Subscribing to a magazine comes with its own perks. For one, you pay less per issue than store-buyers. For two, you get your copies a little earlier than most. Perk number two applies in this case, as it seems PC Gamer subscribers received a huge six-page preview of Fallout: New Vegas in next month's issue.
Thankfully, an unstated perk number three exists, in that the internet inevitably spoils all huge early previews. A thread found on Bethesda's forums (and synopsized by fansite Duck and Cover) did exactly that, spilling the following details:
- It's a first-person view game, using the same engine as Fallout 3 (sorry, GamesAreArt)
- A new "Hardcore mode" will be available, in which (among other things) stimpacks heal over time, ammo has weight, and players can suffer from dehydration.
- The story focuses on a conflict between three factions: the New California Republic (a nation from Fallout 2), "Caesar's Legions," based on the Vegas strip, and the residents of New Vegas.
- The player is not a Vault Dweller but a courier who is rescued by a friendly robot.
- Super Mutants resembling those from Fallout 2 make an appearance, including the unique (and stealthy) Nightkin.
- A "reputation system" measuring faction friendliness operates beside the karma system.
- Some story points and locations seem to have been lifted from the old "Van Buren" demo, including the Hoover Dam.
- Followers can be managed via a context-sensitive menu containing commands such as "follow," "stay" and "attack."
These and more details can be found on the Duck and Cover thread. So far it all sounds quite exciting. What do you think?
Fallout: New Vegas info emerges from an early release mag [Duck and Cover]
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12:39 PM on 02.06.2010
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Any word on a release date?
I want this !
Also, I miss the days of expansions.. can we as a whole call DLC expansions now? please? I'll make cupcakes. I mean DLC sounds so company speak as apposed to expansion which sounds spacey.
...I wish I was back in early 90's. :/
The amount of news gives me hope this won't be cancelled.
Everyone has always been under the impression it would be Bethesda engine and a fps.
So course your disappointed.
I fully expect New Vegas to have a story of higher quality than Fallout 3 which, while not being bad, was dissapointing compared to the originals.
I thought I heard something like that. I have yet to play Fallout 3 (besides that illegal demo I played, that I deleted becouse I realized my computer cannot run the game for shit). But This will probably be good. But rest assured, if they made a back to basics F1/2/Vanburren fallout, I'd be all over that shit.
new vegas will be EPIC I just wish it had full weapons customazation
Also no more pointless searching only to find a plunger.
Looking forward to seeing people try..
After the sorta kinda fun but not really after a day game that Fallout 3 was I'm skeptical but willing. Then again I played Fallout 3 on 360 so maybe I was doing it wrong. I dunno. But Fallout 3 just wasn't fun for me. I had borrowed Fallout and Bioshock at the sam time an both had that weird 30s and 40s vibe with a weird twist so in my mind they were competing for my love and Bioshock won in spades. Maybe if I were more objective. I dunno. I don't see why people loved Fallout 3 so much. Fallout is a great series but Fallout 3 fell short for me.
As I said before, given the obscene amount of time I spent playing Fallout 3, you might as well just hook this fucker right up to my veins.
Bethesda's games that run on the engine they sued for Fallout 3 (and a older version was oblivion... then morrowind...) Tend to be 100% better on pc from personal experience.
Also mods and overhauls from the gaming community give the game new life (personally I used mods to make my Fallout 3 as Fallout 1/2 as possible).
=)
Oh, and I found Bioshock more enjoyable to :) In the sense of atmosphere and fun. But Fallout is great for exploration, and sometimes role-play (SOMETIMES).
This will not end well.
But Fallout 1 and 2 were completely in a separate class, that not C-RPG has quite managed to duplicate even to this day. You could actually PLAY a character any way you want, and your stats actually made an impact on things around you. Like intelligence. If you had anything below a 4, you were pretty much mentally retarded. You couldn't do ANYTHING that involved higher intellect, and it affected your dialogue options in unique ways. That's assuming you could find anyone who actually wanted to talk to your stupid ass.
Every time I load up the first 2 Fallout games, I can't help but be amazed at how deep they are, even by today's standards.
I hope there's a new reno in this one, loved becomming a porn star there in f2, my porn name was arnold swollenmember. Will never forget that.
Anyway. Suppose more obliviony fallout is better than no fallout.
I wanna know about dlc exclusivity because if they're pulling that shit again i'm gonna buy this pre-owned.
Fallout 3 is in my top ten games of all time. I'm definitely picking this up when it comes out.
but other than that I'm super excited
Can't wait for this game
thank you.
dinosaurs all die out eventually... except mario and link... they're like nessy and sasquatch or something...even though a skunkape isn't a dinosaur... alligator and shark maybe?
whatever.
FALLOUT IS LIFEBLOOD.