Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH

***craig5320*** · Oct 19, 2010, 03:00 PM

Fallout: New Vegas Review
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The first thing which we need to say about Fallout New Vegas is that it has no relation to specific events in Fallout 3, or the original games for that matter. We are now in 2281; two hundred years after the Great War between the USA and China which turned the world into a nuclear wasteland and joining us are a whole new bunch of characters and location. For this reason previous experience with Fallout is not essential.

iPlayer · Oct 19, 2010, 05:23 PM

Are those "instant replays" during combat still present? I found those so annoying : |

Think I'll be getting this one from steam soon anyways. And maybe try to find some custom textures.

***Veridian3*** · Oct 19, 2010, 05:50 PM

Thats KillCam, yes. You can turn it off though.

Erroneus · Oct 19, 2010, 06:17 PM

Looking good! Picking up the CE version for PS3 on Friday.

I hear though the console versions has some tech flaws, hoping they aren't to bad and it will be fixed.

***Veridian3*** · Oct 19, 2010, 07:40 PM

Yeah, have seen a few things about that. Seems the load times are way longer on the 360/PS3 and there are more of the minor issues such as NPCs at the wrong height.

I assume the additional rendering issues is because the optical media sent to the console reviewers is an older build than the one we got on Steam. I actually have an even newer build now but havent had time to find the exact locations of the bugs again to check if they are gone. (Load times on the PC will of course be dependant on the system used).

mkk · Oct 19, 2010, 07:58 PM

It's fortunate that I don't quite feel like playing this type of game at the moment, because there's simply not enough free time right now. The informative review answered all the questions I had.

blibbax · Oct 19, 2010, 11:40 PM

Are they sticking with the Fallout 3 inability to complete sidequests after the story line?

That aside, I might be ordering this come the holidays

OmegaRED · Oct 20, 2010, 02:11 AM

I'm conflicted. While the reviews for Fallout: New Vegas are great they aren't shaking off one worry of mine. I got sick of Fallout 3 by the end of the last DLC...is New Vegas better than Fallout 3? Is it different enough that it won't feel like more of the same?

BlueMak · Oct 20, 2010, 03:49 AM

btw, Obsidian Entertainment also developed the very good Alpha Protocol.

Oh how I wish they would abandon this engine. It still looks exactly like Oblivion with guns. Including the ugly graphics of anything at a distance. The cut off distance before it switches from ok to OH MY GOD THAT'S UGLY! looks a bit better, but still...

The bug with the character getting hit from a shot through the wall I doubt it will ever be fixed. It was there in Fallout 3, though it mostly happens against the enemy.

I have no doubt that this is a great game, Obsidian knows what they do, better than most.

I wonder how good the game plays on a PS3. Anyone?

BlueMak · Oct 20, 2010, 10:33 AM

Oh yeah, I forgot, very good review. Good to see some extra talk about the game for people who are new to the franchise. Extra points for that.

***Veridian3*** · Oct 20, 2010, 11:54 AM

Thx

Just Learnin' · Oct 20, 2010, 04:15 PM

Appreciate Your review, a game I have been looking forward to appears worth the wait. The bit about turning the radio off after a while made me smile as I remembered doing the same in Fallout 3.

Blibbax asks a good question here:

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Are they sticking with the Fallout 3 inability to complete sidequests after the story line?

I kind of obsess over completing sidequests and hate to find I've "gone too far" and can't go back for one.

BlueMak · Oct 20, 2010, 05:59 PM

I remember reading something some time ago that they do not allow you to continue playing after you finish it, but that they will give you plenty of notice before you do that.

Tipstaff · Oct 21, 2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

I remember reading something some time ago that they do not allow you to continue playing after you finish it, but that they will give you plenty of notice before you do that.

Yep. They confirmed that a couple weeks ago. Kinda sucks. Just like Fallout 3, if you want to keep playing it, then you can't finish it. I still don't understand the reasoning behind this limitation. It's like, why make so many side quests in a game that if you follow the story you may NEVER play unless you deviate from the story? It's just stupid.

Anyways, just picked up the CE PC version tonight, and even though I haven't started playing, after having seen the screenshots I'm already looking for texture mods.

