[DarkBlue62]

Will I be ok buying this and playing it even tho Ive never played any of the ones before?

[Jobby]

DarkBlue62, on 22 October 2010 - 15:54, said:

Will I be ok buying this and playing it even tho Ive never played any of the ones before?

Yes, it goes through the basics at the start.

Got this earlier today and early impressions are good

[FC_1919]

Never arrived, f**k you Amazon.

[djchapsticks]

4 hours in.....I'm like

Only 2 bugs so far, none major. One was when a BB gun started floating around the room after me, the other when I killed a wee Scorpion and it fell through the ground into god only knows where.

I love the unpredictability of this game. First hour or so I explored a wee bit and a big f**k off Radscorpion comes after me and mauls most of the first village I was in, including Easy Pete. No gentle learning curve here, all random chance encounters.

[Just a bairn]

Loving it so far, just been generally exploring(TRYING to find vaults, although I haven't found any yet).

Just had one bug, where a guy's head got stuck in the roof...

[Jobby]

Had my first bug, was walking about a bit and started to walk up a hill and I literally sank through it, both legs immersed and I couldn't move at all...

[Mr. Brightside]

Just home, installing...

[Whitswit]

x-box version arriaved yesterday (not ps3 as it said on my amazon confirmation (phew)). not had a chance yet - gonna watch the Aberdeen Hibs game then kick back for the rest of the afternoon. Clear my day tomorrow too

[Shelldon]

Would you need to have played fallout 1,2 or 3 to enjoy this one? I played fallout 3 for a little while but didn't like it so sold it, don't think i gave it a good enough chance though.

[Busta Nut]

played a wee bit, amazing

[Just a bairn]

Such a good game, really, really loving it. The attention to detail is superb. Done a few quests but have just been trying to make some money. Managed to find Vault 34...Yeah, its weird...

[Jobby]

Mine has completely crashed about 5 times now

[Staggie_93]

Shelldon, on 23 October 2010 - 12:23, said:

Would you need to have played fallout 1,2 or 3 to enjoy this one? I played fallout 3 for a little while but didn't like it so sold it, don't think i gave it a good enough chance though.

This is the same as me, didn't really get into it. Think I'll get it in the near future though as it sounds pretty good.

This post has been edited by Staggie_93: 23 October 2010 - 18:35

[Shelldon]

Staggie_93, on 23 October 2010 - 18:34, said:

This is the same as me, didn't really get into it. Think I'll get it in the near future though as it sounds pretty good.

I enjoy oblivion and things like that so will probably get this game.

[Jack Burton]

Shelldon, on 23 October 2010 - 12:23, said:

Would you need to have played fallout 1,2 or 3 to enjoy this one? I played fallout 3 for a little while but didn't like it so sold it, don't think i gave it a good enough chance though.

Its a stand alone game so you dont need to have played any of the previous games. I think New Vegas makes a couple of references, only small things, for fans of Fallout 1 & 2 to spot but wont spoil the game for people that havent played them.

I played it for a few hours last night. Its pretty much a carbon copy of Fallout 3 but with a new setting & storyline if you enjoyed Fallout 3 then you'll enjoy New Vegas as well.

[Busta Nut]

I Agree

[StandFree03]

Played a good chunk of this and had no bugs or crashes at all. Loving it so far, the tweaks and improvements are great and I really like the whole faction thing (much like in oblivion). The guns are much better, even the 9mm pistol feels like a handy weapon whereas in 3 the handguns were totally useless.

[Busta Nut]

how does the food not help

[Mr. Brightside]

Busta Nut, on 24 October 2010 - 18:45, said:

how does the food not help

Because they only give you like one fucking health point, which is a pain in the arse.

[P.C]

LinkinFighter, on 22 October 2010 - 01:57, said:

Just got mine a few hours ago, decided to play on hardcore

that where your ammo contributes to your weight and you can suffer from dehydration?

Im almost maxed out on Fallout 3 even with the DLC maybe consider this later

[M0rtonfc]

How is everyone getting on with this? I'm loving it, I've played about 7 hours and mainly done what I've typed in the spoiler as well as exploring the wastelands and killing many a beast.

Spoiler

I started off going to meet a burd who would help me survive so I went with her and killed a few geckos, I then done a wee mission for her and was on my way. I got to an old run down theme park and on one side were the good guys and on the other side were the bads chaps, I went and spoke to the leader of the good guys who gave me a few missions so I completed them. I then went to a town called Novec via another town called Nipton if I can remember correctly and there was a guy there who asked me to clear this factory out of ghouls and he would give me info about who attacked me. I went to this place called the REPCONN Facility, this place is just full of ghouls, I killed them all and then spoke to the leader of the ghouls, he told me to kill this big beast that is in the basement so I'm currently trying to kill that then I think they will leave the plant and that mission will be completed, the big beast I'm trying to kill is quite hard tho. I've mainly been upgrading my repair and gun perks, they are both almost at 40 so I'll move onto another 2 next, lockpick and something else I think. While I was clearing out the old theme park I killed a guy who had a big dirty badboy flame thrower, I ended up using it that much that it now needs repaired , it was class seeeing guys running about on fire. Anyone else went the same route as me yet?

I never played it on hardcore mode as I could not be bothered having to find a doctor when my limbs are gubbed so just went for very hard, I have noticed that the wastelands are full of more goblins, ghouls and raiders than there was with Fallout 3, it's class!.

I got my first 2 bugs when playing it over the weekend, one of them I zoomed in to shoot a guy in the leg but it stalled on me and the 2nd one there was a glow ghoul running after me and the bottom half of his body was stuck in the ground so I just went over and started shooting his head until it blasted off haha, it was a great bit of luck actually as yer glow ghouls are a nightmare to kill when your just starting out.

I've also encountered my first Deathclaw in this new game, I laid down 2 land mines as he ran at me but it's fair to say he ran right through them and ripped me in half .

[Jack Burton]

I've not done many of the missions yet mainly just being hunting out the different locations. I've manged to make it to the New Vegas strip at level 7 or 8. Went North up past Goodsprings there is another route you can take which is full of deathclaws which will tear you a new one. There is also a location which is full with ghouls looks like they have increased the number of enemies they can have on screen as there was anywhere from 15 to 20 chasing after us.

The game you can play Caravan is a very easy way to make money since figuring out how to play the bloody game I havent lost a game.

Been playing it on hardcore it doesnt make too much difference so far. You can get doctor bags to heal broken limbs so dont always have return to a doc. As long as you raid the various fridges lying about food and water arent too much an issue. The fact bullets carry weight hasnt caused us any problems yet although I have been using very light armour and weapons.

[SoapMactavish]

Never played any "Fallout" game before but they seem to get rave reviews on here. Should I buy this ?

[Busta Nut]

yes

[P.C]

SoapMactavish, on 27 October 2010 - 00:19, said:

Never played any "Fallout" game before but they seem to get rave reviews on here. Should I buy this ?

depends what kind of games you like mate, tho its technically a first person shooter (tho in 3 you could change to 3rd person) its also an RPG with the levelling up aspect. Unlike other games if you run out of ammo your normally fooked until you find some more and your weapons wear and gradually break so you need to keep repairing them

Its a good game but one you would need to invest a fair bit of time playing firstly to get into and then as you get stuck in the loop of "well im not far from levelling up, il just do this mission etc"