Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

Fallout 2 was my first Fallout game but New Vegas was the game that truly made me fall in love with Fallout. It sparked in me a completely different perception of what games could be. New Vegas takes EVERYTHING that made Fallout 3 such a phenomenal experience and expands upon it. From the improved shooting to the extended crafting and survival mechanics, it brought back a lot of the RPG depth of the classic games but in a way that still felt modern. It gave us a story that, to this day, stands at the top among all of Fallout's fantastic stories. In this game, you can roam, join factions, play casino games, follow the questlines or just do whatever you feel like doing. More than any other Fallout except 76, it truly does allow you to do whatever you feel like doing, but it does so in a way that offers realistic consequences to aid in immersion. Sure, you CAN make a beeline for the New Vegas Strip but you'll miss a lot of great stories and risk an early death. That's just one example, but the choice-and-consequence in this game really makes itself apparent as the main quest develops. You truly do feel like your decisions have meaning, which is something that a lot of RPGs (even among Fallout) don't grasp too well. The review title is has a double meaning. Not only did Obsidian use a lot of their precursor Black Isle's ideas for "Van Buren" (the original Fallout 3 before it was canceled) but New Vegas, like Fallout 3 for Bethesda, was the beginning of mainstream recognition for Obsidian's talents. They had some success with games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 but New Vegas is when they caught the eye of many gamers. This game made me a fan, for sure. They're still a top 5 developer for me! If you've never played Fallout before, I'd recommend Fallout 4 simply because it's more accessible. However, if you loved 4 or 76, definitely go back and play the rest of the games. Be ESPECIALLY sure you play New Vegas, though! It's a masterpiece, full stop!

In 30 years of playing computer games (mainly RPGs and strategy) Fallout New Vegas is the only game I played 4 times. Even today the 3D graphics is still viable, with, if I remember correctly, first and third person perspective. The quests are fulminant, the story-influencing decisions plenty, the landscapes directly taken from Death Valley and transfered to post-apocalyptic state - so realistic that when I travelled Death Valley for real, I had a strange sense of Deja Vu, taken from a possible future. Oh yes, and explore the Mods on later playthroughs.

New Vegas is easily one of if not the best fallout game. The characters, the open-world, other 3D RPGs have yet to capture the beauty of FNV. Overall, very good game. It is worth the money.

Now let me tell you, this game is frickin' awesome. Your actions have consequences in this world, What you do will resonate through your play-through. Almost every quest will have an interesting story attached to it. There are a few fetch quests, but these generally serve as an introduction to "build trust" with the quest giver. Once you complete the initial fetch-quest, you'll be tasked with the ACTUAL quest. In this game you are free to play as you want. You can ignore most of the quests and kill pretty much anyone, and the game will adapt. Player freedom is much better developed than in most other games, plus the story is actually interesting. This game is best enjoyed when taking it slow, savor the quests and explore the dialog options. There are some problems though: The technical state of the game is not good, you WILL need to use mods, in fact it will likely take you at least a whole day to get the game set up to a state where you enjoy playing it. It's totally worth the effort, but be aware that you need to invest some time into setting up the game, this is no plug and play experience. The gunplay is slightly better than FO3, but still not good, the erratic animations of Bethesda's engine still make it hard to hit anything outside of VATS. Graphics are rather ugly too (same as FO3, except it's now orange-brown instead of greenish-grey), though you can improve it rather a lot with ENBs (check out Jay's ENB). Still, in spite of these flaws, the RPG experience in this game in terms of player choice and immersion is amazing and FO:NV is highly replayable, since you got multiple factions with detailed backstories and diverging quests. Overall the game is highly recommended, but be aware that you'll need to put in some time and effort to get it to work properly.

Like in the topic. Obsidian made the best fallout with archaic engine which isn't their and with very small amount of time. Fallout 4 had a chance to raise the pole but it didn't happen. New Vegas has it all, cool missions and characters but most important thing is the story and choices which player can choose.