Insanely well written game that's sadly marred by some terrible bugs.
Quite possibly the most quintessential Western RPG of the 2010's (I don't care for Skyrim personally), Fallout New Vegas is an experience I come back to almost every year due to depth of its world and characters. Without spoiling anything, there's a lot more to this game than what the gameplay lets on, and compared to its modern brothers, Fallout's 3 and 4. No, I'm not mentioning the Antichrist right now. It is far more complex and morally grey. Your choices actually matter in New Vegas, and the consequences of those choices provide for an interesting narrative. Sure, the gameplay may not be perfect, but New Vegas is beyond that. This is a true Obsidian game, made by people who truly understand what the Fallout world is about. Not some two-bit monkeys trying to paint everything as black and white. New Vegas is a phenomenal game, and that is something that never changes.
new vegas has hideous visuals that look absolutely awful even for a 7th generation videogame and atrocious gameplay which is a drag on the whole experience everytime you play it, and despite all of that, it is still a great game.
this game features multiple amazingly written characters, so much that i actually enjoyed clicking through every last option of the dialogue tree, it also has an interesting and engaging plot as well as some very enjoyable sidequests. my favorite part about it is the freedom of choice you have, because you can really do pretty much everything you set your mind to. from sadistic psychopath to boring ass bureaucrat, the game has appropriate reactions for every path you choose to go down, and depending on what that path may be, the world of new vegas and your own story can spin off into lots of vastly different directions. if you can look past clicking on one enemy for way too long until he finally falls over with your body not even producing a tiny bit of dopamine in the process for 50% of the time you play this game, go ahead and give it a try.
this game features multiple amazingly written characters, so much that i actually enjoyed clicking through every last option of the dialogue tree, it also has an interesting and engaging plot as well as some very enjoyable sidequests. my favorite part about it is the freedom of choice you have, because you can really do pretty much everything you set your mind to. from sadistic psychopath to boring ass bureaucrat, the game has appropriate reactions for every path you choose to go down, and depending on what that path may be, the world of new vegas and your own story can spin off into lots of vastly different directions. if you can look past clicking on one enemy for way too long until he finally falls over with your body not even producing a tiny bit of dopamine in the process for 50% of the time you play this game, go ahead and give it a try.
i love you mr new vegas
Fallout: New Vegas is amazing... when it works. It crashes frequently and is full of bugs, making it nearly unplayable. If you install some mods that fix the game (you shouldn't have to install mods in order to play a game), then yes, it is one of the best games ever made.
all the courier knows is get shot in the head, be bisexual, eat dandy boy apple, and lie
I still get fisted in every playthrough
I played the base game a while back, and I really enjoyed it, I even would've rated it as my favorite in the series, but I just didn't quite adore it wholly like a ton of people do, but that honestly has changed having played through the DLCs, which are pretty much excellent all around.
Fallout: New Vegas is the buggiest piece of trash ever released, with quite possibly the worst gunplay in a first person shooter to date. Keeping those things in mind, I believe F:NV is the best RPG of all time and a top 3 video game ever made.
No other title comes close to the amount the player can do with their words. The dialogue is superb, and the quest design lends itself to using your speech to solve problems in any way you can imagine. The world-building is also the best in the medium, with a completely foreign yet believable southwestern United States. To top it all off, it has the best DLCs I’ve ever seen in a game, each telling its own story about putting the past behind oneself and not giving into nostalgia. If you can be patient with the crashes, lack of sprint button, and awkward gunplay, then you might just find a diamond of platinum-sheen in the Mojave desert rough.
No other title comes close to the amount the player can do with their words. The dialogue is superb, and the quest design lends itself to using your speech to solve problems in any way you can imagine. The world-building is also the best in the medium, with a completely foreign yet believable southwestern United States. To top it all off, it has the best DLCs I’ve ever seen in a game, each telling its own story about putting the past behind oneself and not giving into nostalgia. If you can be patient with the crashes, lack of sprint button, and awkward gunplay, then you might just find a diamond of platinum-sheen in the Mojave desert rough.
