http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/ A games writer in the UK who also sometimes tries to make things. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-116260 Fat Zombie Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:40:45 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-116260 @Devlosirrus: Yes. This is all I can say: FUTURO-LINCOLN is the best thing ever. It makes me sad: I've almost reached the end of the main quest with my character; knowing he'll be gone when I finish soon, I'm planning to start as a new character, maybe female. But females can't have the Honest Abe Beard! It saddens me slightly. (NB: I'm playing on PS3, they haven't yet released the DLC which lets you play on after the end, as it were)
Yes. This is all I can say: FUTURO-LINCOLN is the best thing ever.

It makes me sad: I've almost reached the end of the main quest with my character; knowing he'll be gone when I finish soon, I'm planning to start as a new character, maybe female. But females can't have the Honest Abe Beard! It saddens me slightly.

(NB: I'm playing on PS3, they haven't yet released the DLC which lets you play on after the end, as it were)]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-94101 Lurking Yeti Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:46:42 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-94101 Ah, cool. That's a mystery solved then. My tagged skills are all based letting me put landmines in people's pockets more easily. I've just had the misfortune of having the game crash on me. I was around 4 feet from the door to the Oasis at the time. This being after reading your post calling it the defining moment of the game... Gah. I laughed at the poetic injustice, reset my 360, and was prepared to load my last save, in which I was about 5 feet from the door to the Oasis (handy, that). I was then informed by the game that it was, in fact, an Xbox 360 game, and I should remove it from my DVD player and put it in an Xbox 360. Hang on, what DVD player? This IS an Xbox 360! What's wrong with my game?! Gah! A perfectly round scratch around the edge of the disk, inflicted by the console, that's what. I've always found getting games to run on my PC a hassle, but at least its never actually physically assaulted one of my disks. The injustice is no less poetic now, but it has somehow become a lot less funny.
I've just had the misfortune of having the game crash on me. I was around 4 feet from the door to the Oasis at the time. This being after reading your post calling it the defining moment of the game... Gah.

I laughed at the poetic injustice, reset my 360, and was prepared to load my last save, in which I was about 5 feet from the door to the Oasis (handy, that).

I was then informed by the game that it was, in fact, an Xbox 360 game, and I should remove it from my DVD player and put it in an Xbox 360.

Hang on, what DVD player? This IS an Xbox 360! What's wrong with my game?! Gah! A perfectly round scratch around the edge of the disk, inflicted by the console, that's what.

I've always found getting games to run on my PC a hassle, but at least its never actually physically assaulted one of my disks. The injustice is no less poetic now, but it has somehow become a lot less funny.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-91976 Pentadact Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:32:16 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-91976 Thanks man. It's pretty abridged; I've missed out hijinks like the time I blundered into some abandoned town and got utterly destroyed by four Raiders. Took me a fair few attempts to get around that Raider cave with Smiling Jack in it, too. I think I had a 76% chance of bluffing my way into Lamplight, Speech is one of my tagged skills.
I think I had a 76% chance of bluffing my way into Lamplight, Speech is one of my tagged skills.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-91377 Lurking Yeti Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:03:23 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-91377 I love this, not least for how the story's being told in the cold, distant way you'd expect from a murderer like Sophie. I've been wondering though... it all seems a little easier for you than it was for me. Ok, a lot easier. Getting into Little Lamplight on pure charisma? Getting close enough to beat raiders with sledgehammers without dying at range? So what's the difference? Is your difficulty slider set way easy? Are you just infinitely better at the game than me? Or is this adventure a lot more abridged than I thought, with levels of experience being skipped between posts?
I've been wondering though... it all seems a little easier for you than it was for me. Ok, a lot easier. Getting into Little Lamplight on pure charisma? Getting close enough to beat raiders with sledgehammers without dying at range?

So what's the difference? Is your difficulty slider set way easy? Are you just infinitely better at the game than me? Or is this adventure a lot more abridged than I thought, with levels of experience being skipped between posts?]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-82514 J-Man Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-82514 That would be good. Or you could sign on as the resident indie guy. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-81679 Jazmeister Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:53:36 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-81679 Doesn't make sense to limit your options, I don't think. Imagine Cobbett joined PCG :D http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-81658 J-Man Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:24 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-81658 Question: why is the job of deputy editor being offered externally and why not to an internal editor in PCG? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-80591 Roadrunner Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:04:37 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-80591 I did the Big Town quest quite early, but for some reason once I completed it all the characters there vanished. And this is a problem because I wanted to find Red and make him a slave. And this is a problem because I wanted to find Red and make him a slave.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74855 Devlosirrus Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:31:38 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74855 Man, I've really gotta start playing this game again. Any game that lets me blow the heads off mutated monsters while dressed like Abe Lincoln 2099 is a success in my book. TOP HAT FTW http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74756 TooNu Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:19:04 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74756 Any game that gives you a world to explore and kill things in is awesome. There are days upon days of stuff to do, places to see, secrets to find, stories to hear/seek out/reveal, people to kill, monsters to kill, beasts to kill, people to befriend, monsters to...kill, beasts to tame AND kill. You get a house, you get lot's of weapons, lot's of gear, lot's of small collectable things and junk...lot's and lot's of junk. Just build a game foryourself within this game and you will be hooked. I love this game. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. complete mod pack is out btw, that is also awesome.
You get a house, you get lot's of weapons, lot's of gear, lot's of small collectable things and junk...lot's and lot's of junk.

Just build a game foryourself within this game and you will be hooked. I love this game.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. complete mod pack is out btw, that is also awesome.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74696 Jazmeister Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:16 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74696 Check your signal for the matrix, and the spinal port too, there were some driver issues I think. When did you update your Brainware last? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74690 LaZodiac Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:55:57 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74690 @: Johnny Bulwharks: Maybe you just don't like the game, and he does? Thats all I can think of. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74667 Johnny Bulwharks Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:18:40 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74667 How come when other people play the game and I read about it, it sounds awesome, but when I play it, all I get out of it is an above average experience? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74474 TooNu Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:58:17 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74474 Best perk in the game: Cyborg. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74406 Bret Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:24:40 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74406 You know, that is an excuse. I mean, if you knew for a fact free lasers came with a perk, it sounds a lot more like a good idea, even if the perk's name is "#1 Hitler fan".
I mean, if you knew for a fact free lasers came with a perk, it sounds a lot more like a good idea, even if the perk's name is "#1 Hitler fan".]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74281 Jackrabbit Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:03:04 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74281 Child at Heart gets you a free powerful lazer gun, doesn't it? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74070 Kodiak Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:58:21 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74070 Any child born in Big Town is sent back to Little Lamplight, and so are lots of orphans found wandering the wastes. I don't think it's entirely unreasonable. [And it's totally worth it for Eulogy's Boogeyman Mask quest!] http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-74043 AlphaTM Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:10:24 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-74043 A hah, I remember the "Sick bastard" comment. Good times... http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-73940 LaZodiac Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:40:59 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-73940 Oh god, I can't wait to see just how your adventures in Big Town went, if the game had to tell you off. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-06-17-fallout-girl-little-lamplight/#comment-73894 jcstarzyk Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:54:37 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=725#comment-73894 Next time you're in Little Lamplight, find Biwwy and use some of your Charisma on him. Your muderous rage will love it.