Attack of the Fanboy - First Fallout: New Vegas review

Attack of the Fanboy writes: "You know that old saying if it ain't broke don't fix it? Obsidian, the developer in charge of Fallout New Vegas took this and ran with it. Much if not all of what made Fallout 3 great remains intact in this latest tale from the wasteland. The games craftsmanship is an art in itself as the new locale, The Mojave Wasteland, gives the gamer as much a sense of place as Fallout 3 did(if you can forget for a second all about Fallout 3). The game main story line is accompanied by obscure yet intriguing side quests and subplot"

[HellsJanitor]

Still going to be a day one purchase for me.

[knifefight]

Who?

[goosepoose]

i dont know who they are.

edit: damn....i read the review. i was expecting a plasmastation review. the complaints seem valid. oh no....this review will probably be better than ign's review. oh god, i was going to buy this game. stupid review. its like finding out the girl you about to have sex with had sex with guys from chatrooms.

and YES i know, i should play the game myself. bla bla.forgive me, but i either buy food or games. not both

[toaster]

"food or games"

You reeeally need to get your priorities straight.

[Cloudberry]

.
Highly not recommended.

[falloutx]

This reviewer clearly says he didn't like Fallout 3, Well I loved Fallout 3 and i think i'll love this too.
This is a poorly rushed review just for the sake of being the 1st Fallout New Vegas reviewer.

[Matthew94]

^^ actually the reviewer says he loved fallout 3

"Much if not all of what made Fallout 3 great "
"it's all pretty much the same as Fallout 3. So what's not to love?"
"Fallout New Vegas' story just never hit home with me the way that Fallout 3's did."

He like the game but says the plot wasn't as good, the engine is a bit dated and there are tons of glitches like the last one.

[grailly]

I'm a big Fallout 3 fan, but I didn't think it's story was great either, it didn't really have one. which means that what we're getting is more or less the same thing as fallout3, that's good enough for me

[knifefight]

Obsidian Entertainment commented on this:
"This website did NOT receive a review copy of the game, and I can reassure you this website has not played the full version of this game. It is merely a pre-judged opinion of previously seen footage and should not, at ANY COST, be taken seriously as an ACTUAL REVIEW."

Then go read the text + look at the pics and yeah, everything is pretty vague and there's nothing really specific that proves he played the game in full.

[DMason]

The only reason this crap site gets reviews out before other sites is because they play pirated games.

[Matthew94]

where did you get that quote from, give a link

Obsidian commented "knifefight made up a quote about us in order to prove his point."

[MeatyCarling]

I don't think it's important whether the reviewer actually played the game or not (let's face it there are ways to get games before they are released). The key thing is that this is just one persons opinion and the things that annoyed him about the game other people will most likely love. Personally I don't care what the reviews say as I would rather trust the fact that there has already been 3 good games in the series and I'm pretty sure that with the amount of money and effort they've put into it this one will be just as good.

[HolyOrangeCows]

I hope Bethesda sends this stupid hits-hungry site a take-down notice.

[DORMIN]

Exactly.

I dont get why people click on these sites, you guys really think a small game journalist with have their review up before a big name?

[Cx2Fake]

LOL!! 1+ knifefight.

[Moonboots]

Yup the reviewer says he didn't like Fallout 3 and I thought it was amazing.. I'm going to go ahead and just assume the opposite of everything this review said. 3/5 seems like a slap in the face and will be interesting to see what other sites with an actual name and reputation for themselves score it.

Interesting Obsidian has now noticed.

[ThanatosDMC]

"food or games"?

games

[SonyPS360]

Another irrelevant website scrambling for the early review. Nothing new here.

[frostypants]

Yay.

Another Bethesda game that plays just like every f*cking game they've made since 1995. With all the glitches intact.

P.T. Barnum was right.

[Amplitude]

"OMG! Your comment started off interesting and then you just exposed yourself as the same troll half-wit you come down on N4G about.. Saying a big o pile of pure BS like that.. Allow me to knock you off your high horse. Your own post proves the opposite of what you are typing. I hope that was heavy sarcasm."

K, allow me to explain this. You guys are smart.

