren't actively planning to murder all of the ghouls. Idk the whole story just felt really off
@MrDaketa
@MrDaketa Жыл бұрын
Here's the thing, that isn't exactly unrealistic. If we take it at face value, it shows the consequences of immigration by large and without question or caution, if you wanna go that route. Plus, it's the fuckin wasteland. Anyone can be evil, ghouls are not free from being bad guys just because they're victims of radiation. There's several immoral, evil ghouls in Underworld. Overall I do agree that the story of the quest is just garbage no matter what, and the karma system is also stupid, but it's not exactly unrealistic, tbh.
@creed8712
@creed8712 10 ай бұрын
It will never not make me laugh to learn that the same people who complain about these Bethesda games being shallow in choice can’t handle a choice with unintended consequences, or that maybe you were just lied to
@jeramiethegreat987
@jeramiethegreat987 2 жыл бұрын
This may not be accurate at all, but my assumption to how little lamplight stays populated is that just like they send their adults to bigtown, the bigtowners know they safely grew within lamplight, and when they had kids they were brought there.
@dustgraystone9448
@dustgraystone9448 2 жыл бұрын
And I think in Ltiile Lamplight you're officially an adult at 18 or 19. So it's possible that they do have sex before their last birthday.
@Rebecca-bk9bd
@Rebecca-bk9bd 2 жыл бұрын
@@dustgraystone9448 hell, teenage pregnancy is a real thing, if Bethesda weren’t cowards they would’ve absolutely gone into that and how fucked up it would make the kids
@Rebecca-bk9bd
@Rebecca-bk9bd 2 жыл бұрын
@@dustgraystone9448 hell, teenage pregnancy is a real thing, if Bethesda weren’t cowards they would’ve absolutely gone into that and how fucked up it would make the kids
@BartimaeusTrilogyFan
@BartimaeusTrilogyFan Жыл бұрын
Also, given it doesn't seem to be all that secret, I'm sure other wastelanders send their kids there too from time to time. I can imagine babies being dropped off at the gate by parents who don't know how to provide for them for example. Basically, it's the wasteland's orphanage.
@harrybreese8086
@harrybreese8086 Жыл бұрын
I don’t think this is true at all, as when I interacted with all npc’s at this location, it was clear that they’re all virgin losers
@CrazYZockerOwNz
@CrazYZockerOwNz Жыл бұрын
so the fallout devs critiquing capitalism and then re and re and re releasing skyrim without fixing the game 2 make more money doenst fit well togheter i guess
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
You can participate in capitalism while still having you critique it lmao. Would be difficult not to considering we live in a capitalist society
@CrazYZockerOwNz
@CrazYZockerOwNz Жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon they dont just participate in it they squeeze the last Drip out of that sweet money juice, and i dont live in a capitalist society im from china
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
I wasn't talking about you specifically lmao. It's a royal you
@petrasbirthdaygoblinhoney4565
@petrasbirthdaygoblinhoney4565 6 ай бұрын
Tbh the critiques of capitalism mainly come from the non-Bethesda entries
@SaintZaiya
@SaintZaiya Жыл бұрын
This was so well written, I’m rounding my first week in a row watching it to sleep!
@ItzBirdMan1337
@ItzBirdMan1337 Жыл бұрын
This dude and salt factory are putting my podcasts to the side pretty easily
@b3lespr1t
@b3lespr1t Жыл бұрын
A really easy way, and realistic one at that, is keeping some semblance of the signage in the metro system, alongside a singular map the player might find. It gives you direction towards the ends of the lines (even if inaccessible), allows stations that normally held transfers (i.e. l’enfant), and removes the need of god compass. Even if it’s just one side of the tracks, it’s enough to give an idea of where you are and where you need to go and can give players multiple ways to get from point A to point B with those transfer stations potentially being available for the metro
@ZiggityZeke
@ZiggityZeke Жыл бұрын
great videos, you are up there with Patrician with how much I enjoyed your analysis of both this game and NV.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@yosquiggly
@yosquiggly Жыл бұрын
the only reason I can think of recovering Harkness memories is the "best good" option as it best protects him in the future in case someone else from Intitute comes looking for him? It's a stretch but maybe thats what they were going for?
