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LTTP: Thinking about playing Fallout New Vegas, is it good?

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Lokaum D+

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So, I was browsing through the Steam sales when I saw that Fallout New Vegas UE is $5. I've never played any game in the Fallout series and for that price, I was thinking about giving it a shot.

Is it worth it? Do I need to install any mods or is the original experience good enough? or should I wait for the inevitable Remake/Remaster ?

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I enjoyed it but it didnt like blow me away when I played it a couple years post release. The game is very reactive but i just didnt really care about any character or factions for it to matter
 
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Play Fallout 3 instead. When I got around to playing NV I found it a lot harder, maybe I thought I was not remembering FO3 correctly. So I loaded that up and was right it was easier and more enjoyable.
 
Got bored at the myriad of reddit jokes on the Old World Blues DLC, but aside from that it's a pretty cool game yeah.

1 and 2 are still better but out of the new ones, I'd say NV is the one that gets closer to the quality of the classics.

3 is also worth checking out btw, that game gets a lot of hate and I don't get why. Ending sucks sure but with Bethesda games I believe it's more about the journey rather than the destination.
 
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The Cockatrice said:
Good writing, garbage everything else.
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Let me tell you - it is!

I played it the first time like two years ago on my Deck and spent around 40h from start to finish. I played it without mods and had no issues.

I also played Fallout 3 and 4 but never managed to finish those, but Vegas was just a good game from start to finish
 
Kupfer said:
Let me tell you - it is!

I played it the first time like two years ago on my Deck and spent around 40h from start to finish. I played it without mods and had no issues.

I also played Fallout 3 and 4 but never managed to finish those, but Vegas was just a good game from start to finish
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yeah, i m thinking of buying this just for late night sessions on my deck, since the game assets are old as fuck i think it ll fit better playing on the deck than on a large screen.
 
Play them if you are tired of modern AAA.

It is pretty good, I say equal to FO 3, both slightly better than FO 4. Overall I enjoyed them all.
 
vaibhavpisal said:
FO4 is looter shooter version of those games.

FO3/ NV have more emphasis on story, atmosphere etc. But gameplay kinda sucks.

FO4 plays best when you get into collecting and upgrading weapons.
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God damn, even if New Vegas has a God tier story Oscar worth ir, the gameplay is God tier shit.

How can they make a shooter feel this bad ? Its awfull, like the worse shooter i've played in my life.

If fallout 4 is any better i ll give it a try, if the shooting mechanic is awfull too i may be out of fallout franchise.
 
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Lokaum D+ said:
God damn, even if New Vegas has a God tier story Oscar worth ir, the gameplay is God tier shit.

How can they make a shooter feel this bad ? Its awfull, like the worse shooter i've played in my life.

If fallout 4 is any better i ll give it a try, if the shooting mechanic is awfull too i may be out of fallout franchise.
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It's all about v.a.t.s.
Don't you dare free shooting
 
Kupfer said:
It's all about v.a.t.s.
Don't you dare free shooting
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Man, there is no cover, no nothing, everyone shoots at you at minigun speed while you shoot back at the pace of a retard, if you are facing more then 3 armed enemies at time you are done, the gunplay/gameplay is frustrating as fuck.

And vats ll only hit for 100% at point blank, its like if you engage in combat you are dead in a fucking shooter.
 
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It is, I highly recommend it, but you must know what to expect.
You're in for the experience and for the immersion. Combat is overall subpar, and kinda unbalanced - most weapons are garbage and difficult to repair in the early game, and late game/specific weapons melt everything.
If you like to experiment and to see how a sandboxed world reacts to your actions, you're going to have fun.
 
propano said:
It is, I highly recommend it, but you must know what to expect.
You're in for the experience and for the immersion. Combat is overall subpar, and kinda unbalanced - most weapons are garbage and difficult to repair in the early game, and late game/specific weapons melt everything.
If you like to experiment and to see how a sandboxed world reacts to your actions, you're going to have fun.
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My problem is that i cant enjoy the story when tha gameplay is god tier trash.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
My problem is that i cant enjoy the story when tha gameplay is god tier trash.
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Got it. Then, I suggest giving a look at mods: for FNV there is like a gazillion of mods, even big ones, and I'm pretty sure there are some that improve the gunplay and the moment to moment experience. But even with mods, I think the main ingredients of FNV are not in the gameplay department.
Also, focusing on the "story" itself, I would not say that FNV's story is that great. It excels in lore, world building, in how the world and the quests react to the player's agency, and in the freedom of the actions you can do and how to solve certain situations. But I would not say that the story itself is a groundbreaking aspect.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
My problem is that i cant enjoy the story when tha gameplay is god tier trash.
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Did you install the recommended mods from previous posts above? It is, IMO, absolutely necessary because they add what the OG game hasn't got: good recoil, weapon sway/bobbing, sprinting (cost AP as in Fallout 4), quick looting without pausing the game.

