Fallout: New Vegas is an incredible game, but to truly experience its full potential—a 5-star masterpiece—you’ll need mods. Unfortunately, modding isn’t as straightforward on all versions, and this can be frustrating. Based on my experience, the Steam version is the best and most mod-supported platform for Fallout: New Vegas. I originally got the game for free on Epic Games but found it nearly impossible to mod. Despite spending countless hours troubleshooting, I couldn’t get mods to work properly with the Epic version. If you’re serious about modding, I highly recommend getting the Steam version. It offers excellent support for Nexus Mods, especially when paired with the Vortex Mod Manager. That’s what I use, so I can’t speak for other mod managers or how well the GOG version handles mods. Before buying, I suggest researching the different platform versions of Fallout: New Vegas to find the one that best suits your needs, especially if modding is important to you. That said, the game is absolutely worth any modding effort. Words can’t do justice to how exceptional this game is—the storyline, the meaningful choices and their consequences, the memorable characters, the endless possibilities, and the unparalleled freedom. Fallout: New Vegas remains one-of-a-kind, with no competitors or alternatives offering a comparable experience, even years later.
Truly an amazing game for its time, even 23 years later, on the other hand, I do understand why people might dislike it, I would probably too if I was too young to understand the plot, controls and rebinding keys that need to be readjusted from default, it's pretty hard compared to today's average game difficulty, but that's why It's great, the pursuit of the challenge, is what keeps me coming back to it. I didn't expect playing Mafia Classic with a controller was possible. After tinkering with the controls and rebinding it to my liking, it feels way better when driving and generally a lot smoother, although shooting becomes more of a challenge. What I appreciate the most about this game, is that it comes from such an innocent time, when microtransactions didn't exist. An underrated gem among games, which serves me perfectly as I am anti-mainstream. I would advise against getting this game if u are prone to smashing ur peripherals when stumbling onto an especially challenging mission.
