Fallout New Vegas, The Upcoming Fallout Game Options

[Kiln]

So far I'm really looking forward to the new Fallout game coming out, New Vegas. It comes out later this month and I'm ecstatic about its upcoming release. I personally loved Fallout 3 with all the exploration, over the top characters, skills, and perks. I enjoyed it so much that I'll be in the store at midnight when the game is released and playing it until morning afterwards. In case you haven't heard of it there's a link to some information and also a link to some screenshots below. Looks like they've got some good voice talent as well as some very fun looking gameplay in my opinion...I'm really excited about this and if you liked Fallout 3 it looks like you'll enjoy this game as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/143/14341976/imgs_1.html

[RagingMudcrab]

Yeah, that was awesome. It made you feel like the little things you did actually had an impact on the end game.

[mALX]

Yeah, that was awesome. It made you feel like the little things you did actually had an impact on the end game.

I agree - it is like you really don't know how many people are effected by your seemingly insignificant actions - and then suddenly you find out they were VERY impacted, good or bad.

In Fallout 3, they did this to a certain extent, but after New Vegas - I found myself wishing FO3 had carried it further than they did.

One thing I think was overdone in Vegas was the sheer number of enemies that attack at once, the Deathclaw Promentary is ridiculous - but IMO, Bethesda should have used SOME of that idea in Oblivion. For instance, Oblivion rarely had more than 3 enemies attack at one time. It was too easy. If you get attacked by 3 mudcrabs you don't even have to stop walking ... but if you got attacked by 20 at low levels, they could kill you.

One thing I wish they had in FO3: for people like me who open every single bathroom door to see if someone threw Jet or a skill book into a toilet - I wish they would ... just every now and then ... have a ghoul pop out and charge you making that awful noise when you open a stall door in a bathroom.

[King Coin]

One thing I think was overdone in Vegas was the sheer number of enemies that attack at once, the Deathclaw Promentary is ridiculous - but IMO, Bethesda should have used SOME of that idea in Oblivion. For instance, Oblivion rarely had more than 3 enemies attack at one time. It was too easy. If you get attacked by 3 mudcrabs you don't even have to stop walking ... but if you got attacked by 20 at low levels, they could kill you.

I thought the Deathclaw area was ridiculous too until I bought the .50 caliber rifle. Then it was FUN.

The reason Oblivion didn't have many enemies was because that version of Gamebryo couldn't handle very many NPCs on screen at the same time.

[RagingMudcrab]

One thing I think was overdone in Vegas was the sheer number of enemies that attack at once, the Deathclaw Promentary is ridiculous - but IMO, Bethesda should have used SOME of that idea in Oblivion. For instance, Oblivion rarely had more than 3 enemies attack at one time. It was too easy. If you get attacked by 3 mudcrabs you don't even have to stop walking ... but if you got attacked by 20 at low levels, they could kill you.

I thought the Deathclaw area was ridiculous too until I bought the .50 caliber rifle. Then it was FUN.

Yes, the Anti-Material rifle may be the greatest weapon in the game. It's brutally destructive. Totally worth the gargantuan amount of caps to demolish those pesky Deathclaws and such.

Speaking of getting mobbed by enemies, I hate Cazadors. They're Satan's abominations.

[King Coin]

Yes, the Anti-Material rifle may be the greatest weapon in the game. It's brutally destructive. Totally worth the gargantuan amount of caps to demolish those pesky Deathclaws and such.

Speaking of getting mobbed by enemies, I hate Cazadors. They're Satan's abominations.

I hate them too. When I see them I end up pulling out a thermal lance or similar close range power weapon.


When I got my nifty-fifty I splurged and bought the incendiary rounds at 14 caps a pop. I don't remember if the game has HE rounds for the fifty but if it does I bought those too. Well worth it seeing a flaming Deathclaw running around in pain before dying a horrible death.

I had Boone with me for most of the campaign so I bought a fifty for him too. Dropped a lot of caps at the BoS HQ that day.

[mALX]

Yes, the Anti-Material rifle may be the greatest weapon in the game. It's brutally destructive. Totally worth the gargantuan amount of caps to demolish those pesky Deathclaws and such.

Speaking of getting mobbed by enemies, I hate Cazadors. They're Satan's abominations.

I hate them too. When I see them I end up pulling out a thermal lance or similar close range power weapon.


When I got my nifty-fifty I splurged and bought the incendiary rounds at 14 caps a pop. I don't remember if the game has HE rounds for the fifty but if it does I bought those too. Well worth it seeing a flaming Deathclaw running around in pain before dying a horrible death.

I had Boone with me for most of the campaign so I bought a fifty for him too. Dropped a lot of caps at the BoS HQ that day.

What is a Thermal Lance? GAAAAH! A weapon that takes down Cazadors and I haven't heard of it? GAAAAH!

The Anti-Material rifle is the only reason I made it through the Deathclaw Promentary and "The Fort" - unfortunately, using VATS on it can be dangerous to your followers sometimes - why VATS even targets them when an enemy is right there I don't know - but when you finally get it where it is supposed to be aiming (on the enemy) and shoot - there is Veronica in flames yelling, "I'm hit!"