War. War never changes. Except for the occasional crash and bugs, but that's typical of a game with little development cycle.
New Vegas is an action RPG, like Fallout 3 but with added features: crafting, the companion wheel, and weapon modifications. Developed by Obsidian, it's set in the Mojave, closer to the original games' setting. Your character’s a courier, left for dead by a man named Benny. Following on your trail, you find the major factions in the region—The New California Republic, Caesar’s Legion, and Mr. House—want to control the Mojave wasteland. It’s up to you whether or not any of the three, or yourself, would take over Hoover Dam.
The NCR is a lot like the US, both the good and the bad. Most of the time, they mean well. After the first battle of Hoover Dam, they spread out a lot, using up quite a bit of their resources to cover their new land in the process, putting them at a disadvantage against the Legion. Caesar's Legion, in theory, is the Roman Empire. But it's filled with misogyny, homophobia, and slavery. There's Mr. House, an Expy of Howard Hughes. While he wants to improve humanity in his own way, he's extremely ruthless in his dealings. There's the Wild Card path, where you set the Mojave down a path of independence and anarchy, which alienates the main factions.
In addition, there are four major DL Cs (Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues¸ and Lonesome Road), each having its own story, and two additional DL Cs (Courier’s Stash—pre-order bonuses—and Gun Runners’ Arsenal—more weapons).
I enjoyed the game largely due to the writing, along with a lot of replayability. However, I feel that there was a lack of real motivation deciding which faction to assist in taking over Hoover Dam, and I felt that your character lacked a bit of personality compared to other RPG characters. Even the Lone Wanderer had plenty of personality.
There were a lot of game-breaking bugs, especially at launch. But mods and patches had gotten rid of them, but a few of them are still there, so keep that in mind.
Because of the small development cycle, there are things that are removed, like the Legion territories and continuing the game after the ending. I recommend buying the Ultimite Edition, since it has all the DL Cs. But take a look at the Nexus; they have mods that'll enhance the game.
Based on my old Steam review
War. War never changes. Except for the occasional crash and bugs, but that's typical of a game with little development cycle.
New Vegas is an action RPG, like Fallout 3 but with added features: crafting, the companion wheel, and weapon modifications. Developed by Obsidian, it's set in the Mojave, closer to the original games' setting. Your character’s a courier, left for dead by a man named Benny. Following on your trail, you find the major factions in the region—The New California Republic, Caesar’s Legion, and Mr. House—want to control the Mojave wasteland. It’s up to you whether or not any of the three, or yourself, would take over Hoover Dam.
The NCR is a lot like the US, both the good and the bad. Most of the time, they mean well. After the first battle of Hoover Dam, they spread out a lot, using up quite a bit of their resources to cover their new land in the process, putting them at a disadvantage against the Legion. Caesar's Legion, in theory, is the Roman Empire. But it's filled with misogyny, homophobia, and slavery. There's Mr. House, an Expy of Howard Hughes. While he wants to improve humanity in his own way, he's extremely ruthless in his dealings. There's the Wild Card path, where you set the Mojave down a path of independence and anarchy, which alienates the main factions.
In addition, there are four major DL Cs (Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues¸ and Lonesome Road), each having its own story, and two additional DL Cs (Courier’s Stash—pre-order bonuses—and Gun Runners’ Arsenal—more weapons).
I enjoyed the game largely due to the writing, along with a lot of replayability. However, I feel that there was a lack of real motivation deciding which faction to assist in taking over Hoover Dam, and I felt that your character lacked a bit of personality compared to other RPG characters. Even the Lone Wanderer had plenty of personality.
There were a lot of game-breaking bugs, especially at launch. But mods and patches had gotten rid of them, but a few of them are still there, so keep that in mind.
Because of the small development cycle, there are things that are removed, like the Legion territories and continuing the game after the ending. I recommend buying the Ultimite Edition, since it has all the DL Cs. But take a look at the Nexus; they have mods that'll enhance the game.