Fallout: New Vegas Impressions

About New Vegas

Fallout:New Vegas is an upcoming role playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. This is not a direct sequel to Fallout 3 although it uses the same engine and has some of the the same features. It's official release date is October 19th in North America and October 22nd in Europe.

What do I think about it?

Graphics:

This game really doesn't seem to be concentrating on its looks rather than its gameplay. If you have played Fallout 3 you won't notice much difference and would be disappointed if good graphics were what you were looking for. But sometimes the gameplay is so good that graphics won't really affect the game's experience!

Gameplay:

Not much is known about the story, but other than that the game doesn't seem to have changed much from Fallout 3. And why would it? Other than concentrating on changing the game's mechanics, Obsidian seem to be improving on what was a truly great game. Adding iron sights is a great new feature. Allowing you to actually rely on it rather than relying on the VATS (which is still included in New Vegas). And it seems you can also control team members to do as you order them in a fast and easy way using some sort of wheel. The atmosphere has also changed. Say hello to blue skies, green nature, electricity, gambling and pubs. Viva New Vegas!

Conclusion:

Well this has got to be one of the games I'm most excited for. Two years ago Fallout 3 launched and two years later I'm almost (yea, almost) done exploring everything in the game. Ending it just in time for (hopefully) yet another long-lasting, breath-taking experience that is Fallout! Tell me what you think about this game in the comments section and I'll make sure to reply!