Joaozinnnn, toca aquela
joaozinho da guitarra, toca, toca aquela
joaozinho da guitarra, toca, toca aquela
Meu primeiro jogo da Bethesda, sendo esse aqui especial pois sua estética sempre me chamou muita atenção, tendo um grande hype em cima do jogo, mesmo ter ouvido falar que seu combate não era muito bom, mas mesmo assim resolvi jogar a versão vanila pois gosto de manter a experiência original do game, como é bom quando as expectativas são atendidas superando ainda elas, o combate que eu estava esperando ser algum horrível travado etc, foi muito pelo contrario para min eu gostei bastante do seu combate ele não chegou a ser nenhum momento frustante ou nada do tipo eu conseguir imergiu bem no seu combate etc, para min o que no inicio foi estranho foi o modo de andar dos seus personagens parecia bastante lento , parecia que ele não estava correndo, mas até isso com o passar de poucas horas já não me incomodava mais, andar por esse deserto não foi cansativo, apesar de ser um deserto o mundo parecia muito bem vivo, em diversos caminhos que ia sempre havia algum ali de especial, sendo algum que eu vejo muito falarem de skyrim apesar de eu está instigado a fazer a quest principal aqui a minha jornada tomava vários rumos diversos e diferentes antes de chegar próximo a linha principal. como é bom isso não sendo muito fã de fazer sidequest esse jogo conseguiu me fazer gostar bastante disso, tantas historias que a pelo mundo que tu fica horas e horas e as vezes com uma surpresa que te ajudava no caminho que tu tinha que tomar, mas que vc simplesmente poderia ter feito de outra forma. Sendo até que meu objetivo principal do jogo após um certo evento foi ser inimigo número um da legião( uma facção do jogo, todas minhas decisões foram tomadas para me levar a isso e finalmente conseguir e como foi agradável a conclusão) mas apesar disso não foi fácil decidir qual caminho final trilhar sendo esse jogo até hoje o mais difícil a escolha do que deveria fazer, é quando eu finalmente zerei ele só veio uma sensação só queria ter jogado mais ele. Explorar seu deserto, andar por horas ouvindo uma trilha sonora espetacular, escutar sons de tiros de fundo, se intrometer em batalhas aleatórias, encontra lugares aleatórios e querer explorar a fundo tudo que está ali. Isso que foi fallout new vegas para min, descanse em paz meu dog, uma pena que esqueci de fazer tua quest.
The themes of the past and future in New Vegas are so thick you could slurp it up. The struggle of keeping any status quo or rebelling and trying something new, trying to break the curse the Old World could not. Caesar foolishly following the leads of past facists, with the aesthetics of Romans to mask him. The NCR, either knowingly or not, becoming the same bureaucracy burdened, expansion hungry government as the one that was responsible for the hell world they live in today. House, still alive from the past, obsessed with his own ego to prove he is better than everyone.
The Sierra Madre, a monument forever kept for the memory of a man who wished to protect someone from the terrible future. Dean Domino, wasting away for 200 years just stuck on this fucking plan to steal gold that means NOTHING now. Catherine, hell bent on revenge against Elijah who also cannot stop jerking off over old world tech.
Joshua Graham, twisted so far by the words of Caesar eventually leading to a rubber band back to man trying to redeem his actions. He may still be tainted by that past, but he truly is trying to make people's lifes better now, in the way he think he can.
The scientists of the Big Empty, a symbol of the terrors, and sometimes gifts, that the Old World left scarred deep into this new era. Maybe they could become better people, maybe they would not burden this newborn land with the pre-existing poison they have exuded. We can see that with Doctor Borous, although he is definitely stuck in the past because he could not get over his high school life, does eventually have some feelings when presented the bowl of his former dog. He feels regret over experimenting on something that unconditionally loved him, but tries to push those thoughts down, im sure a coping mechanism forced upon by the ways of the Old World. Maybe it would be better just to leave them be, let the Old World go and focus on a new future.
Ulysses knows all to well all of this. He went to the same places you did, talked to all the same people you did. He knows the struggles this new era is having with the past and present. He comes up with his own solution, hoping that you too, will see something is wrong. At the Divide you will see the fresh hell the Old World caused. The fresh radioactivity burns your skin, the land is torn asunder, almost making a new, dark Grand Canyon, and the winds so whipped up as to flay that burning skin off your body. This is sins that the Old World were brought to bear, this is the sins you were unwittingly apart of. You brought a device here that exploded the warheads here, starting a new hell for this area, reopening the wounds made by the Old World. These scars can be opened again, and one must be real fucking careful not to do that. He wants to face what you've done, while also using you to further his plans for the West. He found that there is no future with the current powers, they would both lead doom. Either a fascistic power that would leave nothing sustainable, or a government that doesn't see the wound they are slowly opening again. He wants to wipe it clean again, like you once did here. Eventually those woulds will scar over again, and maybe the Old World will finally stay back.
