Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

If there were no late game bugs (like, 50/50 chances of game crashing when you enter NV) -- I would've rated it 5/5. Also, late game happened a bit too fast -- but that's on me, there was no need to rush it. Other than that -- nice F-game. Waste multiple entire weekends and was happy about it.

This is a combined review, having originally purchased the game on Steam. New Vegas is an excellent example of an RPG being moved from old school isometric to 3D first-person without sacrificing much of the depth of the series. The storyline is very well crafted in a way that makes almost any given build viable, the game world has plenty of backstory to uncover through exploration, the characters are memorable and interesting (for the most part), and the mechanics feel like what Fallout 3 should have been from the start. All that said, there are some fairly glaring issues. New Vegas Anti-Crash and 4gb RAM Patch are patently essential, as the base game is notoriously buggy and won't use more than 4gb of RAM from the outset (and honestly, nobody has been running with less than 4gb of RAM since 2010). The start of the game is pretty railroaded, since almost everyone in the starting town will tell you to go south to get to New Vegas and the northern passage is loaded with Cazadores and Radscorpions. There's also a fairly clear bias towards the NCR, supposedly brought on by tight deadlines, but the end result is a Legion with next to no redeeming qualities outside of some roleplay opportunities. All in all, it's a worthwhile RPG, and there's little more I can say that hasn't already been said to sing its praises. Buy it, mod it, and go wild!

Fallout: New Vegas is the best game of the Fallout series in 21st century.

(The vanilla version is good, but with the right mods (especially with Project Reality, CASM, Full Character Overhaul, and Solid} this game is a true gem. With those visual and quaility of life upgrades the game feels so immersive and engaging. I don't know about the other titles, this being the only one I've played, but it feels like theres just so much personality and small touches in the game. The writing is great and the numerous NPC are unique and well written. You really feel like there are so many mini adventures to be had within a great main one as well. I'm a basic gamer, I considered startig with Fallout 4 bc it's the most user friendly and simple, but I got this bc it was on sale and I'm so glad I did. It isn't a perfect game, even with mods, it has a lot of jank with gun combat just good enough that it's more enjoyable than annoying. But it fits. And with the solid mod, you'll always know where you're supposed to go so exploring off the path feels inviting instead of harrrowing. So many weird little stories happened to me in this game that really made the world feel like it was alive. I lost so many hours to this game

This is old news. you already know what this game is, and what everyone has to say about it. they're all correct. stop being a chode and try this game already