26th July 2004, 2:02 PM
You have not shown that you really know what I am talking about... and just repeating yourself won't convince me of that. Have you ever played a (strategic) turnbased PC RPG? A PC Interplay-style RPG (as in other than KOTOR for X-Box)? I haven't heard you say yes to either question. And that lowers your credibility on the issue.
Yes, a first-person view camera and a battle mode where you (either as option or as only choice) go to a third-person(-and-above, hopefully) view to control your character could work. It'd be kind of confusing though because I'd expect a first-person view (or a close-behind third person view, same thing) to control with the keyboard (which works far better for such systems) and a third-person turnbased combat system is made for mice... it has the potential to be a hassle if not done really well. Or if combat is too often... make it (relatively) infrequent and it works well, like Betryal at Krondor (you really should play that game, given how it's free and all and works well in DOSBox...).
Anyway, it's not that simple. And as I've said many times you also have to consider what Bethesda is good at and what they might do. They are good at first-person. I have yet to hear any way that Fallout could work as a true Fallout RPG in first-person, so I think my concern on the issue is very well founded.
Yes, a first-person view camera and a battle mode where you (either as option or as only choice) go to a third-person(-and-above, hopefully) view to control your character could work. It'd be kind of confusing though because I'd expect a first-person view (or a close-behind third person view, same thing) to control with the keyboard (which works far better for such systems) and a third-person turnbased combat system is made for mice... it has the potential to be a hassle if not done really well. Or if combat is too often... make it (relatively) infrequent and it works well, like Betryal at Krondor (you really should play that game, given how it's free and all and works well in DOSBox...).
Anyway, it's not that simple. And as I've said many times you also have to consider what Bethesda is good at and what they might do. They are good at first-person. I have yet to hear any way that Fallout could work as a true Fallout RPG in first-person, so I think my concern on the issue is very well founded.
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