@andreisandulescu9042
@andreisandulescu9042 Жыл бұрын
I think the problem with using labels/ideology or system names is the problem with a lot of politics. When people say "capitalism" or "communism" they could mean a lot of very different things, especially when it comes to "communism"/"socialism". People refer to both Soviet Communism and socialized medicine, for example as communism or socialism. It would be better to critique ideas directly. For example, I think(and hope) most people who call themselves communists or socialists are against things like forcefully redistributing property and abolishing private property, or top down economy. Likewise, when discussing issues with capitalism, you should never say "capitalism is bad" or anything of the sort, because "capitalism" simply means "free trade" for a lot of people, therefore automatically branding you as a tankie. Talk about the state bailing out corporations, corps doing unethical stuff, housing crisis, medicine being too expensive and why that is, etc. I also think most "socialists" just want healthcare, UBI and other social policies, kind of like many EU countries(Sweden, UK, etc.), which makes you more of a SocDem in my eyes. If you really do believe in the actual ideology of communism, I think you'd have a hard time arguing for it, even without the liberal propaganda.
@Unacceptablespoons
@Unacceptablespoons Жыл бұрын
They arnt opposed to it, most just don’t have the stomach to assert what is the obvious end goal of communists.
@michaelknasel1641
@michaelknasel1641 Жыл бұрын
I didnt know about the chinese submarine quest and that is probably the coolest sounding quest in the game hands down
@FunkyHonkyCDXX
@FunkyHonkyCDXX Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, I worked on a stair job out in this part of Maryland, and the dude who owned the home's name was literally Calvert. He pronounced it "CULL-ver", take that for what it's worth, but he had an excellent southern gentlemen accent.
@Deamons64
@Deamons64 2 жыл бұрын
Man, I can feel the classic Bethesda instability from here. Also, in regards to your response from stuff from New vegas, I can tell by the decisions you made in your NV playthrough that you and I hold VERY different views (I'm no legionaire, but I also think that the independent ending leaves things too unstable to safely say its the best thing for the wasteland. REGARDLESS). Just because you and I disagree however doesn't mean that your views and criticisms are any less valid. Anyone who dismisses that simply because they disagree is far dumber than the average lobotomite.
@mobeytaguire8583
@mobeytaguire8583 Жыл бұрын
I never managed to get through fallout 3. It was really nice getting to play it vicariously through you while listening to this video
@karabelle617
@karabelle617 Жыл бұрын
Amazed to see MATN mentioned. The really sad part about the negative response to MATN’s video is that John, the host of MATN tries his absolute best to be positive about almost everything, he’s such a genuinely upbeat positive person. I’ve watched his content for years and I’ve only ever seen him show his dislike for 2 games: Redfall (which is terrible), and a remake of one if his favorite games (that was also atrocious, and worse than the base version). Even for both of those he tried to maintain his positive energy until he just couldn’t find any redeeming qualities.
@pigeonf.6298
@pigeonf.6298 Жыл бұрын
same here I enjoyed seeing the shoutout and denouncing of that response. Of course FO3 has plenty of things to criticize, but MATN said his opinion in a positive and respectful manner while the response was extremely bitter and toxic, and at times insane (like saying that propping up FO3 was part of a conspiracy to bring FONV down)
@karabelle617
@karabelle617 Жыл бұрын
@@pigeonf.6298 out of curiosity do you have a time stamp for the conspiracy thing? I'd check myself but I spent 10-20 minutes on that 8 hour video and checking the comment section before deciding I didn't need 8 hours of that kind of negativity in my life. Like the video screamed "here is all the things John was wrong about" instead of "here's my own criticisms of fallout 3"
@skelebonezone
@skelebonezone Жыл бұрын
This is such a great video, the intro could legitimately be a video by itself you write so well
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@skelebonezone
@skelebonezone Жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon you're welcome! no joke I think you could take any small 20-30 min segment from this video and it'd have more content than most analysis videos you'd find on youtube
@ChichiNaka
@ChichiNaka Жыл бұрын
95% of Fallout players don't know the bombs dropped in 2077, everyone thinks its just AU 1950
@madisons2117
@madisons2117 Жыл бұрын
I see trees of green, that tree is green too. That bush is also green. And I think to myself, I am lost in these woods.