<From my post>
"If you would have said [while using big words to sound smart] "But, the PS3 version will probably be a thousand times better cause of the processor, so im gonna play it anyway on my PS3 as an F U to 360 fans! It only does everything" at the end of the paragraph, then you would have gotten at least 30 people to agree"

I ended it with a PS3 fanboy post in an attempt to prove that you could get agrees by going off topic and ranting about the PS3 being good.
Apparently it didnt work and nobody got it. lol. kthx.

[-Ikon-]

No way this game will live up to Fallout 3. Average game engine + crappy dev = mid 7 and 8 reviews. Game is going to be loaded with glitchs and bugs.

EDIT: @ Below. Yes crappy dev!! Sure Alpha Protocol was decent but only worth a rent not a buy. Seriously Obsidian is mediocre at best.

[HellsJanitor]

Crappy devs? That's funny.

[Muletroid]

i know its funny because its true lol
well i wouldn't say crappy but mediocre yes average yes etc etc

[Blacktric]

I wouldn't say "crappy" too but look at their cycle. Bioware develops a great game (KOTOR, Neverwinter Nights), Obsidian takes charge of the sequel (KOTOR 2, Neverwinter Nights 2). Reviews pour in that says the same thing; can't live up to the first game. The same will happen with this too unfortunately. Yes there are guys from Black Isle Studios (Chris Avalone for example) but have you ever watch any of the Developer Diaries? Every one of them hyping how big The Strip is and what we saw is a small sh*tty reimagination of a post apocalyptic Vegas. I seriously hope otherwise to happen but I think the game will be mediocre at best and people who were bashing Bethesda for making Fallout 3 will start praising them.

[callahan09]

This is made by the Alpha Protocol developer? Uh-oh. That gives me a bit of pause about this one. You say "average game engine", does that mean this doesn't run on the Fallout 3 engine? The graphics look basically the same as Fallout 3 though. Seemingly. Anyway I just played Alpha Protocol for the first time last night, and I didn't like it at all. I'm not really sure what it was about it that didn't strike me, but just overall within about an hour I was feeling like it was a complete chore to try to play it. There was nothing identifiably wrong with it, just not much right either, just some undefinable feeling of a lack of polish. Never played any of their other games, though, so I dunno about them as a developer.

[Gilliand]

And Fallout 3 wasn't loaded up with glitches and bugs?

[callahan09]

I am surprised at the disagrees I got. What do you disagree with? It's not like I said some fanboy crap. If you really liked Alpha Protocol, maybe you disagreed with me. And if that's you, then respond and tell me why you liked the game rather than disagreeing and leaving it be. I still have the game from GameFly and if you think it's a good game, tell me why so that maybe I go back and try it again before sending it back.

[n to the b]

obsidian reusing same graphics engine with no updates - kotor2 and now new vegas. it's not just that though. it's the uninspired use of said graphical assets I'm worried about (just like kotor2). and the screens I've seen show some pretty average looking bits of environment...

then again I've loved my fallout3 even more than kotor. might still be worth a revisit to good ole V.A.T.S.

[MeatyCarling]

@callahan09 umad?

[Amplitude]

Its N4G. People disagree with anything that ISN'T a fanboy post.
If you would have said [while using big words to sound smart] "But, the PS3 version will probably be a thousand times better cause of the processor, so im gonna play it anyway on my PS3 as an F U to 360 fans! It only does everything" at the end of the paragraph, then you would have gotten at least 30 people to agree. And maybe 4 disagrees. xD

Don't get mad. N4G is mostly trolls and fanboys saying irrelevant things for the lulz (see MeatyCarling above) anyway.

That's why i love my PS3. There are no trolls online on the PS3 since there are no kids on it, and everyone is mature and can research why bluray is the future of home entertainment due to its large disc capacity. PS3 owners are smarter than the XBots and have more money. Unlike N4G, nobody online is there to bother you unless you're paying MW2.

[Moonboots]

"That's why i love my PS3. There are no trolls online on the PS3 since there are no kids on it, and everyone is mature and can research why bluray is the future of home entertainment due to its large disc capacity. PS3 owners are smarter than the XBots and have more money."

OMG! Your comment started off interesting and then you just exposed yourself as the same troll half-wit you come down on N4G about.. Saying a big o pile of pure BS like that.. Allow me to knock you off your high horse. Your own post proves the opposite of what you are typing. I hope that was heavy sarcasm.

