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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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water_wendi
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Par for the course for multiplatform releases. Usually one platform is show.. most of the time its the 360. i have a feeling they dont show the PC versions because demoing the game running it at super high resolution, AA+AF going, and 60+ fps would raise holy hell with the console customers.Snapshot King said:
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_tetsuo_ said:
:lol
One random thing I absolutely loved: near the beginning, someone mentions a town cemetery, so of course I go check it out.
Nothing big, but it made me chuckle.
There are still a few graves that look really fresh, soil still a pale soft brown. I move closer and it says "Open Grave." Morbid curiosity overwhelms, so I click. "You need a shovel to open this grave," the game tells me. That makes sense, so I move on.
First trip to the general store, right there at the top of the list of items... a shovel. Now they're just doing that on purpose, they have to be. Had a moment of actually wondering if any of the town's people would notice me looting the graves of their dearly departed or if maybe I should wait until they have cause to like me better. :lol
First trip to the general store, right there at the top of the list of items... a shovel. Now they're just doing that on purpose, they have to be. Had a moment of actually wondering if any of the town's people would notice me looting the graves of their dearly departed or if maybe I should wait until they have cause to like me better. :lol
Snapshot King
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Sebulon3k said:
I'm pretty sure the Publisher sets the unlock dates on those.
MikeE21286 said:
Ah, same old, same old. No AA on PS3 and lighting looks better on 360. As much as I love to earn trophies, this time, I'll go with 360 version. Given that 360 version suffers from framerate issues atm, the PS3 will inevitably suffer as well.
New Vegas is looking more and more like an old dog with few new (and substantial tricks).
Looks like I'm going to wait till the game is patched.
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stupei said:
Now I'll have to make sure to go there, then read that spoiler text. :lol
water_wendi
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Likely RPS will have the PC version videos and shots. Every other site is console first though so thats not really a surprise.Jubbly said:
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Sebulon3k said:
This is the way it has always been with Steamworks titles. I'm not entirely sure it's Valve's call. When the publisher wants it unlocked, that is when you can play.
water_wendi said:
I don't think I'll ever forgive Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer for his Risen review.
Guy spends most of it bitching about the 360's technical issues, completely ignoring the superior PC version that shares almost none of those problems, and yet the review counts for both.This is the sort of shit you find when you venture outside of the comforting, knowing embrace of RPS. When it comes to PC gaming, all bets are off with most other websites.
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Random internet guy says: "the xbox handles HDR, anisotropic filtering and depth better than the PS3, but then the PS3 handles framerate, texture and particle quality better than the xbox."
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TheVampire said:
Oh my the irony...
I do wonder about the story and quest comments though. I still think Obsdiain would be better off with smaller, more focused games with a few major characters. And getting some decent programmers.
All the bug stuff sounds like shit that been in every gamebryo game ever though. And Open World RPGs tends to be bugfests no matter who makes them. I wanna see their patch support (it was pretty good for NWN2, forget about AP and KotOR II was doomed by its unfinished nature and Lucasarts sweeping it under the rug. Probably why its not on Steam)
water_wendi
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Well the problem i have with Eurogamer is that my genre of choice is rpgs and Eurogamer completely misses the mark when it comes to rpg mechanics. Its like a requirement for every writer there to not understand that rpg gameplay is different than action games. Reminds me of this kid i knew growing up that hated Faxanadu because he couldnt treat it like Rush'n Attack.Zeliard said:I don't think I'll ever forgive Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer for his Risen review.
This is the sort of shit you find when you venture outside of the comforting, knowing embrace of RPS. When it comes to PC gaming, all bets are off with most other websites.
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Rainier said:
He does indeed. :lol
Was that you?
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Sebulon3k said:I'm just raging
Now I'm here eating gummy bears counting down the hour
:lol
The visual there is striking.
1up
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http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1122140-cannot-install-fallout-3-new-vegas/?
Bethesda says "You can't play until 3am EST lulz"
Fuck this I'm goin to bed.
Bethesda says "You can't play until 3am EST lulz"
Fuck this I'm goin to bed.
BlueTsunami
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Started the game with the stats
Also, is Intense Training as broken as it is in Fallout 3? Seems kinda sucky to allow people to pump their SPECIAL every level. I'm gonna abstain from doing it.
Game is fun so far, love the intro. Pretty much more of the same (at the gameplay level) as those who have played it said but I absolutely love how every trinket seems to have some sort of function in a recipe. Obsidian obviously took a look at the awesomness of recipes and went all out.