BlueMak · Oct 21, 2010, 07:58 AM

Yeah, the low textures thing is one of the issues I hate with the line. So far I have heard many good things about the game, I am sure you are going to have a great time with it.

darkunknown88 · Oct 21, 2010, 08:57 AM

I am still playing my Fallout 3. It's a pretty good game. Very immersive. There are some stupid things things like enemies don't die with headshots if your gun/repair skill is not high. The gameplay in New Vegas seems nearly the same as F3. The minigun looks different here.

BabylenTatarsky · Oct 22, 2010, 12:35 AM

Awesome review, makes me wanna dip my hand into my pocket... but I SHALL resist!

Fallout 3 was awesome. Still got that Inkspots song on my phone - one listen makes me wanna play, haha.

Tipstaff · Oct 22, 2010, 05:24 AM

You bugger... Now I can't get their "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" song outta my head...

Erroneus · Oct 22, 2010, 11:53 AM

Picked up the Collectors Edition this morning, so sweet!

But waiting for patch, I can wait!... maybe

BabylenTatarsky · Oct 22, 2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

"ensuring a good bug free experience out of the box"

Really?

***Veridian3*** · Oct 22, 2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

Picked up the Collectors Edition this morning, so sweet!

But waiting for patch, I can wait!... maybe

The 1st patch was released last night

Erroneus · Oct 23, 2010, 12:07 AM

I see now, the PS3 patch is live in Europe, awesome

iPlayer · Oct 29, 2010, 12:23 AM

Good thing is there's a great modding community out there. The game looks WAY better with custom ui, textures, lighting settings, etc.

PS: It's also a lot more hardware intensive

nemo.sensei · Nov 11, 2010, 01:55 PM

Well, i still prefer the old RPGs played with the mouse only and with a high camera view.

blibbax · Nov 11, 2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nemo.sensei

Well, i still prefer the old RPGs played with the mouse only and with a high camera view.

D:

No way man... I hated those...

Each to their own I guess :P

iPlayer · Nov 11, 2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nemo.sensei

Well, i still prefer the old RPGs played with the mouse only and with a high camera view.

I'm with you, man. Almost everything is either an FPS or a FPS wannabe nowadays. It also annoys me how the UIs in games are also designed console style.

I'm liking the story a bit better than the first one (fallout 3), which was terrible, if I must be blunt.

blibbax · Nov 12, 2010, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by iPlayer

I'm with you, man. Almost everything is either an FPS or a FPS wannabe nowadays. It also annoys me how the UIs in games are also designed console style.

I'm liking the story a bit better than the first one (fallout 3), which was terrible, if I must be blunt.

Ah... guns in RPGs, yeah that's not great. Oblivion had it sussed though, and surely is the pinnacle of single player RPGs to date.

nicnik · Nov 15, 2010, 07:14 PM

Finally can play again. Ran into a bug after around 10-12 hours, all saves got corrupted (to desktop). the latest patch fixed them thank god !

Tipstaff · Nov 26, 2010, 05:06 AM

Removed the Quote.

Eh? Seems this got posted into the wrong thread, maybe?

iPlayer · Nov 26, 2010, 05:15 AM

You sure it's not a spammer?

Oct 19, 2010, 03:00 PM	#1
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,568 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Fallout: New Vegas Review _______________________________ The first thing which we need to say about Fallout New Vegas is that it has no relation to specific events in Fallout 3, or the original games for that matter. We are now in 2281; two hundred years after the Great War between the USA and China which turned the world into a nuclear wasteland and joining us are a whole new bunch of characters and location. For this reason previous experience with Fallout is not essential. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Oct 19, 2010, 05:23 PM	#2
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Are those "instant replays" during combat still present? I found those so annoying : \| Think I'll be getting this one from steam soon anyways. And maybe try to find some custom textures.

Oct 19, 2010, 05:50 PM	#3
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,027 Rep Power: 181	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Thats KillCam, yes. You can turn it off though.

