Fallout: New Vegas is an achievement in gaming. It had only 18 months of development time, which sounds perfect for a dumpster fire. But with the little time Obsidian had to develop this game, they managed to create one of the best worlds in gaming.

The Mojave is an awesome place to explore, as the small size of the map helps with the walking times and there are many interesting locations scattered around to explore. There are also many NPCs roaming around, such as: traders, prospectors, members of factions, and wildlife.

The choices in this game aren't just to complete a quest, as they have an actual impact in the world. One example I can think of is Hard Luck Blues, where you have to make a choice between the sharecroppers water or saving a family's life. If you decide to save this family, you can actually meet them in the game, and they will reward you with items. Of course, when talking about consequences, the slideshows at the end of the game need to be mentioned. These are where you can truly see the impact that you have had on the Mojave. These can range from the bigger choices of what faction you chose to side with, to how you resolved a side quest. This is the part that keeps me replaying the game, as it is awesome to see that you have made an impact in the world, no matter how big or small it was.

The factions in this game are great, as you have to decide between the NCR, Mr. House, Caesar's Legion, and Yes Man. All of these endings play out in vastly different ways from each other. There is no true good ending in this game, just a less worse one. There is no way to make everyone happy, and some characters and places will be worse off depending on what faction you sided with. Such as Goodsprings prospering under Yes Man, while suffering under the NCR's.

The companions in this game are amazing, and are the best in the 3D games. My personal favorites are Boone, Gannon, Cassidy, and Raul. They have so much personality, and are quite complex. Each companion has a personal quest that can be completed, and you can make choices to change how they end. Raul's quest involves him feeling like he's getting old and useless, but you can show him all of the elderly being respected and useful in their communities. At the end, you can decide if he should pick up his old identity again or leave it behind.

The DLC for this game are also great too. Honest Hearts is awesome as you can finally meet the "Burned Man" Joshua Graham, and decide the future of the Dead Horse tribe. Whether they decide to run away, become merciless slaughters, or learn mercy.
Dead Money has an awesome atmosphere, which is vastly different compared to the Mojave you were just in. You meet the other characters in this DLC who wouldn't help you ordinarily, but are forced to due to the circumstances they are in.
Old World Blues is hilarious, but deeply disturbing once you learn the background of the Think Tank, and decide if you want to help them or Mobius. The humor of the DLC is fantastic as the Think Tank bounce off of each other, and discovering the actual truth of Mobius.
Lonesome Road is the best DLC of this game, as you see an almost leveled DIvide. There are no other "friendly" characters besides you, ED-E, and who tells you to venture further into the Divide to meet him.
What's awesome about these DLCs is how they connect to each other through subtle hints in each one. They don't happen in a bubble.

All DLCs Cleared, Max PG Level Gained, All Locations Found

DLC Ranking:

Dead Money (Masterpiece)
Lonesome Road (Really Good)
Honest Hearts (Good)
Old World Blues (Unique writing but questionable design)

One of the greatest RPGs of all time. the only problem i think New Vegas actually has are the bugs. Unlike most gamers, the bugs or performance of a game has no impact on my feelings towards it. New Vegas has an incredible story, fun cowboy atmosphere, and wonderfully zany writing on par with the greats. Some people don't like the combat and i guess i understand but something about 3D Fallout combat resonates with me in a particular way. If you like Bethesda's open world RPGs, give New Vegas a try. It contains everything i like from those games plus so much more!

Primeiramente, não consigo me lembrar quando comecei a jogar esse jogo, mas lembro que me interessei por ser meio faroeste, e como me apaixonei por essa temática lendo as HQ italiana "Tex".
Bom, sobre o jogo, ele é um RPG incrível, apesar de ter envelhecido mal, entretanto, esse mal envelhecimento pode ser resolvido com mods e configurações alternativas (isso não é desculpa para defender o jogo, mas sim, métodos para poder aproveitar melhor o jogo). A história de produção dele é inacreditável, tendo sido produzido de forma prodigiosa pela Obsidian.
Sobre a gameplay, é meia travada para os dias atuais, entretanto, as ideias que norteiam a produção desse jogo facilitam a liberdade: "Vá para qualquer lugar, faça qualquer coisa, zere de qualquer maneira, elimine qualquer NPC" (menos um, mas aí é spoiler falar qual).
Sobre os gráficos: não acho correto abordar isso para esse jogo, porque tratar dos gráficos ruins dele poderiam desanimar quem nunca jogou, e no fim, você vai acabar baixando mods de qualquer maneira.
Sobre a história: o jogo começa com você levando um tiro na cabeça, e logo após, você é salvo do túmulo por um robô; após dias desacordado você acordará na casa de um médico, e por aí, ele vai te explicar sobre o universo do jogo. Para não dar muito spoiler: você é um mensageiro, literalmente um carteiro, que estava indo entregar uma remessa muito "especial".
As missões secundárias são maravilhosas, cada companion tem sua lore própria. O sistema de karma é separado do sistema de reputações, então, você pode ser odiado por uma facção, mas ainda ter um bom karma no geral, e ser considerado bom; mas, lembre-se, dependendo do companion, sua reputação o tornará hostil.

