Author Topic: Fallout: New Vegas (Read 114448 times)

brawndolicious · « **Reply #60 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:00:53 PM »

Quote from: Greatness Gone on April 20, 2009, 06:56:56 PM

So now it actually has a chance of being something beyond mediocre. Bethesda is a horrible developer. Hopefully it's turn based.

The first person perspective was just to make the exploration and dialogue more interesting. I don't really see how anybody can dislike the atmosphere of the third game.

Fallout 3 was a regular RPG in it's gameplay. It never required fast reflexes or bunny hopping and the game did a dice roll every time you fired a shot (so you could miss a headshot from a foot away). The challenge to the gameplay was more with managing weapon/armor condition, not exhausting all of your stimpacks, and most importantly not running out of ammo which happened to me a lot and was my number one reason for dieing.

Bildi · « **Reply #61 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:01:15 PM »

Quote from: muckhole on April 20, 2009, 11:59:56 AM

Very interesting. Really curious to see what kind of game it turns out to be. Hopefully not just some gimped Live title, like Fable 2's pub games.

Yeah, this is my thought. Hopefully it is a normal, full retail game.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #62 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:03:42 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 20, 2009, 08:46:42 PM

Fallout 3

Obsidian Fallout

haters

JOE

Kara · « **Reply #63 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:30:44 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 20, 2009, 08:38:54 PM

I just don't get how people get up in arms about the writing in games. It's like arguing about various colors of poop. If you want decent writing, read a book.

Probably because you're incapable of comparing apples with apples. It's cool man, no one's perfect.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #64 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:50:30 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #65 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:55:39 AM »

cool breeze · « **Reply #66 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:58:17 AM »

Bungie's last ever Halo game??!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #67 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:12:17 PM »

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #68 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:15:47 PM »

that looks shopped.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #69 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:16:35 PM »

hahaha, i love how that's basically just a fallout 3 pic with a vegas sign pasted in the background

Third · « **Reply #70 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:22:16 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on January 06, 2010, 11:58:17 AM

Bungie's last ever Halo game??!

They aren't doing any Halo games after Reach. Guess they got bored with it. No wonder they escaped from MS.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #71 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:24:19 PM »

Worst shop ever.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #72 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:25:23 PM »

Halo: No More Halos

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #73 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:26:23 PM »

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF HALO

Eric P · « **Reply #74 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:34:14 PM »

halo: live free or halo hard

cool breeze · « **Reply #75 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:36:13 PM »

The Halo

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #76 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:36:41 PM »

Anyway, nobody cares about Halo.

We're getting more Fallout!!

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #77 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:05:30 PM »

hopefully they'll get rid of the tedious lockpicking and word-guessing minigames

worst part about fallout 3 by far, i ~~hate~~ despise doing ithem

Himu · « **Reply #78 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:07:35 PM »

Same Eel.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #79 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:08:14 PM »

I love lockpicking! I can pick Very Hard locks easily now but it would be cool if raising your lockpicking skill added other perks besides being able to pick harder locks. I still hate the hacking minigame though.

Now Oblivion's lockpicking, that was a bitch (and mostly worthless, in regards to picking anything that contained something of worth).

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #80 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:09:32 PM »

there is shit i will never know about fallout 3 because i refuse to lockpick or play word jumble unless i absolutely have to

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #81 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:11:33 PM »

Its mostly lots of ammo caches and there's probably one or two unique weapons (like the Victory Rifle, a supped up Sniper Rifle that knocks down opponents).

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #82 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:11:55 PM »

The lockpicking wasn't that bad unless it was Hard or Very Hard, but hacking was just straight TERRIBAD 100% of the time. At least you get some lewt for picking locks

Himu · « **Reply #83 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:19:31 PM »

Quote from: Borys on January 06, 2010, 01:15:55 PM

Word guessing was just reloading time & time again.

Doesn't make it good.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #84 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:24:12 PM »

I still don't get the hacking minigame even now. Its like, you pick a word and it lets you know if a certain amount of words are in the right position? So you have to select similarly built words and yet its still a crapshoot.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #85 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:24:40 PM »

Those mini game didn't bother me. I like hacking more than picking locks though.

Ya! Last Halo! wooooo!

Halo: The Gouging

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #86 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:28:47 PM »

Finally, Bungie can devote their time to Pimps at Sea.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #87 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:31:17 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on January 06, 2010, 01:24:12 PM

I still don't get the hacking minigame even now. Its like, you pick a word and it lets you know if a certain amount of words are in the right position? So you have to select similarly built words and yet its still a crapshoot.

it tells you how many letters are correct.

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #88 on:** January 06, 2010, 02:10:33 PM »

Quote from: Borys on January 06, 2010, 01:15:55 PM

Word guessing was just reloading time & time again.

