IGN: Fallout New Vegas Review

IGN writes: "When Bethesda released Fallout 3 in the fall of 2008, it was lauded as one of the greatest open-world role-playing games of the time. Now, two years later the juggernaut of a franchise has another addition to its repertoire with Fallout: New Vegas. It appears that Obsidian didn't feel the need to change much about the successful formula, as the similarities to its predecessor are so significant I often want to call it Fallout 3: New Vegas. Since the first game was so widely loved, that's certainly not a bad thing, but New Vegas does feel like a giant, awesome expansion. "

[NastyLeftHook1]

i will purchase this for my ps3 along with gran tursimo 5 this holiday season :)

[gtamike]

Can't wait to load it into my PS3 also GT5

[Dave1351]

buy it for pc u can cheat!

[Ocelot525]

cheaters are retarded, it ruins the gaming experience(with the exception of some fun cheats like the ones in saints row 2)

[Dave1351]

bullshit ocelot. bethesda put the cheats in there for a reason. godmode ftw!

[Lifendz]

Not sure. I think I'm going to wait a bit. Good score but can someone tell me what the level cap is? I really don't want to have to wait for DLC for that to get raised to something decent.

[Triggs]

is 30.

[MrMccormo]

I'll just buy this game next year when it comes out in a GotY edition.

[AntoineDcoolette]

That's my plan as well. I haven't even bought FO3 or GOTY edition yet, I'm just waiting until the GOTY edition hits like $30- for consoles. Same with Borderlands.

[loki52]

I find it funny that the reviewer says "I wonder why they made the same mistake(of having the game end and not being able to play on)and that fallout 3 had the same problem. its because they are greedy and want people to buy the dlc. so no, they got me on fallout 3 but this time i'm waiting for GotY edition. plus, they did nothing for the horrendous graphics or the bugs.

[FordGTGuy]

Much?

[tacosRcool]

I will have to pass on this game this holiday season. GT5 will be a must for me. New Vegas can wait until a GOTY Edition comes out since Bethesda once again made DLC exclusive to the 360 and PC (well at first that is)

[BigKev45]

I won't purchase this game for my 360.

[Eiffel]

I'm sure everyone will survive knowing this.

[SSKILLZ]

Lol

[Kingdom Come]

Is Agonising!

[Hellsvacancy]

Tell me about it, just 2 more days 2-go

[-Judge_Fudge]

only a 8.5,thats good but i was expecting it to get like a 9.5 or 9.75. but im still buying it

[BiggCMan]

ign only scores games in intervals of .5 now. 8.5 is fine though. its a really good score. it looks like a pretty good game to me, just a lot like fallout 3 visually. i hope it doesnt have as many bugs and glitches.

[c0nnnn]

the game is great. spitting image of fallotlut 3 with some minor add INs. if u like fallout 3 you will love the game. already playing a couple quest u can tell there is glitches from bad guys having no faces to bad guys just ignoring u period. happened once then I restarted the mission and they came at me with a blaze if glory. If u can get past the hiccups the
you will enjoy it

[visualb]

glitches, and other problems -.5
same graphics as FO3 -.5

so if you enjoyed FO3 and just want more awesomeness, and don't mind the glitches, its probably a 9.5

[-Judge_Fudge]

i totally agree u win 1 delicious point

[Philoctetes]

The graphics are terrible and the engine actually runs worse than Fallout 3. That doesn't mean the game is broken or unplayable, but no way does this deserve a 9.5 or something like that.

[likedamaster]

They had more than enough time to fix/iron out the bugs & glitches and failed to do so. If Fallout 3 is any indication of its quality, Save often and expect a lot of crashes. It doesn't deserve more than this score, in my opinion.

[silkrevolver]

...it weren’t so buggy, and almost a carbon copy of Fallout 3... I’m still wondering if I’m going to get this. I have Epic Yarn to beat still, and Rockband 3 next week. I’d say this is a Christmas gift sort of game for me...

[jeseth]

. . . .have learned my lesson with games like this and will waity for the GOTY version next year.

Looks like a great game though if you love Bethesda games.

[n to the b]

"If your relatively silent pals don't comfort you enough, you can also tune into radio stations with Mr. New Vegas as the prime DJ, voiced by Wayne Newton. He's much less irritating than Three-Dog from Fallout 3..."

glad to see I'm not the only one who hated Three Dog.

[Motorola]

dude just kill him then, some lady takes over for him!

[n to the b]

what?! did not know that and I've got like 6+ playthrus...

[36T]

How many hours have you put into Fallout 3? I'm curious because i've put in something like 240 hours in a single play through including the five DLC's!

[n to the b]

well they're mostly around 60 and 70 hrs each character save.

[Chuk5]

I was always expecting this score from ign us.

[Mista T]

actually the pc version for some reason got a 9, surprising because ussually ratings are the same across the board.

[hoops]

Fallout for the PC was vastly superior to the console versions so the PC version of this should be the same.
If you have a capable PC the graphic difference and frame rate on the PC over the Xbox360 and especially the Ps3 version is that striking.
Draw distance was a HUGE difference.

[Myth]

If it doesn't work with Kintec I'm not buying it. The Kintec games are going to be the best games ever made. I can't wait to wave my arms and legs like complete idiot.

[shazui123]

I thought you were retarded until the third sentence ;)

[darkziosj]

oh really? i still think he's a retard

[shazui123]

Bit mean

[Hades1337]

I bet all the people that gave him disagrees didn't read his third sentence.

