Fallout: New Vegas
Game » consists of 25 releases. Released Oct 19, 2010
The post-apocalyptic Fallout universe expands into Nevada in this new title in the franchise. As a courier once left for dead by a mysterious man in a striped suit, the player must now set out to find their assailant and uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ruler of New Vegas.
Since its not out yet I'm playing ______
Im jones-ing for a new Fallout, after waiting over 10 years between 2 and 3 now waiting 2 years from 3 to vegas seems almost longer and more torturous.
To try to get my "fix" been playing games that make me think of Fallout in one way or another:
Metro 2033
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (CoS, CS, CoP)
Fable 2
and of course fallout 1, 2 and 3.
Curious to hear if theres others with a similar affliction and what you've been playing while counting the days.
Peace.
Been playing a LOT of Borderlands... I never enjoyed FPS games, so when this was $10 on Steam, I thought I'd try and ease my way into them by using this game. Kind of a similar feel to Fallout with the world your in, the open-worldy environment, and leveling. Def worth the $10... Now I just gotta find some people to play with. But my Mic is busted...
I've been playing Quake and Doom 2 to get my gritty fix, though i'm still dying, as my red sand fix is left unfulfilled
Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition. Having a blast with it, but those damn Overlords and Ghoul Reavers. -_-
Playing through Metro 2033 on 360 at the moment... Really awesome game, and highly recommended if found cheap...
Still need to complete Point Lookout, Brotherhood, and the UFO dlc for Fallout 3 but my save game is on an old harddrive...
Although I really want Fallout: New Vegas I'm going to try and wait for an potential g.o.t.y. edition since my views on dlc is pretty negative and felt like i got ripped off buying Oblivion and Fallout 3 at launch.
You know, now that I have a 360, maybe I should play Fallout 3 on it to get used to the 360 control pad. I played the very good but very buggy PS3 version and had to end my time with the game sooner because I was afraid it would kill my PS3 with the freezes and bugs. I played 43 hours of Fallout 3 but planned to play 100+; it's an awesome game. No such problems should appear in the 360 version of Fallout 3 or New Vegas.
I want to play Metro 2033 someday, too. Anyway, Tekken 6, Mafia II and SSFFIV on the PS3 and Alan Wake and Splinter Cell: Conviction on the 360 are what I'm playing.
I'm thinking of getting back into Fallout 3, but with a pure melee combat character... I wonder how that would work out.
Fallout 3. I made my guy with no charisma, all strength and intelligence, maxed out lockpick/repair/sneak thinking I could sneak around everything and steal what I wanted (bad karma dude as well). Don't do that, just don't. I have literally spent all my time since reaching about level 9 by just grinding away so I can have some points to put into weapon related skills. It will be nice to actually have a chance at killing something and not get my ass taxed every 3 seconds...
With New Vegas coming out, I thought I'd catch up on the Fallout story line by playing Fallout 2. Guess what I'm not doing anymore? Playing Fallout 2. Thank you Bethesda for making a "cult classic" into something playable.
I think I'll stick with StarCraft II for the time being.
Fallout 3. Finally purchased the Game of the Year edition. Sadly I already bugged one quest. Oh well.
" @Fenrisulfr: You thought Fallout 2 was unplayable? Seriously? Weird. I played it not so long ago (Not really a CRPGer) and I really loved it. What was the problem wit h it? "I was a fan of the first two games, but I can really see how some people can't stand it. The graphics are old and muddled, the ui is clunky, etc. But I really loved both those games mostly because of the amazing atmosphere within.
" @Bagga said:
" @Fenrisulfr: You thought Fallout 2 was unplayable? Seriously? Weird. I played it not so long ago (Not really a CRPGer) and I really loved it. What was the problem wit h it? "I was a fan of the first two games, but I can really see how some people can't stand it. The graphics are old and muddled, the ui is clunky, etc. But I really loved both those games mostly because of the amazing atmosphere within. "
My problem with the game spawned from the incredibly clunky, difficult and muddled first level, or the temple place. When I played on the normal difficulty and the normal combat setting, I has getting my ass handed to me by a bunch of bugs that you can't seem to hit. It took me almost 30 minutes before I figured out how to switch between everything and properly navigate, since there was nothing that would tell me how to switch between picking up items, moving, and attacking. I then got to the first locked door and had no freaking clue how to get passed it until I visited GameFAQs where I found out I needed to use my lock picking skill (I had been looking for a key since I wasn't prompted to use Lock picking). Something that really blew me away was that I felt I was being punished for fighting enemies and using the healing powder (it has -1 perception each use). My first aid skill was a hit or miss, so if I had taken damage, I felt pretty much screwed.
Then came the map sequence to get to Klamoth. I had no clue how to get back into the world, thinking that the arrow meant "you are here." It was by accident that i found my way back down to control my guy. On top of that, the map travel is just boring. I never got the sense that I was in this larger world. You could never see what was around in the grid. Honestly speaking, I still can't figure out how the map and game play work together. Is each square its own screen or are there multiple screens for each grid? Once again, this isn't explained.
The graphics were actually NOT a reason why I haven't liked the game. It's been more interface related and just how high the starting difficulty is for a new player. Fallout 2 is a perfect example of a company making a game for people who were fans of the first, and only fans of the first. There is almost no room there for a new player who wants to get into the game. Granted, the marketing practices may have been different at that time, but anyone with any sense of how to market something and appeal to new people know that not everyone starts at square one and is a hard core player of that game, and that game alone. That's why I said Bethesda made a game that was "playable." It was easier to get into, though at first, I also HATED Fallout 3 because of the super complex beginning with the character creation and really long intro that you just can't skip through. I also wound up heading straight into Greyditch as soon as I left the Vault as well... Not a good way to start the game. Then my younger brother directed me towards the Springvale Elementary School and Megaton. And since then, I've plopped a couple hundred hours into that game.
