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The weird one doesn't affect too much of the gameplay, its basically just there for gak and giggles.

Got the game for my bro for christmas so I won't be playing till then, but I got a 10 dollar gift card and the guide for free.

Saw some reused names, but the story seems a little bit more serious than in FO3.

Also, they did the same thing that Bethesda did in FO3, that one thing that people didn't really like if you catch my drift.

What he means is that you can't keep on playing after the final quest. Which is again a shame, but there's DLC on the way.

Thanks Brook! Because I didn't know what he meant. (No sarcasm, I was being serious)

The PC counterpart suffers the most again as usual, despite patching.

But so far, I am really digging it, it really reminds me of FO1 and FO2, not to mention an awful lot of Van Buren.

I told myself I wasn't going to grab this overpriced expansion until it hit bargain bins, but it seems Steam read my mind, because it was $10.00-$15.00 cheaper than any retail copy here in town. So I bit the bullet and nabbed it from their store. Thanks again Steam!

To put it simply, this is what FO3 SHOULD have been.

I'll admit, the graphics look every part of their age, but after playing 1 & 2, this feels far more like a fitting addition than the previous glitchy monstrosity. For one thing, it seems Obsidian actually tested the game before release, because there're FAR fewer bugs than FO3. That's not to say it's flawless, but it IS actually playable. I also really approve of the way they used a lot of player-made mods as inspiration for new content. The quests are much more interesting than Fallout 3's yawnfest, and with the fact that you can ally or oppose practically any faction in the game, a lot of quests feel like you have almost too many choices (not that that's a bad thing...)

I also like the setting and the atmosphere much, much more. It feels darker, and more macabre than it's predecessor. The smaller map is also a good thing. Less pointless walking to reach a new location is a welcome thing, and there's more action crammed into a tighter area. I'm certainly interested to see what sort of DLC is put out. I'm really enjoying serving as an NCR trooper, so I've got my fingers crossed for some extensive DLC based around their operations.

So far it crapped out on me three times, but unlike FO3 it did not lock up my entire system, NV just throws me back into windows thankfully.

I really hate Nightkin and the more lethal close combat that they bring with them.

Yea I've only had 2 instances where it crashed to desktop. That's it. No freezeups, no cold restarts, no lost saves, no random lagging, no missing/frozen characters, nothing like that. Basically, none of the problems that made me stop playing FO3 the same day it came out, and kept me from playing until the first patch.

There might be a fan patch or two in the making, seeing as NV is still far from a bumpy ride.

On a side note, how hard are Deathclaws to kill? I remember zapping these in FO1 and 2 with a couple of shots from a plasma rifle; in New Vegas, I got jumped by a couple of them and ended up blasting away for ages before they died!

Certain critters are a tougher yes, I found the Nightkin hard to tackle and I wouldn't be surprised if the Deathclaws were tougher as well.

Those wasps are a pain in the arse too. One snuck up on me while I was flanking it's group, and when I turned around and met face to face with it, I yelped. Not screamed, not gasped. Yelped. Like a dog.

Oh yes, I'm once again a hero of the wastelands....everyone loves me for all the good things I do for the people of New Vegas.

What they dont know about are my cannibalistic tendancies that make the HARDCORE setting 10 times easier! They also dont know about my Switchblade. I never use it in combat....the only time I use it is on sleeping females (Mister Sandman). Somehow I can hear their dreams...they make fun of me in their dreams and the only way I can make them be quiet is to slit their throats and EAT them. I must've gotten a special copy of Fallout: New Vegas because noone else who's played the game has heard the sleeping females talking.

Oh well, It's a fun game anyway....I could just do without all the taunting everytime I see a sleeping female.

Shane, you're IRL job must be getting to you. Now go murder some Vipers and Jackals like a regular joe.

Gah, it's a good thing I press quick save every five minutes because the game has a tendency to kick it when I finish quests.

I also stumbled across a bug where the BoS attacks me on sight, while I've never met them before.

I've repeatedly encountered opponents getting stuck on terrain features or in, oddly enough. Not that I'm complaining, if they're easier to kill.

I've heard from a buddy of mine that it's riddled with bugs and invisible walls. Oh and if your not meant to go in a certain direction and you do supposedly a pack of deathclaws spawn.

I'm not getting this till X-mas, how hard it is to get the whole Trench Coat + Gas Mask armor? That stuff would be reason to pick up the game alone.

BrookM wrote:Gah, it's a good thing I press quick save every five minutes because the game has a tendency to kick it when I finish quests.

I also stumbled across a bug where the BoS attacks me on sight, while I've never met them before.

If it looks like a raider, it's probably a raider.

Arctik_Firangi wrote:

BrookM wrote:Gah, it's a good thing I press quick save every five minutes because the game has a tendency to kick it when I finish quests.

I also stumbled across a bug where the BoS attacks me on sight, while I've never met them before.