[Run_bare]

that makes me laugh

[Der_Kommandant]

I lost all Credibility in IGN after the Medal of Honor review

[joel_c17]

I lost it way before that. Personally i don't think this game is being scored harshly enough. All these glitches are inexcusable.

[Philoctetes]

"Fallout: New Vegas uses the same engine as Fallout 3 and comes with the same technical issues. Animations have no weight to them, lip synching ranges from good to non-existent and the artificial intelligence is dumber than a rock. More often than not you'll run across an enemy or ally who just can't seem to figure out how to get around that corner. These flubs are certainly humorous, but the choppy framerate and terrible load times are no laughing matter. Load times on consoles range from annoying to downright painful, ranging from 30 seconds to two minutes. New Vegas can run smoothly, but also slows down or freezes intermittently, so save often."

This game uses a four year old engine and still somehow manages to run *worse* than either Fallout 3 or Oblivion. And while graphics aren't the most important thing, it looks like ass. I can't understand how anybody gives it anything higher than a 7. Releasing something this shaky is just inexcusable.

[djfullshred]

As much as I loved the gameplay in FO3, I told myself I would not buy New Vegas if reviews or player feedback mentioned the same game freezes exist as with FO3.

I guess I will have to pass, becuase almost all reviews I read mention game freezes & other bugs.

[S4NDM4N]

What a terrible review

IGN UK and Videogamer still have the best reviews. THey actually talk about every aspect of the game pretty in depth

[blodulv]

I actually pre-ordered the game but haven't picked it up yet... the more reviews I read the more it sounds like a rather too similar sequel(ala Bioshock 2). Fallout 3 was one of my absolute favorite games this gen but I'm not sure I want to log another 60+ hours in a new map, especially with the amount of bugs present and the level cap.

Might just hold off on this one for a while.

[Beahmscream]

Waiting for patches and mods.

[Kakihara]

That's it for me and reviews of this game, too many casual spoilers thrown around in reviews. I admit none have given away anything major but with a game like this that's based on discovery I can do without things like, 'It's not long before you run into ____ who is in charge of ___ and plans to ____' or 'the side missions will take you from ___ to ____'.

I don't mind them giving away the beginning but too many reviewers have been to casual with plot points and characters. That's it for me.

[Triggs]

I'm glad I resisted reading the reviews. :-) I didn't need to read any more reviews before deciding to purchase because I knew I wanted ***More*** Fallout 3 after Broken Steel and Point Lookout.

[Zomboid-G]

I got it today and after a few hours, it looks and plays EXACTLY like Fallout 3, which is fine for me. I have to say that I wonder why none of the obvious glitches/graphical shortcomings (there were A LOT) could have been at least tweaked after 2 years.

Anyhow, since Fallout 3 was amazing and this one is shaping up the same way:)

[Azazel]

Im dissapointed. The game is great, dont get me wrong, but it lags and freezes up my ps3 every 30 minutes or so. I have a ps3 slim BTW. I cant believe this infamous problem that plagued Fallout 3 has not been fixed. I am saving the game every 15-20 minutes, when I should not have to. Grrrrr.

[Allowen]

Almost 20 hours played in New Vegas and I am loving this game more then Fallout3.
And I am not playing on hardcore mode yet for extra fun and difficulty.

I am not sure about the Ps3 version because I ended getting this game to play on my PC. It runs very well and only had 2 crashed to desktop and one time stuck bettewn walls.

For a game with so much content it is very little bugged actually.
But don't forget to use the lastest version of the video card drivers that appeared on oct 18th :)

[Allowen]

Yah, i remember how buggy was Fallout3 on the PS3 at the beggining. Lots of freezes ...

Funny thing is that it is woorking very well on the PS3 (finished it one more time before New vegas arrived) amd had little problem with it.

On the other hand the version of Fo3 that I also have on my PC is no longer playable thanks to Windows 7.

Damn, bethsoft does not wanted to patch and make this game more compatible with it.
With Windows Xp FO3 worked NICELLY.

[yamzilla]

not sure what people are talking about how bad the graphics are....at least on PC with 8x anti aliasing, 15x AF and all details maxed in blisteringly crisp 1080p @60 frames per second with v-sync, this game looks quite beautiful, espeacially the indoor areas.

On console I'm sure it has tons of pop-in and low res 1024x640p textures with lots of jaggies, and 20-25 frames per second but it is an open world game, with huge draw distance, that is what you get with 5 year old hardware

...games like uncharted 2 and god of war 3 look as good as the do because the backdrops are pre-rendered and you cannot interact with them, if you could, the y would look like poo too!!

lol...poo too

[yog-sothot]

"It appears that Obsidian didn't feel the need to change much about the successful formula, as the similarities to its predecessor are so significant"

I'd say Obsidian had no choice about many features. Let's not forget that the game is published and owned by Bethesda (even though Obsidian employs several key developers of the first two Fallout's)

[Bass_fisherman]

A big expansion pack

[Tron_Rocks]

Sorry to say this. I loved and still love fallout 3 but let's face it. There was bugs a many... here it is 2 years later SAME ENGINE, SAME BUGS.
It is looking really old as well..
I will wait until the price is lowered.

[gamerz]

Not one mention of freezing? How bad is the freezing really?

[Azazel]

I mentioned the freezing. Its still there! Dissapointing... I hear from friends its even worse on xbox.