Fallout: New Vegas

[darth los]

Anyone actually play the game yet? Looking for reactions. Nah buddy. That's the only downside to gamefly. It normally ships the day before release, in this case monday. I shouldhave it by wed. or thur. So hit me up on live and I'll fill you in on the juicy details. But like hells said Oblivion is the standard so imma take it with a grain of salt.

[CoinReturn]

Hey i'm a big longtime fan of bethesda games and they followed up oblivion with fallout 3. which was honestly a step down. I got bored with Oblivion less than halfway through it, Fallout 3 kept me enthralled for it's entirety. Not to say Oblivion is a bad game, but I think Bethesda really nailed that sense of wonder and exploration in that post-apocalyptic DC we all know and love. Not to mention VATS is just about the greatest thing ever. Anyway, early reviews are confirming my fears; New Vegas is just as, if not more buggy than F3: Giant Bomb - 4 out of 5 Fallout: New Vegas somehow manages to have even more technical problems than Fallout 3 did, but its great characters and setting still shine through. gamershell.com - 7 New Vegas is a proclaimed non-sequel, and it shows. By bringing little else new to the experience and with it being as buggy as ever, New Vegas could have been adequate as a smaller-sized expansion disc. Instead, it's a game where the play clock is measured in time spent plodding through loading screens and not actually doing much. GamePro - 9 This laundry list of complaints might seem like a game breaker, but that I could suffer through them repeatedly during my marathon New Vegas weekend and still walk away feeling not only satisfied but hungry for more says something about the power of the formula that Bethesda has crafted. IGN UK - 9.0 It's a game we've been wanting to play for more than a decade, a real modern re-imagining of the Fallout series, complete with that deliciously black humour. But it's also more of the same, aesthetically and technically identical to Fallout 3, wonky facial animation and all. Eurogamer - 9 Obsidian has created a totally compelling world and its frustrations pale into insignificance compared to the immersive, obsessive experience on offer. Just like the scorched scenery that provides its epic backdrop, New Vegas is huge and sprawling, sometimes gaudy, even downright ugly at times – but always effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining. Still, it looks like a solid purchase if you can look past the technical problems. Hopefully a patch will be out soon to address these issues.

[slickwilly13]

I have it in hand.

[BillyRay]

I have it in hand. But enough about that...how's the game? (If you folks are gonna keep feedin' me straight lines...)

[Danny]

I got bored with Oblivion less than halfway through it, Fallout 3 kept me enthralled for it's entirety. Not to say Oblivion is a bad game, but I think Bethesda really nailed that sense of wonder and exploration in that post-apocalyptic DC we all know and love. Not to mention VATS is just about the greatest thing ever. See i got bored of the world quickly. far too much was copy and pasted from the 4 building pallets and BROWN, BROWN E'RRY'WHERE ALL DAY ERRY'DAY whereas oblivions world was so varied, from swamps to rolling plains the verdant forests or snowy mountaintops and even the realms inside the oblivion gates and how every city had unique architecture and themes and there were stories you could never see like becoming an assassin trapped in a house with 5 people and having to kill them all off without giving yourself away and turning them on each other or going inside an oil painting to find its artist which only serve upon reflection to further pale "kill x or go to x or collect x" there was no variety in fallout and its story fell completely flat even against the so-so fantasy of oblivion.

[AcesandEights]

I got out of the office earlier and grabbed it, myself. So, we'll see. I'm not overly worried with glitches, as long as I can play the game to start and any big stuff gets ironed out, as we go. My biggest issues with tech problems on something like this are the sort that cost me lost mission completions or game play time. I had one of those in FO 3 and it definitely annoyed me, but that was a drop in the bucket for the many hours of gameplay I enjoyed otherwise. I got close to 140 hours out of that game with hardly trying and that's not bad for the investment. I just hope FONV is in the same ballpark.

[slickwilly13]

I agree about Oblivian, because I lost interest after 100 hrs into it. I picked it up, again recently and beat Knights of Nine & Shivering Isles. I am at the end of the main quest. I have not played Fallout, yet. I cleared my cache and installed it as a precaution. I will play it in a few minutes. I will mention that the level cap is already set at 30.

[AcesandEights]

I will mention that the level cap is already set at 30. I didn't expect that! Hopefully that bodes well for the amount of in-game content.

