Melee combat definitely gets short shrift in general, and there’s far too much ammo lying around compared to the other Fallouts, although the change in locale somewhat justifies that. PF:But no kicking rats in the groin now, though…ĭesslock: One of the bigger disappointments is that there’s no targeting of body parts in melee combat at all, apparently for balance reasons. Did they got the combat right?ĭesslock: Yes, the combat is great, in my opinion – it’s repetitive, and over-the-top violent (necks are apparently very brittle after the apocalypse), but it’s consistently rewarding. Now that you’ve played the game let’s get back to those tips. In it you gave five tips for Bethsoft not to screw up Fallout 3. PF:You went there and came up with a column in PC Gamer, the famous “Memo to Bethesda”. I did an interview with Desslock, the PC Gamer columnist, for Planet Fallout, talking about the past, present and future of Fallout 3, here’s a snippet: