Game News FO: New Vegas tidbits

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Tags: Fallout: New Vegas; Obsidian Entertainment

Ausir <a href="http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Ausir/OXM_US_previews_Fallout:_New_Vegas">unearthed some more info</a> on Obsidian Entertainments upcoming Elder Scrolls Mod.
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Here's an excerpt:
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<p style="margin-left:50px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-top-color:#ffffff;padding:5px;border-right-color:#bbbbbb;border-left-color:#ffffff;border-bottom-color:#bbbbbb;">We've already seen the (pretty bad) preview of Fallout: New Vegas from OXM UK. Fortunately, its US counterpart is much better written. Most of the info is old, but here's some new stuff:
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* Character creation is virtually identical to Fallout 3, with cosmetic changes like the Gene Projector being replaced by ReflectionTM, "You're SPECIAL!" by Vit-o-Matic machine and GOAT by a psychological test
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* The local super mutants are pretty tough and will keep you from wandering aimlessly in the early portions of the game - they tend to be tougher even than deathclaws
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* Sunny Smiles' dog is named Cheyenne. They'll assist you with the Powder Gangers in the Ghost Town Firefight quest if you help her kill some geckos.
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Spotted at: <A HREF="http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Ausir/OXM_US_previews_Fallout:_New_Vegas">thanks Ausir!</A>

 

[SerratedBiz]

Powder Gangers

Le fuck?

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

The local super mutants are pretty tough and will keep you from wandering aimlessly in the early portions of the game - they tend to be tougher even than deathclaws

Not being able to roam wherever you want at level *1* because there are things around that'll destroy you utterly and totally?

 

[DriacKin]

The combat gameplay was tweaked to be more first-person-shootery

:sigh:

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

What constitutes 'more First-Person Shootery'? Details! Details!

 

[sirfink]

Don't worry guys. I'm sure it'll be great! We have the messiahs of RPGs working on it! Have faith! What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Jaedar]

The combat gameplay was tweaked to be more first-person-shootery

:sigh:

I'd rather have good FPS than fail VATS and fail FPS.

 

[Kaanyrvhok]

What constitutes 'more First-Person Shootery'? Details! Details!

Hopefully it means its more like Rainbow Six and less like FO 3.

 

[Melcar]

I don't mind having a real FPS for Fallout. Just not the horrible "thing" Beth. created please.

 

[MetalCraze]

Sorry man. You will have to kill 30 gekkos, just like in real RPGs!

Obsidian - fucks up Bethesda's single player MMOs even further?

 

[gothfox]

I don't mind having a real FPS for Fallout. Just not the horrible "thing" Beth. created please.

Can't argue with that. Same goes for ME1 combat versus ME2. I don't care if it's FPS or TPS or turn-based isometric or whatever, but it should be done properly.

 

[CrimHead]

I haven't been keeping up with this game...Is Avellone writing?

 

[Monocause]

So far everything hints that NV will be the most acceptable next-gen Fallout we're likely to get and yet some still bitch.

Try to fill your life with positive thought from time to time.

 

[Jaesun]

I don't mind having a real FPS for Fallout. Just not the horrible "thing" Beth. created please.

Agreed. I always wanted to just play a FPS done in the fallout universe.

 

[Mister Arkham]

Good. If they change just one thing in NV it should be a refinement of the combat mechanics. I can tolerate a decent stat-based FPS, but the fps controls do have to work well.

I'm still going to have tentative hopes for this. If anything Obsidian should be able to produce a game that's more fun/better to play than Fallout 3.

 

[RottingNaziSurfer]

 

[DriacKin]

The combat gameplay was tweaked to be more first-person-shootery

:sigh:

I'd rather have good FPS than fail VATS and fail FPS.

I've seen no evidence to believe that Obsidian is capable of creating a good FPS. All of the previews I've seen for 'Alpha Protocol' make me think it'll be a very shitty shooter. Perhaps the dialogue may be decent, but the combat is almost guaranteed to suck.
None of Obsidian's other games have ever had engaging combat. Even their best game, MotB, was banal, shit boring if you took away the story/characters/dialogue/music.

 

[Texas Red]

I dont really give a shit if the combat is good or mediocre. It will always be bad if most of the RPG revolves around dungeon crawling.

 

[bhlaab]

The combat gameplay was tweaked to be more first-person-shootery

:sigh:

I'd rather have good FPS than fail VATS and fail FPS.

I've seen no evidence to believe that Obsidian is capable of creating a good FPS. All of the previews I've seen for 'Alpha Protocol' make me think it'll be a very shitty shooter. Perhaps the dialogue may be decent, but the combat is almost guaranteed to suck.
None of Obsidian's other games have ever had engaging combat. Even their best game, MotB, was banal, shit boring if you took away the story/characters/dialogue/music.

josh sawyer comes off as a huge gun freak which tends to lead towards better shooting mechanics.

plus the foundation is already there, all they gotta do is tweak the formulas. whether this will result in skills having more of an effect of less of one is yet to be seen.

 

[Luzur]

why dont they just skip the char generation and other RPG stuff and make the rest of the Fallout series straight shooters, with autoheal if you take cover for some minutes.

could call it VaultDweller of Fallout: The Legend of Bad-Ass and feature over 9000 different guns, explosions and corridor running.

 

[Droog White Smile]

WAAAHHH ITS NOT TB ISO ANYMORE FALLOUT IS NOW RUINED FOREVER WAAAAHHHH

 

[entertainer]

Droog is ruined forever

 

[Callaxes]

Bitching doesn't help or change anything for that matter. It just increases the post count.

Like I just did now. +1

 

[TheCowburner]

Don't worry guys. I'm sure it'll be great! We have the messiahs of RPGs working on it! Have faith! What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Clockwork Knight]

The combat gameplay was tweaked to be more first-person-shootery

:sigh:

That's a good thing. Instead of half assed shootery we'll maybe have an ok shootery.

I've seen no evidence to believe that Obsidian is capable of creating a good FPS

Well, Beth is also shit at doing combat, so I expect the "better shootery" to be at least on par with FO3, if not better