Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

The main reason I installed GOG in the first place was for FNV(FONV[Fallout New Vegas}). I first played this game on the Xbox 360 in 2016. I own 3 copies of this game, so trust me when I say I am a huge fan. Going to Nipton was the most thrilling experience and it only gets better and better. Alot of memorable landmarks, NPCS, quests and decisions you get to make. This is an RPG, so your decision will effect your gameplay, so choose carefully. The vanilla gameplay is awesome because you get to have a companion if you choose, help from the faction of your choice, and so on. There are multiple unique weapons you can earn and find throughout the Mojave. The music selection is superb. The best part about owning FNV on GOG is that it runs better than Steam's version arguably, especially when you decide you are ready for mods. GamerPoet (youtube) is your friend and Vortex is alot better than what people give it credit for. I still play this game today and the mod scene is still very active. Do yourself a favor and just give the game a try. The ultimate edition is insanely good because you unlock 4 beautiful written DLCS. My personal favorite is Honest Hearts. Joshua Graham will have his revenge, because you can't expect God to do all the work...

This is the best of the Fallout games, and one of my favourite games out there, period. I could go on and on about the writing, the branching storytelling, the factions, and all that on top of a wonderful exploration gameplay loop and I would not cover half of it. Some of the choices you need to make still roil around in my head, with and without the benefit of hindsight, wondering if I did the right thing and forcing me to reexamine myself as a person? So, why only four stars? Because this is a game that ran poorly in 2010 and still fights with your computer to this day. Now, this is fixable... but you do need to fix it. I've heard legends of people who can run this game without issues in a fully-vanilla environment, but I I'd have better luck finding Bigfoot that one of them. Check out the Viva New Vegas modding guide, get yourself some extra mods to taste to tune up whatever annoys you about the gameplay, maybe a bit of extra content while you're at it too. After some learning, a couple of hours, and a pinch of troubleshooting if you're unlucky, your spurs will be jingle jangling all the way to Mr. House.

The truth is, the game was rigged from the start.

The choices you make in Fallout: New Vegas aren't about what you, the player believe in. They're about what the character you've created believes, and this brings a lot of replay value and hundreds of hours of great content. Also, the post-apocalyptic cowboy setting featuring cannibalism is funny.

I've owned the GOG version of FONV for some time. At about 40 hours in, I encountered the dreaded endless load screen bug. Nothing fixes it, including the "start a new game and load your old one from within it" trick. A real shame. I was really enjoying it and want to be able to continue, but it's not to be. PLEASE FIX this and other game-breaking issues!