Comments on: Fallout, then Fall Over: Guide Creation Blog 05

By: pool games

pool games — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:33:42 +0000

Fun Video Game.

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[...] David Hodgson, author of the Fallout 3 Game Guide, continues his series of blog posts previewing the guide — this time with an overview on chapters devoted to the main and miscellaneous quests. [...]

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Fallout 3 Playstation - Burning the midnight oil… « Fallout 3 Playstation — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:01:12 +0000

By: Jim B

Jim B — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:43:38 +0000

Thanks for the quick reply. The game looks amazing and from everything I have read, it is also HUGE! I rarely buy guides, but it looks like the best way to get the entire view of Fallout’s ‘world’ is to use the guide to help me find all the ‘nooks and crannies’. I am off to Amazon to place my order. Thanks again!

By: sothothyog

sothothyog — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:39:33 +0000

Jim B

Thanks for your interest in the guide(s).

The regular guide is 464 pages. The Limited Edition guide is 496 pages.

The Limited Edition guide has the following “extras”:

1. It has an extra-durable hardback cover. The regular guide is softback.

2. The double-sided map poster in the LE guide is bigger. Both are fold-out. The LE guide’s poster isn’t bound in with the guide, whereas the regular poster is (and is perforated).

3. The LE guide has an additional chapter in the back of the book. You can read about it in the seventh and final blog post, going up around midnight EST October 27th, on this blog. In short, there is an in-depth team interview crammed with art, tips and easter eggs from Bethesda, examples of “Wasteland Wanderers” (basically player characters that show off the many different ways you can play through the game), and a special Afterword written by Moira Brown, resident of Megaton.

I hope this helps.

Cheers.

By: Jim B

Jim B — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:28:47 +0000

I see that Amazon has both a standard and collector’s version of the guide. Other than the collector’s version being hardbacked (and having a slightly higher cost), what are the differences between the two versions (meaning ‘Why should I spend the extra money for the collector’s version of the guide?)?

Thanks!

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Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:56:26 +0000

By: William Hart

William Hart — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:15:02 +0000

Sounds like a really awesome job on the guide… unfortunately, I won’t be getting it. I’m too much a fan of Fallout and I had to play through the second one five or six times before I really learned the different ways I could handle situations which is the most fun part to me. So out of respect for my own experience I think I’ll keep it a mystery – just hope I can use my diplomatic style once again, Speech was one of the most useful things in the last one. Although all those guns are damn tempting.

By: sothothyog

sothothyog — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:34:26 +0000

Humpsalot:

Thank you for your purchase.

This guide was checked on three occasions for completeness, with Bethesda and myself paying particular attention to Main, Miscellaneous, and Freeform Quests. The latter you can read about in the latest Blog post.

Basically, you can use the Main or Miscellaneous Quest chapters for really in-depth information, or consult the Tour chapter at any time (when you reach a particular location, for example) to check what Quests are related to that location. It’s as straightforward as a game of this complexity and freedom can be.

Cheers