Fallout 3 - Previews @ The Guardian, UGO

Another day, another set of Fallout 3 previews.  Both articles are short and really add nothing new, although it's interesting to note how often the "post apocalyptic Oblivion" comparison comes up.  From Guardian.co.uk:

The combat felt a little bit spongy, similar to the early stages of Mass Effect. But then the character I played was right at the start of the game so things are likely to improve. The VATS system will clearly come into its own when you have better weaponry and skill but even at low levels it seemed to work well. Perhaps the biggest surprise to me was how much the game felt like Oblivion. From the way armour is stripped from enemy corpses to the insane amount of junk that is quickly picked up Oblivion fans will feel at home. And yes, the voice acting seems better - not that it could be worse of course - with the four conversations I had each voiced by someone different. Yes, previews tend to be positive but from what I've seen so far Fallout 3 looks hugely promising.

 ...and UGO:

After 28 minutes we walked away armed with no better understanding of Fallout 3 than we previously had, but with a newfound mad desire to see and explore as much of the broken world as possible.  The game feels and plays exactly the way it looks, like a post-apocalyptic remix of Elder Scrolls.  We’ve still got plenty of questions about the story, sidequests, NPC interactions and more, but the brief taste of Fallout 3’s freedom at the tail end of E3 turned out to be one of the most delicious morsels we sampled at the show.