The Steam Pre-order package is awesome. Been using that shotgun almost non-stop for hours and it's still doing max damage.

10/19/2010 1:26:30 PM

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1128811p1.html

Quote :

"Fallout: New Vegas is the game that many wanted Fallout 3 to be. It's harder, more ruthless, better written and more morally ambiguous. It's a game we’ve been wanting to play for more than a decade, a real modern re-imagining of the Fallout series, complete with that deliciously black humour. But it's also more of the same, aesthetically and technically identical to Fallout 3, wonky facial animation and all. The ever-so-slightly ageing technology only marginally detracts from what is otherwise an expansive, fulfilling and ambitious game, unmatched in scope and maturity. If Obsidian were to make another Fallout game, we certainly wouldn't say no."

10/19/2010 1:26:51 PM

Thus far of what gamespot has reported
GameZone ** 6.5 / 10
Eurogamer ** 9 / 10
VideoGamer ** 9 / 10
GamersHell ** 7 / 10
RPGFan ** 85 / 100
Gaming Nexus ** B
Planet Xbox 360 ** 8.8 / 10
AtomicGamer ** 9 / 10
XboxAddict ** 8.9 / 10
Giant Bomb ** 4 / 5
Game Informer ** 8.5 / 10
GamePro ** 4.5 / 5
Official Xbox Magazine UK 9 / 10
gamesTM 9 / 10

** = Only these sites count towards average score

10/19/2010 1:30:07 PM

Quote :

"Seems to be running fine on my Nvidia 460's."

That's good. Now the only concern is whether this is too similar to FO3, like FO3 + a few people hacking away for a week or two with a level editor.

10/19/2010 1:53:29 PM

I think I'm gonna wait for some sort of Game of the Year edition. I wish I had time to play it, but I don't I bought DAO:Awakenings like a month ago and haven't even taken it out of the shrink wrap yet.

10/19/2010 1:55:08 PM

this will be my christmas break.

10/19/2010 1:59:42 PM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-TechBargains&cm_mmc=AFC-TechBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16874122010

for anyone that hasn't gotten it already you can order it for 360/ps3 for $49.99 with free shipping

10/19/2010 2:20:38 PM

did this come out today?

10/19/2010 2:21:51 PM

^yes

10/19/2010 2:22:58 PM

Anyone played enough of this today to share some thoughts?

10/19/2010 4:49:45 PM

just came back from toys r us, bought the game got a free 10 dollar gift card plus official game guide worth 35 dollar value for free.

10/19/2010 5:23:20 PM

$35 game guide? lol

10/19/2010 5:34:46 PM

^^ Was is the regular guide, or the Collector's Edition game guide?

10/19/2010 5:37:36 PM

no i mean 35 dollar total saved, game guide was official prima strategy guide worth 25 dollars, they are in the storage room so you will have to ask them to get it out if you buy there

[Edited on October 19, 2010 at 5:45 PM. Reason : ]

10/19/2010 5:45:11 PM

console or pc?

10/19/2010 6:08:42 PM

Anyone trying hardcore mode? I'm at the point where I can turn it on, but I haven't decided yet...

I guess I'll leave it off for my first play through. Once I get a hang of everything I'll do it.

10/19/2010 6:19:16 PM

I am doing Hardcore. Its not bad at all. Its actually gives you something else to pay attention to that's not annoyance, and it doesn't feel out of place like they tacked it on.

10/19/2010 7:26:31 PM

This game is awesome

^ do empty bullet shells have weight in hardcore?

10/19/2010 10:27:06 PM

Hardcore seems like more of an immersed gameplay only. I figure ill get used to the game on 1 playthrough amnd then try it my 2nd time around

10/19/2010 10:49:05 PM

nm i figured it out

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 1:49 AM. Reason : .]

10/20/2010 1:48:40 AM

has this bug video been posted?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKIkw3LIoQ

10/20/2010 1:53:17 AM

thats why I got it for 360 and not PC

well thats not why, but still, thats a PC bug

10/20/2010 2:00:01 AM

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"^ do empty bullet shells have weight in hardcore?"

I dunno about empty bullet shells, I need to check on that myself.

