Re: Fallout New Vegas

by **Dave** on Sun May 22, 2011 6:05 pm

Bought the Honest Hearts expansion. One word: CRAAAAAAAAAAAAASH!

by **WebHead** on Mon May 23, 2011 4:53 am

Sort of describes much of the game.

by **Rus-Evo** on Mon May 23, 2011 8:05 am

I saw my friend playing New Vegas the other day.

It looked so similar that I could tell him exactly what to do. Pipboy, HUD, weapons, RadBees etc.

Its just like your character has moved somewhere else in the apocalyptic USA.

by **WebHead** on Mon May 23, 2011 8:26 am

The game feels very different though. Probably more entertaining, closer to the roots of the original, etc.

And more bugs.

by **Dave** on Mon May 23, 2011 11:20 am

WebHead wrote:The game feels very different though. Probably more entertaining, closer to the roots of the original, etc.

And more bugs.

Don't entirely agree with that. What I loved about Fallout 3 was the atmosphere: the desolate landscape, the ruined city, the destroyed buildings. NV still has that but in diluted form. Discovering new locations in 3 was half the fun but I didn't get that with NV. Possibly because so many locations are now too familiar to me: all the underground passages are identical to all the ones in 3 and so on. And Vegas itself was a bit of a boring location. The only bit I thought was great fun was the cannibalism thing in one of the casinos.

One thing is for sure: when Fallout 4 appears, it needs a new engine. Not just because of the bugs but because it's all getting a bit samey now.

In other news, I hear a new STALKER is in development. Hopefully that too will get a new engine. It's probably the most atmospheric game I have ever played and huge too. If you haven't played it, get a discount bin copy. It's the only game I ever played in which I actually felt quite unnerved in some locations and literally jumped at times.

by **Rus-Evo** on Mon May 23, 2011 1:07 pm

Which Stalker?

by **Dave** on Mon May 23, 2011 1:12 pm

Rus-Evo wrote:Which Stalker?

Shadow of Chernobyl is the best. Call of Pripyat is smaller, with improved graphics. Looks impressive in DX 11. Still good. Clear Sky is the most bugged game I ever played although it's completely stable now it's had it's millionth patch. It's good but there's less opportunity to roam around.