You've seen contrary to this however. You can set up a new independent nation, one different from the Bear and Bull. You can attempt to look for a new future, one not so reliant on the repeated failures of the Old World. You are the courier, you have been around, you have seen the West, spoken to its people. With this in mind, you don't need the past, the future is here, in these people that struggle to live in this new world. All you gotta do is drive away the floods that try to bring back that Old World stink.
The Sierra Madre, a monument forever kept for the memory of a man who wished to protect someone from the terrible future. Dean Domino, wasting away for 200 years just stuck on this fucking plan to steal gold that means NOTHING now. Catherine, hell bent on revenge against Elijah who also cannot stop jerking off over old world tech.
Joshua Graham, twisted so far by the words of Caesar eventually leading to a rubber band back to man trying to redeem his actions. He may still be tainted by that past, but he truly is trying to make people's lifes better now, in the way he think he can.
The scientists of the Big Empty, a symbol of the terrors, and sometimes gifts, that the Old World left scarred deep into this new era. Maybe they could become better people, maybe they would not burden this newborn land with the pre-existing poison they have exuded. We can see that with Doctor Borous, although he is definitely stuck in the past because he could not get over his high school life, does eventually have some feelings when presented the bowl of his former dog. He feels regret over experimenting on something that unconditionally loved him, but tries to push those thoughts down, im sure a coping mechanism forced upon by the ways of the Old World. Maybe it would be better just to leave them be, let the Old World go and focus on a new future.
Ulysses knows all to well all of this. He went to the same places you did, talked to all the same people you did. He knows the struggles this new era is having with the past and present. He comes up with his own solution, hoping that you too, will see something is wrong. At the Divide you will see the fresh hell the Old World caused. The fresh radioactivity burns your skin, the land is torn asunder, almost making a new, dark Grand Canyon, and the winds so whipped up as to flay that burning skin off your body. This is sins that the Old World were brought to bear, this is the sins you were unwittingly apart of. You brought a device here that exploded the warheads here, starting a new hell for this area, reopening the wounds made by the Old World. These scars can be opened again, and one must be real fucking careful not to do that. He wants to face what you've done, while also using you to further his plans for the West. He found that there is no future with the current powers, they would both lead doom. Either a fascistic power that would leave nothing sustainable, or a government that doesn't see the wound they are slowly opening again. He wants to wipe it clean again, like you once did here. Eventually those woulds will scar over again, and maybe the Old World will finally stay back.
You've seen contrary to this however. You can set up a new independent nation, one different from the Bear and Bull. You can attempt to look for a new future, one not so reliant on the repeated failures of the Old World. You are the courier, you have been around, you have seen the West, spoken to its people. With this in mind, you don't need the past, the future is here, in these people that struggle to live in this new world. All you gotta do is drive away the floods that try to bring back that Old World stink.
The only good modern Fallout game.
Truly feels like a story you weave your own way through, with more variables than almost any of its peers. I've been frustrated with many games of this ilk in the past because the range of options ends up being relatively limited the more you play.
I really felt like I went my own way through this, met (and killed!) a bevy of weird and wonderful characters - finally appreciating the splendor of a Bethesda RPG... that wasn't even made by Bethesda.
I really felt like I went my own way through this, met (and killed!) a bevy of weird and wonderful characters - finally appreciating the splendor of a Bethesda RPG... that wasn't even made by Bethesda.
"Uhhhh actually, Caesars Legion made some good points. Life under them really wouldn't be that bad bro"
You know, I could drone on for hours about all the different things that make Fallout: New Vegas such an amazing, amazing game.
About the incredibly immersive world, the fantastic compagnions, the cool weapons, the absolutely awesome soundtrack and so. much. more.
But I wanna focus on two positives instead. Because they are, in my opinion, the most important and greatest triumphs that this game has to offer.
