Fallout: New Vegas

Hey there New Vegas, it's Hound. Today we've got a special review coming right up, just for you: Do you love RPGs? Do you expect great writing even amongst the background characters? How about an engaging gameplay loop that isn't just a literal fetch quest? Do you like having choices when it comes to the story? How about having the option of just being an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥? It doesn't matter if you said yes or no, this game is for you. Trust me. "They ate them." That singular line alone is so powerful but it just keeps getting better, the writers of this game definitely had love that was evident in almost every aspect of this game. I would say that I struggle with keeping my attention focused on dialogue-heavy or extended scripted scenes, but Fallout: New Vegas and Red Dead Redemption 2 were the only games to leave me wanting more of not just gameplay but more lore, even if it's just a journal entry. I beg of you, just experience it for yourself, learn Randall Clark and Joshua Graham's story, it is just *chefs kiss*. I have about 570 hours on this game, the first 300 hours unmodded, and to be able to play 300 hours of a game released in 2010 is a testament to how much of a masterpiece this game is. To add. this game was also made in a mere 18 months. If that doesn't already make you wanna play this game, then I suggest you take a real good look in the mirror and wonder where it all went wrong. You'll get to meet characters who don't fit the typical black-and-white morality often found in modern RPGs. In fact, YOU can decide what happens to some of them. Wanna sell them off to be eaten? You wanna make fun of an alcoholic with daddy problems? You wanna nuke a settlement? What the ♥♥♥♥ is wrong with you but you can do that! I'm not much of a visual guy so the graphics weren't a problem for me, even if you are, a simple collection of Vanilla+ mods can modernize the game. If you want the absolute best "modernization" of Fallout: New Vegas and you don't mind a little bit of effort to get there, Nexusmods is a great place to start. Be warned though, once you start modding the game it entices you to keep wanting more. Which is how I got to 470 mods. Most of my mods are tweaks but the rest are the extended "lore" of my Courier. However, the biggest downside IMO is the instability of the game engine. No explanation needed, you'll know it when you see it ;) And again, the fact that this released in 2010. It might not play nice with your setup. Tl;dr: Fallout: New Vegas is one of the best video games ever made. Your Courier awaits outside Goodsprings, don't worry you got time, Victor's still digging. So, what are you waiting for?