12 Things You Didn't Know About Fallout 3
12. V.A.T.S Had An Unlikely Source Of Inspiration
V.A.T.S. is one of Fallout 3's more impressive combat features, offsetting the admittedly clunky gunplay by allowing players to stop time and play a numbers game by targeting specific body parts and turning them into a bloody mess.
Creating their first shooter in a decade didn't come easily though, and Bethesda actually had an unlikely source of inspiration for the gory feature: Burnout.
Apparently, the devs had been binging EA's series (who can blame them?) and became particularly enamoured with the crash replays, which would slow down time and show the destruction of the vehicles from a bunch of different angles, savouring each impact.
They applied that same concept to the V.A.T.S. system, with each shot being shown off in glorious slow-motion and particular emphasis on destroyed body parts.