The First: I tried to find it, believe me, I did. But it's just not there. Fallout: New Vegas has no bad quests. Every single quest in this game, be it main quest or sidequests offers you its own distinct flair, small and engaging piece of story and world building and crafted with so many care and attention to detail in the department of writing that it's actually jaw-dropping. Every single one of the quests in this game is a work of art.... you just have to see it.
The second: This game has the very single best collection of DLCs I have ever played in my entire life.
Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Dead Money and Honest Hearts. They all offer different themes and their own unique take on how to expand and enhance the New Vegas Experience. They are all built to [near] perfection and every single one of these DLCs is better than your standard great full-price role-playing game. Yes, they are that good.
Fallout: New Vegas is a Miracle. The fact that Obsidian managed to pull something even close to it off after all the difficulties they had to go through amazes me to this day.
I applaud them and they have my utmost gratitude.
About the incredibly immersive world, the fantastic compagnions, the cool weapons, the absolutely awesome soundtrack and so. much. more.
But I wanna focus on two positives instead. Because they are, in my opinion, the most important and greatest triumphs that this game has to offer.
The First: I tried to find it, believe me, I did. But it's just not there. Fallout: New Vegas has no bad quests. Every single quest in this game, be it main quest or sidequests offers you its own distinct flair, small and engaging piece of story and world building and crafted with so many care and attention to detail in the department of writing that it's actually jaw-dropping. Every single one of the quests in this game is a work of art.... you just have to see it.
The second: This game has the very single best collection of DLCs I have ever played in my entire life.
Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Dead Money and Honest Hearts. They all offer different themes and their own unique take on how to expand and enhance the New Vegas Experience. They are all built to [near] perfection and every single one of these DLCs is better than your standard great full-price role-playing game. Yes, they are that good.
Fallout: New Vegas is a Miracle. The fact that Obsidian managed to pull something even close to it off after all the difficulties they had to go through amazes me to this day.
I applaud them and they have my utmost gratitude.
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more
One and 19 more
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip
21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death
There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more
One and 19 more
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip
21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death
There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
play it again my johnny
Played this game for the first time in the Summer of 2015 and ever since then I don't think I ever found a game that gave me as much agency in my decisions and had me so immersed in it's world, story, characters and lore until this year. Has a special place in my heart and also completely destroyed my perspective on other RPGs in how much they allow the player to actually roleplay because only New Vegas has done this to a degree I'd call perfect. It's a complete mess in terms of it's technicalities but every single replay I've had with this game and all the phenomenal moments of character writing in this game has stuck with me years since I played it. Genuinely such a special, one-of-a-kind game that I don't expect any other company being able to replicate ever again.
A personal favourite forever, haven't lost my love for this game and every subsequent replay makes me appreciate it more and more. Beauty.
A personal favourite forever, haven't lost my love for this game and every subsequent replay makes me appreciate it more and more. Beauty.
So damn good it hurts. Leagues better than the other fallout games. Whenever I see Obsideon I just know it will be a banger. Play their recent RPG Pentiment, it's fucking great.
this game is if fallout 3 was good
I don't like the DLCs.
Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition
I've played the vanilla version many times before on my PS3, most recently being a year or two this is my first time playing the DLC.
This will mostly be covering that while mentioning DLC at the very end
The game is a genuine masterpiece, a peak of story, characters and worldbuilding in the post apocalypse genre.
Saying that as a kid it never gripped me the same way Fallout 3 did, this was due to it being much more open and exploratory rather than 3s easier linear presentation.
But as I've gotten older and replayed the game more and more, the more I appreciate it and love it. No other game I've played explores the interactions between factions, the branching path, your choices truly having weight like this game does.
While people complain about the gunplay, while I get it, it's really not as much of an issue people say and I enjoy it.
Genuinely all the issues that arise with this game either come from the fact that it was rushed and crashes a shit ton, or the holdovers from Fallout 3.
