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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 Battlefield" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[โ€“] Zahille7@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean sure. Especially if you're coming from Oblivion or Morrowind, where even the archery was pretty rough.

I do like VATS though. I actually liked 4's version where it would just slow down the world instead of completely pause it.

[โ€“] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Project Nevada mod for New Vegas did away with VATS entirely and replaced it with slow-mo that drained your AP. Combined with tweaks like improving the iron sights, I enjoyed it much more than VATS which I've always felt as an awkward kludge.