[Millah]

Since much of the original team at Black Isle (the creators of Fallout 1 and 2) are at Obsidian, including the two lead designers of Fallout, I was hoping for something a little more inspired than basically just the same thing as Fallout 3. They certainly hyped it to be much more than that.

[danielle007]

Which is really kind of what I want, honestly. I'm no graphics whore, and if the game is great enough, I can ignore a few glitches.

Just gimme a good damn story, really cool places to explore, really nifty and random people to meet and fuck with, and I'm set.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

Poorly written and provides no insightful criticism. I just read a whole lot of nothing.

[Cx2Fake]

lol

[JsonHenry]

I've already got it pre-loaded on steam. Just waiting till noon EST on the 19th to play it.

[visualb]

attackofthefanboy surely didn't get a review copy...

so they either:

a) pirated the game
b) got it from someone who works at gamestop/game and played it.

either way - couldn't have played it for more than 4-5 days = not enough for a FO game...
and I'm not reading this because it gives me a virus alert (and I'm on OSX =|)

so...First Fallout New Vegas HITS WHORES

I'll wait for the first REAL REVIEW thank you.

[chazjamie]

its coming out next week. i am pretty sure you can get a legit copy by now already...if you really want the origianl game that badly, you can find a way.

[Petro89]

Wait for reputable websites before passing judgement.

From what I've seen and read so far, I'm confident that this game will score well across the board.

Meta: 85+

[Philoctetes]

This review sounds like something that was written without having played the game at all. Is there anything in here that a person couldn't have already known based on pre-release marketing?

I mean, yeah I'm disappointed too that the engine hasn't gotten a thorough overhaul, but we've known all long that this was going to look/play almost identically to Fallout 3.

Nothing here to change my mind about my preorder.

[knifefight]

Obsidian Entertainment commented on this:
"This website did NOT receive a review copy of the game, and I can reassure you this website has not played the full version of this game. It is merely a pre-judged opinion of previously seen footage and should not, at ANY COST, be taken seriously as an ACTUAL REVIEW."

Then go read the text + look at the pics and yeah, everything is pretty vague and there's nothing really specific that proves he played the game in full.

@ Below: This site is WAY too small to have received a review copy, plus, for sites that DID get an early copy, there is a a strict embargo.

[n to the b]

I saw that comment too but who's to say that comment isn't the fake?

@ Above: some add'l comments here are making me agree with you, looks like we can't trust this review.

[Angels3785]

I agree with you that this review probably isn't real, BUT that comment you have posted that you "SAY" obsidian made I think is also fake. Do you have a site or link to where you got this? Firstly I love fallout 3, but this seems like you made the comment out of desperation.

[cygnuszero]

Oh yeah, that really sounds like something a professional game dev would write. I like the capital NOT, that's cute. Who wrote that, a 10 year old?

[n to the b]

the comment in question is taken from the 'review' website's comments section.

EDIT: sorry looks like the comment was actually taken down per Nikobaxton below. see Nikobaxton's comment for an image before it was removed.

[Thepro318]

they may have downloaded a pirated copy off a torrent sites. I seen this game on torrents sites for weeks now .

[Jamegohanssj5]

Lulz. This is definitely no Vice City.

TGSI

[DRUDOG]

Damn, that review just plain sucks. Take out the pictures and it's like 4 paragraphs long. 5th graders write longer book reports.

[darkziosj]

lol just look at his medal of honor review

[Tony P]

So basically, this is a fake.

Not like it was going to affect my decision to buy.

But this is a pretty underhanded attempt to slander the game if they don't even have a real review copy.

[TVippy]

And blows hard. They're not an AAA-dev anymore.
All I hope for is a decent story, not some mega-retarded plot about 'lost father'.

[gravemaker]

shitty review from the guy who never played originals
new vegas is incredibly deep and great RPG, much better rpg than fallout 3, because guys from fall 1 and 2 makes new vegas

[sam2236]

"because guys from fall 1 and 2 makes new vegas"

That's not always the case, man. Just because the original devs made it doesn't mean it'll be good. Look at the new AvP, that was made by the original devs yet it's utter crap.

Having said that, fuck the review. New Vegas is still a day one buy for me!

[LarsoVanguard]

AVP has been crap since the Atari Jaguar.

But I do agree that New Vegas is a day one purchase.

