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    Fallout – New Vegas
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    Your face does the thinking - two to the skull, yet one gets up. Odds are against you... but they're just numbers after the two-to-one. You're playing the hand you've been dealt, but you don't let it rest, you shuffle and stack, and a gamble... a gamble that may pay off? But how? Forecast: Rapidly changing conditions. –The Forecaster

    The iconic Post-Apocalyptic Role-Playing Game series returns! Fallout New Vegas has more of what gamers loved of the Fallout Series and much more! The Game takes place back west, closer to where the original Fallout games took place in the Mojave Wasteland, the remains of a war scarred Arizona. Two big factions, the NCR and Caesar’s Legion fight over control of Hoover Dam and in result, control of New Vegas, one of the only cities untouched by the nuclear warheads that tore the land. Where are you in this situation? Well, it’s a little different than being a “Vault Dweller”, but it’s just as good of a tale.


    The begining of the end?

    You begin the game as a Courier, male or female, which is to deliver a Platinum Poker Chip to Robert House, the mysterious ruler of New Vegas. Soon after leaving, you are ambushed, taking the chip and leaving you for dead. Why would someone blow your brains out, over just an old Poker Chip, none the less? Anyhow, you recover after a few days in the office of Doc Mitchell, the Doctor of a small town of Goodsprings. After you get your bearings and your gear, you head out into the Mojave Wasteland to find out who was the man who shot you and left you for dead, and why.

    The Game’s interface retains the look and feel of Fallout 3, along with the Pip Boy 3000 Interface and the pictures of Vault Boy previewing all of your gear and perks keeps the authentic Fallout feel. The change of landscape is nice as well; a desert is appropriate for a post-apocalyptic game, and makes use of the desert landscape for new features – such as the ability to use Campfires, Reloading Benches and Workbenches to make use of anything you find and survive in the Mojave. (The other games had Workbenches, but were more for making weapons, not Food, Meds, Chems, ect.)
    Speaking of survival, besides keeping your pretty head attached to your body (or any other limbs for that matter) you have to fight against starvation, dehydrations, among other things. However, for everyone who is whining and moaning about this, this is OPTIONAL. You can toggle “Hardcore” mode on to activate these features. While combat is left mostly unchanged, there are a few key differences from regular game play:


    The many, yet funny, faces of Fallout's mascot, Vault Boy.

    NOTE: You can play Hardcore and have it on Easy Difficulty – Difficulty and Hardcore are two different setting and only affect certain aspects.

    -Stimpaks and other healing items heal over time – no dumping 5 stimpaks when you get pumped full of lead.
    -Besides monitoring health and Rads, you also have to monitor Hunger, Thirst and Energy. Let these get too low, you can suffer really bad stat penalties, or if you ignore it too long, death. Usually, though, there is enough food/water in towns to keep you at it.
    -Companions can and WILL die. Normally, they are invincible, (Trust me – I love punching them in the face over and over again – what fun!) but if Hardcore is on, they will die if defeated in combat. On a side note, any quests where they are tied directly to will instantly fail as well. Note: Also, the health item “Heal over time” feature is for companions too.
    -Crippled Limbs can only be healed by a doctor, a Doctors Bag, Hydras or sleeping in a bed you own.
    -Completing the Game and viewing the credits with Hardcore enabled THROUGH OUT the whole game nets you a special Achievement/Trophy. You MUST NOT turn it off for any reason until you beat the game, or goodbye achievement.

    Hardcore is optional, and more for more serious Fallout players. If this is your first time playing (or you hate/suck at micromanagement) it will be safer to skip Hardcore for now.



    Gambling is in Fallout NV as well. There are 5 Casinos you can gamble in, 3 inside Vegas. To get in, you need to advance in the story to enter New Vegas. Once you've entered, you can try to fin the person who "offed" you or go gamble all the caps you've earned by murdering a whole town. Each Casino has a different feel and rules for their games. Each one has Slots, Roullete and, of course, Blackjack. Each Casino gives rewards after hitting a certain ammount of chips earned, but be warned - if you get too "lucky", you may find yourself banned from the casinos. Don't worry, this just means from games, not the casinos themselves.


    The many factions in the game.

