Fallout: New Vegas

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  1. BigKabuto

    BigKabuto Well-Known Member

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    E3 is most definitely your answer....althans, dat mag ik toch hopen van wel zeg. Ik hoop nog altijd op wat verbeteringen, en dan vooral qua animaties enzo. Maar dat zal wel niet....
     
  2. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Fallout: New Vegas First Look
    Fan service? Maybe. Awesome? Yes.

    At first glance it might be possible to look at Fallout: New Vegas and think of it as nothing more than an expansion to Fallout 3. It uses the same engine and the core gameplay has largely been kept intact, so it does share some resemblance with its uncle. But it only takes a second look to see that Obsidian Entertainment is placing its own unmistakable mark on the Fallout franchise. A new Hardcore mode, tweaked combat, weapon mods, gambling, and a game world as big as Fallout 3 are just a few of the things fans will be raving about up to and beyond the release of this next entrant into the much-loved game series. Obsidian, a development studio founded by some of the same people that created the original Fallout games, is back on the scene in a big way.

    First, a little background info for those that perhaps don't follow Fallout as closely as others. These games take place in an alternate universe where Earth has gone through nuclear Armageddon, crushing society and splintering the survivors into warring factions desperate to scrape together an existence from the barren wasteland. The catch is that this alternate future is based upon the sci-fi comics of the '50s and '60s, filled with atomic cars and talking robots. Add in some dark humor, deep role-playing mechanics, and a wide open world to explore and you've got a recipe for Fallout.

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    picks up three years after the events of Fallout 3, but don't expect the story to continue in a linear fashion. This is its own self-contained tale with its own original characters -- it stands alone. This time the setting is in the remnants of Las Vegas, aptly named New Vegas. The nuclear war didn't destroy everything out here in the desert, though there wasn't much to begin with. Things have held together relatively well all things considered, leaving plenty of places to explore from downtown New Vegas and the Hoover Dam to the towns and settlements of the surrounding Mojave Wasteland.

    Fallout: New Vegas starts off with a bang. From a gun. Firing a bullet. Into your head. It seems that some people didn't want the package in your possession to make its scheduled delivery. These crooks leave you to die in the desert outside of New Vegas, but a strange robot with a cowboy personality who goes by Victor rescues you and brings you to a genial man named Doc Mitchell to get you all fixed up.

    It's with Doc Mitchell that you'll go through the streamlined character creation and customization setup. Those who played Fallout 3 will be right at home here -- all of the same options exist for creating the look and feel of your character, plus a new age slider has been added -- but the entire process goes by much faster than the protracted childhood of the last game. In a break from tradition, the main character is not a vault dweller raised in a protective fallout shelter that many fled to as the war began. This allowed the developers to get you right into the action should you already be a veteran. After a few questions about your personality, adjustments to the SPECIAL (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck) base stats, tagging a few skills, and receiving a new Pip-Boy 3000 arm mounted computer, you're set free to run off into the wild blue yonder.

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    Another clever take on character customization.

    Adjustments to the structure of the opening moments have been made for both newcomers and experts alike. Rookies might want to settle in for some Rorschach tests, word associations and grim humor at the hands of Doc Mitchell while the game decides how to craft your base stats before heading outside for a series of tutorial missions.

    Pros, on the other hand, can blast through the opening, pick their own stats, and skip the tutorial quests. They can even select the brand new Hardcore mode for some added difficulty. Be warned: Hardcore mode lives up to its name. Taking that option will make the game much more realistic by -- among other things -- adding weight to even little things like bullets, forcing the player to regularly eat and drink water to stay alive, requiring a doctor visit to heal broken bones, and making Stimpaks heal over time instead of instantly. Not for the weak willed, but Obsidian is promising a treat for those that make it through to the end.

    Like most role-playing games, New Vegas starts off with a relatively straightforward task -- find out who left you to die in the desert. Along the way, you'll run into various factions and groups vying for control of the region and it won't be long before you get sucked up into the biggest confrontation of them all. The bureaucratic New California Republic is looking to move in and take over the Hoover Dam, a miraculously operational facility. The slaver crew known as Caesar's Legions has other plans.

    But before you can get caught up in that war, you'll have to take your first steps towards revenge. That adventure begins in a town called Goodsprings, which is where many of the new features of Fallout: New Vegas begin to show their faces. The biggest of these are related to combat.

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    Why can't all robots just be friendly?

    New Vegas is still an open world role-playing game and the combination of real-time shooting and VATS (a targeting system that pauses the game and allows for a more classically RPG style of combat) has not changed. Newly added is the ability to find and equip weapon mods and specialty ammo, further tweaking and improving an arsenal that already contains twice as many weapons as Fallout 3. If that Grenade Machine Gun isn't good enough, you can always add an extra mod on it to make its rate of fire even faster. Scopes, extra clips, special ammo and more can be found for most weapons, and every change you make to the gun is reflected in its look in the game.

