Gecko's return from Fallout 2.
New information has been released about the highly anticipated follow up to Fallout 3. You start the game as a wasteland courier who is shot several times in the head for the package that he/she was carrying. The main goal in the story is to find out who killed you and what was in the package to make him want to. You are discovered by a friendly robot and brought back to a small settlement called Goodsprings. There you meet The local doctor, Doc Mitchell, who patches you up. At this point you can change your characters looks with a new addition to the customization, age. You also go under a G.O.A.T. type exam to determine which skills will best suit your play style, but just like its predecessor you can change the outcome if you are displeased with it. S.P.E.C.I.A.L. also returns in the form of a machine called the Vit-o-matic, but unlike the first game the machine will give you a small description for what points you spend in a skill. In example if you put only one point in Endurance the machine will say “Basically Dead.” Your starting supplies will vary based on your character although you obtain a pistol,vault 21 suit, and a Pip-Boy 3000 no matter what your load out is. New enemies in the game Geckos, Powder Gangs, and Nightkin. Nightkin are blue super mutants who will use stealth boys and only become visible just before attacking. The conversation system has gone under a complete overhaul. Now not only stats and perks will give you alternative options but skills as well. V.A.T.S. will return, with little to no changes. Modifications, such as increased clip size, can now be used on guns. Each melee weapon now has its own special attack, like the golf clubs “fore” attack. in addition modifications each weapon will also have its own knock back amount, i.e. the pistol doing almost nothing and the shotgun blasting stuff back. There is a reputation system for each settlement that could affect the outcome of the game. These factions will also affect your karma. Two locations are revealed, Black Mountain and Helios One. Perched on the top of Black Mountain lies a radio station that is the home of super mutant’s, including Tabitha an intelligent super mutant who sports a wig and star sunglasses. Helios One is a pre-war solar energy facility manned by the NCR that seconds as a destructive weapon.