Try clicking matching brackets on the same line. It would eliminate dud words or refresh your word count.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #89 on:** January 06, 2010, 05:34:20 PM »

You say goodbye
I say Halo

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #90 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:08:45 PM »

Halo: The Final Frontier

chronovore · « **Reply #91 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:11:42 PM »

Quote from: Borys on January 06, 2010, 12:24:32 PM

Halo: Halo No More

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 06, 2010, 12:25:23 PM

Halo: No More Halos

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 06, 2010, 12:26:23 PM

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF HALO

Quote from: Eric P on January 06, 2010, 12:34:14 PM

halo: live free or halo hard

YOU SAY GOODBYE, AND I SAY HALO.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

HALO, HALO, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU SAY GOODBYE...

[close]

Quote from: BlueTsunami on January 06, 2010, 01:08:14 PM

I love lockpicking! I can pick Very Hard locks easily now but it would be cool if raising your lockpicking skill added other perks besides being able to pick harder locks. I still hate the hacking minigame though.

Now Oblivion's lockpicking, that was a bitch (and mostly worthless, in regards to picking anything that contained something of worth).

Oddly, lockpicking was given as a consummate example of in-game minigames, and how they reflect the player's immersion in the world at GDC a couple years back. It was really interesting overall, and funny to see that Thief's lockpicking is still basically the most interactive and immersive model.

Himu · « **Reply #92 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:14:28 PM »

The word thing in Fallout 3 is SO TERRIBLE.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #93 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:40:10 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on January 06, 2010, 11:14:28 PM

The word thing in Fallout 3 is SO TERRIBLE.

what word thing

edit: oh hacking, l2p

I am so excited for more Fallout.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #94 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:40:53 PM »

you mean hacking? yeah, fuck that shit

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #95 on:** January 06, 2010, 11:43:18 PM »

I've never played any "hacking" game in any part of any videogame that wasn't garbage. Especially when you have to do it hundreds of times during the course of the game. I was fine with it in that relative sense in Fallout 3. It was fairly simple and painless for me and I could do it relatively quick. I'm fine with that. Much better at least than playing pipe-mania in Bioshock every two feet.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #96 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:30:02 AM »

Please, when you hear the 'kaching' sound you all were like 'aw yeah'.

GilloD · « **Reply #97 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:32:02 AM »

Call of Halo: Modern Halo

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #98 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:49:11 AM »

I never really minded the lockpicking or hacking mini-games. After one playthrough they were kind of tiresome but not seriously annoying. I did go through one stretch where I just couldn't pick anything other than an easy lock for a shit and almost ran out of bobby pins. That was pretty frustrating.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #99 on:** January 07, 2010, 12:55:09 AM »

The hacking was actually a fun puzzle (unlike bioshock) and the lockpicking was piss-easy. However, the lockpicking in Oblivion was a moment of anal tearing. I was so happy when I found the unbreakable lockpick.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #100 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:40:44 AM »

Man, I just played through The Pitt for the first time. Awesome, awesome city design they created. The whole post apocalyptic urban factory setting was done perfectly. Makes me even more interested in what New Vegas will look like.

Also, Stealth Armor + 100 Stealth + Perforator (acquired in The Pitt, its a silenced Assault Rifle with scope) = Holy shat

Before acquiring the Perforator I had to resort to using a gun that would compromise my location to the enemy and surrounding enemies or use the shitty Silenced 10mm. Now I can be real stealthy but the gun still isn't powerful enough to take down really defensive enemies, its really good for headshots + sneak criticals then switching over to a gun that packs a punch (like a shotgun).

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #101 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:00:36 AM »

I still need to play the rest of the expansions in the GOTY edition, only ever got around to Operation Anchorage which by all accounts is the worst.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #102 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:03:37 AM »

Yeah, Operation Anchorage is real shitty. The Pitt is fantastic. I think I may do Zeta or Broken Steel next and leave Point Lookout for last.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #103 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:07:46 AM »

Remember, you can only do Broken Steel after finishing the main storyline.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #104 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:13:46 AM »

Anchorage sucked so hard it kinda burnt me out on Fallout for now, but it was almost worth it for the stealth suit. I heard Mothership Zeta is almost as bad?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #105 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:16:07 AM »

I've heard people talk about Zeta not being good too but Anchorage has really garnered lots of hate. I'll probably start playing Zeta in a few and report back on its possible suckiness. They introduce a nice item in Zeta though (that involves repairing equipment) that should come in handy.

Quote from: Вiff Кoммiёslaуer on January 07, 2010, 02:07:46 AM

Remember, you can only do Broken Steel after finishing the main storyline.