@randomnerd3402
@randomnerd3402 2 жыл бұрын
For me a lot of the things discussed in the FNV retrospective had me like "Yeah, no shit". I'm pretty accustomed to the social and political commentary in artistic mediums, as that's what makes them so important. But I guess a lot of other people don't share the same sentiment. For me, even with all the politics of the Fallout series, I don't take it TOO seriously, as after all, the plot of the games, when taking a step back, are pretty ridiculous. But in a good way.
@Vibevibellama
@Vibevibellama 2 жыл бұрын
Mhm
@thelostwildboy1519
@thelostwildboy1519 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever done something in New Vegas and then stopped and thought "This. This is why Benny shot me."
@thelostwildboy1519
@thelostwildboy1519 Жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've gotten anything from a creator on a video this old. Thank you RAD and keep this up, I've just stumbled apon your channel with this and the New Vegas Retrospective showing up at the same time and I'm enjoying how you are breaking these games down.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jasper_the_ghost
@jasper_the_ghost Жыл бұрын
Vault 101 is truly a great prologue to Fallout 3. It really instills the fact your story choices aren’t really going to matter and no matter what you do things will stay on a mostly liner line.
@MrSlinky
@MrSlinky Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your videos and I've watched the full length of your kotor and new vegas videos. One thing I should point out though I'm sure may or may not have already been pointed out... nuclear is pronounced "noo-klee-er" not "noo-kyoo-ler". Cheers mate keep up the good work!
@brandontheurer1372
@brandontheurer1372 2 жыл бұрын
These long videos are awesome! Somehow though.... they are always over before I realize it. I guess time flies when you are having fun.
@beegdonkey5750
@beegdonkey5750 2 жыл бұрын
Dude that’s crazy, I found your channel last night with the New Vegas video and you happened to upload this one today. Hype
@BubbyBoy
@BubbyBoy Жыл бұрын
4:02:58 Despite Bethesda being infamous for needlessly infuriating collect-a-thons in open areas, Broken Steel did somehow nail it with their steel retrival side quest. Part of that success, I think, is rewarding players in increments of 10 bars with increasingly better goodies, and really underrated map design. Even if I cant remember the location of *every* steel ingot, the fact I still remember all the major landmarks is something Blackreach in Skyrim, or Nuka World in Fallout 4, failed to achieve.
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
Steel retrival side quest? Mate are you sure you aren't talking about The Pitt DLC?
@bladimirhernandez2983
@bladimirhernandez2983 Жыл бұрын
@@danielsurvivor1372yeah that’s the Pitt lol Broken Steele is the upgrade on the level cap.
@Noelll
@Noelll 3 ай бұрын
Original Fallout co-creator Tim Cain says 'Critique of capitalism was never the point' of the games and if anything they're about how 'war is inevitable given basic human nature'. Kinda goes to show all the "anti-capitalism" criticisms the game supposedly had were artificially extracted by whoever was reviewing it. A testament to the game for sure for being able to allow people to interpret what they want from it.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 3 ай бұрын
That was Chris Avellone, and he was talking about Fallout 1 specifically I believe, which still had anti capitalist themes despite it not being the focus. The future fallout games also shifted to more heavy capitalist critical rhetoric.
@Noelll
@Noelll 3 ай бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon No, Tim Cain said exactly what i typed. I linked the article but it was deleted, it’s a PC gamer article written just a couple days ago. He also said people interpreted games in all kinds of ways and brings their own perspective. It’s not invalidating you rest assured just affirming it was not there intentionally. The article even ending (by an anti capitalist) “ if there’s one thing that marx-adjacent among us don’t need help with it’s reading anti-capitalism into literally everything”
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 3 ай бұрын
Everything I said in my first reply is true, though I didn't know Tim Cain also came out about it. Additionally he says in the article "people will interpret my games in all kinds of ways. And that’s ok. Everyone brings their own perspective, and a story can mean different things to different people."
