Dishing the dirt today, the guys over at Bethesda Softworks have fired-up a new "Fan Interview" regarding their upcoming post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3. The developers answer 25 community-submitted questions covering everything from dialog trees to NPC companions. Here's an interesting bit on character creation:
18) How far will physical character creation be able to go? That is can we go so far as to add scars and tattoo's in player selected places? Can we decide the body type, facial appearance etc? And will stat changes or fights or anything else later in the game change that appearance?
You get to create your face, but not your body style. You choose your race (Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, or Asian) and sex (Male or Female). You can manipulate your face any way you want, shaping it to your liking. We also have a number of "preset" faces, so you can start with a decent looking face. You can also pick your hair style and color. There are not scars or tattoos you can pick. But, there are beards. And not just any beards. We have them all. We have the most ridiculous list of beards in any game, ever. One of our artists went crazy with beards and didn't stop. We've joked about making a prerelease video of "the beards of Fallout 3". Anyway, they look great. Lots of cool hairstyles as well, from 50s style normal, to half shaved wasteland Mohawks. There are also some ways to "get a haircut" and change your hairstyle later in the game.
Click here for the full Q&A and three new screenshots!
New Fallout 3 Screenshots
New Fallout 3 Screenshots
Fallout® 3 First Impressions