Also I accidentally clicked No for hardcore mode in the beginning but then immediately turned it on, this might mess up my achievement! I'll end up playing this game several times, so ultimately it doesn't matter.

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 5:31 AM. Reason : /]

10/20/2010 5:27:40 AM

^^I'd still rather have the PC version. I figure both versions will eventually be patched, but the PC should have a modding community to fix or rebalance anything the devs didn't feel like addressing in the patches.

10/20/2010 8:05:10 AM

lol, you sure that's a bug empty? what if they were designed to be like to give the game a more creepy factor?

Although, I would be pissed if a bug like that happened in the opening screen. I mean god damn, you haven't actually shot anything yet.

10/20/2010 8:18:24 AM

i'm playing hardcore. i'm glad i did, makes it a little more challenging.

though, i find i'm carrying around a shit ton of stuff and i'm adverse to selling. anyone gotten a safe house or anything where you can drop stuff off? i'm afraid if i leave it in some random dude's place, it will disappear.

10/20/2010 8:32:46 AM

^I was hoping that you would get a place if you helped Ringo or the Powder whatever guys. Like in Fallout 3 you get a place if you defuse the bomb or set it off in Megaton.

I picked up a crap ton of Pre-War books hoping that they would have a place to trade them in for some caps, but now I'm regretting it.

10/20/2010 9:19:11 AM

Despite all the molerats I killed in FO3, I had to heal the leg of the molerat in the mining quarry town...Snuhff or whatever his name is

10/20/2010 9:49:18 AM

You get a free safehouse when you reach NV.

10/20/2010 10:30:04 AM

I dunno if I'm ready for NV yet...I tried going north of the quarry to take out the Alpha Male deathclaw and the queen...so the first thing I see is a deathclaw cub or whatever...I'm like ok, I'll take him out then look for the big dogs...he proceeds to rape me pretty bad

10/20/2010 10:32:43 AM

need moar daytime discussion

also i dunno about yall, but i leveled up a few times before doing the Ringo mission so that I could have high enough explosives for Simple Pete, high enough Speech for Trudy, etc, to round up the whole damn posse

10/20/2010 12:02:26 PM

oh god that bug video has me fucking rolling

10/20/2010 12:16:22 PM

^^ Yeah, I stopped playing around there. I planned on doing the exact same thing. I think I need 2 more levels so I can get everyone.

It took me forever to find Ringo because I wasn't really paying attention when the shop owner told me where he was. I ended going all the way to Primm, and got destroyed by a big radscorpion along the way. I was doing less damage than his DT

10/20/2010 12:23:58 PM

Is Primm the casino town with the metal gate around it? First time I got there I started getting shot by Powder Gangers, and my little rifle wasn't doing shit...so I figure, hey I have this mercenary grenade rifle (Best Buy DLC), that should work...apparently you can't shoot those through the gate though, so I ended up crippling my right arm and right leg on the first shot

Luckily I could then Fast Travel back to Primm and they'd actually put me inside the city

10/20/2010 12:28:15 PM

Fuck helping Ringo...I partnered up with that Ty Cobb dude and killed the fucking town

10/20/2010 1:05:01 PM

Just started the game. I just when Doc Mitchell asked me to sit down with him on the couch. I'm too vulnerable right now.

10/20/2010 1:08:57 PM

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"I dunno if I'm ready for NV yet...I tried going north of the quarry to take out the Alpha Male deathclaw and the queen...so the first thing I see is a deathclaw cub or whatever...I'm like ok, I'll take him out then look for the big dogs...he proceeds to rape me pretty bad"

Yeah you're not supposed to go that way. Following the main quest will take you around the map on this big loop through like 5 towns, then to Vegas.

I've done all that, am level 11, have an awesome companion, and still can't take on a single deathclaw without dying, lol.

BTW Veronica is awesome. You can pick her up at junction 188, she's got a power fist and can rape radscorpions with 2 hits that would take me forever to kill with my guns.

