When you have to hard-save a game every five minutes for fear of it crashing or trapping you, there is a serious problem.Ungh. Anything else? Sadly, yes. Obsidian was stuck with the engine, but many of New Vegas' other problems can't be blamed on an outdated piece of technology. The game's voice-acting is woeful, undoing some great replica DKNY NY3655 Ladie's watches writing from the team, but my biggest problem with New Vegas is its size. The fact it's a lot bigger than Fallout 3's map may seem like a positive, but Bethesda knew that a dreary, post-apocalyptic world isn't exactly a joy to traverse. So they kept Fallout 3's world compact, and kept it interesting. New Vegas' expansive desert is just...boring.
And when you're forced to trudge over rocks and dirt for up to 10-15 minutes at a time on a quest, it becomes really boring.OK, stuff's busted, but what if I don't care about any of that? Is it more Fallout 3? Yes. This is basically an enormous expansion pack to Fallout 3. The intece, the menus, even many of the textures that the buildings and “dungeons” are made of come straight from Fallout 3. The missions feel the same. The characters feel the same. Many of the items and weapons you'll find are the same. You like Fallout 3? This is replica DKNY NY3913 Ladie's watches more of that. You'll love it.And the nuts and bolts? Mechanically, this is an improved game over Fallout 3.
Tweaks made to the VATS targeting system and the game's “iron sights” shooting perspective make combat more enjoyable. You can now craft your own modified weapons and food/chems, which is a fun little distraction. The main quest also felt like it took a lot longer to complete (over 20 hours), though this is padded by some ridiculous replica DKNY NY3919 Ladie's watches fetch-questing late on. There's also a “hardcore” mode that promises to truly recreate a wasteland experience by forcing the player to eat, drink and heal properly, but it's too leniently implemented to be as satisfying as the name suggests.
