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October 2010
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The editors liked
The sheer amount of things to see and experience is overwhelming. It closely matches Fallout 3 in terms of depth and content
If you loved the original
You’ll probably love this one as well.
Surprisingly strong story
Faction system adds replay value
Lots of major and minor improvements to the Fallout formula
Hardcore mode lives up to its name.
Huge world to explore
Complex faction relationships
Tons of weapons
Enemy variety
Neat quests
Better core gameplay than Fallout 3
Endless replay value
Incredibly huge and detailed world
Loaded with stuff to do
Side quests are mostly terrific and brimming with personality
Faction reputation system leads to incredible flexibility
Great atmosphere
In and out of the Vegas Strip
Your choices have palpable consequences.
Amazingly realistic world with great characters
Stories and imagery. This is what Fallout 3 should have been.
The editors didn't like
Small issues abound
And things that could have been addressed weren’t
Quests aren’t as inventive or as complex as they could be
Game can be a bit easy on the Casual setting. The VATS system is back and works just like it did in Fallout 3
Letting you target individual body parts. PROTIP
Go for the legs to slow down enemies then dance around them at your leisure. Melee fighters can be potent
So many bugs
Would be nice to sort inventory by item weight.
Glitches
Radio sucks
Graphics are showing their age
Screw Deathclaws
Man
Setting
Fallout
New Vegas takes place a few years after Fallout 3 (not that that really matters) and in the U.S. desert southwest in the Mojave Desert around the city of New Vegas. New Vegas has been rejuvenated by the return of the mysterious Mr. House
Who has united warring factions and tu
Absolutely swarming with disastrous bugs
Some quests are not enjoyable
Main story isn't compelling.
Severely dated engine and the same bugs that plagued Fallout 3 lead to a lessthanperfect experience.
Published: 2010-10-20, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Fallout: New Vegas is all about more. There's more to do in New Vegas than in Fallout 3, its superb predecessor; there's more complexity to its gameplay mechanics; and sadly, there are far more bugs than you should expect from a modern role-playing gam...
Incredibly huge and detailed world, loaded with stuff to do, Side quests are mostly terrific and brimming with personality, Faction reputation system leads to incredible flexibility, Great atmosphere, in and out of the Vegas Strip, Your choices have palpable consequences.
Absolutely swarming with disastrous bugs, Some quests are not enjoyable, Main story isn't compelling.
Major technical problems blemish this enjoyable and sophisticated adventure through the western wastes....
Abstract: The post apocalyptic future has never been this buggy.Fallout 3 was a gigantic game back in 2008. It had great combat, fantastic writing, and an enthralling overall presentation. It was rather revolutionary at the time. Now in 2010, we get the follow-u...
In New Vegas, the fun Fallout 3 formula is intact, with more polished combat, high-quality side missions, and the exciting setting of the Vegas strip. Unfortunately, the bugs also tagged along for the ride. If Obsidian and Bethesda had polished up the ...
Homecomings are a wonderful thing. A bit of an alien concept to Brits such as myself, I nevertheless appreciate the sentiment of a welcome return, or the retaking of a much deserved mantle. Obsidian Entertainment, forged from the remnants of Interplay'...
Abstract: When most people hear the word “Vegas,” bright lights, gambling, beautiful women, and wild times come to mind. When some hear “Vegas,” they picture an oasis of everything you could want. While the bright lights and bachelor parties are far from the nuc...
Abstract: It's been two years since Bethesda released Fallout 3, a game that many consider to be their favorite from 2008. In launching it, a divide was created: Bethesda fans on one side, and fans of the classic Fallout games on the other. They disagreed ove...
Hugely ambitious and utterly engrossing, Script and voice acting is a massive improvement on Fallout, True to the established Fallout canon, Buggy and unstable in places...
The sheer amount of things to see and experience is overwhelming. It closely matches Fallout 3 in terms of depth and content; if you loved the original, you’ll probably love this one as well.
Small issues abound, and things that could have been addressed weren’t; quests aren’t as inventive or as complex as they could be; game can be a bit easy on the Casual setting. The VATS system is back and works just like it did in Fallout 3, letting you target individual body parts. PROTIP: Go for the legs to slow down enemies then dance around them at your leisure. Melee fighters can be potent
Abstract: Fallout 3 was a game that got into your blood, even if you resisted it. I hated the game when I first played it. I couldn't see what made the damn thing so great, even though the very concept of it was exactly my kind of thing. Then, one day, it sunk...