And yeah while I didn't get a ton of crashes they were consistent enough to still be an issue and keep me on my toes
But yeah, other than technical issues the game really is a masterclass in this genre and I would have loved to see what Obsidian could have done with more time
Now for the DLCs
Honest Hearts
This is the weakest of the DLC
Joshua was an absolute delight, loved his character before the DLC and love him even after playing it
Other than Joshua I really feel this DLC doesn't flesh out the native tribes enough so a lot of it just seems like you're fucking about until the DLC want's to be interesting at the very end and whenever you talk to Joshua
Wasn't expecting much from this tbh
Dead Money
Dead Money was an incredible DLC
The characters, story and setting were all absolutely perfect
The survival horror aspect was also amazing and a wonderful use of the mechanics given
The Sierra Madre itself feels over fairly quick in comparison to the surrounding town but...
I think it's still very well paced with an amazing cast of characters including the main antagonist Father Elijah
Definitely more of what I was expecting from a Fallout New Vegas DLC Honest Hearts didn't give
Also Christine is sooooo fucking good I love her let's go lesbians
Old World Blues
Here's my thought on Old World Blues
Funny as fuck
While a lot of FNV DLCs feel very grounded and trying to get a message across OWB just feels like they were able to just nerd out about old sci fi movies and just have fun with it
Idk why the game allows you to take your own gear into this it would work better without that since they were talking about seeing my foot penises with full covering Sierra Madre armour on, but that is such a small gripe
But yeah it's just good whacky fun
It's just a good solid DLC with so much charm slammed into it, it's really fun
Last but definitely not least
Lonesome Road
The final DLC of Fallout New Vegas
Every other DLC and even the base game makes reference to this one so much it's insane and has a lot to live up to
And...
It does, it's oppressive, a message from Ulysses to the Courier about the rise and fall of nations
The Divide is such an amazing setting, I loved seeing the marked men. They represent the Divides unification, no bear, no bull, a corruption of something new that was once blooming, destroyed by the Courier. Remnants and the dying are all that stay in The Divide.
It feels like a true conclusion that wraps up everything that base FNV laid down
I've played the vanilla version many times before on my PS3, most recently being a year or two this is my first time playing the DLC.
This will mostly be covering that while mentioning DLC at the very end
The game is a genuine masterpiece, a peak of story, characters and worldbuilding in the post apocalypse genre.
Saying that as a kid it never gripped me the same way Fallout 3 did, this was due to it being much more open and exploratory rather than 3s easier linear presentation.
But as I've gotten older and replayed the game more and more, the more I appreciate it and love it. No other game I've played explores the interactions between factions, the branching path, your choices truly having weight like this game does.
While people complain about the gunplay, while I get it, it's really not as much of an issue people say and I enjoy it.
Genuinely all the issues that arise with this game either come from the fact that it was rushed and crashes a shit ton, or the holdovers from Fallout 3.
And yeah while I didn't get a ton of crashes they were consistent enough to still be an issue and keep me on my toes
But yeah, other than technical issues the game really is a masterclass in this genre and I would have loved to see what Obsidian could have done with more time
Now for the DLCs
Honest Hearts
This is the weakest of the DLC
Joshua was an absolute delight, loved his character before the DLC and love him even after playing it
Other than Joshua I really feel this DLC doesn't flesh out the native tribes enough so a lot of it just seems like you're fucking about until the DLC want's to be interesting at the very end and whenever you talk to Joshua
Wasn't expecting much from this tbh
Dead Money
Dead Money was an incredible DLC
The characters, story and setting were all absolutely perfect
The survival horror aspect was also amazing and a wonderful use of the mechanics given
The Sierra Madre itself feels over fairly quick in comparison to the surrounding town but...
I think it's still very well paced with an amazing cast of characters including the main antagonist Father Elijah
Definitely more of what I was expecting from a Fallout New Vegas DLC Honest Hearts didn't give
Also Christine is sooooo fucking good I love her let's go lesbians
Old World Blues
Here's my thought on Old World Blues
Funny as fuck
While a lot of FNV DLCs feel very grounded and trying to get a message across OWB just feels like they were able to just nerd out about old sci fi movies and just have fun with it
Idk why the game allows you to take your own gear into this it would work better without that since they were talking about seeing my foot penises with full covering Sierra Madre armour on, but that is such a small gripe
But yeah it's just good whacky fun
It's just a good solid DLC with so much charm slammed into it, it's really fun
Last but definitely not least
Lonesome Road
The final DLC of Fallout New Vegas
Every other DLC and even the base game makes reference to this one so much it's insane and has a lot to live up to
And...