@Spartan73799
@Spartan73799 Жыл бұрын
A big thing that was missed in your analysis, specifically about the political messeges is that you take the commentary seriously. The game is more or less a parody of American Culture in that time Period and they use hyperbole to convey that. You yourself say that Fallout 3 is silly and the overall messege is making fun of American Culture but with a bit of humor tied to it. The critics that say they dont want politics in games are refering to modern games where its poltical messege is blatantly in your face without any real messege or point to convey vs older media that would comment on poltical issues but do so in a more creative sence to inspire discussion instead of pointing fingers at any particular group. I do appreciate your analysis and how hard you worked on thie video but I would argue to not take Fallouts political messege too seriously. It is worthy of discussion too but without the subtle nuances of the real world. Fallout is a Heros Journey with a grand quest in a wacky and crazy world. If you do want to delve into poltics in games I would reccomed looking into the Metro Series. The games are good but the books go into further aspects of the Political Divide in Russia and how it drastically differs from our own. Its a more Bleak and Grounded Story. The books actully go into serval groups motives and ideologies beyond surface level "Communism Bad" & "Capitalism Bad" Arguments.
@stm7810
@stm7810 Жыл бұрын
Ideally we'd be able to ask Harkness for his concent first, but given the context he didn't really want his memories erased, he only wanted to be able to escape from slavery, and the memory change would help with that. At least from our messy plural system perspective, we think it is good to let him access these memories and he is grateful for it.
@PaleGhost69
@PaleGhost69 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet. I now have content for the weekend. Thank you!
@ItsMicahDesu
@ItsMicahDesu Жыл бұрын
Hi, I am currently listening to this while at work. I really appreciate all the effort you put in to this amazing video. Thank you, and because of this i will play fallout 3 for the first time when i get home, i played a little bit of 1 and new vegas, and a ton of 4. I hope you continue doing these long form videos!
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
@Vulhala
@Vulhala Жыл бұрын
@ItsMaikaFR did you play it? What did you think?
@ItsMicahDesu
@ItsMicahDesu Жыл бұрын
@@Vulhala I actually did not sadly, I played new vegas and that was amazing. Whenever I get a steam deck I'm planning on playing fallout 3
@tananabaffy4746
@tananabaffy4746 2 жыл бұрын
Melee sneaking with flashlight on, lol.
@ashleylastname9091
@ashleylastname9091 Жыл бұрын
Ooh wee a 5 hour video essay to listen to while I'm at work thinking about playing fallout 3
@verymelonman12
@verymelonman12 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who likes Fallout 3 and feels it doesn't get this type of analysis without it being used to just dump on it, I always appreciate when someone can make a more even-handed video on this game. I'm not asking for people to love or like it like I do, I get the criticisms, but it's just more interesting to hear a neutrally-balanced or even somehow opinion on this game instead of an overly negative video to me. I'm sure If I was one of the people who just hated 3 and 4 I wouldn't have this opinion, but that's not how I was built so I'll leave it at this; thanks for the time you spent talking about I game I enjoyed.
@shinigamisway1645
@shinigamisway1645 Жыл бұрын
I may be part of the crew that shits on Fallout 4, but not 3. 3 has a special place in my heart. Always will.
@BartimaeusTrilogyFan
@BartimaeusTrilogyFan Жыл бұрын
@@shinigamisway1645 Same lmao. F4 was too far gone for me.
@Izakix17
@Izakix17 6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite liberty prime lines is “Democracy is nonnegotiable” such an oxymoron it kills me every time I hear it. lol
@shadowpleaser8312
@shadowpleaser8312 Жыл бұрын
I don't know how you can make these 5 hour videos and still have them feel like digestible 30 minute experiences but good job.
