Giving this 5 stars because this game means way, way too much to me and I've played it a thousand times. I've never been enchanted so much by a game world and its characters quite like this game. It's occupied my psyche ever since I first loaded up my first adventure as Courier Six and it's stuck with me for years. I admit my glasses are fairly rosy at this game and I make no pretenses at objectivity but I have to say that this is the greatest game I ever played. Its setting is fascinating and unique. Its characters are charming, lovable, despicable, and everything in between. The dialogue is brilliant and engaging. Some conversations (including DLC) last 30 minutes of IRL time. The guns are awesome - one of the best vidya game arsenals of all time full of returning iconic favorites like the Bozar or the 5.56mm pistol, new and exciting uniques like the All-American or the Ratslayer (10/10 best gun and you can get it in the first hour or so of gameplay), and setting-appropriate cowboy weapons to eviscerate your way through a wild wasteland of colorful critters, jacked-up freaks, and ambitious factions grasping for control of the New Vegas Strip and that silly Dam that somehow still works. The DLC is also A M A Z I N G, adding new and unique locations to explore, a deep and invigorating mostly connected story, and more fascinating characters to meet, greet, and possibly delete. I love this game like it was my own child and I shill for it wherever I can because I'm a dumb fanboy blinded by the light of the ARCHIMEDES II orbital laser platform.