It does, it's oppressive, a message from Ulysses to the Courier about the rise and fall of nations
The Divide is such an amazing setting, I loved seeing the marked men. They represent the Divides unification, no bear, no bull, a corruption of something new that was once blooming, destroyed by the Courier. Remnants and the dying are all that stay in The Divide.
It feels like a true conclusion that wraps up everything that base FNV laid down
Used to prefer 3 over this, the desert environment didn't do it for me. But after careful consideration I changed my mind. Haven't played the DLC.
nice spinoff of fallout 3 but not as memorable as the original
This review contains spoilers
Fallout: New Vegas is a post apocalyptic roleplaying game developed by Obsidian Entertainment as a spin-off for the Fallout series. While Bethesda was creating Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, they negotiated with Obsidian to develop a sort of “expansion” to Fallout 3, which later turned into this game. What followed was a 10-18 month dev period at Obsidian that took ideas from previous canceled titles in the series, like Van Buren (the old CRPG version of Fallout 3). I’m surprised that the game is as great as it is considering the low dev time with crunch, Bethesda’s buggy Creation Engine, and cut content ranging from post-game to playable ghouls and super mutants. While I’m never okay with crunch in game development, what came about is not only a much better game then most Bethesda titles, but one of the best RPGs of all time. I don’t remember how I got into this game, but I remember playing this all through my Xbox 360 days and having a blast as one of the games I would come back to often just to chill out. Unlike Fallout 3, I didn’t complete every achievement but I came damn close and I’ve always marveled at the improvements made between 3 and New Vegas. For PC, I bought this game long ago but I never really sat down to play it until my boy BFD Survivor went out of his way to mod the entire game because I suck at that, so without him this playthrough wouldn’t be possible.
The plot is going to be small because it’s intricate and based on player choices: You play as Courier Six, a courier who was ambushed and shot by a guy in a checkered suit (with a checkered past) along with a couple of Great Khans. However, you’re not dead and you’re saved by Goodsprings doctor Doc Mitchell, who heals you and sends you out on your way. The whole goal from here is to find Benny, and on the way you’ll run into various factions and quests, ranging from the New California Republic (from Fallout 1 and 2) who run a tight military with its own U.S. style political system to the barbaric slaver group Caesar’s Legion. You’ll find more groups, but those two and a mysterious billionaire named Mr. House are all fighting over New Vegas, a conflict which you’ll get wrapped up into fairly quickly. You can also choose a fourth route for Independence, and to do that you’ll need to look into Benny and his motivations. That’s about it for the explicit plot, but I just want to say that the writing here is fantastic in every way, cohesive and philosophical in its design as well as reactive depending on your choices.
The reactivity of these choices are amazing in how far they span, based on what skills/perks you have in what conversations as well. I don’t know how to explain it because of scale, but I’ll include a link here below as an example. Keep in mind the route that most take, you end up in Nipton first and you’ll witness Vulpes crucify the entire town in a lottery. If you skip this and confront Benny, then go back to Nipton you’ll get an acknowledgement from Vulpes that this is your second encounter. Otherwise, gameplay is solid and casual; combat is pretty simple and improved as well, with an aim down sights added as well as the ability to add weapon mods. Everything is a breeze with VATS, a lock on system and aim at certain spots on a character and for the most part it's overpowered as hell. Only thing I can really bring up as a criticism is you can recruit companions, which are awesome for the most part. However, I feel like in the quest to be casual, the game sacrifices actual faction balance to prefer an NCR playthrough. I hate the Legion, but I would’ve preferred at least one more pro-Legion guy to make it well rounded. The ideal playthrough pivots towards NCR to me, mainly because Boone is former NCR and Arcade hates the Legion, and while the others are kind of hit or miss there’s nobody really on the Legion’s side. There was Ulysses, a cut companion retrofitted into the DLCs but story wise sometimes it feels like there are certain sides you’re encouraged to join more than others. That’s my hot take though, and it doesn’t stop you from joining Mr. House or Yes Man and backstabbing the NCR later like I did. I hope I explained that well enough.
