New Vegas was my first Fallout game, so I didn't really know what to expect. You're thrown into a huge, detailed post-apocalyptic version of the Mojave Desert. Since the protagonist starts the game getting shot in the head and surviving, I decided to make a character with an Endurance of 10 (the maximum) and an Intelligence of 2. While one feature of the game is that low-intelligence characters will have some special, generally humorous dialogue, it's pretty rare and not worth making an unintelligent character for, since you get very few skill points per level.
While the game is generally geared towards shooting, it is possible to build a close-range character. It was both exciting and a bit silly to respond to a gang of people shooting at you by running up and punching them all.
The setting is large and is generally worth exploring every corner, although early on there's a frustrating degree of railroading, with the map around the starting area being full of powerful monsters unless you go the "correct" way.
The quests are generally good; they present interesting conflicts, give you multiple ways to resolve them, and give you a feeling of really accomplishing something. However, the main plot, where you go from being a mailman out for revenge to the guy deciding who's going to control the whole area feels a little jarring. And not all of the options make equal sense: The people of Freeside want to remain independent of the NCR so they won't have to pay taxes. Even though Freeside is a decaying city made of crumbling buildings that are over 200 years old, the only water is what they stole from an NCR settlement, and there are so many crooks there you get mugged every ten feet. If I didn't know better, I'd think it were a parody of Libertarianism.
And sometimes quests can go wrong, which can be interesting (like the time I accidentally killed off the White Glove Society) or very disappointing (like failing a quest I hadn't started yet because I killed a unique enemy).
Unfortunately, the game can be pretty glitchy. I've had a number of unique weapons simply disappear from my inventory, and I'm not sure how to avoid it. But still, It's worth playing.
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New Vegas was my first Fallout game, so I didn't really know what to expect. You're thrown into a huge, detailed post-apocalyptic version of the Mojave Desert. Since the protagonist starts the game getting shot in the head and surviving, I decided to make a character with an Endurance of 10 (the maximum) and an Intelligence of 2. While one feature of the game is that low-intelligence characters will have some special, generally humorous dialogue, it's pretty rare and not worth making an unintelligent character for, since you get very few skill points per level.
While the game is generally geared towards shooting, it is possible to build a close-range character. It was both exciting and a bit silly to respond to a gang of people shooting at you by running up and punching them all.
The setting is large and is generally worth exploring every corner, although early on there's a frustrating degree of railroading, with the map around the starting area being full of powerful monsters unless you go the "correct" way.
The quests are generally good; they present interesting conflicts, give you multiple ways to resolve them, and give you a feeling of really accomplishing something. However, the main plot, where you go from being a mailman out for revenge to the guy deciding who's going to control the whole area feels a little jarring. And not all of the options make equal sense: The people of Freeside want to remain independent of the NCR so they won't have to pay taxes. Even though Freeside is a decaying city made of crumbling buildings that are over 200 years old, the only water is what they stole from an NCR settlement, and there are so many crooks there you get mugged every ten feet. If I didn't know better, I'd think it were a parody of Libertarianism.
And sometimes quests can go wrong, which can be interesting (like the time I accidentally killed off the White Glove Society) or very disappointing (like failing a quest I hadn't started yet because I killed a unique enemy).
Unfortunately, the game can be pretty glitchy. I've had a number of unique weapons simply disappear from my inventory, and I'm not sure how to avoid it. But still, It's worth playing.