So Obsidian have taken the reigns in developing the Fallout story that we all know I love. They've added to the recipe double the weapons we packed on the Capital Wasteland trail, they've added locations such as the Hoover Dam (it is set in Nevada and the Mojave desert) and the mindblowing Helios One, a striking and obviously deliberate near replica of The Solar Project.
The VATS has been upgraded slightly, and the companion commands has been changed to everything you wanted to do on Fallout 3 (except shout at them for stealing your XP, presumably), even down to being able to command non permanent companions and NPCs with and interface dubbed "The Companion Wheel". The Karma is back, but as is a reputation system similar to Fallout 2 (I couldn't really get far in that game...).
And for fans of the M4 Sopmod (me! me!) you'll be happy to learn that a similar gun, currently named the "military assault rifle" has been added to your arsenal of several old-but-awesome weapons, as well as several other, lower power guns - a pistol with an embossed mother mary, for example - and something called a Grenade Machine Gun, which imaginably does exactly what the name implies.
As for the Sopmod part, guns in New Vegas come with only up to three customizations: scope, R.O.F. (rate of fire) and magazine size.
This is my favourite thing, though. HARDCORE MODE.
No, it's not just a step up from Very Hard like most games.
When Hardcore Mode is active, health becomes a concern. Stimpaks only assist over time, and you can't heal your crippled limbs with the simple application of one - you need a high medicine skill and a Doctors Bag, or else you need to get your ass to the doc's.
You must drink water - I imagine, irradiated or not - to dodge dehydration, ammo will have an assigned weight, and enemies will take the required step towards being fitting of the term "hardcore".
The VATS has been upgraded slightly, and the companion commands has been changed to everything you wanted to do on Fallout 3 (except shout at them for stealing your XP, presumably), even down to being able to command non permanent companions and NPCs with and interface dubbed "The Companion Wheel". The Karma is back, but as is a reputation system similar to Fallout 2 (I couldn't really get far in that game...).
And for fans of the M4 Sopmod (me! me!) you'll be happy to learn that a similar gun, currently named the "military assault rifle" has been added to your arsenal of several old-but-awesome weapons, as well as several other, lower power guns - a pistol with an embossed mother mary, for example - and something called a Grenade Machine Gun, which imaginably does exactly what the name implies.
As for the Sopmod part, guns in New Vegas come with only up to three customizations: scope, R.O.F. (rate of fire) and magazine size.
This is my favourite thing, though. HARDCORE MODE.
No, it's not just a step up from Very Hard like most games.
When Hardcore Mode is active, health becomes a concern. Stimpaks only assist over time, and you can't heal your crippled limbs with the simple application of one - you need a high medicine skill and a Doctors Bag, or else you need to get your ass to the doc's.
You must drink water - I imagine, irradiated or not - to dodge dehydration, ammo will have an assigned weight, and enemies will take the required step towards being fitting of the term "hardcore".
If you've seen the screenshots, your mind would be blown too.
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