Game Information
Overall Rank: 776
Average Rating: 3.5/5
# of Ratings: 8
US Release Date: 10/18/2010
JP Release Date: 11/04/2010
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter, Sandbox), Role Playing (RPG) (Elements)
ESRB Rating: M
Multiplayer: No
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Also Available On: PC (Steam), Xbox 360
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Flawed Fun in the Desert Sun
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/17/2011
So, now that's I've finally beaten the game, I can give an honest review. Fallout: New Vegas is an open-world FPS with RPG elements thrown in. If you've played Fallout 3, this is pretty much the same thing with a different setting and a few tweaked elements.
I really liked Fallout 3 and the similar-themed Oblivion. The freedom to roam around, gather companions, engage in side missions and aid or destroy a variety of factions means that you can spend plenty of time wandering the wastes. Because this takes place in the desert, the color palette is not exactly exciting. Sure, you have the bright lights of New Vegas and some surrounding cities, but for the most part it's a lot of brown and light brown.
The story is a bit more fleshed out - instead of nameless vault dweller, you're a …
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