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Stength: 4 (-1)
Endurance: 4 (-1)
Perception: 8 (+3)
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 7 (+2)
Agility: 6 (+1)
Luck: 6 (+1)Also, is Intense Training as broken as it is in Fallout 3? Seems kinda sucky to allow people to pump their SPECIAL every level. I'm gonna abstain from doing it.
Game is fun so far, love the intro. Pretty much more of the same (at the gameplay level) as those who have played it said but I absolutely love how every trinket seems to have some sort of function in a recipe. Obsidian obviously took a look at the awesomness of recipes and went all out.
water_wendi
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i think they meant it was overpowered.Wallach said:
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Wallach said:
Just that the preliminary SPECIAL traits can be manipulated so easily. I thought they had taken Intense Training out and made it so pumping any of those Stats would be more costly and can only be done a few times. Either way, its not like I have to use it so its all good.
Also chose Four Eyes so my Perception is sitting at 9 (Perception, at the preliminary SPECIAL selection seems to state that it does effect accuracy).
water_wendi
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Ah i see what you mean. In FO3 that perk isnt so hot since your stats can be boosted pretty easily either with Bobbleheads or taking some of the later perks.Wallach said:
water_wendi
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i was looking into making a talking based character that is kind of power gaming and came up with this.Wallach said:
Strength - 2
Perception - 6
Endurance - 3
Charisma - 8
Intelligence - 9
Agility - 6
Luck - 6
Possible traits would be Good Natured to get social stats up quicker.. combat im not too worried about. Also Small Frame is a maybe but would require careful play with the weaker limbs.
Perks - 2/Black Widow, 4/Educated, 6/Comprehension, 8/unknown or Intense Training, 10/Nerd Rage (i tend to explore with a sliver of life anyways.. the boost to 10 Strength when i do this is just too good to pass up), 12/Silent Running (hate moving slow when stealthing), 14/Chemist, 16/Better Criticals, 18/?, 20/Grim Reapers Spirit (when i have to use VATS i really need to use it.. GRS isnt as overpowered as in FO3 though), 22 through 30 i have no idea.
Skills i have no idea until i get the game in my hands and can fool around. Same with skills to Tag. All the non-combat skills im going to try to get to 50 but not sure how the math works out.
With Steamworks I'm pretty sure the game's executable isn't on the disk or in the preload, you can only download it once the game unlocks, which is a good way to kill pre-release piracy for PC games.Gravijah said:
Edit: Yep I was correct, you can read more about it here. I'm guessing Steam being able to prevent Day 0 piracy is why more and more developers are going with Steamworks as their DRM.
StevePharma
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Any collectors edition unboxings from our US friends yet? Euros have to wait until Thursday/Friday :-(
water_wendi said:
Not going to comment on your perks (I have no idea what perks got pulled, modified, new ones etc), but with the above you have two big problems. One, you almost cannot defend yourself because you don't have the STR to use like... any form of weapon. You couldn't pick up a lead pipe with 2 STR. You'll also need a companion to carry stuff.
Besides that, be very careful about low END or you're just going to fucking die a lot. You can definitely stealth/talk your way out of a lot of things, but some situations are straight up hostile from the get go, including just the wasteland itself around if you're playing on hardcore. Definitely pump your Survival skill if you're going to risk running such a low END.
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Speaking of bugs:
Just for the hell of it at the very beginning (as a baby) I decided to open a few locked doors using the unlock command in console. Ended up falling off the map, and the game quickly reloaded to the final part of the Vault section (telling me to make sure not to forget to check my desk, yet still telling me to "follow Dad"). This image is a result of letting radroaches kill me. I was still walking like I was a baby.
Just for the hell of it at the very beginning (as a baby) I decided to open a few locked doors using the unlock command in console. Ended up falling off the map, and the game quickly reloaded to the final part of the Vault section (telling me to make sure not to forget to check my desk, yet still telling me to "follow Dad"). This image is a result of letting radroaches kill me. I was still walking like I was a baby.
water_wendi
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Yea. The weapon ST requirement i still need to look into. i figure my weapon skill is going to be Energy since im shooting for a med-high Science. Right now i just dont have the data regarding skills to figure out an optimum build for my playstyle.Wallach said:
i have taken into consideration that i may have to drop Better Criticals and drop a point from PE and LK and put those 2 extra into ST.
Carrying capacity im not too worried about. For the first few levels i establish a home base and venture out repeatedly amassing items and wealth :lol