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Learn About the Factions In Fallout: New Vegas

Obsidian fills you in on the different types of characters you'll encounter.

Oct. 7 2010

Posted by: Steve

In This Episode:

Fallout: New Vegas

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What I don't understand about this game, is the graphics. It's 2010, why does this game look like a 2007 PC shooter on low settings? Well also this game seems like another DLC pack for Fallout 3. I'm not buying this, maybe i will get it for Christmas, or maybe if I see something that really wows me.

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seems kinda interesting, I see what the reviews are. 
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Edited By ashton

still havent put a bow on Fallout 3 yet so this will have to wait

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Edited By beard_of_zeus

The Gamebryo engine is certainly starting to show its age. 
 
Fallout 3 seemed to suffer from a lot of technical problems, and Obsidian is certainly not known for their exceptional technical polish when making games, so that is worrisome to me. I will hold criticism until the game is actually released, however. Personally, I did sink a lot of time into F3 in spite of its faults, so maybe this one will hook me as well if I give it a try.

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@Rewcastle said:

" Don't get me wrong - the game looks great  But is anyone else getting the pretentious wiff of Brink style developer videos from this? "WE MADE HORSE FACE MEN! TIS GUNA BE GREAT!.........................GRAFIX!" "

Meh what're you gonna do, Week before launch you gotta pimp your game, ain't the time to be humble. It's not as bad as the Dead Space 2 guys and don't get me wrong, I love Dead Space. See a prime example of a dev gone PR crazy:
 
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/isaacs-arsenal-dead-space-2/704732
 
So I think every dev is safe from criticism until they top this guy.
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Hope I get my 360 back before this comes out.

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Don't get me wrong - the game looks great
 
But is anyone else getting the pretentious wiff of Brink style developer videos from this?
"WE MADE HORSE FACE MEN! TIS GUNA BE GREAT!.........................GRAFIX!"

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@Vigil80: Agreed. I am just happy to have those guys behind Vegas. 
 
I can't wait to get my hands on this.
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Edited By commandercup

Looks as bad as ever, but I'll love thsi game forever and ever.

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Did you see that fucking bio pistol?! 

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Edited By paulosaurus

I'm definitely getting this game unless it is totally broken (more so than Fallout 3), but I have to say that the lighting looks completely fucked, particularly during daytime.

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Edited By Vigil80

By the logic of some of these comments, they may as well not bother with Gears 3, Black Ops, Mass Effect 3, and so on, because we've already played those, too.
 
Appearances aside, if you aren't enthused by the simple fact that Sawyer, Urquhart, et al are working on this game, then the short of it is you're just not a Fallout fan.
 
If you don't know those names, but still enjoyed Fallout 3, I'd bet you'll like New Vegas at least as much once you get your teeth in it.

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"I DON'T LIKE THIS THE GRAPHICS ARE SO BAD"
 
"I DON'T LIKE THIS IT'S TOO STYLISED"
 
 "I don't get why this game is so overhyped."

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@lordofultima:  It does look impressive considering it's from a game developer, and isn't necessarily a professional production, but I'd rather they laid off on the flare.
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@JakeTaylor said:
" @FoxMulder said:
" here goes another hundred hours of my life :) "
"
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@WalkerTR77 said:
" All the green screen shit in these videos is really unnecessary. It's like they don't expect a man standing up and talking to be enough to hold your attention so they turn it into 300. "
As someone who makes videos, I resent that. You always want to edit together the most visually pleasing piece possible. I think it looks pretty cool.
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All the green screen shit in these videos is really unnecessary. It's like they don't expect a man standing up and talking to be enough to hold your attention so they turn it into 300.

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I bet this game is gonna suck.

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@Napalm said:
" Gameplay looks ass. What else is new? "
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@Gap said:

 http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1119648-new-vegas-is-pretty-desolate-for-a-wasteland/  I asked about the scenery and was beaten up by elitists so you fine folks don't have to. Take a look at the thread and see what you make of that. "

I want there and read through the thread, and unless it's been heavily moderated, only two of the responses seemed rude. In fact, I'd say the way you wrote you're original post came off as more rude. You go there, make your post, several people respond (surprisingly politely), and you don't even acknowledge their answer. But as I said originally, maybe the "elitist beating" has been deleted already.
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@FoxMulder said:
" here goes another hundred hours of my life :) "
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@Kaigan said:
" I thought I'd be willing to look past the similarities with Fallout 3 and sink another 50+ hours into New Vegas... but that looks a lot like Fallout 3. "
yeah thats the problem im having with it right now. dont get me wrong i loved fallout 3, but at the same time im saying to my self i already played that game. or it could be i just not in the mood for fallout right now.
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11 more days! :D 

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here goes another hundred hours of my life :)

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I just can't god damn wait. Pre-ordered ages ago. 11 MOAR DAYS. MUST. RESIST. FREEZING. MYSELF.