[EazyC]

I suppose but technically it is the first review.....

[PrimordialSoupBase]

I'm betting they pirated it Friday and shat out the review two days later.

[Kingdom Come]

If I had put a review on this site a few days ago, it would have counted a's the first review? No, because I hadn't played the game. This site is just after hits...

[knifefight]

It WOULD be the first review if you actually reviewed the actual game. It's a fake, dude.

Get hits by writing well, getting up unique and timely content, and well-played promotion, not cheap tricks like this.

[plb]

Any mention of how the PS3 version is? Is it a mess like FO3 or on par with the 360 one? Don't have time to read this article atm.

[Motorola]

Cmon. I love PS3 too but you cant disagree with this ^ F3 was a mess on PS3 until 3 patches later.

[plb]

Yeah, I don't know why I got so many disagrees. It's the truth! PS3 version was a horrible port. I only have PS3/PC so I'm trying to determine which version to get.

[Motorola]

oh yeah, some guy got it early on PS3 and i asked him. he said there are alot of bugs and glitches :( for the game overall im not sure about console differences

[LarsoVanguard]

Stop caring about disagrees. It doesn't matter. Not one bit. STOP COMMENTING ABOUT DISAGREES, it's pathetic.

Also, there's no question about whether version you should pick up, if you have a capable PC, you KNOW already that that's the version to get.

[Lykon]

I hardly had any problems with fallout 3 on the ps3 but the dlc OMG a couple of the DLC was so buggy it was shocking, almost unplayable, didn't stop me finishing it all but got very frustrating at times.

[Nihilism]

I knew it would be, it looks like crap in all the trailers, there might have been humour in FO1 and 2, but NV looks like a kids game, all bright and cheesy, it looks to lack all of the atmosphere of the wasteland...

[LarsoVanguard]

Yeah, because once the Color-sucking nukes drop, everything turns to grey, like every other game.

Right?

[Stealth20k]

what were people expecting from obsidian?

The word mediocre in the dictonary has a picture of there logo

[imoutofthecontest]

I just looked it up and it wasn't there in the Oxford English Dictionary. What edition do you have? I am calling my homie Steve to check is dictionary as well. My homie Steve has a huge dictionary.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

What the hell is a dictonary? You might want look at it a little harder.

[Captain Tuttle]

It's "their", not "there". You could find that in the dictionary too.

[troncoparati]

The guy complaints of a sequel that plays like a sequel...I'm still picking it up.

[writersblock]

He complains its basically fallout 3 with a few new features. And I completely agree. They basically made the ground textures look like sand, added some DLC type features and called it a day

[ASSASSYN 36o]

After playing fallout 3 for 500+ hours this game could get a review if 1 out if 10 and my preorder would be secure. No 10 cent website can alter this inevitable aquisition. Nothing has changed and the original developers are on board still. I admit the game could have been a lower price given no significant new engine upgrade. But either way I have it paid off along with the strategy guide. I am ready to get my game on at midnight launch.

[-Ikon-]

WTF did you do in Fallout3 for 500+ hours? You could do everything in the first game at around 120 hours max

[ASSASSYN 36o]

@ ikon Apparently you weren't around for the level cap increase, dlc, and forced ending of the game once it was beat until that was patched. I collected all the special weapons, and did all the quest. I discovered all the items and talked to all the characters who appear at ceartain times in the day. 120 hours my ass.

I am sick of these reviews and previews where the game was played for 5 hours. The authors should all post there gameplay times in detail. It would only lend credibility to there statements. Or prove they are full of it.

[dragon82]

I also have over 400+ hours in Fallout 3. I am working on a new character right now to finish off all the DLC before New Vegas gets here on tuesday. I lost my original game saves when my PS3 died last year so I had to start over.

[n to the b]

not to mention triple that if you want to have a full good, neutral and evil playthru...

[PS3Freak]

300 hours for me, with 3 different playthroughs, icluding all the downloadable content. No matter what the reviews say, I will buy this game.

[DRUDOG]

I couldn't have said it better, Assassyn. I could care less if this is basically more of the same, I've had it preordered for months.

[USEYOURFIST]

McAfee site advisor gives a red flag so watch for viruses

[mrv321]

I'm using Ubuntu I'll be safe.