The graphics for New Vegas are the same as Fallout 3, maybe touched up a bit but for the most part it’s the same. What made me is atmosphere: whether you’re out in the desert dodging radscorpions, or murdering squads of Legion, one thing that you’ll have to get used to is the color brown. It’ll never NOT feel comfortable to me because of the warm vibe, and this mixed in with the ease of the combat I’ve never felt stressed or tense other than bugs. I’m okay with this, though I miss the gray and oppressive feeling I got from Fallout 3. The environments are for the most part mixed up enough to make it unique but cohesively blended. The factions are unique and interesting, with Caesar’s Legion sticking out like a sore thumb due to their Roman-like attire. Everything else in the game feels appropriate with a fifties/Mad Max aesthetic. One of the most unique and endearing factions for me have to be The Kings, which basically impersonate Elvis after a gang raided a school for Elvis Impersonators and I adore them heavily with their slickback hair.
The voice acting for the most part is probably voiced by the same couple of actors though there’ll be a couple of familiar faces: Ron Perlman is back as the narrator, Matthew Perry does pretty well with the obnoxious mafioso Benny, and I recognized Danny Trejo as companion Raul. There are others as well, Zachary Levi of Shazam plays Arcade Gannon and Kris Kristofferson plays Chief Hanlon but if I didn’t look that up on IMDB then I wouldn’t have noticed. Overall, the voice acting is solid, I didn’t really notice anything bad though I question if my standards are low because I hear people rip into Matthew Perry even though I didn’t think he did bad at all. Now the SOUNDTRACK! The main menu theme will always be recognizable but the credits that plays during the finale is just sad, the epitome of “You won, but at what cost?” and I wouldn’t be surprised if people have cried over this at some point. Most of it is new stuff by a guy named Inon Zur, but you’ll hear old tracks from Fallout 1 & 2 by Mark Morgan played as well. The licensed tracks are memorable with tracks like Johnny Guitar by Peggy Lee, Big Iron by Marty Robbins, and Ain’t That a Kick in the Head by Dean Martin. It all fits the atmosphere as a dangerous yet comfortable joyride into the apocalypse.
To wrap up the plainly obvious: buy/play New Vegas and DLC. Play it on Vanilla first then delve into modding. I won’t play this often due to my backlog, but if there's an endgame for me on gaming, modding New Vegas is it. I had forgotten my love for Fallout, and had chalked up its personality to “Post Apocalyptic Family Guy” with the constant references. I was dumb, and this game helped me rediscover my love again. For those who wonder if it’s accessible for casuals? Yes, even as a child while I didn’t understand all the nuance, I understood the content/subject matter while also feeling effective with combat. The only thing I can say is with modding New Vegas: prepare to have a lot of time on your hands as the Engine isn’t exactly stable. I used Nexus Mod Manager and had help from my buddy and I still had issues. What happened to everyone right after the release? Bethesda released Skyrim (another personal classic) and Fallout 4, Obsidian would go on to create Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds before both were bought by Microsoft later.
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVoSHcscGo8&t=404s&ab_channel=Mr.RichieRich
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_soundtrack
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706601/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/
The plot is going to be small because it’s intricate and based on player choices: You play as Courier Six, a courier who was ambushed and shot by a guy in a checkered suit (with a checkered past) along with a couple of Great Khans. However, you’re not dead and you’re saved by Goodsprings doctor Doc Mitchell, who heals you and sends you out on your way. The whole goal from here is to find Benny, and on the way you’ll run into various factions and quests, ranging from the New California Republic (from Fallout 1 and 2) who run a tight military with its own U.S. style political system to the barbaric slaver group Caesar’s Legion. You’ll find more groups, but those two and a mysterious billionaire named Mr. House are all fighting over New Vegas, a conflict which you’ll get wrapped up into fairly quickly. You can also choose a fourth route for Independence, and to do that you’ll need to look into Benny and his motivations. That’s about it for the explicit plot, but I just want to say that the writing here is fantastic in every way, cohesive and philosophical in its design as well as reactive depending on your choices.
