xhonzi said:
How many endings will I have to youtube to see the one I should have gotten? I heard there were 200 possible endings, but I have to assume it's a matrix of maybe 5 or 6 totally different endings.
Yeah, the ending narration and accompanying still images is just like one of those children's mix 'n' match books.
Depending on the quests you completed, the way you completed them, your karma level, etc. Ron Perlman will say different things. Example:
"The lone wander left nothing but joy and happiness in his wake. | Thanks to him, the people of Megaton no longer have to live in fear of their god exploding on them (i.e. he's helped them learn to stop worrying and love the bomb *snicker*) | Thanks to him, Dogmeat lived to the ripe old age of 11, and died fat and happy in his doggy bed while listening to the Ink Spots..."
"The lone wander was one selfish sob, leaving a trail of hurt feelings, tears, and dead pets in his wake. | Thanks to him, the people of Megaton no longer have to live in fear of their god exploding on them. | Thanks to him, Dogmeat was mauled to death by a giant scorpion at the age of 2 before he could reproduce, thus ending his long and noble doggy bloodline."
It has two hundred endings in the same way The Empire Strikes Back Mix n Match book provides kids with 200,000 combinations in less than ten pages.
I thought I'd had one of my 100%ers redacted after the release of some DLC. I have no proof however... so I'll have to accept your word on it.
If I look at the game's achievements I obviously don't have 100%, since there are new achievements I don't have. But if I look at my nifty little (well... I say little) list of 100% completed games, it is still in there.
But 100%- that means you played the "realistic mode", eh? How did you find it?
Minimally annoying. Some people love the added realism, but actually it is kind of dumb on the level of feeding the gigapet on your key chain back in the 90's type dumb. Oh no, my guy is getting dehydrated! I better provide him some water!
Basically it meant you had to keep lots of water in your inventory and take time out from whatever you are doing to give him a few swigs every time the "you're mildly dehydrated" message appeared. Food and sleep weren't as big a deal.
If you were running around and ran out of water and got dehydrated, your strength would be reduced and suddenly you couldn't run with all your inventory. So you have to drop some, or slowly crawl to the nearest water source.
Didn't really add any fun or even challenge to the game for me.