But don't expect anything ground breaking on the shooting part in F4, too. It's not Bungie or Arc Raiders kind of shooting gameplay. It's alright and that's it.

As for the story, it's a political, military and economical power struggle in the Mojave over the dam that's providing 90% of the electricity. There are several factions fighting over it, having their own agendas and claim over the area. You're responsible for the shape and future of that part of Nevada and intervene in the factions' power struggle as you see fit.

If the world building and role play aspects of the game(s) doesn't make up for the mediocre-at-best (through mods) gunplay, it's unfortunately not for you.
 
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propano said:
Got it. Then, I suggest giving a look at mods: for FNV there is like a gazillion of mods, even big ones, and I'm pretty sure there are some that improve the gunplay and the moment to moment experience. But even with mods, I think the main ingredients of FNV are not in the gameplay department.
Also, focusing on the "story" itself, I would not say that FNV's story is that great. It excels in lore, world building, in how the world and the quests react to the player's agency, and in the freedom of the actions you can do and how to solve certain situations. But I would not say that the story itself is a groundbreaking aspect.
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I m alreasy using Viva New Vegas mod, but the game its not for me, if the main mechanic of the game plays like shit i ll not be able to enjoy the rest.

Maybe at the time ( 2010 ) it was ok, but nowadays it just feels really bad.
 
Filben said:
Did you install the recommended mods from previous posts above? It is, IMO, absolutely necessary because they add what the OG game hasn't got: good recoil, weapon sway/bobbing, sprinting (cost AP as in Fallout 4), quick looting without pausing the game.

But don't expect anything ground breaking on the shooting part in F4, too. It's not Bungie or Arc Raiders kind of shooting gameplay. It's alright and that's it.

If the world building and role play aspects of the game(s) doesn't make up for the mediocre-at-best (through mods) gunplay, it's unfortunately not for you.
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Yeah, i did, playing with VNV mod, about gameplay, fucking Borderlands ( 2009 ) has waaaaaaaay better gunplay then this, even COD games from the PS2 era has better gunplay.

Like i said above, for the time, the gameplay should be "okish" but for today is just god damn awfull.
 
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It's one of the best gamer ever for me, personally i would follow Gophers new modding guide from 6 months ago if your on PC, i cannot go back to Vanilla after using mods and he makes the game so much better.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
God damn, even if New Vegas has a God tier story Oscar worth ir, the gameplay is God tier shit.

How can they make a shooter feel this bad ? Its awfull, like the worse shooter i've played in my life.

If fallout 4 is any better i ll give it a try, if the shooting mechanic is awfull too i may be out of fallout franchise.
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See, this is a good thing, or a bad thing, depending on how you see it. These are pre Skyrim games. And I have seen ton of complaints about gameplay in Skyrim, imagine these.

One of the most enjoyable way to play all these 3 games is stealth archer (Skyrim, FO3, NV). That is what I suggest you to do. Develop stealth, get close, then use VATS. In both Fallouts.

Unlike Skyrim, in which one can play entire game flailing like a retard, while having a terrible time, these games hole you down in that type of playstyle. Its critical in these to find an enjoyable playstyle. Otherwise you cannot play them at all.

FO4 shooting is viable. That one sucks in VATS only gameplay.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
I m alreasy using Viva New Vegas mod, but the game its not for me, if the main mechanic of the game plays like shit i ll not be able to enjoy the rest.

Maybe at the time ( 2010 ) it was ok, but nowadays it just feels really bad.
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And that's ok, not all games are for everyone. For me, TW3 is not a great game since I can't resonate with its combat system, but the world thinks it's one of the best games ever. That's how it works.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
Man, there is no cover, no nothing, everyone shoots at you at minigun speed while you shoot back at the pace of a retard, if you are facing more then 3 armed enemies at time you are done, the gunplay/gameplay is frustrating as fuck.

