Again from the Australian rounds, Screen Play
previews Fallout 3. It's fairly short, but contains some interesting thoughts on Fallout 3's RTwP.
Hines says Bethesda is currently balancing the VATS system so it is not too powerful.
At present, you can obviously try to cheat and run up to creatures and then use VATS to increase your chances of a successful strike, but they will do plenty of damage while you are charging towards them, which should be enough of a deterrent.
Hines believes VATS really adds to the game's dramatic tension.
"I've got enough ammo and health packs to keep myself alive, but in the game all that stuff is fairly hard to come by, so we really want to play up that idea like you're down to your last clip of ammo, you're low on health, you queue up some moves in VATS, and you're like: 'Please, God, let this guy die with this shot...'"
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