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Fallout 3 nearly didn't have VATS

Fallout started in 1997 as an isometric, turn-based game, in which the Wanderer would patiently wait for big rats and ...
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"Is Anyone Going to Use This?" Fallout's Most Iconic Gameplay Mechanic Almost Didn't Make It

A Bethesda dev reveals that one of the biggest changes Fallout 3 brought to the franchise almost didn't make it into the final build of the game.

Fallout 3's iconic VATS system almost didn't make it into the RPG in time, and Bethesda was worried no one would even want to use it: "Is this even fun?"

After Morrowind and Oblivion, the difficulties Bethesda had in pivoting to sci-fi for Fallout 3 are well-documented. But one ...

VATS almost didn't survive the transition to Bethesda, says Fallout 3 dev: 'We only just got that working by the time we shipped'

While it'd be hard to think of a Fallout game without VATS underlying it, linking gunplay to the classic RPG elements of its ...

Fallout 3's VATS system helped compensate for Bethesda's lack of shooting chops: "We were never going to create gun combat that was on par with Call of Duty or Ba…

Bethesda hadn't dealt with guns in a long time when it came time to develop Fallout 3; thankfully, VATS helped close the ...
Game Rant

Fallout 5 May Be Wise to Keep VATS

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...
Play Station Universe

Fallout 76 – How VATS Works

Fallout’s Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System is back for Fallout 76. However, things are a little different. Check out this guide to find out how VATS work in Fallout 76. So, real-time combat was ...
PCGamesN

Fallout 76 has a real-time VATS system

One question about Fallout 76 wasn't clearly answered in the Bethesda reveal at E3 this week: if this entry in the series is always-online, what's to become of the VATS system that slows the action to ...
Twinfinite

Fallout 76: How to Use VATS

Fallout 76 is almost upon us and one of the most asked questions is, “How will VATS work?” Well, here’s what you need to know about how to use VATS in Fallout 76. One of the defining features of the ...
DualShockers

Fallout's VATS System Has Ruined Starfield's Combat For Me

Starfield offers a familiar Bethesda experience, but the combat feels lacking without the VATS system from Fallout games. While other RPGs like Mass Effect and The Outer Worlds have similar mechanics ...
Polygon

After a decade, Fallout 4's busted VATS system is getting fixed

Tell me if this has happened to you. You're playing Fallout 4. There's an enemy, let's say, a super Mutant. You press the button that slows the game down, so that you can shoot directly at its head — ...
Polygon

How Fallout 76 handles combat with VATS

My history with Fallout begins with Bethesda Game Studios taking custody of the role-playing franchise a decade ago. So I’ve only known combat under VATS, the series’ time-slowing/stopping approach to ...