Fallout 3

[vinraith]

Oh and Daggerfall was bigger then both of them combined!  (I never played Arena).

Daggerfall doesn't count because it was all randomly generated, and nothing the player did persisted (except in the quest line).

Indeed. Of course, since Arena was the entirety of Tamriel, it'd be even bigger, but is disqualified for the same reason. Every successive Bethsoft game has encompassed a smaller geographic area, though. That's a surprisingly consistent trend.

[Razgovory]

Oh and Daggerfall was bigger then both of them combined!  (I never played Arena).

Daggerfall doesn't count because it was all randomly generated, and nothing the player did persisted (except in the quest line).

Also it wasn't as good.  Though I did get a big kick out of playing it at the time (despite the bugs).

[grumbler]

Indeed. Of course, since Arena was the entirety of Tamriel, it'd be even bigger, but is disqualified for the same reason. Every successive Bethsoft game has encompassed a smaller geographic area, though. That's a surprisingly consistent trend.

Each, though, has more sophisticated and detailed NPCs and terrain, so it isn't surprising that the amount of area that could be covered is smaller.  There are maybe four times as many container types in F3 than in Oblivion, as well, so placement takes more time.

[Caliga]

I made the shishkebab, but I am disappointed by the amount of gore it generates. 

[derspiess]

I made the shishkebab, but I am disappointed by the amount of gore it generates. 

It sets them on fire.  Be happy with that

[Caliga]

I wanted FLAMING CHUNKS. 

[Razgovory]

I wanted FLAMING CHUNKS. 

You can get flaming limbs.  I kept cutting off heads which wouldn't stop burning!

[Caliga]

More fieldwork is needed.

[sbr]

Oh and Daggerfall was bigger then both of them combined!  (I never played Arena).

You know you can download Arena from Bethesda for free?

http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-arena.htm

[Caliga]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/04/65739995/1

[Syt]

Obsidian did KotOR 2 and NWN2. Here's hoping their trend of having more interesting characters than the original game continues. Let's hope it won't be botched like KotOR2.

[Caliga]

Oh and Daggerfall was bigger then both of them combined!  (I never played Arena).

You know you can download Arena from Bethesda for free?

http://www.elderscrolls.com/tenth_anniv/tenth_anniv-arena.htm

Why would you want to?  Arena was an interesting and innovative game for its time, but the graphics are horribly dated, the world is fairly boring (randomly generated, but in its randomness most things in each region tend to be the same), and I remember it being insanely difficult in alot of respects.  I played Arena for maybe 20 hours tops and then shelved it.

[Eochaid]

I saw the news on Gamasutra as well.

Bethesda, Obsidian Announce Fallout: New Vegas
by Chris Remo, Leigh Alexander

April 20, 2009

Bethesda, Obsidian Announce Fallout: New Vegas
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Bethesda Softworks announced that Obsidian Entertainment is developing a brand-new Fallout game titled Fallout: New Vegas, to release next year on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

Gamasutra was at Bethesda's event in London to hear the game announced by marketing and PR VP Pete Hines, who provided few specifics on the game's engine, gameplay or perspective -- but did note the game is neither a Fallout 3 sequel nor a spin-off.

"It's not Fallout Tactics -- it's not Brotherhood Of Steel. It's another Fallout game," said Hines. "It has no impact on what [Bethesda Game Studios game director] Todd Howard and his guys are planning."

A number of Obsidian staff are veterans of Black Isle's original Fallout games. The company's CEO, Feargus Urquhart, was instrumental in founding Black Isle, and served as its director.

Hines said Bethesda approached Obsidian to work on the title. "We've really been enjoying working with [Obsidian] on it," he said, adding, "That is all we're going to say about it right now."

[Caliga]

Obsidian did KotOR 2 and NWN2. Here's hoping their trend of having more interesting characters than the original game continues. Let's hope it won't be botched like KotOR2.

Isn't Obsidian mostly made up of the guys who did the original Fallout/Fallout 2?  If so, this game oughta kick ass.

edit: oops, Eochaid's article says that 

[Syt]

The NMA guys will call them sell outs because they agreed to work with FO3.