After being patched up (and answering a slew of questions that will chisel out the core of 'who you are and will become'), you set off on a mission to find the man who failed to take your life.įor me, the 'revenge' plot of Fallout: New Vegas just didn't carry the same weight as Fallout 3's story, which saw you break free from one of the franchise's famous Vaults in search of your missing father. You, a courier on a delivery to the 'untouched by the bombs' New Vegas, are ambushed, robbed, shot in the head and left to die among the dust and destruction apparent in the Mojave desert. Whereas Fallout 3 began at your character's birth, Fallout: New Vegas begins on a darker level-a rebirth of sorts. As empty and alone you might feel digging through graves on one side of the world, there's always the constant reminder of bustling life under the distant bright lights of a scorched Sin City. Admittedly, I didn't think a fabricated stretch of Las Vegas would pull me in as much as spotting the real, but devastated-by-the-apocalypse landmarks of Washington, D.C. Like the Capital Wasteland before it, the Mojave is a desolate, desperate, and depressing world fueled by conflict and paranoia. However, if you often find yourself ripped out of gaming experiences due to crippling bugs and possibly game-breaking glitches, you might want to reconsider spending the next 30+ hours with Obsidian's latest.įallout: New Vegas sets its stage in the Mojave Wasteland. If what you're after is an addictive, well-written adventure that can go on for hours then this is a game you should play. There are two core considerations to be made with Fallout: New Vegas. However, under the microscope on a graphical and mechanical level, the games are worlds apart.

On a purely creative level, Fallout: New Vegas comes close to achieving the same level of quality as Bethesda's 2008 smash-hit, Fallout 3. Sadly, the game suffers from more than a few technical issues. In terms of the aesthetic and core elements found in the last game in the series, Obsidian has nailed it in Fallout: New Vegas. Although its own first, original project was met with a grim response from critics and consumers alike, the rule for Obsidian has always been to craft a mostly solid next installment to a franchise. Obsidian Entertainment has made a name for itself over the years as a developer who could take another developer's property and spin it into a sequel that nearly reaches the same quality found in the original.

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