[-Ikon-]

no Script > Internet

:P

[PooEgg]

Should change their name to Attack of the virus. Thanks for the heads up.

[writersblock]

The website is clean -_-

Hurr Durr, I downloaded a site advisor and now I know how viruses work
Unless you download something or it forces a download, nothing happens. And this is a pretty well known site to anybody who's been on N4G. They're known for flamebait, but they're well known

[Christopher]

You need to look up malicious cookie data info.

[StanRaimondi]

Why do some people not all be hyped for a game and wanting it bad then as soon a review comes out and its not saying what they want to hear they start yelling the game is no good, i don't want it, i knew it would be crap? If you like a game you like a game you don't need a stranger how knows nothing about what kind of game you like to tell you if you should like it or not.

[Akagi]

Attack of The Fanboy.

Clue's in the name.

[blackburn5]

I hate that saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' in the tech world. Just another excuse to avoid innovation to make development easier.

[mistajeff]

I call BS. they're using only promo shots, and the only information they provide is stuff that's already been outlined in previews. if anything, they played a preview build at one of the summer conventions and scratched out a 'review' based on that. the embargo lifts on tuesday, so this is probably a cheap attempt to gain recognition by having the 'first' review. it really doesn't seem like they played the full game. maybe i'm wrong, but my gut says that this isn't a legit review.

[divideby0]

FO or Fable.... not sure which to get, but not both...

[tanman777]

it will have more bang for your buck.

[Megaton]

Well I'd get both, but if that's not an option, get Fallout.

[Shadow0]

i own both fable 2 and fallout 3 and i am basing my results from passed games. fable has a lot of things missing from it that may make you aggrivated like me like The ways you comminicate are by usually doing repetative actions like dancing, arm pumping, playing with your dog ect.however on fallout you get into a direct conversation were you choose your wording with often several paths of choice. its a decent game. fable 2 earned a 8.7 out of ten on average while fallout 3 received 9.3 out of 10 which isnt that much of a difference but to me there is a huge difference in these 2 games and i prefer my fallout a ton more. i have preordered fallout but i doubt i will ever even bother with another fable game. sorry if that came out a little harsh on fables end but that is my opinion.

[Chuk5]

Most people buying New Vegas are hardcore gamers. Holding reviews till the day of is makes people suspicious. In addition, after that abortion alpha protocol, obsidian really has to prove the game is good.Their good devs with unfortunate luck. With a rpg, you can only watch so much and tell how good the whole game will be. Then someone breaks embargo and it's all over the internet, giving the game a bad taste. I'm going to pay my pre-order off in full later, but betshda really should have made the review embargo earlier because many people are still fringe.

[mistajeff]

they should've made the embargo earlier, i agree.
but i think obsidian has a lot going for them this time. i know alpha protocol used unreal engine which is middleware but i feel like the oblivion/fallout3 engine would be even easier to work with because of all the mod tools that are already set up. also it's an established IP that some of obsidian's people helped to establish, and a universe that the game's leads are really passionate about. i know they only had 18 months to make it, but you know that some of these guys were mulling around ideas since their black isle days. i'm really rooting for them here.

[Deathcakes]

Damnit, I just can't find words that describe my confusion with why the argument is made that Fallout 3s engine, gameplay and style with a new(ish) setting is such a bad thing. Actually, for me, that's one of the facts that make me want to go out and get this the second it's released. On that note, I won't be able to, because I can't spare much in the money-department right now and to know that the game is out and being unable to get it will pain me greatly.

[Workshyskiver]

You should see the abuse this reviewer is getting on the AOTF comment page.....

[Chuk5]

he's stuck in an infinite magneto juggle.

[stephmhishot]

This almost sounds like they watched some of the walkthrough videos going around and threw up general observations about the game and called it a "review".

[Chuk5]

No mention of companion wheels,traits, aiming down sights effectiveness, no actual reason why story fell flat for him, no talk of hardcore mode, no talk of weapon modding. He just shat this review out for hits, which the site must be getting.

[thesithfreak]

PEOPLE didn't knock GOW3 for being more of the same. they will lose credibility if they knock Fallout for being more of the same.

[PooEgg]

More of the same is what I expected, and I am looking forward to playing this.

[Philoctetes]

GOW3 (PS3) didn't look better than GOW2 (PS2) to you? Really?

