Game: Fallout: New Vegas

[Kenco]

I searched the forum and didn't find a thread about this game. I played Fallout 3 and all the DLC and really enjoyed them. My only gripe... I bought it for the PS3. Normally I have no problem with playing a game on the PS3, but with the occasional freezing and how beautiful it looks on my PC, yeah it would of been a different experience.

Anyhow, in about a month, Fallout: New Vegas is coming out. I can't wait to return to the wastelands (Vegas style), and find a very nice melee weapon to club some people with. And this time, I'm getting it on the PC!

Anyone else thinking about getting this game? Experiences with previous fallout games?

[Animeniax]

I spent 80 hours on Fallout 3 so I don't think I'll play this new edition. I'll be busy with Dead Rising 2.

[DeathscytheVII]

Can't wait for it! i'm replaying Fallout 3 with all the expansions in anticipation i'm looking forward as well, to the return of the faction reputation system, and the 'hardcore' mode. Where you actually need to sleep, eat, drink to survive XD

[Kenco]

Can't wait for it! i'm replaying Fallout 3 with all the expansions in anticipation i'm looking forward as well, to the return of the faction reputation system, and the 'hardcore' mode. Where you actually need to sleep, eat, drink to survive XD

YES! Haha, I'm so selecting that mode. Hardest difficulty with hardcore mode on, it's the only way to play.

I am playing through all the dlc again, this time at high levels, and Mothership Beta at high levels ... yeah Energy weapons are useless cause everything has shields. But all in all, very fun.

About a month to go!

[Animeniax]

Can't wait for it! i'm replaying Fallout 3 with all the expansions in anticipation i'm looking forward as well, to the return of the faction reputation system, and the 'hardcore' mode. Where you actually need to sleep, eat, drink to survive XD

So basically you'll be living in the game instead of real life. Nice way to live.

80 hours is all I'm willing to give on a game, and that was excessive as is. Then it's time for new challenges and experiences.

[Buffalobiian]

So basically you'll be living in the game instead of real life. Nice way to live.

80 hours is all I'm willing to give on a game, and that was excessive as is. Then it's time for new challenges and experiences.

You spent less than 80 hours on MW2?

[Animeniax]

You spent less than 80 hours on MW2?

Indubitably. Even so, spending time on multiplayer MW2 is very different from wasting time on single-player Fallout 3.

[Xelbair]

Indubitably. Even so, spending time on multiplayer MW2 is very different from having awesome time with single-player in Fallout 3.

Fixed.


If New Vegas won't crash every few minutes like Fallout 3 did(it was happening only after finishing Tranquility Lane) i think i'll go into no-life mode with that game.

[Animeniax]

Fixed.


If New Vegas won't crash every few minutes like Fallout 3 did(it was happening only after finishing Tranquility Lane) i think i'll go into no-life mode with that game.

You can have an awesome time with Fallout 3, but after a certain point it's just wasting time. There are level limits and only a certain diversity of experiences and creatures to kill in the game, then it's just repetition and time-wasting.

[Dark Dragon]

You can have an awesome time with Fallout 3, but after a certain point it's just wasting time. There are level limits and only a certain diversity of experiences and creatures to kill in the game, then it's just repetition and time-wasting.

The same could be said about any game. It's not like modern warfare is above the trend of "repetition and time-wasting". There's only so many different situations you can go through before you start seeing similar results on the same map that you've played 50 times before.

[Animeniax]

The same could be said about any game. It's not like modern warfare is above the trend of "repetition and time-wasting". There's only so many different situations you can go through before you start seeing similar results on the same map that you've played 50 times before.

No, the very nature of multiplayer means an almost infinite number of possibilities for interactions with other living people. It helps to maintain your FPS skills too.

[Ryllharu]

You can have an awesome time with Fallout 3, but after a certain point it's just wasting time. There are level limits and only a certain diversity of experiences and creatures to kill in the game, then it's just repetition and time-wasting.

That's what mods are for. If you didn't get the PC version, you got the wrong version. Bethesda published games are perhaps some of the most mod-friendly out there, next to maybe the Bioware Neverwinter Nights. I thought pretty similar to the way you did, until the DLC started to come out, and I stumbled on the better mod communities. That effectively quintupled the amount of playtime I had on FO3. You never even had to hunt for mods that didn't break the game, both kinds were very plentiful, and the community generally trended toward keeping everything in touch with the lore (atmosphere, aesthetic style, etc).

You might download a new weapon or clothes/armor, but a good 90% of the time, you still had to find it. A lot of the modders were very clever about where they hid things, so often you would end up going to an area you had never even knew was there. It took me about 7 playthroughs to even find all major locations on the map (I still didn't take the Explorer perk until a playthrough much later than that). Sure, I repeated a good percentage of the material, but it didn't matter because you felt like a Wanderer, and doing things in a different order helped a lot.

