Posted on: June 1, 2017
Balance of Power
Spiele: Rezensionen: 6
Overrated and Overhyped
Considering the glowing and effluent reviews you would have never guessed that this game was the butt of jokes for years after its release because of its instability, game-breaking bugs and overall poor presentation. But then Skyrim happened became a multi-million dollar global bestseller. That's when the internet trolls, neckbeards and other degenerate internet denizens (from sites like NMA and 4chan) declared war on everything Bethesda. Fallout: New Vegas status as a "classic" is the invented product of an orchestrated campaign and historical revisionism by these sad little trolls. New Vegas on its own terms would be a passable game, fun but not remarkable. For everything it does well it does something else poorly. The main storyline is dull and uninspired: two factions, one a nascent state bureaucracy the other a cartoonishly grimdark gang of Roman cosplayers, fighting over control of the Hoover Dam. There's a parallel story about who gets to control the Vegas Strip. By the end you get to decide which of several factions get to run things -- if you decide at all. However the game gives you absolutely no reason to side with one faction or the other or to take matters into your own hands. Most NPCs seem detached from the conflict that will decide their fate. NV has a few standout characters but most of them are pretty flat. Voicework is hit-and-miss starting with Matt "I drink way too much" Perry whose voicework for Benny was obviously phoned in between benders. Moreover, NV is also a very dull place to explore. Neverending landscapes of brown and orange are dotted with a few ruins but it lacks the exploration and mystery of the urban environments in Fallout 3/4. In truth NV isn't a bad game, it will be entertaining, but it is hardly the paragon of excellence that the internet mob of muelling man-children, envious of Bethesda's success, have made it out to be. note: this review is for the base game and not the DLC which I have not played
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