Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

I never thought, that Fallout: New Vegas will ever appear on GOG DRM-free. This game is one of the best RPGs ever, with many possibilities of character and story progression. Great job GOG & Bethesda! Thanks!

The best Fallout made to date, I will never forget my first time playing this game, I liked Fallout 3, but after New Vegas, I learned just how good RPG's could become, this game gives you the true RPG experience, and not the linear, you-only-choose-what-to-say-"RPG's" If you haven't picked this up yet because Fallout 3 disappointing you, I hear you, this is nothing like Fallout 3, and actually respects the source material(Super Mutants aren't just angry orcs, for instance), I'm definitely buying it on GOG, not only to support this masterpiece, but also get access to the DLC's.

I love this game. I bought it twice and I have no regrets. I love almost everything about it. Let's start with the visuals. It looks similar, if not, near identical to Fallout 3 which isn't a bad thing. Fallout 3 looked pretty good for a 2008 game with some ocasional low res texture here and there. Sound design, is what you expect from a Fallout game at this point with the good ol' radio stations with plenty of songs from the 30's, 40's, 50's, among others, that still hold up even today. Weapon sounds are slightly changed to feel more like guns instead of slightly sounding like toys, from Fallout 3. Story, is nothing too great, but it's compelling enough to make you think about it. Who's in the right? Who's in the wrong? Did you make the right decision? While were at it, yes, you have important choices, not only with side-quests but also the main storyline that affects the ending outcome and it's all shown to you at the end for you to see it's fate. Gameplay, it's identical do Fallout 3 only this time you got actual iron sights aim (You can also change it back to F3 in the options if you so desire). You still have VATS for that Turn-based feel. You get more weapons to choose from and most of them feel great. Characters, are very memorable. They all have personalities, several of them even have great backstories. I really like the characters. Exploration, unfortunately, is the weakest part of the game. In Fallout 3, it was fun to explore and wander off to wherever you pleased, because you were sure to find some great loot and tough enemies to fight. There's none of that here. It was disapointing then, it was disapointing now. New Vegas, the place named after the game, also isn't anything to write home about. It's feels unfinished. With all that said, I really enjoyed this game and played dozens of times with different builds and branching choices.

What can I say about this game that hasn't been said so many times by others? I won't be glazing this game as I know many others have said the same about this game time and time again. What I will say is that this version of the game I feel is superior compared to steams. I am able to play hours of this game without any fan patches or mods and have only crashed once so far. The added bonus of getting to keep this game forever is a huge plus!

I've spent too much time playing and modding this game. I really liked Fallout 1+2 as a kid but I've played this one to death. Alas, this is probably the last Fallout game I'll play as I generally don't like the direction the "new" stewards of the franchise are taking it. I really hope that my fears about the recently showcased 76 go unfounded. Ahem. Anyways FONV is great. I had more fun with just exploration, mods, and the dlc over the main story line. The later isn't bad, but I feel like obsidian could have done better with making some of the branching story more intuitive to navigate (as in the choices).