Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

The scope of the world, combined with the life and depth of said world and its characters, makes this game a masterpiece of western RPG's if not one of the best games ever made. Although it had a rocky launch, riddled with bugs, this could be attributed more to the engine the game was built upon. At this point with the game running great and all the bugs patched out, that old con shouldn't be applied. It runs good even on my weakest machine, and that is only referring to the visual fidelity. The story, the world, the factions, the characters, and your decisions with how to deal with each is what makes this game stand out, and that's not even going into the DLC(which has some of the best add-on's of the decade). If you enjoyed the world of Fallout 3 but found the story and characters to be lacking, then look no further than New Vegas. It is a MUST PLAY for RPG fans, Fallout fans, post-apocalyptic genre freaks, or just any gamer that enjoys a fun game with an amazing story and a compelling world. I would have gladly paid full price for this DRM free version. If you haven't tried it yet, DO SO! You will not regret it.

I don't throw around the word "masterpiece" very often to describe a game, and it's funny because I wouldn't have even used it to describe FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS at launch. Obsidian's follow-up to Bethesda's FALLOUT 3, however, is one of those rare games that never really stops unfolding itself, and almost demands several playthroughs just so you can see how much your choices really mattered, or how difficult it is for two different players to get the exact same experience. You might think a hundred hours might be enough to experience all this game has to offer, but you'd be wrong. Seven years since release, hundreds of hours of game time, and I'm *still* finding new stories, quests, details I hadn't discovered before. Since others have already covered the game's merits extensively, I'll cover my favorite parts of the game: 1 - A True RP Experience - Obsidian provides players with so many different ways of completing quests, sometimes you won't even know it until you play the game over again. The options for the first objective alone: A) Find the man who left you for dead, B) Forget all about him, C) Have sex with him, D) Forgive him, E) Murder him in his sleep, F) Get tricked by him, G) Have sex with him and then kill him. And this is just one small part of the story. New Vegas is overflowing with quests, each allowing you abnormal amounts of player-character agency. And, yes, it's even possible to beat the game without killing anyone. 2 - Writing - One of the last Obsidian games to really have Chris Avellone (PS:T, KotOR 2, Alpha Protocol) deeply involved. The game has a theme, something to say, and his biggest contributions (Dead Money, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road) sport some of the best writing I've ever seen in a game, period. 3 - New Vegas - An amazing overworld steeped in Americana, local history, and pop culture. FALLOUT 3 was fantastic, but NEW VEGAS rises above to what is quite simply a master class in RPG design.

can't stop talking about how this game was actually well written and by far the best 3d fallout

Bought yesterday. Game keeps crashing on first scene. Lags hard and mouse is not responding no sound also when laggy first scene starts. I can't even talk to the Doc due to lag and mouse. Downloaded Game Companion from Nexusmods and no luck still.

This game is incredible, this may be controversial, but this is superior to Fallout 1 & 2 in all regards in my opinion. The worldbuilding is great, when you ask Sunny Smiles for directions she'll give 'em to you by referencing the highways and the environment, the tribes and their place in the world make sense and are intriguing and the main conflict between the NCR and the Legion over Hoover Dam makes sense practically and isn't some supervillain plot. There is also a lot less of something that really bothered my about Fallout 2 which was the weird amount of sex options for female character, which at times felt gratuitous and the rapey stuff which was definitely kind of weird even if you excuse it by saying, "It's the apocalypse broooo, people be like that". Great voice acting work which really immerses you I would definitely recommend playing this game on Hardcore, I do because I personally enjoy survival mechanics so if you do as well than be sure to toggle it on when the game prompts you to. Lot's of fun weapons and armour and interesting characters who you can be a dick to or help out, your choice, and because of all this there's many more options for roleplay in a meaningul way than the older Fallout's and other RPGs of the time this released.