Fallout 3 has been banned in Australia, but Aussie gamers aren't giving up without a fight. Gameplayer.com.au has launched a petition in a bid to change the minds of the Australian censors:
"This petition is deigned to show to the Attorney General that the Australian public - the people to whom he answers - disprove of the current classification system. In particular to highlight the lack of consistency and hypocrisy in its decision making…"
A remaster of Bethesda Game Studios' 2008 action role-playing game, Fallout 3, is planned for release at some point in the future.
Would be nice if they had New Vegas ready as well, especially because of the show.
Hopefully this doesn't have the same performance issues as Oblivion Remastered.
Throw in all the DLC as well, like Oblivion and I'll definitely bite. I recall having one trophy left to unlock on the PS3 version with 100+ hours in my save. When my save file got corrupted, lol. Very sad day.
To be fair though, Bethesda was trash at Playstation ports anyway.
all devs sucked at porting to ps3 for the first like 3 years because no one had experience with the cell architecture. Even 1st party took a long while to get proficient with it, the difference between uncharted 1 and 3 is massive for example.
Oh oh oh I can do this too. GTA 7 will be made at some point in the future. Fallout 5 will enter development in the future too
Everyone there should know most gamers want New Vegas and Morrowind more than anything.
Which is why we won't get them. Gotta keep floating "support this one and it might happen".
Fallout Day's disappointing news that Fallout 4 is coming to Switch 2 is a shame, as this 17-year-old entry is more deserving of a new port.
Fallout 4 isn't the worst game in the franchise. It's either Fallout 76 or Fallout BOS that's the worst.
PC and all other modern consoles never got a remaster of 3, but obviously the switch 2 was the tipping point to make it a reality... ahuh
Meh, I thought 3 was garbage. I'm not a great fan of the franchise to be fair. They're like B-Movie films, really shallow and janky. 4 was definitely one of the better ones though.
So the article makes a snippy entitled statement and acts like that is going to encourage a publisher to give them what they want. Okay.
Fallout 3 game designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the upcoming remaster should revise the game's gunplay to be more modern.
Give us FO3 with all the dlc remastered like ESO. Load times faster, quality of life improvements, gun play improvements
I believe it shouldn't just be graphical they should make improvements where they can to make the game better. A simple face lift isn't what's needed
Still my favorite one. I remember getting a digital copy of FO3 when I got FO4(XBO). It was nice to finally play a stable version of the game. Then when I got a Series S it was an even better expierence. Quick resume and FPS boost made it feel like a whole new game. Updated gunplay would be very welcome though. One of the few things FO4 did better.
It did not work for GTA 4, so I highly doubt its going to work for this. Time for another import which in most cases works out cheaper.
Dear XXXXXXXXXX
I have forwarded your enquiry to the Federal Member for XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX and expect that someone from his office will respond to you directly.
Thank you for the contact and please don't hesitate to contact me regarding any State Government matters in the future.
your sincerely
XXXXXXXX
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From: XXXXXXXX
Sent: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 9:09 PM
To: XXXXXXXXX Electorate Office
Subject:
To XXXXXXXXXX MP
I am a 24 year old resident of XXXXXXXXXXXXX, and I am writing to you in regards to The OFLC (Office of Film and Literature Classifications).
As a 24 year I am of course a user of computer games. And whilst I know there are much more important issues on your agenda, I was wondering what your views are on having an R rating for computer entertainment, and if you could raise the issues with your colleagues. As you may or may not know, Computer software deemed by the OFLC to have a rating of R18+ cannot be sold in Australian states or territories.
As you are aware, computer entertainment has not been around for a long time and whilst many people who play computer games are much younger than 18, many gamers are now 18 and over. It is now a part of my generations culture, and a growing number of us are starting to realise that Australian laws have not adapted to this new entertainment medium. Just as films have an R18+ rating, many of us believe that as grown adults, we should also be able to purchase computer entertainment products that are not suitable for children. Two examples are the recently released Grand Theft Auto 4 and the soon to be released Fallout 3. As they are both sequels in series that have been running since the early 90's, they have many fans that are well over the age of 18. Yet we were unable to purchase unedited copies of Grand Theft Auto 4, as we will also be unable to purchase unedited copies of Fallout 3, due to it recently being rated as R18+ by the OFLC.
An option that many of my fellow gamers are taking is importing. The high value of the Australian dollar, and the lower taxes in other countries are making it a viable option for many gamers, despite it being highly illegal and having fines of more than $1500 for caught offenders. This act damages the Australian games industry, and while it may seem like a minor issue, I can promise you it will only continue to get worse.
I realise that this may not be a state issue, and as such I would appreciate if you could forward contact details of the Federal MP for this area, or inform me of the best way of raising this issue.
Sincerely XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
_____________________________ _______________________________ _________
Still havent heard anything back from my federal member. I vote for a riot....
I signed it. There's no reason for our Aussie friends to miss out on what looks to be such a promising game. There shouldn't be any need to import/edit a game just because of their classifications. As it said in the article, it IS the responsibility of parents to choose what their children can experience. There's much worse things in this world than a video game.
I feel bad for the australian people who want this. It's a little strange banning something that we still now very little about isn't it? I also think a person deciding what another can and cant do is just wrong. If someone wants to play this game then nobody should be able to stop them (provided they meet the legal age and that)
If you own a PS3 you should be able to import it from any other country with no problem. Thats one of the benefits of the ps3 being region free.