"Obsidian has reintroduced more RPG features, such as crafting," he writes. Whitehead highlights several key changes to New Vegas' gameplay. Even the quaint bottle-cap currency has become slightly more official, vying for economic dominance with the banknotes of the NCR."
There's a semblance of order, thanks to the soldiers of the New California Republic. "This isn't the barren, blasted wasteland of Washington DC from the previous game," Whitehead says. The storyline follows up on Fallout 3, taking place several years afterward. "In fact, those who felt Fallout 3 deviated too far from the series' role-playing roots may even find they nod appreciatively at some of the deeper elements New Vegas reintroduces." "And you can put aside any concerns regarding the decision to hand over to Obsidian for development duties on this spin-off while the studio stumbled with its fun-but-flawed espionage RPG, Alpha Protocol, there are enough former Black Isle people still roaming its halls to make New Vegas feel authentic, right down to the last detail." " New Vegas may jump across America for its setting, and forward several years in the timeline, but it's a seamless continuation of what Bethesda set in motion in 2008 with Fallout 3," he explains. This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Obsidian Games and Bethesda's post-apocalyptic adventure game Fallout: New Vegas, which reviews describe as "effortlessly, shamelessly entertaining." New Vegas currently earns a score of 84 out of 100 at .Įurogamer's Dan Whitehead scores New Vegas at 9 out of 10.
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