2 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1,549.0 hrs on record (1,417.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 11 Aug, 2014 @ 2:46am
Updated: 16 May, 2021 @ 2:52am

This game is arguably the best Fallout game, or at least, I would put it up there with Fallout 2. As suggested by my number of hours on this game, it is one of my favorite video games of all time.

Fallout: New Vegas is an action-RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment, released in 2011. It serves as a direct sequel to Fallout 2 and takes place in the region of the Mojave desert surrounding the city of New Vegas. You play as a courier sent by the Mojave Express to deliver a package but get shot in the way, you wake up in the city of Goodsprings where your adventure begins.

This game truly holds to its title of RPG: there are many factions in this world that you can join, ally or fight. You can fully customize your character the same way you used to in the old Fallout games, being able to choose traits at the start of your playthrough and also choosing a SPECIAL build along with perks you gain every two levels that will enable you to build your character up. The factions are varied and their actions are very well defined and explained, and the karma system was replaced by the reputation system. There is no more relevance in good or evil actions: you do as you please, pick your side, whether it is the ruthless Caesar's Legion, the flawed (but freedom-loving) NCR or my boss, Mr. House. You can also go an independent route if you like neither of these, but it's mostly so you can shape the factions as you wish without obeying anyone.

Overall, the game has a very good replayability value as there are still things you will discover after 1000 hours, and you can still add mods. Besides, the game also has DLCs that make you explore new areas with quests, characters, weapons and armors that add a lot to the story. Please make sure not to miss out on those!

The game has its technical issues however, having countless bugs and the tendency to crash from time to time. This is easily fixed by mods however, and this doesn't change how good of a game it is. Another thing is the game might give you a strange impression: after a few hundred hours, you might have the feeling that something is wrong, that things are missing in this game. It is because the game is literally unfinished, with countless deleted features and Obsidian had a very limited time to complete the game for Bethesda Studio. Please, be mindful of this fact when playing the game.


I hope this review will convince you to buy the game and try it out. This is a bit all over the place, but believe me, there are too many things to say about this game so I tried summing up what matters the most here. Have fun!
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