If GOW3 had used the exact same engine and looked exactly the same as GOW2, it would have ripped by critics, and rightly so.

I'm not buying Fallout for the graphics so it isnt that big a deal to me, but it's absolutey fair game to note that it looks more or less the same as Oblivion, which is a pretty old engine in video game terms.

[thesithfreak]

i LOVE god of war 3, and all the other god of wars. but gameplay wise it is unchanged. i'm not saying they should rate fallout low either. i'm just saying, more of the same better not be a good thing for one, and a negative for another, unless the first game started off bad and needed a change.

also, god of war 3 is on a new console, it better look improved. fallout NV on the other hand, only 2 years difference, and its not an exclusive

[C_Dub]

This dude's attempt to get famous. Sorry. You can;t possibly review any FO game in only a day or two. The game is far too deep and you will see that after 50 hours in.

[MasterD919]

A 3/5 is a crap game in my opinion...This reviewer clearly had no interest in this game and this whole review is just awful.

The content alone for this game pays for itself. Its just like Fallout 3 and thats what you hate about it...OK- so you didn't notice that from the months of trailers, clips and early access? Anyone who doesn't see that this game plays just like Fallout 3...I suggest you get your eyes checked.

People are buying this game because it plays like Fallout 3 because Fallout 3 was a great game. An awful harsh review for a sequel considering how many other sequels are in fact copies/clones of their originals. I'll wait for a legit review from someone I take seriously...I guarantee this game gets at least 4/5 scores from everyone else.

Do not let this amateur "reviewer" sway you from a great game this year.

[Nikobaxton]

Source: COmments section, before the comment was taken down. Thanks neogaf!

[Nikobaxton]

If the comment is "fake" then i'd like to know why it was taken down.
kthxbai

[dkblackhawk50]

>.> The author of the post deleted it, it was proving that it was fake?

[gamejediben]

fake review is fake.

It is simply not possible to review a fallout game in 30 hours. End of story.

[Pen15]

What kind of review score is 'Meh'? Can you please be a little more professional?

[Captain Tuttle]

It's like a third grader wrote the review and I don't particularly care about the opinions of third graders.

[dkgshiz]

"For one, it’s not a review copy. We walked down to our retailer friday night when we were called and told that Fallout New Vegas and Vanquish had both come in. Then skipped all the way home as we have been looking forward to both of these titles for a long time. Am I free to go now officer?"-Bill Hess the reviewer from attackofthefanboy.com....He got the game on Friday night, probably played a total of 2 hours that night. Woke up, played maybe 6 hours total on Saturday. Then at 3.26 am. Sunday....He published his review. Plus it probably took him 3+ hours to write this review. Yeah, this review is complete bull shit. I doubt he even got the game to be honest. Most retail stores are Nazis when it comes to the release dates of games. It would have to be a mom and pop store where he went if they released the game 4 days early. Well N4G its time to blacklist attackofthefanboy.com. This entire review is a farce as is the site.

[dkgshiz]

Look at the comments http://attackofthefanboy.co... Especially the comments from Bill Hess. This guy is a joke. His reviews are not even blog quality.

[SSKILLZ]

You gamers have to understand that the ultimate judge is you not the gaming media

[goosepoose]

i dont know. we n4g, are the minority. if it was up to the n4g members, we would have dozens of exclusive ps3 titles, ff7 remakes (like a million of them), kh, thounsands of mgs titles, a billion killzones, psp suddenly becoming the next big thing since the psp, sony spending billions on adertising, almost everygame on the ps and ps2 getting hd makeovers...etc. they dont listen to us, so we complain.

[Eiffel]

How are we even sure this person even played the game? There isn't one once of evidence to this.

This is purely just a hate review generated to throw the game off the radar for people looking to purchase it.

[Tikicobra]

I was thinking the same thing. How has this website played the game and websites like GameSpot and IGN haven't?

[stuntman_mike]

it seems to be a running theme with obsidian, they take a well loved franchise (kotor, neverwinter nights) and make them mediocure at best. they have proved they are not that tecnically proficiant, bethesda should have waited or just released this as DLC.

I know i havent played the game but obsidian makes me worry.

[TheStorm]

Ehhh KOTOR II was amazing, it was just filled with bugs. The PC version with updates it was truly an amazing game.