Oct 19, 2010, 06:17 PM	#4
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Looking good! Picking up the CE version for PS3 on Friday. I hear though the console versions has some tech flaws, hoping they aren't to bad and it will be fixed. __________________

Oct 19, 2010, 07:40 PM	#5
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,027 Rep Power: 181	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Yeah, have seen a few things about that. Seems the load times are way longer on the 360/PS3 and there are more of the minor issues such as NPCs at the wrong height. I assume the additional rendering issues is because the optical media sent to the console reviewers is an older build than the one we got on Steam. I actually have an even newer build now but havent had time to find the exact locations of the bugs again to check if they are gone. (Load times on the PC will of course be dependant on the system used).

Oct 19, 2010, 07:58 PM	#6
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH It's fortunate that I don't quite feel like playing this type of game at the moment, because there's simply not enough free time right now. The informative review answered all the questions I had.

Oct 19, 2010, 11:40 PM	#7
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,230 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Are they sticking with the Fallout 3 inability to complete sidequests after the story line? That aside, I might be ordering this come the holidays __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Oct 20, 2010, 02:11 AM	#8
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH I'm conflicted. While the reviews for Fallout: New Vegas are great they aren't shaking off one worry of mine. I got sick of Fallout 3 by the end of the last DLC...is New Vegas better than Fallout 3? Is it different enough that it won't feel like more of the same? __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Oct 20, 2010, 03:49 AM	#9
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH btw, Obsidian Entertainment also developed the very good Alpha Protocol. Oh how I wish they would abandon this engine. It still looks exactly like Oblivion with guns. Including the ugly graphics of anything at a distance. The cut off distance before it switches from ok to OH MY GOD THAT'S UGLY! looks a bit better, but still... The bug with the character getting hit from a shot through the wall I doubt it will ever be fixed. It was there in Fallout 3, though it mostly happens against the enemy. I have no doubt that this is a great game, Obsidian knows what they do, better than most. I wonder how good the game plays on a PS3. Anyone? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 20, 2010, 10:33 AM	#10
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Oh yeah, I forgot, very good review. Good to see some extra talk about the game for people who are new to the franchise. Extra points for that. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 20, 2010, 11:54 AM	#11
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,027 Rep Power: 181	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Thx

Oct 20, 2010, 05:59 PM	#13
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH I remember reading something some time ago that they do not allow you to continue playing after you finish it, but that they will give you plenty of notice before you do that. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 21, 2010, 07:58 AM	#15
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Yeah, the low textures thing is one of the issues I hate with the line. So far I have heard many good things about the game, I am sure you are going to have a great time with it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 21, 2010, 08:57 AM	#16
darkunknown88 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: India Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH I am still playing my Fallout 3. It's a pretty good game. Very immersive. There are some stupid things things like enemies don't die with headshots if your gun/repair skill is not high. The gameplay in New Vegas seems nearly the same as F3. The minigun looks different here.

Oct 22, 2010, 12:35 AM	#17
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,656 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Awesome review, makes me wanna dip my hand into my pocket... but I SHALL resist! Fallout 3 was awesome. Still got that Inkspots song on my phone - one listen makes me wanna play, haha. __________________

Oct 22, 2010, 05:24 AM	#18
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH You bugger... Now I can't get their "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" song outta my head... __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Nov 21, 2010 at 09:39 PM.

Oct 22, 2010, 11:53 AM	#19
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Picked up the Collectors Edition this morning, so sweet! But waiting for patch, I can wait!... maybe __________________

Oct 23, 2010, 12:07 AM	#22
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH I see now, the PS3 patch is live in Europe, awesome __________________

Oct 29, 2010, 12:23 AM	#23
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Good thing is there's a great modding community out there. The game looks WAY better with custom ui, textures, lighting settings, etc. PS: It's also a lot more hardware intensive

Nov 11, 2010, 01:55 PM	#24
nemo.sensei HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH Well, i still prefer the old RPGs played with the mouse only and with a high camera view.

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: How much do reviews affect your game purchasing Removed the Quote. Eh? Seems this got posted into the wrong thread, maybe? __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by MIG-31; Nov 26, 2010 at 06:53 AM.

Nov 26, 2010, 05:15 AM	#30
iPlayer Filled with noobsauce Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: between the buns Posts: 1,450 Rep Power: 59	Re: Fallout: New Vegas (PC) @ GH You sure it's not a spammer?