Fallout: New Vegas

[naut]

Hmmm. Interesting. Hopefully it is a fresh take on the series. 1 & 2 are awesome, but outdated. And 3 is meh, (plot/quest wise). They've definitely got the development team to do so.

[TinCow]

Fallout 3 had a pretty poor main story, but I did find it a lot of fun to explore. With mods, its a fun game to explore and collect stuff in. As long as New Vegas promises the same entertainment value for money, I'll get it.

[Krusader]

Wondering if New Vegas requires Games for Windows Live client as Fallout 3 did.

Fallout 3 was an okay game in my book. Will keep an eye on this, but had too much hassle with GFWL.

[Forward Observer]

Wondering if New Vegas requires Games for Windows Live client as Fallout 3 did.

Fallout 3 was an okay game in my book. Will keep an eye on this, but had too much hassle with GFWL.

I also had issues with G for WL--especially the technical issues I encountered when trying to download the first 2 expansions. I must have spent literally 20 hours or more over on the phone with their tech support over a 2 month period trying first to simply download the conten and then even more time trying get them to simply run. Finally, one of tech support persons at tracked it down to the firewall setting inherent with my IT router settings. Strange, that I've never had any of these types of problems with Steam.

I also object to their points system for purchasing DLC. It is obviously aimed at skimming extra profit off of unused points since none of their points purchase price increments ever match the costs of the various DLC.

I was so fed up with the experience that I went out and bought the Game of the Year edition just to get the last three
expansions so I didn't have to fool with Windows Live any more. I was able to snag a copy off of Ebay for less money than
the remaining 3 expansions would have cost me on Windows live anyway, and totally avoided any more on line hassle

As far as the game of Fallout 3, I enjoyed it immensely have just in the last few weeks played completely through it and all 5 expansions again. I never played the older Fallout games, so I cannot compare. I probably never will either since I find it hard to stomach fixed Isometric 3/4 view games in this day and age.

However, if I can get the kind of game play "bang for the buck" I got out of Fallout 3, I will buy Vegas in a heartbeat.

Cheers

[Subotan]

I've had huge problems with GWL. I originally didn't have an account when I started my first game, so when I did create one, it didn't transfer over. Although this was annoying, I just had to remember to log out every time I reloaded. After finishing that game, I started a new one with GWL. However, when Ii bought the DLC, it declares that I need to create a new GWL account, which I did, only to find that it has mysteriously misplaced my new game, and left me with my old game, which I had completed.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Man, everyone in here is too critical. Fallout 3 was a good game, was it everything that Fallout fans wanted? Only a fool would think that, especially on Beth's first crack at the thing, but it is enjoyable in the extreme and does follow the lore accurately which is why it was one of the best games of the year. New Vegas will be more in line with the lore due to Black Isle workers on it and it will probably be better.

[Fragony]

I like the game as well, never seen such a well realized and convincing game-world. Dunno about this trailer, a little too much deja-vu a la THIS IS FALLOUT

[Forward Observer]

Man, everyone in here is too critical. Fallout 3 was a good game, was it everything that Fallout fans wanted? Only a fool would think that, especially on Beth's first crack at the thing, but it is enjoyable in the extreme and does follow the lore accurately which is why it was one of the best games of the year. New Vegas will be more in line with the lore due to Black Isle workers on it and it will probably be better.

I think if you will re-read most of the posts you find that most people really enjoyed or are praising the game and are looking forward to the next release. I know that statement fits my situation. I found the story both inventive and plausible at the same time although like most I objected to my character being put in a no win situation at the end. Of course Bethesda listened to the complaints and rectified this with one of the expansions.

Besides one does not expect Shakespeare when playing a PC game. Personally, if pressed to do so, I would list Fallout 3 as one of my top ten games of all times and did just that last week at another forum.

My only complaint, as were several others, was not about the game, but was about the hassles encountered with the Games for Windows Live implementations---both in their overly complex payment point structure, and various technical issues that many encountered.

They may have changed this by now, but at first even if one did not own an XBox, one first had to join X-box live to set up an account to get a user name, so they can purchase DLC points to spend at Windows Live. It took me forever to find support for the DLC since the only support phone numbers given were at XBox live not Windows Live. It turned out that they all worked out of one base phone number. Also from that point on I started to get useless bi-monthly update and promo emails from Xbox Live, which I finally got stopped. I have a PS 3, and one console is more than enough for me.

Windows Live is stupendously clunky in it methods and operations when compared to something like Steam, but that's
the only real complaint I ever had relating to Fallout 3.

Playing through it twice in the last 10 months or so has probably provided me with well over 250 hours of both entertaining and challenging game play. I can't think of many games other than the TotalWar series that have given me that kind of gaming value for my money.

Cheers