If it looks like a raider, it's probably a raider.

That crossed my mind, but they wouldn't attack me for wearing neutral reinforced leather armour now would they?

Or was it because I had Boone along? Wait, can they turn hostile over a red beret?

Grakmar wrote:Yeah, I wanted to try the weird one, but was a little scared how it would affect my game. I may try it out in a 2nd play-through, but I'd appreciate any feedback you have for it

It doesn't pop up that often - I'm now level 5, and have only seen one thing pop out at me. It's a neat thing to have if you don't mind having a perk that doesn't do anything 80% of the time. As far as I know, it basically makes you find random, goofy-ass things out in the wasteland - some helpful, some just there for the looks. Apparently my buddy found a refrigerator on a cliff that had a bunch of ammo and a bear trap in it. Thus far I have found a refrigerator with a charred, blackened corpse in it (and a gambler's hat inside).

Thus far I have found a refrigerator with a charred, blackened corpse in it (and a gambler's hat inside).

You found the Indy easter egg!

BrookM wrote:Gah, it's a good thing I press quick save every five minutes because the game has a tendency to kick it when I finish quests.

I also stumbled across a bug where the BoS attacks me on sight, while I've never met them before.

I ran across a similar one for the NCR. I completed a quest in Boulder to save two NCR soldiers being held hostage by Great Khans. I didn't realize something was wrong unitl I got to New Vegas. Everyone started to shoot at me for no reason. Pissed me right off.

NPCs become hostile very quickly and sometimes with no immediately apparent reason. Don't approach the doors to monorail--which, of course, you won't know you are even doing until it's too late--in McCarran, for example. The game is great but needed a couple more months. I'm sure a patch will be along presently.

Overall, I have found it to be pretty good and nowhere near as buggy as Fallout 3 was (prior to significant patching) but maybe that's because I am running it on a high end PC this time round. Glitches - lots of though but that's more to do with the graphics engine being used. NPC AI is fairly laughable.



I have finished it a couple of times now trying to see different endings for different factions; its quite entertaining.

It feels very unforgiving for a first time player. FO3 had a much better intro system from what I have seen watching others playing it, new vegas literally just throws you into the game, the tutorial is barely there and it expects you to work everything out yourself, which is awkward if you never played the prequals.

For instance, take goodsprings(?) there is a doctor here that you can visit if you really need it, but unless you took note of the exact house you came out of at the start of the game, he is horrible to locate as he is not marked on the map. He also seems to decide to wander around randomly which can be make or break for a new player deciding to keep playing the game or not. I was still getting used to the controls and accidentally shot a bighorn, then got bludgeoned to death by the townsfolk I had spent the last 2 hours helping. On the way to the 4th town I died repeatedly due to completely random spawns along the main road to it despite being told Deathclaws weren't around that area as it is so early in the game, when they were waiting on the roads for me.

As a new player to the game it feels way too punishing. Personally being the kind of gamer who refuses to give up on any game I feel can be enjoyable means I won't stop as I am still having fun, but I will be restarting again now to put what I learned into practice to actually get the opening town completed and be ready to move on. It just kinda feels I should not have to do that and that the learning curve should not have been a learning cliff.

It is on par with the MonsterHunter series when it comes to throwing you into the deep end, which is tolerable for people willing to work through it or with previous experience, but can cause a lot of returned game copies from people who bought it due to the prequal being game of the year.

Infalna:

Yeah, I can totally see that complaint. The tutorial is very brief and most of the important info is in text format. Make sure to check out the help section of the pause menu and read all of it.

It plays a lot like any other Bethesda game, so apart from the controls, it's not bad if you've played Morrowind, Oblivion, or Fallout 3. But, if you haven't, I could see a player accidently stealing an item and getting killed by the angry mob. Just remember: Autosave is your friend, and keep lots of other saves around!

If you stick to the laid out progression in the beginning of the game, it's not too bad. But, it's very easy to take a wrong turn in the middle of the desert and end up with an army of Deathclaws ripping you to shreads!

I've played Fallout 3 to death, modded it to the point of breaking, played that, played it again then modded it some more.

Is there anything that NV really can offer?

Gwar! wrote:I've played Fallout 3 to death, modded it to the point of breaking, played that, played it again then modded it some more.

Is there anything that NV really can offer?

A new environment and new quests? It's not exactly a breakthrough in improvements and changes. It feels more like really extensive DLC rather than a separate game.

That being said, if you enjoyed Fallout 3 and played it to death (and aren't sick of the whole playstyle), New Vegas is definitely worth it.

I my incendiary spewing anti-material rifle lots. Killing Deathclaws has never been so easy, I downed the alpha-male with a single shot to the head from a great distance!

I got this game for my brother for christmas, unfortunately that means I can't play it till christmas... although I got the guide and a $10 gift card with it so the $10 goes towards black ops HE and the guide is mine to read until I can play it.