And vats ll only hit for 100% at point blank, its like if you engage in combat you are dead in a fucking shooter.
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You need to improve your stats, you can't really have a game that has you a badass shooter + also has you roleplay as someone who isn't good at guns. Muscle through it, you don't need to shoot everyone DOOM style, just yet...
 
Good luck, game was busted as hell for me, had to mod the hell out of it just to get it to either, not crash, randomly drop the frame rate below 30, or have visual bugs 30% of the time.
 
funking giblet said:
You need to improve your stats, you can't really have a game that has you a badass shooter + also has you roleplay as someone who isn't good at guns. Muscle through it, you don't need to shoot everyone DOOM style, just yet...
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but if it's an open RPG, shouldn't I be able to choose my playstyle? I get it—I tried different approaches for 10 hours, and the moment-to-moment gameplay still felt awful. The overreliance on VATS makes the game feel like there's only one way to play it.
 
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I mean you could invest in Sneaking, and run in guns blazing and wonder why you get caught. You need to invest in the Small Arms and Big Guns, and get the correct attire for boosts, and perks etc. Then the aim becomes better, the DR improves, and the game does too.
 
Hello, I'm thinking about listening to music. Are the Beatles any good?

Like what the hell are we even talking about here? It's literally been known as one of the GOATS of gaming since it existed. What a stupid ass thread.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
but if it's an open RPG, shouldn't I be able to choose my playstyle? I get it—I tried different approaches for 10 hours, and the moment-to-moment gameplay still felt awful. The overreliance on VATS makes the game feel like there's only one way to play it.
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There are many more playstyles. You must refer to some guides to make them. They are not easy to figure out.

This is main reason why Fallout 4 has different build system. And is players don't need guides to build something interesting.
 
Hollowpoint5557 said:
Hello, I'm thinking about listening to music. Are the Beatles any good?

Like what the hell are we even talking about here? It's literally been known as one of the GOATS of gaming since it existed. What a stupid ass thread.
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Tbh i cant stand Beatles, its overrated and boring as fuck.
 
Finished it recently, and the writing quality whiplash vs Bethesda's fare is just… wow.

Make sure you install that mod that raises the RAM usage limit otherwise crashy crash (edit: FNV 4GB Patcher)
 
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I played it for many hours, killed caesar and his legion, killed the ncr, killed everyone that moved in the game, then walked through a door and turned to spaghetti. My last manual save was from about 6 hours before and the auto save has me spaghettifying every time I tried to load it. I stopped playing after that.
 


This is a fan-made animation project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Bethesda Game Studios or Obsidian Entertainment. Fallout trademarks and content are owned by their respective parties.
Created with love and respect for the Fallout community :)

This fan-film is set after the NCR ending of Fallout: New Vegas which is not canon. The story is completely fan-made

Q: Will the institute appear in the fan-film? Will they have a major role?
A: Yes and no, Institute will only appear really briefly in flashback scenes regarding on the female synth that the Enclave abducted. Institute as an organization no longer exists.

Q: Why use FO4 style power armor?
A: Because they're cool as fck why not, they're fun to animate. The original concept for the power armor were supposed to be bulky, huge and essentially a walking tank anyways.

The fan-film main storyline will heavily focus on BOS invasion of NCR controlled Mojave wasteland.

Music: Informative Pain - Dillon Knighton

Fallout: Siege Of New Vegas Teaser Trailer
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Despite combat being pretty janky and some sub systems makes your head ache, FalloutNV is a cool ass game that every fan of post apocalyptic setting needs to experience.

Mainly because of the Atmosphere and insane Quest Design. Two things that Fallout 4 throws them out of the window
 
Lokaum D+ said:
God damn, even if New Vegas has a God tier story Oscar worth ir, the gameplay is God tier shit.

How can they make a shooter feel this bad ? Its awfull, like the worse shooter i've played in my life.

If fallout 4 is any better i ll give it a try, if the shooting mechanic is awfull too i may be out of fallout franchise.
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This is based on the engine Bethesda created for Fallout 3. They are all trash gameplay wise, and FNV has the saving grace of a cool setting and good writing. Just play Fallout 2.
 
Lokaum D+ said:
God damn, even if New Vegas has a God tier story Oscar worth ir, the gameplay is God tier shit.

How can they make a shooter feel this bad ? Its awfull, like the worse shooter i've played in my life.

If fallout 4 is any better i ll give it a try, if the shooting mechanic is awfull too i may be out of fallout franchise.
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As much as I love the games, I 100% agree. I play almost exclusively with VATS.
 
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