Fallout 3 vs Resident Evil 5

Posted by: Nik Taylor

I’ve spent this afternoon dashing around the Los Angeles Convention Center, trying to take in as much as possible from all the games being demoed here.

There are stacks of shooters here, and of course Resident Evil 5 is a show stopper. Alhough what’s been shown so far is not exactly a seismic leap onwards from Resi 4, the new title clearly has more than enough to keep the familiar heart-pumping tension and quickfire action going.

But the title that’s really caught my eye is Fallout 3. I got to have a quick blast around it earlier and wish I could have had longer. Its developers Bethesda were behind Oblivion, and the trademark qualities of that game are all over this new shooter.

Click here for new Fallout 3 screenshots released at E3.

It’s set in a post-apocalyptic Washington DC which you can explore fully. Right at the start of the game, you wander out onto a cliff edge to be confronted by an astonishing vista of the shattered capital. But what really makes the game jump off the screen is its shooting system.

When an enemy appears, you can hit a shoulder button to freeze the action. You can then select the body part you want to shoot – with percentage points showing your chance of a successful hit. From here you can set up multiple shots – all on the same body part, or on different parts or even different enemies. It gives you a number of tactical decisions to make.

Do you gamble on the low chance of making a successful head shot, or will you go for the easier torso hit that leaves a greater chance of survival? Once you make your decision, you come out of the frozen mode and see your shots ping out in cinematic style (those head-shots are awesomely impressive). It all makes the combat modes in the game far more demanding far, beyond the usual random hammering of the shoot button.

There’s plenty more of interest too, such as the use of skill points, like in Oblivion, which can open up perks once increased (like in Call of Duty 4).

I look forward to seeing more of this game soon. Keep an eye on the site over the next few days for more on the top games from E3.

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