Crap! I'll definitely get Zeta out of the way then and just finish the main storyline (I'm already godly, should be easy).

pilonv1 · « **Reply #106 on:** January 07, 2010, 04:07:02 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on January 07, 2010, 02:03:37 AM

Yeah, Operation Anchorage is real shitty. The Pitt is fantastic. I think I may do Zeta or Broken Steel next and leave Point Lookout for last.

I've heard Zeta is like Anchorage. Point Lookout is amazing.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #107 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:15:47 PM »

Stephen Totillo had Todd Howard on as guest on the Kotaku Podcast the other day. They took listener questions. Didn't talk about New Vegas, but it's a good listen. Todd Howard sure can take criticism like a champ.

http://kotaku.com/5441878/bethesdas-todd-howard-promised-better-graphics-withstood-your-calls-and-tim-rogers-showed-up

Jansen · « **Reply #108 on:** January 07, 2010, 01:35:51 PM »

point lookout is great but mothership zeta is pretty bad.

basically all mothership zeta consists of is a series of rooms, can be completed in a few hours, and two new weapons.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #109 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:46:38 PM »

Good Jon, Bethesda. I was playing Mothership Zeta yesterday and ran into a possible game ending bug (the little girl was supposed to be a trigger to unlock a door but she was stock in position near the bridge). Fortunately I'm playing on the PC where I could turn off the clipping and go through the locked door. Hopefully this'll allow me to finish this.

Also, Mothership Zeta had a good amount of funny moments but the setup is a bit tedious. Where The Pitt felt a bit open, Mothership Zeta is the whole "series of tubes" gameplay (just like Anchorage). I would definitely place Zeta above Anchorage though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #110 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:44:33 PM »

Get Broken Steel, The Pitt, and Point Lookout. Don't bother with the others.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #111 on:** January 07, 2010, 04:36:27 PM »

Finished Zeta, fortunately the game chugged along fine after that one hangup. The ending was fun but all the pointless tubes and rooms with enemies got really tiring over time. You get some good weapons from it but like Anchorage, playing through it is a chore. Definitely won't be playing that again.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #112 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:23:34 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2010, 03:44:33 PM

Get Broken Steel, The Pitt, and Point Lookout. Don't bother with the others.

Not true, Anchorage is worth it for the Gauss rifle

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #113 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:39:25 PM »

I've got this mod for the PC that fixes the Guass Rifle in VATS. Apparently it only does a fraction of the damage its supposed to do (in VATS). Now I'm really fucking shit up strategically in bullet time.

There's also this other mod that turns off the auto aim and the bullets from most weapons fly true. Without it, a bullets trajectory will tend to bend (and this isn't just inaccuracy, like from a semi / full automatic weapon). Sniping becomes easier.

chronovore · « **Reply #114 on:** January 10, 2010, 08:11:14 PM »

Quote from: Вiff Кoммiёslaуer on January 07, 2010, 12:49:11 AM

I never really minded the lockpicking or hacking mini-games. After one playthrough they were kind of tiresome but not seriously annoying. I did go through one stretch where I just couldn't pick anything other than an easy lock for a shit and almost ran out of bobby pins. That was pretty frustrating.

IIRC, all bobby pins are unbreakable if you quit the lockpick attempt prior to the third "mistake" vibration.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #115 on:** February 03, 2010, 10:50:21 PM »

Some form of info tomorrow apparently.

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Three different tweets from three different Bethesda Softworks sources hint at some sort of big Fallout: New Vegas info dropping tomorrow.

From Bethesda's Pete Hines: "if you're into Fallout or want to find out something, anything, on Fallout: New Vegas...well, tomorrow, it begins."

From community manager Nick Breckon: Tomorrow will be a big day for #FalloutNewVegas. Whoo.

From the Bethesda Blog Twitter feed: Keep your eyes peeled for new stuff on #FalloutNewVegas tomorrow!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #116 on:** February 03, 2010, 10:54:07 PM »

one of them has posted in the gaf thread too

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We are dropping some pretty cool stuff tomorrow. Whoo.

edit - I'll stop by when it goes up. You can follow the Bethblog Twitter feed as well -- we'll post it there the second it's live. http://twitter.com/bethblog

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We're not just sending out a press release, or starting up an 800,000-second counter or anything like that. It's definitely something of substance.

Guessing its a trailer and some screens.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #117 on:** February 03, 2010, 10:58:12 PM »

Hopeful for a 2010 release, seeing as how Bethesda seems to be coordinating this press release from all angles. Total media 'splosion.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #118 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:26:47 PM »

well, that's the other game i'll be buying this year

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #119 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:36:10 PM »

Even if it's just a glorified expansion pack, I'll still go crazy for it.

Just imagine if it's more than just a glorified expansion pack!

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Author Topic: Fallout: New Vegas (Read 114448 times)