Fallout 3 really let you fool around. It was up to you to make each time more interesting. Sticking to a different weapon, mixing up your skills to force you to play a different way, making up your own story to detail your particular motivations. Mods only made that easier (like try playing an unarmored martial artist with only spiked knuckles, or make a ninja who only used silenced weapons).


So I'm really looking forward to New Vegas. I'll likely play through it on Hardcore Vanilla the first time through, then start looking for mods to fuel my subsequent playthroughs. Too bad I'll be on a business trip on release day.

[animus]

Can't say I'm too excited for New Vegas, especially since Obsidian's working on it.

[Kenco]

Haha, I'm very excited about it but I can't devote as much time as I used to back when I was a kid in high school/undergrad. I'd be lucky if I get 3 hours during the week playing any one game.

Thus hardcore mode all the way. Why not enjoy a challenge every time I play.

I also second the modding community for FO3, some of the funnest game addons were found in them. 5x spawn plus every enemy with a super weapon and armor? Haha, first raiders came up to me with mini guns and rocket launchers in the abandoned school. Good times followed.

[itadakimasu]

Anybody playing it?

I got it for pc. I played it for 3-4 hours straight last night and was entertained... so I have to give it that.

No bugs or crashes...

At one point I thought to myself " wtf... they turned fallout into an FPS!!!"

It's hard for me to play the 3rd person mode so I just prefer the 1st person.

[Ryllharu]

I've had my fair share of bugs, 3 CTD, one stuck in rocks, NPC pathfinding issues, etc. But nothing I would regard as "critical." I keep two alternating save slots for my first character. Worst that will happen is I'll lose 5-20 minutes or so.

The bugs are annoying, and I might even give a shit if I wasn't having so much damn fun.

Playing it on Hardcore with a sneaker/sniper, mostly focusing on pistols because I haven't found a sniper rifle yet, and the pistols are actually a blast to use. Love the iron sights on all the guns too. Switch into FPS mode and pick off targets with ease. I took out 7 raiders outside of V.A.T.S. (though the kill slowdown helped) with a repeater rifle before they even had a chance to rally.

The shocking part was how completely inadequate my character became when I finally got to New Vegas. I had 80 Sneak, 80 Guns, and about 45 Survival, but no Barter or Speech skills! Suddenly I found my progress in a large number of quests getting stonewalled one after another. I had to slowly squeak to the next level and shove all my points into Speech to make any progress at all.

Fallout 3 had very little to speak of in terms of advantages in non-combat skills aside from repair. A few extra caps here, a shortcut there, an extra weapon, but nothing like this! I'm definitely going to have to roll a negotiation-focused character next time through.

The sheer amount of ways to work through parts of the game is a huge leap above Fallout 3. The engine and graphics may not have changed much, but the writing and back end of the game play sure as hell did!

[DeathscytheVII]

Lovin' it! I haven't been able to devote much time to it because of school and work. 3-4 hrs but I'm liking it. As for the PC version, my one complaint is that Steam lags too much. But oh well, it rocks!

Wiped out the stupid Powder Gangs, and now on my way to join Caesar's Legion. A pity that a lot of the cool characters i met so far are so anti-legionnaire

[Kenco]

I'm playing it too, and I'm loving it. At first I had mixed feelings, but after putting in a few hours, I'm hooked.

I'm doing unarmed/melee hardcore -very hard. Haha, I found myself using small guns as back up in some fights.

[itadakimasu]

I'm loving it too. Had 1 CTD but that's it for bugs... How are you guys doing hardcore?! I have it on normal difficulty and I find myself getting owned pretty often and having to fast travel to heal up.

I really like it though. There is so much to do. Some of the charactors I've come across are good. Still have yet to find a companion!!!

[Ryllharu]

For hardcore, you just need to plan ahead. Getting into a tough fight, shoot a stimpack or eat food (if you have 40+ Survival) before things get really hairy.

Being a sneaker/sniper helps me because I usually don't put myself in direct danger, but conservative play and thoughtful planning before combat starts helps a ton. Knowing you can lob a bomb, run them back into prepared minefields, or an alpha-strike from afar can make or break combat when you're outnumbered. I used a stealthboy to get in close and drop a bomb on a clustered group when I couldn't take them out with my pistols and rifles. Another time I waited for an NCR patrol to get slaughtered when they came across a Legion encampment before going in and finishing off the remaining Legion troops with sneak attacks. That one allowed me to take no negative karma and still complete a quest.

Companions are also your best friends. There are some really skilled and amazing ones in this game. The sniper and a certain gunslinger especially. Some of their perks are super useful, some not at all. They seem a little smarter too, they fight to their strengths. Find one that compliments your chosen focus.


The more time I spend on the Strip, the more complicated this game gets. The writing in New Vegas really puts FO3 to complete shame. I really have no idea what I'm going to do, there are just too many choices and paths to take. I've managed to get my character into quite the conundrum.