[MinionZombie]

I'm not surprised it's buggy from the get-go, and if I ever do get it, it'll be somewhere down the line when several patches have been released and it's working smoothly (just like I did for Fallout 3) - however, the inclusion of goddamned Steam into the mix as the DRM has properly pissed me off. That'd mean me lugging my "black beast" Quad Core (which is fucking heavy too) downstairs, then unplugging all the wires from one computer and then plugging them all into that one, changing the screen resolution (from 4x3 to widescreen, and remembering to change it back before taking it upstairs ... an annoying mistake I made when I originally got the rig), installing it and doing the Steam bullshit - making sure it was actually in offline mode (I got locked out of Half-Life 2 entirely randomly because of Steam and didn't have that rig online either) - and then lugging it all back upstairs again and plugging it all back in again just so I can play the goddamned single player campaign. I don't know about you, but that's fucking bullshit. There should be a way of installing such a game on a computer that isn't connected to the internet, and instead using some sort of challenge code connected to your email address or something, so you don't have to physically lug the computer it's installed on to where your internet is ... and fuck that wireless shit too.

[SymphonicX]

I'm not surprised it's buggy from the get-go, and if I ever do get it, it'll be somewhere down the line when several patches have been released and it's working smoothly (just like I did for Fallout 3) - however, the inclusion of goddamned Steam into the mix as the DRM has properly pissed me off. That'd mean me lugging my "black beast" Quad Core (which is fucking heavy too) downstairs, then unplugging all the wires from one computer and then plugging them all into that one, changing the screen resolution (from 4x3 to widescreen, and remembering to change it back before taking it upstairs ... an annoying mistake I made when I originally got the rig), installing it and doing the Steam bullshit - making sure it was actually in offline mode (I got locked out of Half-Life 2 entirely randomly because of Steam and didn't have that rig online either) - and then lugging it all back upstairs again and plugging it all back in again just so I can play the goddamned single player campaign. I don't know about you, but that's fucking bullshit. There should be a way of installing such a game on a computer that isn't connected to the internet, and instead using some sort of challenge code connected to your email address or something, so you don't have to physically lug the computer it's installed on to where your internet is ... and fuck that wireless shit too. I know you say "fuck that wireless shit too" but isn't it easier to spent 10 quid on a cheap wireless key than go through all that every time you play a DRM enabled game?! ---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 PM ---------- Jury's out on this one for me - what with all the overhyping in games reviews, I'll wait til some of you guys review it before shelling out. On the plus side, it's not Halo or COD so buying it on release date isn't necessarily important - with big online games like Halo or whatever it's nice to get in early for some online action and not 2 years down the line when the community has tailed off somewhat - but in this case, as a massive single player game, I'm happy to hold fire until it either gets cheaper or gets massively great reviews.

[Eyebiter]

While I'm a big fan of the Fallout universe, going to wait on Fallout: New Vegas. Felt burned after purchasing Fallout 3 on launch day. Lack of video card support, bugs that took months to fix, and paid DLC content. This time will wait a year for the Fallout: New Vegas GOTY edition.

[ProfessorChaos]

This time will wait a year for the Fallout: New Vegas GOTY edition. smart move, sir. same thing i'm planning on doing.

[MikePizzoff]

This time will wait a year for the Fallout: New Vegas GOTY edition. smart move, sir. same thing i'm planning on doing. I DON'T WANNA!

[slickwilly13]

Here's the deal guys. Btw, bitch, whine, moan. If you loved Fallout 3, then you will enjoy this game. If you hated Fallout 3, then stay away from the game, because it plays the same. If you enjoyed the game, but felt burned because of you paid for dlc, then wait a year. Personally, I have wittnessed very little glitching. A little bit of a slow down when entering certain areas. Kind in mind, this is after a cleaned cache and install. I am really enjoying the game. There is even a hardcore mode that is more realistic. Thirst, ammo weight, slow health regeneration, and fatigue are all factors in H.C. mode.

[AcesandEights]

Hear's the deal guys. Btw, bitch, whine, moan. If you loved Fallout 3, then you will enjoy this game. If you hated Fallout 3, then stay away from the game, because it plays the same. All true. Well, so far--from what I can tell--the changes are small but great. I've not had any glitches thus far and the new little quirks they added seem to allow you to micromanage and optimize by way of some minor crafting elements, without making the micromanagement & crafting a necessity. I have only one minor reservation, but it's instinctual and not based on enough data or firsthand experience, so I won't even share it at this point. Additionally, hardcore mode has, so far, added a nice depth to the game, but not been a problem for me yet. If you get in a cycle the eating, hydrating and sleeping and then eating and hydrating when you can in the field it isn't too bad (at least at the early--not heavily equipped--stage of the game). I only slept twice last night (probably 6 hours of game time) and none of that was sleep I felt forced upon me, just grabbing it when I could. If you really liked Fallout 3, then you would probably have enjoyed the game play experience I had last night. I'm dying to go back into the wastes tonight, but my experience and level (just 3, thus far) still feel very limited, like I've just scratched the surface, and that's just the sort of feeling I wanted after a first evening of gaming.