Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

Own this on Steam, played a lot of it. This is how RPGs should be made. Its simply awesome. If you like tales of people and their journeys, you owe it to yourself to try this. Only reason Im not giving it 4 stars is that they never bothered to fix the bugs in the steam version (there are qutie a few quest breaking bugs as well even in the ultiamte edition) and Im not sure how it here.

Take the time to not only play this title, but also understand the history of its creation and all the hoops that Obsidian had to jump through in order to not only create the VERY best fallout title, but also ensure that we as gamers got to experience it. Not only did Obsidian deliver this title way earlier then expected... they only had a year i believe, they also did it on a shoe string budget. From what i understand in the end after all the issues Obsidian was said to have commented they just were happy to work on the game and would love to again in the future be a part of more projects... but like "oldmanpaco" said... its just to good for Todd... :) have fun and stay in it to win it!

I really liked Fallout 3 for the amazing post-apocalyptic atmosphere. But Fallout NV stands above it thanks to a fun and twisted main quest that surprises you. The freedom to choose is immense - seems unlimited - and the characters and dialogues are extremely well-written and engaging. The minutiae and details in some of the dialogues is astounding (did not know game developers had culture ;-). Some of the side quests are quite interesting too, and their are future developments to choices you make that you may or may not discover afterward. I just discovered a heart-breaking consequence of one of my "helpful" actions yesterday; because war, war never changes... Had I not passed by that specific location again, I would never had learned what happened. Yes, it is an old game, but you forget about that pretty quickly because the game mechanics are sound and the game really engaging. I modded the game thanks to EssArrBee's page which is an A to Z manual: http://wiki.step-project.com/User:EssArrBee/FalloutNewVegas. Worked flawlessly and the game runs smoothly. In terms of writing and plot, this has set the bar for what I wish Skyrim - which I love - could have been.

The best way to describe New Vegas is the apex of modern Fallout. It contains the immersive world and enjoyable first-person gameplay that Bethesda brought to the series with (the somewhat overhated) Fallout 3, with the incredible storytelling and deep role-playing mechanics that made the original games - especially Black Isle's Fallout 2 - classics. For me, this is the personal favorite of the series. For others looking to get their start in the wasteland, New Vegas makes for a good entry point into the series.

Fallout: New Vegas still reigns supreme today in many peoples mind as the greatest Fallout ever made. This game has truly aged excellently, combining Bethesda's revitalization of the Fallout series into a first person RPG and Obsidian's master story telling and expierence with the classic Fallouts has given birth to the best of the series. This game has notably suffered from it's short devolpment time, factions like Ceaser's Legion suffer in content compared to the robust NCR and House. The worldspace also misses the classic Bethesda Game Studios dungeons and hidden treasures, with most of the map being either quest locations or barren desert with not much beneath the surface. Despite this the game brings to life one of the best stories and roleplaying expierences in all the modern Fallouts. Decisions truly feel like they matter and all aspects of your character build will be taken into account through conversation and the many skill checks that pop up during the game. This deep roleplaying expierence helps create what I consider to be one the greatest blends of the modern RPG with classic RPG story telling & decision making. The refined mechanics from Fallout 3 also cannot be overlooked, gunplay feels better and the massively expanded catalog of weapons make the game play much better than its predecessor. You can't go wrong with this game, wether your eager to explore the wastes or dive into the political strife of the Mojave, Fallout: New Vegas is sure to give you a RPG expierence you'll never forget.