    Some additions have been made to the flow of combat as well, making New Vegas a much more flexible and fluid looking experience. During real-time combat, new camera options have been added and the mechanics have been tweaked. You can now aim down the sights like most standard first-person shooters, and the game options can be tweaked to add in the cinematic, slow-mo kill cam previously only available through VATS. If you do bring up VATS, you'll find new options for melee targeting including special moves. No matter your battle preferences, prepare for a similar gore fest to Fallout 3. During the demo I watched as the player took an uppercut swing with a 9 Iron golf club to the face of an enemy. His head flew off in a stream of blood.

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    The new companion wheel makes friends friendlier.

    Another major addition to the flow of combat is the new companion wheel. This is a single-player RPG and you directly control only one main character, but along the way you will come across numerous companions who might be persuaded to join up and help you out. With the companion wheel, you'll be able to quickly dish out basic commands to let your helper know whether to fight or flee. You'll also be able to much more easily manage their health and equipment. And if you make a dumb decision by giving a trained sniper a shotgun, the companion will let you know it.

    There's lots of new firepower, for sure. But you'll need it when facing off against some of monsters that inhabit the area around New Vegas. As Obsidian has a history with the Fallout franchise, it is making sure that the longtime fans see things that make them get all nostalgic. New beasts like the mutant Big Horner are joined by some old foes. The Gecko (normal, Fire, and Golden variants) and the elite Supter Mutant Nightkin are back, the latter of which can switch on some active camo to make things extra tricky. While the Nightkin is invisible, you won't be able to target them in VATS.

    Things get trickier yet when you add in the new armored defense some elite enemies can present. When targeting some of the stronger units in New Vegas, you might see a red shield appear on the screen. That would be your indication to switch weapons to something more effective. Perhaps a Plasma Caster would be called for.

    If you haven't figured it out by now, my first look at Fallout: New Vegas was rather extensive, and it did a great job of showing off just how massive the game is. In addition to the opening town of Goodsprings, I also got a look at Primm (a real-life town that includes a roller-coaster), Novak, Black Mountain and the Helios 1 Power Plant. Along the way I got a look at several quests that ranged in complexity from simple Gecko hunts, to sniper defenses inside the mouth of a huge Dinky the Dinosaur statue, to giant set pieces that involved turning solar plants into massive solar weapons.

    The most interesting part of the watching the quests play out came in the explanation of the extended system of notoriety and karma. Once again, you're free to be as nice or nasty as you please and your overall karma level will reflect it. At the same time, each faction or town you come across will react to your reputation you have with it. Help out the Brotherhood of the Steel and they might give you some protection or let you inside a locked down training camp. Piss off Caesar's Legion and they might send a hitman your way. Smaller towns might simply give you discounts…or tribute. With this system you're free to be both good and evil, shaping the way the world reacts to you along the way and ultimately affecting the outcome of your game.

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    A look from within Dinky the Dinosaur.

    I'm quite impressed with all that has been added and tweaked – Obsidian clearly did its homework and thought long and hard about what aspects of Fallout 3 could be improved upon without changing the formula too drastically. I've listed a lot of the new features here, but still haven't even gotten to all of them. Even the conversation system has been tweaked to better integrate all skills and better let you know the odds of succeeding in a persuasion option. And I didn't get to see the main strip in New Vegas at all – a place promised to hold surprises for those that can survive the treacherous road in.

    If there was any disappointment with my first look at Fallout: New Vegas, it came with the look. Though work has been done on the engine to improve the flow of combat and conversations, little if any was done to make it more visually appealing. It will have been two years since Fallout 3 came out by the time New Vegas hits store shelves and the animations and character models are beginning to show their age.

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    The demo closed with this massive super weapon being activated at Helios 1.

    For me, that's a small concession. All of the additions to the gameplay sound exciting and the core of what made Fallout 3 so fantastic is completely intact. Want more of a great thing with plenty of new additions to make it feel fresh all over again? New Vegas has your back.



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  3. Dedemsvaart

    Dedemsvaart redonkulous

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    Dat weapon costumization is wel erg vet.

    Alleen vind ik de wereld echt gewoon té erg lijken op Fallout 3. Gewoon een kale wasteland met wat kleine houten huisjes etc. Waar zijn die dikke casino's etc!!!???
     
  4. Frangster

    Frangster Active Member

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    Die zullen zo ongetwijfeld nog niet laten zien.
     
  5. Dedemsvaart

    Dedemsvaart redonkulous

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    maar waarom niet? Dat geeft juist een beetje de hype, want ik ben bijvoorbeeld nu echt niet overtuigd van New Vegas.

