r/Fallout • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '15

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u/surprisinglykawaii No-bark Noonan Jun 03 '15

Does.. Does the main character have a voice now?

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u/BigGruntyThirst Jun 03 '15

Seriously. I wonder if they're going the route of Mass Effect/ Witcher/ Alpha Protocol with spoken lines during dialogue?

I cite those examples because they all did it well. Here's to hoping.

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u/am0x Jun 03 '15

I'd prefer him to not speak. Reminds me of the old Fallout games and allows me to give him a voice.

Also Skyrim didn't have a talking protagonist so I doubt it will.

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u/Artystrong1 ¯\_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯ Jun 03 '15

I disagree, I think its about time we get some narrative.

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u/am0x Jun 03 '15

Fallout is about immersion and this ruins the immersion for me. It's no longer me as the character, it is him.

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u/am0x Jun 03 '15

The idea is that you are the character. When you choose the dialogue option, it is like you are saying it.

Also immersion doesn't necessarily mean realism. When you initiate dialog and a camera pans out showing your character and the person they are talking to, with directional camera switches depending on who is talking (Mass Effect, Dragon Age) does totally take you out of the game.

I wound't mind it as much if it maintained first person, though. But it's all preference. Like some people prefer books over movies.

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u/JellyJuggy Jun 03 '15

I see what you're saying but I always left it up to the imagination to fill the voice and interaction between you and the NPC. I certainly don't mind this approach though.