Enfim, não tratarei da lore do Fallout aqui, mas de qualquer modo, esse é um jogo para todos, e no fim você sentirá que aqui, suas escolhas importam.

Apenas jogue, e... bem vindo a Vegas.

Ah... Good old Fallout New Vegas! After playing Outer Worlds, I've decided to go back and replay New Vegas. Although I did have an excellent time with the game (again), some issues prevented it from being as good as its predecessors (again).

New Vegas is familiar to anyone who played Fallout 3. It's basically a glorified expansion of that game, with a few twitches here and there. But that's not to say that this is a bad game! In the Mojave Wasteland you'll meet great characters, amazing new factions to connect with (or not), fine companions, interesting quests, crazy guns, mysterious areas, plenty of secrets and a VAST open world location to explore. And I'd like to reiterate: A HUGE world of possibilities!

When it comes to gameplay, the combat may not shine, but I do believe that the V.A.T.S. system compensates for this. If you have played previous Fallout games, you probably know that this game is about talking your way through a problem instead of shooting your way out of it. But the greatest thing is that, if you want to shoot anything and anyone, well... Go ahead! The sheer freedom of choice in this game is insane. I don't think the story is as great as other games of the franchise, but the overwhelming amount of options and independence is astounding. Especially how they tackle the main quest.

This, the personal sense of progression and the scale of things you can discover in New Vegas, make up for a great time.

The problem with New Vegas is the fact that none of previous mistakes were fixed here. In fact, some of them got worse. This game is not polished at all! It's rough around ALL of its edges and it just gets more and more dated.

It crashed CONSTANTLY, there were glitches EVERYWHERE, game breaking bugs around the corner of every decision/movement your character takes, maze-like dungeon design, annoying unnecessary filler fetch quests, slow combat system, cluttered UI, confusing quest objectives and a karma system that doesn't work properly. These are just a few of the problems you will encounter on your playthroughs, but I could go on...

Also, although dialogues are well-written here, YOUR character's dialogue choices are very vague. Back in the day, that didn't bother me so much, but after games like Mass Effect 2, Witcher 3 and Outer Worlds, the lack of persona in your character is highly noticeable and quite awkward.

And to think that this game came 2 years after Fallout 3... Things could have been better optimized, at least.

Despite its jarring shortcomings and its overwhelming nature, Fallout New Vegas can still be a great experience. Not as good as the other games in the series, but I definitely recommend it, in case you want to scratch the Fallout itch or just feel like playing a bleak, but sprawling RPG.

Man merkt dem Spiel das Alter an.
Die Ladezeiten sind lang, die Welt ist leer im Vergleich zu anderen Teilen der Falloutreihe.
Man trifft selten auf Gegner und noch seltener auf Orte, in denen mehr Dinge zu finden sind als 2 Klumpen Altmetall.

Eine Menge Bugs sind natürlich auch mit dabei.

Es fühlt sich weniger belohnend an, als Fallout 3 und 4.

Am Ende ist es aber immer noch ein solides, handgemachtes Open World Action RPG.

This is the first time I played the DLCs of New Vegas and they are probably some of the best fallout content that has been created. The quality of the dialogue, the originality of the themes and unlockable things, it's just perfect. When the Fallout TV show was announced I wanted to play all of the fallout games I have not still played up to that moment, 1, 2 and 3, and the DLCs of New Vegas. Today this journey have ended and it has been beautiful. Thank you Black Isle Studios, thank you Obsidian and thank you Bethesda for this beautiful saga. Can't wait to see more from it.