    Beetje aparte marketing vind ik.
     
  6. AgentSmith

    AgentSmith Guest

    Gewoon je beste kruid nog niet zo vroeg verschieten zo vroeg in het jaar is ook marketing :)
     
  7. BigKabuto

    BigKabuto Well-Known Member

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    Heel nice, klinkt erg goed allemaal, F3 is echt een van mijn favo 360 games, misschien wel favoriete game ooit voor 360 zelfs. Maar zoals IGN ook al zegt, tegen de tijd dat NV uitkomt (als er geen delay komt) is het twee jaar geleden dat F3 uitkwam, de graphics en animaties beginnen hun leeftijd wel te tonen nu.

    De animaties dan vooral, die waren sowieso al niet geweldig, maar de gamewereld staat niet stil, met games als RDR die echt zieke animaties heeft worden we wel verwend, maar ja. Het zal ongetwijfeld een topper worden, en ik denk ook niet dat ze 1 2 3 andere animaties erin kunnen doen, het is dezelfde engine als F3.
     
  8. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    The Top Men working on the Fallout: New Vegas Collector’s Edition have been hard at work on a pack that will trump your expectations, and today we can finally share the first details with you guys.

    As you can tell from the above image, every extra has been crafted to resemble items from the world of New Vegas, from the distressed deluxe box to the poker chip recreations. On top of that, this stuff won’t just look great on your shelf — it’s also surprisingly functional.

    The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the CE will all include the following:

    ♠ Seven “Lucky 7” poker chips, each designed to represent chips from the major casinos found on the New Vegas strip and throughout the Mojave Wasteland.

    ♠ A fully customized Fallout: New Vegas deck of cards. Each card in the pack has been uniquely illustrated to depict characters and factions found within the game. Use the cards to play poker, blackjack or Caravan, an original card game that was created by Obsidian especially for New Vegas.

    ♠ A recreation of the game’s highly coveted “Lucky 38” platinum chip.

    ♠ A hardcover graphic novel “All Roads” that tells the story of some of the characters and events that lead up to Fallout: New Vegas. “All Roads” was written by Chris Avellone, the game’s creative director, and created in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics.

    ♠ ‘The Making of Fallout: New Vegas’ DVD. This documentary DVD will contain exclusive video content, including interviews with the developers in which they take you from concept to creation and discuss topics such as story, setting, legacy of the Fallout franchise and more.

    North Americans can pre-order at any participating retailer — like GameStop — starting today. European pre-orders will be available throughout Europe in the weeks to come.
     
  9. Remy669

    Remy669 Active Member

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    Die ga ik kopen:thumbs:
    maar ik vond de bobblehead van deel 1 toch leuker
     
  10. Sev

    Sev The Lone Wanderer

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    Same here :cool:
     
  11. VanDen

    VanDen Denvan

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    Dat is tenminste weer een Collector's Edition die ik ga kopen!
    Had trouwens nog wel een andere Bobblehead gewilt. :p
     
  12. Sabet

    Sabet Hangmat

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    A must have:)
     
  13. Frangster

    Frangster Active Member

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    MUST HAVE NOW! _O_
     
  14. RizlaPlus

    RizlaPlus Hometown: Ass-en

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    Wow

    Ben een echte fallout 1&2 fan en wil deze heel graag. Vond Fallout 3 niet zo super maar heb wel de collectors...niet de super collectors met dat enclave mannetje...:mad: Deze ga ik zeker kopen en waarschijnlijk meer waarderen (BlackIsle/Obsidian!W000t!) en die kaarten en chips vind ik persoonlijk heel vet!!!!! Omg :mad: Zucht.... Wat is een goede betrouwbare pre-order website voor de collectors? Ik heb alleen Ideal is er geen Nederlandse?
     
  15. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Ze komen van scans, maar de tekst zullen jullie toch niet missen aangezien die in het Russisch en Duits was. ;)
     
  16. MetalSonic

    MetalSonic MetalSonicNL

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    Pff, heb echt veel zin in dit spel. Ook doordat het niet allemaal zo somber en grijs is als Fallout 3. Dat had ook wel wat. maar mijn lievelings gedeelte was point look out, juist omdat 't nog wat groen had etc:b:
     
  17. koennn

    koennn Science Fiction Fan

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    Als je van groen houdt moet je Oasis maar eens opzoeken ;)
     
  18. Tyspolir

    Tyspolir Active Member

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    Hier heb je toch niet de orginele fallout game voor nodig? Het is toch gewoon een hele andere nieuwe game?
     
  19. Valentiney

    Valentiney LE Collector

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    Yep is geen dlc is een nieuwe game speelt zich af aan de andere kant van het land ;)
     
  20. gaming4life

    gaming4life yordi

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    Dit word weer een game om van te smullen:D
     
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