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
Yep, that's the gripe I have with Creetosis. Man makes good points but damn are his essay videos long
@ImaWizardXII
@ImaWizardXII 9 ай бұрын
KZbin sent me here from PrivateSession's and PatricianTVs' channels after watching their Fallout 76 videos. I won't lie, I was hesitant to watch as I consider PrivateSessions and PatricianTVs longform videos to be top tier, and I've seen other popular channels that I won't mention by name, which released pretty mediocre videos filled with padding and "hot takes". I'm happy you're not one of them. This is a absolutely fantastic longform retrospective. The points presented are mostly objective, and where you deviate into subjective territory you do so in a non-aggressive stance. (Which, as much as I love Patrician, he can get a bit aggressive. ) Any rate, sorry for the long comment, just wanted to say I really enjoyed this video, and I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos. There are tons of longform content creators these days, but only a select few are worth watching, so thank you for making content that is both entertaining and well produced!
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 9 ай бұрын
Thanks! New 10h Dragon Age video this weekend ;)
@ImaWizardXII
@ImaWizardXII 9 ай бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon Well then. Don’t mind if I do! You’ve earned a sub. Haha
@ethanbradshaw2858
@ethanbradshaw2858 2 жыл бұрын
Dude these video essays keep getting bigger and bigger. Eventually they'll be 24 hours long.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I'll ever have a vid that long. I honestly don't know how he does it.
@verymelonman12
@verymelonman12 2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon Yeah PatricianTV is his own beast at this point. I don't even think someone infamous for his long videos like MauLer would be able to do 24 hours reviewing something without resorting to using long-winded insults to pad the length. Pat's videos being both long and always having something meaningful to say is truly insane to think about.
@ethanbradshaw2858
@ethanbradshaw2858 2 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielfmm United States debt?
@Murglo6
@Murglo6 Жыл бұрын
Im sure it's been said before, but you can totally talk down Col. Autumn, but you need to have kept the FEV vial and similar to the master chose the correct dialogue.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Yee I mention it in the pinned comment. I dunno why I forgot that since the footage even shows the option
@Helperbot-2000
@Helperbot-2000 Жыл бұрын
comparing autumn to the master is a disgrace
@ShadowChief117
@ShadowChief117 Жыл бұрын
I do not wish to sound like i support harassment of any kind, but I do wish to comment on the request to "not make an 8 hour response video just because you like a game." MATN's video about F3 is full of pretty poorly formed arguments, cherry picked examples, and just overall bad writing making F3 seem profound in its game design or world design ways that it clearly never even attempted to reach, or that just don't work or make sense. That 8 hour video that you even say you will not watch is actually pretty well written. It's perfectly fine to like Fallout 3 but we shouldn't lie about its effectiveness in its storytelling or world building or game design. It has some really good things going for it, if it didn't people wouldn't have enjoyed it at all. But it also has a ton of major issues. And that shouldn't be excused just because you like the game and think an 8 hour response video is a mean thing to do to someone. Edit to clarify that this is coming from someone who loves Fallout 3 and replays it regularly. I'm not just here to write a comment shitting on it and leave. F3 introduced me to a franchise I absolutely fell in love with and I love it just for that alone let alone the hundreds of hours of fun I've had playing it.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
I won't watch an 8 hour response of my own vid, but I am aware of creetosis' video and you and I simply have different opinions on the quality of it.
@ShadowChief117
@ShadowChief117 Жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon fair enough
@huntsmanfrank1279
@huntsmanfrank1279 Жыл бұрын
makes me wanna experience the game myself my first Fallout was New Vegas on PS3 around the time GOTY Edition were available, probably the game I replayed the most back then I hope you like making these long retrospective videos dude cuz I like them alot and it makes for something great to listen to in the background while at work for example keep up the awesome work 👊
@mahoganydoughnut6082
@mahoganydoughnut6082 Жыл бұрын
While some people just don't want certain politics in games what most people mean when they say they don't want politics in game they usually mean the creators slapping their real world politics into something where it doesn't fit. If new Vegas had an npc name robama that was a securatron who was made in Libya that did comically corrupt things and every faction required you to defeat to beat the game people would hate it. There are ways to incorporate political themes in games and way to put your politics in games.
@joelsweeney4024
@joelsweeney4024 Жыл бұрын
I mean at least your concept is accurate that Obama was corrupt.
