Vegas baby! Vegas

[Furiously]

Any reports how fallout Vegas is I see it releases tonight.

[MuffinMan]

I was on the fence between 360 and PC until about an hour ago. I figured since I just bought a new computer I should probably take advantage of it, waiting for it to unlock on Steam.

[Rendakor]

I got the PC Collectors edition, so I have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up.

[Muffled]

It's weird how not pumped I am for this game, considering how much I liked Fallouts 1, 2, and 3.  League of Legends has been taking up almost all of my gaming time lately, though... that may have something to do with it.

[MuffinMan]

I think part of it for me is that it seems like I was just playing Fallout 3 and almost feels like this is just an expansion pack.

[Hawkbit]

It has been my experience (and I hope I'm wrong in this case) that when a major title doesn't have a single review up a day before launch that it will have issues.  Again, hoping I'm wrong. 

[Furiously]

I'm VERY leary about buying without someone saying anything about it.

[Malakili]

I'll buy it in a year with all the DLC if it gets decent reviews. Frankly it looks a little uninspired, and I can't figure out why I'd shell out 50 dollars for this instead of just grabbing my copy of Fallout 3 off the shelf and reinstalling it, if I really wanted to.

[Ceryse]

I caved and bought it (pre-loading atm), so I'll report back on some impressions when its unlocked and I've spent some time with it.

[Furiously]

http://feedyourconsole.com/2010/10/review-fallout-new-vegas/ 10/10.... Course the embargo doesn't lift until the game goes live, so take it with a grain of salt.

[NiX]

Obsidian. I'm wary.

[Slyfeind]

Tonight?! Oh man! Must resist, though. I gotta wait at least a week to see how it goes....Will I last a week? No idea!

[Kitsune]

I am just waiting for hardcore mode at long fucking last.  A game of post-apocalyptic survival that didn't care whether you ate or slept and let you carry thousands of bullets for no weight never quite sat right with me.  They could just throw those gameplay tweaks into Fallout 3 and I'd be happy as-is.  Staying alive by scrounging wisely and being more clever than the people around you is sort of made a moot point when you have thirty plasma rifles in your backpack, and it wasn't really feasible to try to artificially inflate the difficulty by using low-level equipment, as the higher-level stuff out there was pretty untouchable by anything less than assault rifles.

So yeah, I'm looking forward to this.  Survival games have been my crack ever since System Shock 2; something about starting small and carving a strong character from humble beginnings has held a special place in my heart.

Plot?  Don't care.  Location?  Eh, I like Vegas, so should be fun.

[ffc]

The "hardcore" mode in New Vegas intrigued me so I took a gamble and ordered it.  Then I doubled down by ordering it for the PS3.  I may have misplayed my hand.

[CmdrSlack]

I will be snagging this for the 360 after work tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll also have some playing aides, if you will.

I shall update after exposing my raw brain to the wasteland. I promise 110% fewer HST references.

[Rasix]

Obsidian. I'm wary.

THIS.  In bright, blinking lights with flames shooting out of it, this.

I still might cave though.  I'm weak. It's Fallout.

[Hawkbit]

Reports state that the first DLC is Xbox exclusive.  Seriously?

[Ceryse]

Reports state that the first DLC is Xbox exclusive.  Seriously?

Seeing as there's a link to such statements on the news page for the game in the Steam thing, I'd wager so. Hopefully its only that the 360 is getting them first, and not purely as a 360 thing. Still annoying, regardless.

[Azazel]

I'll buy it in a year with all the DLC if it gets decent reviews.

I love F3, but still haven't finished all of it. Well, all of the expansion content.

[jakonovski]

Giant Bomb has a review up: http://www.giantbomb.com/fallout-new-vegas/61-25933/reviews/

I'm pretty stoked for hardcore mode, the bugs not so much.

[Falconeer]

Props for thread title, from one of my favourite movies ever.

[tgr]

I'll buy it in a year with all the DLC if it gets decent reviews.

I'm going with this. I did this with F3:GOTY, DLC is moronic and I'm too backlogged to jump onto this.

Also :condi: to different release dates across the world. 2 days 16 hours till it's unlocked. Sit and spin .

[Reg]

Judging by the review it's a typical massively buggy Obsidian release. I've been burned by Obsidian before and refuse to get caught again.

[Ironwood]

But if you can accept a partially broken game

Next.

[Malakili]

I am just waiting for hardcore mode at long fucking last.  A game of post-apocalyptic survival that didn't care whether you ate or slept and let you carry thousands of bullets for no weight never quite sat right with me.  They could just throw those gameplay tweaks into Fallout 3 and I'd be happy as-is.  Staying alive by scrounging wisely and being more clever than the people around you is sort of made a moot point when you have thirty plasma rifles in your backpack, and it wasn't really feasible to try to artificially inflate the difficulty by using low-level equipment, as the higher-level stuff out there was pretty untouchable by anything less than assault rifles.

So yeah, I'm looking forward to this.  Survival games have been my crack ever since System Shock 2; something about starting small and carving a strong character from humble beginnings has held a special place in my heart.

Plot?  Don't care.  Location?  Eh, I like Vegas, so should be fun.

If you have it for PC, there are mods that add the kind of "hardcore mode" limitations you want.  I'd suggest going that route.

[Hawkbit]

Yep, officially holding until a GOTY is launched and seeing if that one is less buggy.  I've purchased F3 twice:  The first time was at launch and I never made it halfway through because it was buggy.  The second playthrough I haven't finished yet but the GOTY version seemed more stable. 

Meh... oh well.  I just can't justify spending money on a buggy experience.

[Murgos]

One thing that has me leaning heavily toward buying this is that Obsidian is stock full of Fallout 1 and 2 developers.

Although I am expecting bugs, I am also expecting much better, more Fallout 1&2 like gameplay.

[eldaec]

I'm entirely confused about how Obsidian keep getting these gigs.

[Murgos]

I'm entirely confused about how Obsidian keep getting these gigs.

Their products turn a profit?

[Mosesandstick]

Is this another would've been unbelievably good if it wasn't broken obisidian game?

[MisterNoisy]

I'm only about an hour or so in, but it's been solid and bug-free for me so far.  There's more interesting bug reports from elsewhere, though.

[Murgos]

Here is a review roundup that I am stealing from the SA thread:


Quick round up:

Joystiq	3.5/5
Giant Bomb	4/5
Feed Your Console	10/10
RPGFan	85%
Game Informer	8.5/10
Just Push Start	4.5/5
Ars Technica	Buy
GamePro	4.5/5
Gaming Nexus	B
vCharleston Gazette	9.5/10
Hooked Gamers	9/10
TQCast	4.5/5
Gamer's Hell	7/10
G4 TV	4/5
AVault	5/5
FileFront	91/100
Atomic Gamer	9/10
Eurogamer	9/10
PCGamer	84/100
Offical Xbox 360 Magazone	9/10
Computer and Videogames	8.1/10
IGN UK	9.0/10
GamesTM	9/10
NowGamer	9.3/10
Escapist Magazine	4/5
Destructoid	9.0/10
IncGamers	9.1/10
FrontTowardsGamer	9/10
NowGamer	9.3/10

[Tebonas]

Preloaded, available on the 22nd. Because being European sucks again!

[Rasix]

Well, I was on the fence until I saw the Charleston Gazette loved it.

[Cyrrex]

Well, I was on the fence until I saw the Charleston Gazette loved it.

They have a well known bias for Obsidian products.