[cygnuszero]

They're not a great developer, just capable, that's all.

[yog-sothot]

Wtf ? Neverwinter Nights 2 was clearly better than the first one ! Particularly its expansion "mask of the betrayer"

[stuntman_mike]

@thestorm the game wasnt even finished and those of us who bought it on xbox couldnt download the extra stuff, hell most people still dont know about it.

@yog-sothot NWN2 was shoddy at best they made the character design even worse too. the first game had way more atmosphere.

[Sarevok]

no.....nwn2 was better.
nwn1 was like a offline mmorpg.
Oh and the end bosses in nwn1 were so lame...

[Supman]

haha! take that fallout.

[mossman]

It appears that history has repeated itself. A few years ago, Obsidian was handed the keys to one of the greatest games of all time: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. That game was so great, all I expected from the sequel was the same graphics and gameplay, but with the addition of a new, strong story like the original. They delivered the same experience fine (almost literally) but created a watered down story. That game felt empty and souless. The bar for success was so low for Obsidian, and they failed to even make those standards. Fast forward to today, and this review indicates that the same thing may have happened again.

I will still hold out for more reviews before making my decision to buy or not, but my worst fears are starting to be confirmed.

[Chuk5]

He didn't get the game till friday night. He posted a review sunday at 3:26. There is no way he could beat the game properly in about 33 hours. He needs to sleep, eat and everything else. It's just to far-fetched to believe the review was based on a good amount of NV's content.

[kraze07]

Im sure someone has said this before but how the hell can someone come out with a review so soon? There will be enough content in this game to keep gamers occupied for months. Besides the gameplay mechanics and the visuals I personally don't think he could've truly touched on anything else in the game without playing it for a longer period of time.

[EazyC]

Well guys, if you want to know my own personal opinion on this review, (which I submitted to N4G in the first place), then here you go:::

Reading over the review a few times it becomes blatantly obvious the reviewer hasn't touched the game:Everything he says is so vague, with a few word changes, it could be a review for any sequel. Note how he NEVER refers to ANYTHING specific in the game. He doesn't mention anything previews had already said. He is just some shit-stirrer trying to cause some controversy.

It's bastards like this guy who take sales away from developers, especially the fact it's the first so-called "review"

Pardon my language and all, but i see a lot of people think I made this review myself.

[blink3020]

You people are just as bad as the reviewer. Fallout Vegas can't possibly be a flawed game... You people are dumb ***ks

[kraze07]

No one is saying it cant be a bad game. We just don't think this is a proper review.

[chilled2m]

Yep, just keep throwing around the insults.. makes you sound really intelligent.

If you bothered to read most of the comments here, its pretty obvious that the guy doesn't even have the game, therefore his review is worthless, regardless of the overall ACTUAL quality of the game.

[The Milkman]

Well I'm going to play the game regardless of the reviews because I loved fallout 3 so much. I mean I don't mind if it has the same graphics as fallout 3. What would you expect when it's mainly made for consoles which have a limit. I wouldn't expect a big growth in the graphics or models with such a huge would and much dialogue. Anyway the awesome time you have exploring the world in fallout makes up for the graphics. If they would/could have made the graphics any better it would have taken a lot longer for the release of this game. Possibly close to the advertisement of the next generation of consoles. They probably would have liked to be working on a different project by that time.

[Silentmerc3nary]

My answer to this review:
http://tinyurl.com/323v48m

I kid I kid. Not really bothered about New Vegas; was just waiting for the opportune moment to use that GIF.

[creamsoda]

Don't click on the link all these morons want are hits for their shitty website.

[DeathGazer]

The real reviews hit Tuesday.

[cygnuszero]

Not expecting much from this game. It's made by Obsidian *puke*

[cygnuszero]

Lots of reassuring going on in here, wow. These jokers actually believe that since this is called fallout, it has to be as good as fallout 3, right? So naive. Obisidian has made a career of taking great franchises and turning them very mediocre.

[kraze07]

You mean KOTOR2 and Neverwinter Nights 2? One which was rushed do to a short deadline and still turned out pretty good (KOTOR2) and the other which is considered by many hardcore CRPG fans as being slightly better than the first?

[Mister_G]

The in-game assets look too much like those in the original Fallout 3, might not bother. Just seems like a huge map pack for the cost of a full game.

