Thoughts on our First 10 Hours of Fallout: New Vegas

In spite of some bugs during gameplay and a huge variety of side-quests that sometimes numb an intriguing story, “Fallout: New Vegas” is a stellar addition to the series…so far.

Even though it lacks that “chosen one” mentality the first game had, as you were raised essentially by a great man, to be something special, New Vegas is all about making the most of opportunity. With more characters, factions and weapons than “Fallout 3,” the game looks like will eventually offer more than it’s predecessor in terms of gameplay, content and overall fun.

Right now, though, it feels more like “Fallout 3.1” than anything new. That’s not essentially a bad thing however. “Fallout 3” is easily one of the greatest games of all-time and millions of gamers are still playing it as this piece is being written. Nonetheless, it feels weird playing a title that feels more like an expansion pack than a new game, due to the same engine being used, with the same exact character models.

Again, the engine isn’t broke regardless of the bugs Bethesda has yet to take care of, it would have been great to see the developers get a bit more ambitious with the look and feel of the game. Regardless of this, there are plenty of small nods to the original game and even the events that have occurred throughout the franchise, making it a bit of a nostalgic gameplay experience for hardcore fans.

Aside from that, everything in “Fallout: New Vegas” lends itself to the last game in the series. If you loved “Fallout 3,” this title will consume you, the same way “The Jersey Shore” is hilarious in Florida too. For that reason, it’s hard to say anything negative, as the game itself is polished, immersive and overall fun.

However, through the first ten hours, there hasn’t been that “Oh Snap” moment, or character that we’ve decided to help because we’ve been compelled to. Sure, Boone’s story is interesting and helping Rex, the cybernetic dog is a hoot, but you aren’t on this courageous quest. This time, it’s all about revenge, which is awesome, but at the same time, we don’t know enough about our character and his enemies yet to be as addicted to this title as we could otherwise.

This notion isn’t helped either by a myriad of side-quests that end up derailing your revenge quest.

Of course, you don’t have to play them, but how could you not want to find a sex-bot or a new sheriff for Primm?

As a result, you have a title that is worth your time, but isn’t nearly as enthralling as it could be.

All we can do is hope that maybe that’ll change as the story progresses.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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