    Another good feature in Fallout New Vegas are factions: yes, if you’ve played Fallout 2, you’ll remember this feature. Basically, help people out and be a hero to their cause, they’ll help you out, reward you or even give you discounts at stores. If you steal, stab people in the eye or just be a general idiot, they’ll get fed up with you and kick you out or, worse, send mercenaries after you. Also, you can side with ONLY ONE faction towards the end of the game and people do respond to you differently based on your reputation with other groups. However, each faction is neither good or evil, thats the beauty of it. For example, Casear's Legion are assumed to be alot of slavers, rapists and sadistic murderers. However, as you play their storyline, you learn of their more docile side. Ok, maybe not docile, but their society is very well structured. They, however, won't take no sh*t, so be prepared if you even sneeze the wrong way around them. Now, the NCR, the New California Republic, is fighting the Leigion and appear to be the good guys. But if you play their stories, you learn of the moral corruption within their groups. Whatever side you pick, there's going to be a nasty taste in your mouth in the end.

    Speaking of changes of scenery and game play, remember how much of a pain managing teammates in Fallout 3 were? Trying to get Fawkes to hold my gear was tedious to do, and Dogmeat ran off every time I sensed an enemy. More frustration than fun (as far as companions go) but those days are gone. Want to patch up multiple wounds to any comrade? How about load them with all your loot you got from killing innocent people? Interact with them, and viola! The Companion Wheel makes giving orders a lot easier and manageable. Besides these features, each character will join you, regardless of Karma (excluding a few reputation requirements to obtain, but other than that, you’ll be able to recruit everyone) and each character has unique quests with decent rewards and goodies. What fun!


    Huh... machines patroling Post-Apocalyptic... where have I seen this before?

    All and all, the Fallout series always seems to impress, and Fallout New Vegas keeps that reputation going. There is however, a few annoying bugs. Things such as your game crashing unexpectedly or corrupted save files, but you should be able to patch these up with upcoming patches and DLC in the future. Speaking of which, DLC will be available for Fallout NV between 2011 and 2012, totaling 5 new expansions, each at 10$. These DLC’s add new features, such as new companions, quests and gear. They also boost your maximum level by 5 each, up to a total of 50.

    For Hardcore Fallout fans, (No Pun intended) defiantly a must buy. For people who like FPS and RPG style Gameplay, or are a fan of the Elder Scrolls series, this is a must buy as well. Even if you do not like games of this genre, at least rent the game, and see if you like it. The game is decently priced, and has a lot of replayability.


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    Reserved for the Dead Money review.


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    Reserved for the honest Hearts Review


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    Reserved for Old World Blues review.


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    Reserved for Lonesome Road.

    Sorry for all the seperate posts - I'd like to review all the DLC without having to make multiple threads.


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    Well, you can add all reviews of the DLC in the same post as the main F3NW, I did it with stalker and am gonna do it with F3 DLCs.

    Good review, maybe some spoilers in the beginning, and what are there for different factions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by paecmaker View Post
    Well, you can add all reviews of the DLC in the same post as the main F3NW, I did it with stalker and am gonna do it with F3 DLCs.

    Good review, maybe some spoilers in the beginning, and what are there for different factions?
    Would it all fit? I would think that there is a character count for 1 post.

    Yeah, hopefully not too many spoilers... Might want to add more detail into the factions


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    I beat Fallout 3 completely and when I heard this game had a hardcore mode that felt ultra-realistic, I immediately wanted to buy this game! How is the hardcore mode really though?

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    Lol, it is the funniest F3 picture yet. :P

    Quote Originally Posted by CaptivatingBanana View Post
    I beat Fallout 3 completely and when I heard this game had a hardcore mode that felt ultra-realistic, I immediately wanted to buy this game! How is the hardcore mode really though?
    Well, you need a good supply of water, digesting other liquids will increase your need for water.
    You need sufficient resting.
    And you must always have food in your TUMMMMMEY.
    And a broken limb can not be healed by Stimpaks, it must be a Doctor Bag, or a actual doctor.
    Overall hard.. core..
    BUT, there's a perk that is optional called "Wild Wasteland".
    It adds crazy old ladies, aliens and LOTS more, very intresting if you wanna look into it.
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    I played that game a few months ago, I hated it, for some reason I preferred the Fallout series on PC, the older one that is. This one is just horrible, the controls for me are impossible, the game play is horrible, and I got so bored very easily while I played the game, but that's just in my personal opinion, I prefer Survival-Horrors, like the newest Resident Evil, or Silent Hill for instance, Manhunt falls into the category as well, but yeah

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