Completely falls short of Fallout 3
While I don't usually find myself being drawn in to open world games, Fallout 3 had just the right mix of role playing elements, exploration, and amusing dialogue to keep me interested. Having played through several hours of Fallout New Vegas, I walked away without the game ever clicking. Whether it was the numerous technical issues, the smaller world, or the odd replacements for Fallout 3's karma system, it really seems like just about every phase of the game took a step back in this game. I was fortunate enough to play the game after the giant patch, but it is still an unstable game with bugs and performance slowdown throughout. On top of that, I really couldn't pinpoint any significant areas where Obsidian really improved on Fallout 3 aside from some of the fixes to the companions. I plan to go back to Fallout 3 and pick up some of the DLC that I didn't play as I think it will be time better spent.