I could be wrong though, I'll see wot the reviews say.

[Kamikaze8]

Called it. First review is something low to make the hits counter go even higher!

[geth1gh]

this review pretty much confroms what i have been expecting. A giant expansion for fallout 3.

I realized this early on and didn't get my hopes up, i still planned on buying it. now that i know thats all it is for sure, i am not too disappointed, and im still stoked to pick it up on day 1.

[aquaviva71]

this developer (obsidian) ruined kotor 2 and alpha protocol sucked AND now this franchise! obsidian sucks period. the old italian proverb states, "you can tell how your days gonna go by the greeting you recieve in the morning". obsidian's games sucked from the beginning and will continue to suck.

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

This is just a rubbish review, it has no details about the game, no screen shots, no new info at all. It's like he didn't even play it.

One of the worst reviews I've ever read. Total waste of time. Some pleb in his moms basement who pirated it or is living in fantasy land making it up as he goes along.

[Philoctetes]

That's all he was looking for, obviously. The comment section was a great read through, LOL.

[Shadow0]

its going to take at least 5 or more bad reviews for me not to get this game on the day of release :P

[jade0732]

Day 1 buy for me

[yog-sothot]

Somehow, it's hard to believe that the story could be less good than the one from Fallout 3. I mean, narration has always been the strong point of Obsidian games ! And Obsidian is even made of people who creted the original Fallouts such as Chris Avellone...

[CrzyFooL]

Chris Avellone didn't work on Fallout 1. Just sayin' :-)

[No Way]

Well.. 3/5 is still a good score. But, I enjoyed Fallout 3, so I'm sure I'll like this.

[CrzyFooL]

Fake review is fake.

[commander]

Id give this review a 1/5

[Ahasverus]

Wow. Lords of Shadow is still the best rated game this month, it survived Fallout, Medal of Honor and Enslaved. Bring Vanquish on? O.o

[Justin_bristoe]

this review needs a review

[ElementX]

Doesn't the review embargo last until Tue? I read that somewhere.

[ONIGATO]

idk...my ps3 is broke anyway. and i am in no shape to buy another one of even fix the one i have, if possible at all...

[spektical]

pretty much wat i was expecting for a review.

if its not broken no need to fix it.. is what i see and vibe i get from New Vegas.
This does not mean its a bad game, its just gonna be a very similar game, and I for one want to go back into the wasteland.

but alas i'm stuck between this or Star Wars.

[Kluv]

for the first "metacritic worthy" review.

[x5exotic]

i knew this game would suck >>< what did u expect ,stupid music,lame ww2 or whatever theme...just wtf

[R_aVe_N]

Looks like a fake review for hits to me. That was a really crappy review from what looks like a really crappy site. Can we not have standards around here anymore?

[BabyTownFrolics]

Obsidian Entertainment is an American video game developer founded in 2003 after the disestablishment of Interplay Productions' Black Isle Studios, for PC and console systems. Obsidian continues to operate under management by its founding officers: Feargus Urquhart, Chris Parker, Darren Monahan, Chris Avellone and Chris Jones.

Black Isle Studios is most famous for working on Planescape: Torment, though they also achieved success with the Fallout, Icewind Dale and Baldur's Gate series of computer role-playing games

past Fallout games made by Black Isle:

Fallout (1997)
Fallout 2 (1998)
Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Van Buren was the codename given to Fallout 3, a game that was being developed by Black Isle Studios before the parent company, Interplay Entertainment, laid off the PC development team on December 8, 2003, effectively cancelling the game. Prior to its cancellation, Van Buren was set to carry on the Fallout series as the sequel to Fallout 2.

Some of the story elements from Van Buren were later used in Fallout: New Vegas, on which some of the Van Buren development team members, like Chris Avellone and Josh Sawyer, also worked.

so I am looking forward to the game.

[bobrea]

I hated Fallout 3. I assume I will hate this as well

[TVippy]

... in this comment section. Guess they already got it preordered.

[Simco876]

The only "bad" thing about the game is that it was like Fallout 3. But Fallout 3 was amazing!

Give me another game like Fallout 3? Then I am going to love this game!

Fixed: 5/5

[Organization XII]

if thats the score of the game i aint buying it anymore, 3/5 is crap man....