@thegoodolddays9193
@thegoodolddays9193 Жыл бұрын
Basically, people just don't want to feel preached at
@joelsweeney4024
@joelsweeney4024 Жыл бұрын
@@thegoodolddays9193 especially when you know the preacher has a naive sense of justice, economy, politics, ect. I can't keep watching this video, because the fella keeps talking about how he's getting berated by fantatics, and how they supposedly don't know what communism is. I can tell you now, we all know the flaws of capitalism, but few people seem to understand the flaws of communism, I for one know then very well, and you have to be very foolish to advocate for such a system. I'm sick of people talking about how capitalism is flawed and how we need a new way, go on abd suggest and alternative then. Communism? No, that's been tried, and it doesn't work.
@mahoganydoughnut6082
@mahoganydoughnut6082 Жыл бұрын
@@thegoodolddays9193 pretty much.
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
Unironically, Fallout 3 is almost exactly the type of political games that ppl don't want, while F3 usually doesn't preach about morals or politics, but when it does, oh boy
@TenthSgtSnipes
@TenthSgtSnipes 2 жыл бұрын
Yknow, I think it’s from bad experience from a certain other video, but I see a new vegas fan making a multi hour long video on fallout 3 and I fear it’s just shitting on it for hours. But I’m getting the sense this isn’t that, and that makes me genuinely happy. I love 3, more than new vegas personally but I love both and hate to see this war between the 2 as if you can’t enjoy both. They give very different things and I like them for their strong suits.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon 2 жыл бұрын
I definitely get to a point of frustration with 3 as you progress through the video, but it's still a great experience. It just falters often
@TenthSgtSnipes
@TenthSgtSnipes 2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon that’s fair. I mean I haven’t got there yet because naturally watching this in one go is not something I wanna do lol, but I know the story can get to the point of nonsense and some mechanics are dated. That’s probably my biggest gripes with it. But I love the atmosphere of the game and I think that’s probably why it’s my favourite. The wasteland and dc ruins are just what I love, the bleak setting with small glimpses of hope scattered around. But idk I understand I’m in a minority there
@TenthSgtSnipes
@TenthSgtSnipes 2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperRADLemon I am gonna add as I casually make it through the video, your point regarding the DC ruins going against the openness of the world is unfortunately a hardware limitation more than anything. It’s the same reason the strip is split in 3. The older gen consoles just couldn’t do it. I’m sure if someone were to do a fallout 3 remaster they could absolutely do what you suggested and have these more dangerous upper paths vs optional slogging through the metro, but alas it was too much for the poor 360 and ps3. I think having these collapsed areas with metros being the connectors works well as a workaround for it, though the metros can be absolute mazes if you’re just following quest markers or worse going in blind.
@TenthSgtSnipes
@TenthSgtSnipes 2 жыл бұрын
Regarding Harkness, my thoughts go back to the point raised in Far Harbor on fallout 4. Is it right to remove a synths identity in the first place? Purely to hide them from the institute, the railroad removes their sense of self. While yes A3-21 volunteered, so as to forget his history as a courser, I feel that giving him his sense of self back while also having him still be safe from the institute can be argued to be a good thing. As Harkness, he is atoning for what he has done by keeping the people of Rivet City safe, and I think that helps him deal with his Courser memories. No real person gets to just forget their awful past, it’s what makes us human, and it makes him more human by having to bear that burden
@JulianUccetta
@JulianUccetta 2 жыл бұрын
oof, yeah the long response video to MATNs Fallout 3 video is just cringe........ Fallout 3 is and likely always will be one of my favorites, so much so I've spent the better part of the last few years porting it into Unreal Engine as a sort of personal project.
@GreatSpatula02
@GreatSpatula02 Жыл бұрын
My first fallout was fallout 3, then i played New Vegas and fallout 4 and 76. But i think Fallout 3 and New Vegas are tied for the best fallout. While i think New Vegas has a better main story and the DLC is rich in pre-war lore. but i think fallout 3 captured the feel of an apocalypse everything is destroyed the people of the wasteland are just starting to rebuild vs what vegas is about in how Nations have already been built. And fallout 3 has better exploration and the Pitt and Point Lookout were perfect, and it really focused on how harsh the wasteland really is. and im not saying Vegas is bad. But in their own ways each game is amazing.