10/20/2010 1:49:00 PM

Yeah I know thats not the recommended way to go to get to NV, but I wanted to see how hard the deathclaws were

The funny thing is, I tried again after I got quickly murdered the first time...this time, I got up on some rocks where the deathclaw couldn't get me, and I started shooting some grenades at him and began to take down his power...but instead of running at me, and hence running into the rocks, and letting me keep hitting him, he just hauls ass up to the highway and starts attacking the guys outside the quarry...so I figure ok, he's kind of preoccupied, I can get some more shots in on him...so I blast some grenades, and go on to make the entire quarry hate me since my grenades killed the workers, and barely hurt the deathclaw

and again, this is just a deathclaw cub or whatever they're called, not even a full sized one

^^^my first playthrough I'm doing Wasteland Wanderer and Good Natured...next playthrough I will be evil...kinda like how in FO3 my first playthrough I defused the nuke, then 2nd playthrough i blew the bitch up from Tenpenny's Tower

10/20/2010 2:10:05 PM

Patch coming soon:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1129283p1.html

10/20/2010 2:23:44 PM

The only "glitch" I've actually experienced is when I was clearing the casino in Primm and I found Beagle and set him free, you have the option to give him a weapon...he already had a 9mm pistol so I gave him a few extra rounds of ammunition, and I saw Beagle's Journal in his inventory, so I took it

Then later, even though I already had his journal, it said I needed to search him for it as my next quest objective...luckily I figured out you could just listen to the journal and it would give you credit for searching for him

also LOL @ Cheyenne Jackson

10/20/2010 2:38:16 PM

I am playing with Hardcore activated on Hard Difficulty, and so far the game game feeling pretty good. Guys having problems with Deathclaws, I would recommend taking chems.

10/20/2010 3:38:40 PM

Deathclaws were easy in FO3 once you got a dart gun. I don't know if those exist in this game so I'll probably avoid them forever, especially if they still ignore armor.

10/20/2010 4:10:01 PM

I don't really remembering having many problems with Deathclaws after like mid game in FO3. They sucked because they moved really fast, but nothing a few rounds to the face with the combat shotgun couldn't take care of.

10/20/2010 4:14:49 PM

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"I think I'm gonna wait for some sort of Game of the Year edition. I wish I had time to play it, but I don't I bought DAO:Awakenings like a month ago and haven't even taken it out of the shrink wrap yet. 10/19/2010 1:55:08 PM"

I posted this not much more than 24 hours ago. Unwrapping it now. FRUGALITY FAIL.

10/20/2010 4:21:28 PM

I like they added the 9mm to the game. I thought it was a replacement for the 10mm, but I guess not.

10/20/2010 9:04:43 PM

If you've got high luck you can make ridiculous bank at the blackjack tables. I walked into New Vegas the first time having to sell some ammo to scrape together the $2000 it requires to enter (you don't have to pay, it's just a "credit check" where the robot won't let you in unless you've got $2000) and left shortly afterward with $10k. And this was with 7 luck, if you've got 9 or 10 you probably can't lose.

I didn't use save/load cheats either, except the first time when I lost $600 bucks right at the beginning, you can't gamble for 60 seconds after you load the game.

I've been back a few times since, and the casinos comp you food, drinks, and rooms if you win a lot. Gomorrah actually comped me advanced combat armor after I'd won about $7000, although they did cut me off after $10k and told me I could never gamble there again (I assume they all cut you off after you win a certain amount, gomorrah has the lowest limits, ultra lux the highest).

[Edited on October 20, 2010 at 9:35 PM. Reason : ]

10/20/2010 9:32:41 PM

^ that's awesome, i got to the strip. almost overwhelmed by the amount of stuff to do, quests to do, etc. but definitely going to try my hand at gambling (my luck is 7)

10/21/2010 8:05:06 AM

is it necessary to plat fo3 to understand whats going on?

10/21/2010 8:31:40 AM

^ No they aren't connected in story.

10/21/2010 8:35:31 AM

i have already noticed a few subtle references to the first couple of games.

there's a guy in.. westside i think? called klamath bob and he talks about how there was some "commotion when a tribal wandered through a few years ago" there's also one of the master's original super mutants wandering around town. another guy was from new reno and talks about the crime families from the second game.

i'm assuming there will be a lot of references back since you're so close to where the other games took place.

wish i was at home instead of work

10/21/2010 9:18:17 AM