Fallout New Vegas

Bethesda

2010

Games Master:   No volunteers

Released in October 2010, Fallout: New Vegas is not a direct sequel to Fallout 3.
Though the game offers a similar role-playing experience to Fallout 3 and a few events from the game are mentioned, no characters from Fallout 3 make an appearance.

Fallout: New Vegas can be played only with Steam, even if it's installed with the DVD version.

Fallout: New Vegas takes place during the year 2281, four years after the events of Fallout 3, and 204 years after the Great War of 2077, making this installment chronologically the latest in the series thus far.The game is set in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Mojave Desert, which is known as the "Mojave Wasteland." The Mojave Wasteland is roughly the same size as the "Capital Wasteland" in Fallout 3, and is spread across parts of real-world Nevada, Arizona and California. Unlike other cities in the Fallout series, Las Vegas was not struck directly by a nuclear attack. Its buildings remain intact, and mutation of its inhabitants is minimal.

The game places the player in the role of a courier working for the Mojave Express, known simply as "the Courier." While delivering a package with a platinum poker chip to New Vegas, the courier is ambushed by Benny, the leader of one of the casinos in New Vegas, who steals the package, shoots the player in the head, and leaves the body in a shallow grave. A robot named Victor witnesses the shooting and brings the courier to Doctor Mitchell in Goodsprings. At this point, the player enters into character creation and defines the Courier's skills, attributes, name, gender, age and appearance. Afterwards the player begins his journey, following Benny to avenge the attack and recover the stolen package, all while exploring the Mojave wasteland.

An optional Hardcore mode delivers more realism and intensity into the gaming environment. Game director Josh Sawyer stated that the mode was inspired by several different Fallout 3 mods. As gameplay difficulty is increased, players are encouraged to implement effective strategies, make careful considerations in resource management and combat tactics, and pay high attention to the surrounding environment. Gameplay difficulty is increased in several ways: stimpaks and other healing items including food do not heal the player instantly, but work over a period of time; the healing of crippled limbs requires a "doctor's bag", a chem called hydra or a visit to a doctor; ammunition has weight; and the player character must eat, drink and sleep to avoid starvation, dehydration and exhaustion, respectively.

A new version of the G.E.C.K ( Garden of Eden Creation Kit) was released, different from the Fallout 3 one. Bethesda doesn't allow conversion from one game to the other.

Other resources

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki

 

Related topics

• Related topics

  Replies

  Views

  Last post

• Is Fallout New Vegas Just Fallout 3 With Extra Bugs
  1, 2, 3, 4by RevRaptor » October 25th, 2010, 3:53 am

  15 Replies

  23643 Views

  Last post by Hoola
  January 23rd, 2011, 10:02 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas
  by Webslug » April 28th, 2009, 8:10 am

  1 Replies

  6659 Views

  Last post by Strange Angel
  February 8th, 2010, 8:45 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas: HELP!
  by BlendedSoup » April 17th, 2012, 11:58 pm

  3 Replies

  784 Views

  Last post by VasiljevicN
  September 2nd, 2012, 6:10 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Review
  by loder » October 21st, 2010, 9:10 pm

  0 Replies

  3862 Views

  Last post by loder
  October 21st, 2010, 9:10 pm
  Gaming Reviews

• Fallout New Vegas Research
  by nmc686 » September 15th, 2011, 10:08 am

  2 Replies

  601 Views

  Last post by Hoola
  September 15th, 2011, 2:17 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Ammo
  1, 2by 57oH » August 6th, 2011, 11:26 pm

  5 Replies

  1199 Views

  Last post by 57oH
  August 9th, 2011, 4:17 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Troubleshooting Guide
  by loder » February 13th, 2011, 12:36 pm

  1 Replies

  9162 Views

  Last post by Saturn Celeste
  February 23rd, 2011, 1:04 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Interesting Weapons of Fallout New Vegas
  1, 2by Saturn Celeste » January 14th, 2011, 6:45 pm

  6 Replies

  19599 Views

  Last post by Saturn Celeste
  January 14th, 2011, 7:03 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Voice Actors
  1, 2by Saturn Celeste » February 23rd, 2011, 1:16 pm

  9 Replies

  1605 Views

  Last post by Saturn Celeste
  February 23rd, 2011, 1:27 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Maigrets Fallout New Vegas Pictures
  by Maigrets » June 1st, 2011, 1:05 pm

  4 Replies

  372 Views

  Last post by loder
  July 2nd, 2011, 4:18 pm
  Screenshot Gallery

• Fallout New Vegas MOD Tool
  by 57oH » September 2nd, 2011, 8:45 pm

  0 Replies

  4887 Views

  Last post by 57oH
  September 2nd, 2011, 8:45 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• What platform do you plan to play Fallout: New Vegas on?
  1, 2by Webslug » June 2nd, 2010, 6:38 pm

  5 Replies

  1414 Views

  Last post by Hoola
  November 4th, 2010, 6:18 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Dead Money Trailer
  by loder » December 16th, 2010, 9:40 pm

  0 Replies

  260 Views

  Last post by loder
  December 16th, 2010, 9:40 pm
  Fallout New Vegas

• Functional Meshes and Textures for Fallout New Vegas
  by loder » February 8th, 2011, 10:51 pm

  1 Replies

  2370 Views

  Last post by Saturn Celeste
  February 9th, 2011, 1:30 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Fallout New Vegas Nvidia FPS issues
  by loder » August 12th, 2011, 11:16 am

  0 Replies

  555 Views

  Last post by loder
  August 12th, 2011, 11:16 am
  Fallout New Vegas

• Saturn Celeste's Fallout Screenshot Thread- FO3 & New Vegas
  1, 2by Saturn Celeste » October 19th, 2010, 1:43 pm

  6 Replies

  1310 Views

  Last post by Saturn Celeste
  October 21st, 2010, 12:47 am
  Screenshot Gallery