To be fair after I've said all of that, I am restarting Fallout 2 and trying it again, enjoying it a little bit more this time around since I've set stuff on easy. I am pissed off though since I couldn't by the shotgun and 80 shells that some guy was selling.
Eh, I guess I understand that, I played FO1 first and I had the same problems as you, no explanation on anything.
Fallout 2 is definitaly a difficult game, so playing on Easy could be wise.
Most towns have multiple grids and you can visit them by going to the grey shit in the corner of the grid (its not all along the grid, only at some points.) (See picture, on the bottom
You also got a green one instead of the grey one, that makes you go to the worldmap again where you can choose to which town you want to go. (see picture, on the top)
" I'm thinking of getting back into Fallout 3, but with a pure melee combat character... I wonder how that would work out. "I did that, but with a bare handed specialist. Punching the shit out of things with spiked knuckles is fun.
" I finished up my first play of Fallout 3 a couple of weeks ago, and now I'm getting into Oblivion, which I've owned for ages but never really clicked with. 160+ hours in the wasteland changed my thinking, and I'm now bollocks-deep in adventuring around Cyrodiil. "See, I played the hell out of Fallout 3 + all DLC and loved it, and while waiting for Vegas I actually picked up Oblivion GOTY from Steam. I can't seem to enjoy it...got any tips on what to do or how to play it?
I have a few mods but they're only about bug-fixing and graphical enhancement.
" See, I played the hell out of Fallout 3 + all DLC and loved it, and while waiting for Vegas I actually picked up Oblivion GOTY from Steam. I can't seem to enjoy it...got any tips on what to do or how to play it? I have a few mods but they're only about bug-fixing and graphical enhancement. "I think the thing for me was my brain just wasn't accepting the play style required to get into those games. My first couple of attempts with Oblivion, I was just wandering around and occasionally finding a dungeon, but really wanted to crack on with the main quest because... y'know, it's the quest, and it's laid out very early that you will have a quest to fulfill. Every time I did delve into a dungeon, I'd be wondering if I really should be down there faffing about if there was a world to save outside.
The turnaround came at the start of Fallout 3, when I was thrust into a world without any quest or direction outside of knowing my dad was out there somewhere. Because the objective of Fallout 3 isn't so overtly displayed from the outset it means the only thing to do is explore, with the story seeping into your experience as you do so. Realising this (and doing it for 160+ hours) flicked a switch in my head and changed my way of thinking, allowing me to go back to Oblivion with a better sense of how to play it.
In your case, however, you've played the two games in the same order and you're still not digging Oblivion, so I don't think I can really steer you in the "right" direction. I'm playing it on 360 so it's not even about mods for me. I can see how it would be hard to go back to the older title, though, because for my money they tweaked a lot of things between Oblivion and Fallout 3 for the better. But for me they're essentially the same experience with a different setting.
" @Galiant said:After writing that I actually made a new character, focusing more on archery and avoiding the main quest like the plague. It's working so far, I'm having fun! =)" See, I played the hell out of Fallout 3 + all DLC and loved it, and while waiting for Vegas I actually picked up Oblivion GOTY from Steam. I can't seem to enjoy it...got any tips on what to do or how to play it? I have a few mods but they're only about bug-fixing and graphical enhancement. "I think the thing for me was my brain just wasn't accepting the play style required to get into those games. My first couple of attempts with Oblivion, I was just wandering around and occasionally finding a dungeon, but really wanted to crack on with the main quest because... y'know, it's the quest, and it's laid out very early that you will have a quest to fulfill. Every time I did delve into a dungeon, I'd be wondering if I really should be down there faffing about if there was a world to save outside. The turnaround came at the start of Fallout 3, when I was thrust into a world without any quest or direction outside of knowing my dad was out there somewhere. Because the objective of Fallout 3 isn't so overtly displayed from the outset it means the only thing to do is explore, with the story seeping into your experience as you do so. Realising this (and doing it for 160+ hours) flicked a switch in my head and changed my way of thinking, allowing me to go back to Oblivion with a better sense of how to play it. In your case, however, you've played the two games in the same order and you're still not digging Oblivion, so I don't think I can really steer you in the "right" direction. I'm playing it on 360 so it's not even about mods for me. I can see how it would be hard to go back to the older title, though, because for my money they tweaked a lot of things between Oblivion and Fallout 3 for the better. But for me they're essentially the same experience with a different setting. "
" Dragon Age: Origins, a magnificent game and time sink. "I would play that too, if I hadn't already gotten every trophy available and played it through far too many times! I haven't played any DLC beyond Warden's Keep though, not even Awakening, because the quality and length of Warden's Keep was so unsatisfying I really didn't want to spend my money on more of that crap. Did you enjoy the DLC beyond Warden's Keep? Would you say it's worth getting?
I haven't played any of the DLC yet, but I heard that Awakening was well worth the price. It's practically a new game.
Man I did a re-purchase on Fallout 3 because I'm so excited for Vegas. I had it on 360 and played the hell out of it and now I'm playing on PS3. I also played on PC before that.
" Man I did a re-purchase on Fallout 3 because I'm so excited for Vegas. I had it on 360 and played the hell out of it and now I'm playing on PS3. I also played on PC before that. "Wow, I did the exact same things you did. Dunno why I mentioned it, but cool!
@MrKlorox said:
" You should add Arcanum to your list. $6 @ GOG. It's a lot more like Fallout than Fallout 3 was, gameplay wise. "
I've always wanted to play that. I'll probably do that.
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