The reactivity of these choices are amazing in how far they span, based on what skills/perks you have in what conversations as well. I don’t know how to explain it because of scale, but I’ll include a link here below as an example. Keep in mind the route that most take, you end up in Nipton first and you’ll witness Vulpes crucify the entire town in a lottery. If you skip this and confront Benny, then go back to Nipton you’ll get an acknowledgement from Vulpes that this is your second encounter. Otherwise, gameplay is solid and casual; combat is pretty simple and improved as well, with an aim down sights added as well as the ability to add weapon mods. Everything is a breeze with VATS, a lock on system and aim at certain spots on a character and for the most part it's overpowered as hell. Only thing I can really bring up as a criticism is you can recruit companions, which are awesome for the most part. However, I feel like in the quest to be casual, the game sacrifices actual faction balance to prefer an NCR playthrough. I hate the Legion, but I would’ve preferred at least one more pro-Legion guy to make it well rounded. The ideal playthrough pivots towards NCR to me, mainly because Boone is former NCR and Arcade hates the Legion, and while the others are kind of hit or miss there’s nobody really on the Legion’s side. There was Ulysses, a cut companion retrofitted into the DLCs but story wise sometimes it feels like there are certain sides you’re encouraged to join more than others. That’s my hot take though, and it doesn’t stop you from joining Mr. House or Yes Man and backstabbing the NCR later like I did. I hope I explained that well enough.
The graphics for New Vegas are the same as Fallout 3, maybe touched up a bit but for the most part it’s the same. What made me is atmosphere: whether you’re out in the desert dodging radscorpions, or murdering squads of Legion, one thing that you’ll have to get used to is the color brown. It’ll never NOT feel comfortable to me because of the warm vibe, and this mixed in with the ease of the combat I’ve never felt stressed or tense other than bugs. I’m okay with this, though I miss the gray and oppressive feeling I got from Fallout 3. The environments are for the most part mixed up enough to make it unique but cohesively blended. The factions are unique and interesting, with Caesar’s Legion sticking out like a sore thumb due to their Roman-like attire. Everything else in the game feels appropriate with a fifties/Mad Max aesthetic. One of the most unique and endearing factions for me have to be The Kings, which basically impersonate Elvis after a gang raided a school for Elvis Impersonators and I adore them heavily with their slickback hair.
The voice acting for the most part is probably voiced by the same couple of actors though there’ll be a couple of familiar faces: Ron Perlman is back as the narrator, Matthew Perry does pretty well with the obnoxious mafioso Benny, and I recognized Danny Trejo as companion Raul. There are others as well, Zachary Levi of Shazam plays Arcade Gannon and Kris Kristofferson plays Chief Hanlon but if I didn’t look that up on IMDB then I wouldn’t have noticed. Overall, the voice acting is solid, I didn’t really notice anything bad though I question if my standards are low because I hear people rip into Matthew Perry even though I didn’t think he did bad at all. Now the SOUNDTRACK! The main menu theme will always be recognizable but the credits that plays during the finale is just sad, the epitome of “You won, but at what cost?” and I wouldn’t be surprised if people have cried over this at some point. Most of it is new stuff by a guy named Inon Zur, but you’ll hear old tracks from Fallout 1 & 2 by Mark Morgan played as well. The licensed tracks are memorable with tracks like Johnny Guitar by Peggy Lee, Big Iron by Marty Robbins, and Ain’t That a Kick in the Head by Dean Martin. It all fits the atmosphere as a dangerous yet comfortable joyride into the apocalypse.
To wrap up the plainly obvious: buy/play New Vegas and DLC. Play it on Vanilla first then delve into modding. I won’t play this often due to my backlog, but if there's an endgame for me on gaming, modding New Vegas is it. I had forgotten my love for Fallout, and had chalked up its personality to “Post Apocalyptic Family Guy” with the constant references. I was dumb, and this game helped me rediscover my love again. For those who wonder if it’s accessible for casuals? Yes, even as a child while I didn’t understand all the nuance, I understood the content/subject matter while also feeling effective with combat. The only thing I can say is with modding New Vegas: prepare to have a lot of time on your hands as the Engine isn’t exactly stable. I used Nexus Mod Manager and had help from my buddy and I still had issues. What happened to everyone right after the release? Bethesda released Skyrim (another personal classic) and Fallout 4, Obsidian would go on to create Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds before both were bought by Microsoft later.
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVoSHcscGo8&t=404s&ab_channel=Mr.RichieRich
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_soundtrack
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706601/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas
From Steam Reviews: https://steamcommunity.com/id/gamemast15r/recommended/
One of the best games ever made
Radio new vegas W
This is the greatest video game of human civilization.
genuinamente el mejor y peor juego de fallout