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Bright Lights And Bombs: The Fallout: New Vegas E3 Trailer

Did I mention creepy old music?

"Jingle Jangle Jingle" isn't as memorable as "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire," but the effect of mixing oldies tunes with footage of Fallout's scorched, post-apocalyptic Earth remains just as haunting. 

I'm referring to Fallout: New Vegas' E3 2010 trailer that debuted this weekend. It features, foremost, several snippets of action, the focus of which is on the game's explosive weapons and subsequently its physics engine. You'll see several baddies get blown into the air, limp after impact, and a fair amount of fireballs considering the runtime.  

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== TEASER == But you'll also catch a few glimpses of New Vegas and its landmarks, in addition to watching a CG-Enclave robot blasting the 1940s-era tune as he speeds through the dangerous New Vegas wasteland.  
 
   
I actually tried to sell a buddy on Fallout 3, New Vegas' Bethesda-developed predecessor, earlier this afternoon. He said it was too dark for him. His loss I suppose, but I wonder if this game, with its much more peppy locations and weapons, will draw him in. I suppose we'll see later this year.    

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Disappointment of the year right here.

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Edited By fillmoejoe

I'm patiently optimistic.

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I'm really pumped for New Vegas. However, the whole pre-order on Steam thing seems kind of offensive to me. The whole point of a pre-order is ensuring the store holds a copy for you. If it's a digital download you don't have that problem. I could see it being useful if they let you download the game a week ahead of release date so when release date hits, all you have to do is activate it. That doesn't explain why you'd need to pre-order a game out in October in June, though. 
 
/rant 
 
I really am excited for New Vegas. I was a huge fan of Fallout 3 and the Elder Scrolls IV. I can't wait to see what Obsidian can do with the engine. Also, it seems like the technical specs will probably be pretty reasonable. I assume they're the same as Fallout 3. So, my laptop will be able to run it on medium settings. =)
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@Video_Game_King: big mistake :P
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@Murdouken said:
" I'll buy it. Iron Sights sold it to me as standard gunplay was my main problem with Fallout 3.   Seriously though, update the fucking engine. It looks awful by todays standards. "
I'm actually really ok with them using the old engine. Means that it will run well on medium range hardware. My laptop runs Fallout 3 on Medium settings, so I assume it will run this game about the same. Going to college this fall and I won't have a PS3 or 360. I have to use my laptop for gaming now.
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I'm afraid this game will be Fallout 3 again

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obsidian will bring much better writing to the game, which was the main area FO3 fell down next to the old fallouts.

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I still think that Obsidian will fuck this up... somehow.

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Eh... it's still F3, and therefor I'm still not interested.

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It still looks like Fallout 3 but I want more Fallout 3.

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I'm hoping they'll be able to rapidly convert mods like FOOK2 and FWE, because it's the same engine. 
 
Oh, and please get more than three fucking voice actors, which seems to be Bethesda's signature.

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i love fallout.

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I think fans of this type of RPG tend to be much more critical as compared to fans of shooters and action/adventure games which is generally a good thing.  I just got my copy of Fallout 3 a few days ago and its going to take me a while to play through.  But this trailer looks awesome even if the Vegas Wasteland looks pretty similar to the DC Wasteland.

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@FireSketch said:

" @JustTheDoctor: Why do you care? "

Because posting a video from another video game news site does nothing but hurt the site's progression.
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@AndrewGaspar: I tend to agree, I haven't actually pre-ordered a game on steam before but it did seem pretty rad when they let you download it early and then you could play the game as soon as release day ticked over. I'm not too sure if that's the situation anymore though.
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eh.... what are they bringing to the table besides more weapons and a new atmosphere (which so far seems worse than DC). 
 
Oh, and more bugs, of course.

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@JustTheDoctor: You'll probably find they can't post the video on the site itself as its exclusive to gametrailers for the time being but can link it of course.
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@Downandout said:
" @JustTheDoctor: You'll probably find they can't post the video on the site itself as its exclusive to gametrailers for the time being but can link it of course. "
I know that. In the past they've waited until they were able to post it through their video player. So I don't know whats up with that.
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The only thing stopping me from pre-ordering this (360) is that fact it's got Obsidian's name on it.  Need a review first to make sure they didn't totally F up the already messed up (but lovable) gameplay of Fallout 3.

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@JustTheDoctor said:
" @Downandout said:
" @JustTheDoctor: You'll probably find they can't post the video on the site itself as its exclusive to gametrailers for the time being but can link it of course. "
I know that. In the past they've waited until they were able to post it through their video player. So I don't know whats up with that. "
Its because its coming up to e3 I guess, meaning they want to get as much content on the site as possible instead of being days late compared to other sites.
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I hope it takes longer than 15 hours to finish. That's my primary concern after 
playing Alpha Protocol.

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@RobotHamster:   
DUDE ITS FALL OUT 
 
so don't be a dick D:
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Fallout 3 plays like shit. Fallout: New Vegas looks like it's going to play like shit. Move this into the futuristic territory instead of retrofuturistic - then we'll talk.

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I spent more hours with Fallout 3 than any other game this generation.
 
Needless to say, I am really pumped for this!

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@Napalm said:
" Fallout 3 plays like shit. Fallout: New Vegas looks like it's going to play like shit. Move this into the futuristic territory instead of retrofuturistic - then we'll talk. "
The whole retrofuturistic aspect is a huge part of the Fallout series.
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Oh great Fallout 3.5 

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Still not sure about the Strip being active but the NCR verses ceasers legion I can dig. As said before it does look a little like a high quality mod, but I guess there is a  definite ceiling to Bethesda's Engine.

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"Oh Great, Fallout 3.5"?

You say that like its some sort of bad thing. I hope i can bring my character over somehow (or at least use mod + character converters)

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im hyped =D

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I want to like this. Like I want to like Fallout 3. It's still more likely that I play original Fallout again before touching any of these games.

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I want to believe.

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So many new weapons...