@alexmohr1072
@alexmohr1072 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered a career in writing? More than anything this analysis beautifully written. I’m a writer myself, and throughout this video I just kept noticing how well you put your words together.
@steele5823
@steele5823 Жыл бұрын
Are you sure you’re a writer? Go listen to Noah Caldwell Gervais, and try to tell me the writing in this essay comes anywhere close.
@amysteriousviewer3772
@amysteriousviewer3772 Жыл бұрын
@@steele5823 Noah is a fucking poet. I often listen to his videos not even for the content but just to admire his sentence structure and the metaphors and similes he comes up with.
@clydemarshall8095
@clydemarshall8095 Жыл бұрын
1. I don't think FNV has a critique of capitalism. 2. When people say they don't like politics in games they're referring primarily to contemporary politics, woke messaging, and virtue signaling.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
1. ok 2. No they aren't
@Imperium83
@Imperium83 Жыл бұрын
"Caesar even tries to go further and rebuild Roman culture" implying he was super conservative but no, he took the late Roman Empire as inspiration and specifically said the Legion was doing the same thing by trying to take what worked in the past and drop what didn't ie synthesis, which is exactly what the late Roman Empire did to survive. He wasn't trying to literally rebuild the Roman Empire brick by brick.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Been a while so the context is hazy to me but I delve deeper in Caesar in the NV vid and discuss his synthesis antithesis pseudo logic
@awkwardGardener
@awkwardGardener Жыл бұрын
Fun thing with Anchorage is that if you take the Gary body and put it on the simulation chair, you can open his inventory and put all the simulation gear in it as you leave the simulation then loot it back off him and have all the indestructible simulation weapons as well as keeping th rad looking Winterized Combat Armor (Also indestructible). Also Wildmen are actually pre trog humans that are feral but not totally degenerated yet. I really wish there was more of the Pitt to explore...
@realdrpepperman2564
@realdrpepperman2564 Жыл бұрын
I always felt that Roy was just taking advantage of you trying to get into the tower. He was like Crowley as he uses actual hatred towards ghouls as justification to further themselves. I think the writers should have maybe done something else with him, like he was originally a resident of the tower and he turned into a ghoul at some point and they kicked him out.
@SuperRADLemon
@SuperRADLemon Жыл бұрын
Good point tbh
@danielsurvivor1372
@danielsurvivor1372 Жыл бұрын
Honestly here's a simple way they could've fixed the quest without sacrificing their message of "the wasteland is cruel and sometimes there is no happy endings" Simply make Roy klling Tenpenny have a REASON, what if they glt into a fight and Tenpenny was aiming for his head and Roy had to defend himself? What if Roy was set up by Burke?(who's clearly an evil schizo, since if you exhaust all Tenpenny dialogue you learn that he's too stupid to realise the Megaton bomb has a town there). Or maybe Roy loses his cool after Tenpenny biggotry and shoots him?(still not nice but atleast it makes sense) Just something. And then make it so regular Tenpenny residents, human and ghouls, start hating each other. It can be a slow burn where every time you come back to Tenpenny, the residents get angrier and angrier at each other and Roy tries to keep everything under control. Basically I think it would work if either Tenpenny or Roy had an argument and fought each other(maybe Roy DOES want to remove Tenpenny but atleast he says "it's for greater good, I won't hurt humans and then non named npcs started fighting each other over this, fearing that if they don't act first, the "other side" will kll em first. And then you see NPCs fight each other, while named NPCs hide or fight other named NPCs. THIS, T H I S would make this quest PERFECT. It would portray the message of "humans are cruel sometimes and we can't change it" way better
@lazypaladin
@lazypaladin 2 жыл бұрын
Although I appreciate and respect this *Godlike* video, I shall completely ignore it to state this: *Oi!* _...Tunnle Snakes Rule_
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