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Gameplay looks ass. What else is new?

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Edited By Kaigan

I thought I'd be willing to look past the similarities with Fallout 3 and sink another 50+ hours into New Vegas... but that looks a lot like Fallout 3.

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Edited By ch3burashka

Yet another Fallout to sink 100 hours into. 
 
I don't think the Bombcast ever did a Fallout Spoilercast; I hope they do it for this Vegas, just so that can go deep nerd in their discussion.

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@Cornman89 said:
" I think I played too much Fallout 3 to get back into it right now... "
exactly this. fallout 3 is still stuck in my mind and when I see this I just keep thinking about fallout 3. I think I'll wait on this and pick it up cheaper 
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er...where's brotherhood of steel?

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I think I played too much Fallout 3 to get back into it right now...

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@djaoni said:
" @Styl3s said:

" So.. is the vac system thing gone now? limited? i don't believe i have seen a video with anyone using it yet. "

They used it in this video.  Also basically they've tuned up FO3 the way mods did it on PC. Adding iron sights, customization to weapons and so on. "
Maybe i should of watched it instead of just listening to it and glancing at it while writing LOL. 
 
all the scenes of shooting i caught a glimpse of was iron site and "hip fire", had me worried.
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Well its good to hear its not gonna take the Oblivion approach to factions. Thats why Morrowind was better. You couldnt make everyone happy, so you had to play it several times to do everything.

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@Styl3s said:

" So.. is the vac system thing gone now? limited? i don't believe i have seen a video with anyone using it yet. "

They used it in this video. 
 
Also basically they've tuned up FO3 the way mods did it on PC. Adding iron sights, customization to weapons and so on.
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This game looks fucking retarded.

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Lol at 00:48.

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So.. is the vac system thing gone now? limited? i don't believe i have seen a video with anyone using it yet.

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holy fucking shit, was that odo playing the guys on the TV?

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Is it just me, or do some of the clips from these videos actually look worse than Fallout 3?

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i get more stoked for this game every time i see it!

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@Gap: 
Geez they got pretty defensive over a valid point, maybe people cleaned it up? why would anyone decide to clean up a desert.
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They should've released the trailer long ago. This is what makes Fallout Fallout.

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The only problem I see with the game currently (and this is getting a bit picky), is the inclusion of modern day weapons like the M4. It slightly ruins the immersion for me. I know the game is in the future and all, but these weapons seem to stray away from from the futuristic 50's vibe that the rest of the game has.

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i don't understand why people love fallout 3/new vegas.  They're soooooo boring

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Edited By CptPanda29

Overall New Vegas looks about the same as 3, everything looks a little more separated though. 
 
I mean, it doesn't look like the people are walking on the ground, just a standard looking run animation over a floor texture. Quite jarring.

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@Gap: wow that's quite a few people you pissed off right there! 
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@Sedasys said:
" I don't see all the hype around this. FO3 was an awesome game, and they expanded on that awesome with DLC packs. New Vegas looks fucking identical to FO3. I don't see any difference at all. It's like having to pay £40 for a DLC pack that doesn't do anything. Hell, they're all the same models, textures, clothes etc. The guy's wearing a fucking vault suit. This trailer does nothing for me. I'm not gonna be buying this. "
£40 for DLC pack that doesn't do anything? Giving a whole new world to explore and completely new story missions is in fact doing something. Yeah it looks like Fallout 3, it'll probably play like Fallout 3, but in an entirely new setting with everything that that brings, and the hundreds of hours that will absorb to explore. Completely worth the £40 if you want another Fallout game.
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Edited By DarkWaterSong

Has anybody actualy wandered out into the destert now?  I live in CA, and there is a huge strech of oil fields around Taft that is abandoned except for the equipment.  One time we scoped out a mechine shop that still had the work schedule from December 6, 1941 in chalk on a board.  And honestly, it looks a lot like the New Vegas waists right now.
 
I say this because buildings that have been abandon for just 50 years, look like something that could have been there for hundreds.  Oh, and if you need more proof look up what chunk of New Orleans looks like right now.

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If it works like the dev diary says it does, it'll be one of the best political/morality systems in games.