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Fallout New Vegas Screens, Details Released

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

Bethesda released a new batch of screens from its upcoming Fallout RPG.

Tuesday Bethesda Softworks released a new batch of screenshots from the upcoming game Fallout: New Vegas. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the upcoming RPG is slated for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in November 2010, and will take place three years after the conclusion of Fallout 3.

In addition to the screens, Bethesda released a new fact sheet that gives a bit more insight into the upcoming game. As seen in the screenshot shown below, the Companion Wheel streamlines directing of NPC companions. Obsidian also implemented a Reputation System that tracks the consequences of player actions. There will also be a Hardcore Mode thrown in the mix to keep all the twitch gamers happy.

"Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase 'up close and personal,'" the company said. "Use V.A.T.S. to pause time in combat, target specific enemy body parts and queue up attacks, or get right to the action using the finely-tuned real-time combat mechanics."

Bethesda also said that Fallout: New Vegas will double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3. "In addition, Vault-Tec engineers have devised a new weapons configuration system that lets you tinker with your toys and see the modifications you make in real time," Bethesda added.

Sounds like fun.





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phoenix777 05/05/2010 2:12 AM
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can't wait, this is gonna be awesome.

builderbobftw 05/05/2010 2:14 AM
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Woah, Looks great, and it's made by bethsuda, So you know it will be pure win!

bogcotton 05/05/2010 2:17 AM
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c_schwab 05/05/2010 2:19 AM
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Fallout 3 was amazing and it sounds like New Vegas will be even better.

delbunk 05/05/2010 2:25 AM
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Looks interesting. I want to see what California is like after fallout 1...

scione 05/05/2010 2:31 AM
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im looking forward to new vegas, but im more excited about about ES 5 :P

Regulas 05/05/2010 2:42 AM
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Fallout 3 was one of my favorite games of all time and this looks to be a nice addition to the franchise.

Dirtman73 05/05/2010 2:45 AM
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I'm glad Bethesda contracted the development of New Vegas to another company. As amazing as Fallout 3 was, it was seriously hindered by Bethesda's annoying design quirks. Hopefully Oblivion is far from the minds of Obsidian's employees as they work on NV.

Cons29 05/05/2010 2:51 AM
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as far as i like fallout the combat system needs to be improved, also the animation like walking.

customization is a big plus, maybe they'll make fallout 3 on sale soon? :)

nforce4max 05/05/2010 2:54 AM
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On the road again, killing those super mutants again. Having fun on the road again. I can't wait. :)


liquidsnake718 05/05/2010 3:38 AM
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interesting, still have to finish the original f3

neblogai 05/05/2010 3:57 AM
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kelemvor4 05/05/2010 5:05 AM
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bogcotton :
Yeh, the game isn't about graphics, so hearing the changes is much better than screens.Maybe it can get the 2010 GOTY?Or will that be taken by Crysis 2 I wonder?


My money would be on SC2.

tyko 05/05/2010 5:08 AM
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It's actually being made by Obsidian Entertainment which I'm more excited about since they were founded by members from Black Isle and they worked on Fallout 2.

falchard 05/05/2010 5:40 AM
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Also Obsidian did Neverwinter Nights 2. After playing that game I wonder if Obsidian can make a game that isn't buggy. Chances are this one won't be as bad as Never Winter Nights 2 was in bugs since its based on the Gamebryo engine that Bethesda modified. If they don't have a hand in the actual programming of the engine, it might be good.

tinmann 05/05/2010 7:15 AM
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I'm just happy to see a new Fallout. There hasn't been any DLC in months and Mothership Zeta wasn't that great.

stardude82 05/05/2010 9:17 AM
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Even though they are the largely the remnants of Black Isle, the developer of FO1/2, I don't know if I can trust them after the lack luster sequels they've made. Alpha Protocol has not had mixed buzz. I'll get excited when the reviews for AP are in.

schmich 05/05/2010 9:59 AM
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neiroatopelcc 05/05/2010 10:07 AM
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I'm not too sure I like vats being back. It was fun and all, but it made the gameplay much slower. In every playthru I ended up with the lincoln repeater and vats, just headshotting my way thru the game. If it weren't an option I might've played it more the way I do with borderlands (full throttle, rambo style)

Gin Fushicho 05/05/2010 10:26 AM
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Vegas, I'm excited. I'm assuming we will learn how Cali turned out?

demonhorde665 05/05/2010 11:33 AM
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falchard :
Also Obsidian did Neverwinter Nights 2. After playing that game I wonder if Obsidian can make a game that isn't buggy. Chances are this one won't be as bad as Never Winter Nights 2 was in bugs since its based on the Gamebryo engine that Bethesda modified. If they don't have a hand in the actual programming of the engine, it might be good.




NWN 2's bugs were all due to atari not OE's fault , Atari was pressign OE for a very short dead line ,b ecause atari was ina finacial hole at the time , OE had asked atari for more time to polish nwn 2 , but was denied a dead line extension ... had to put my peice in tired of every oen blaming OE for nwn 2's intial buggy state, check the game out now it's da-n good now after all the patches OE has done. also KoTOR 2 was a gmae they did great with few bugs (though i missed the lack of true romancing that the first KoTOR had).

JonnyDough 05/05/2010 11:36 AM
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I really think they need to get back more to the original feel of the series. I enjoyed Fallout 3, don't get me wrong...but in some ways it got too long and drawn out, yet was over too quickly. Maybe it was the running through the wasteland, I don't know. Fallout 1 and 2 just had it right. I'm not really sure why but hopefully they can recapture the essence of the first two games a bit more. Linearity is not always a bad thing, and certainly having your main character die and the game being over before you've really had a chance to roam and conquer the entire game world is a dumb idea. I would really prefer a game where I can run and gun, and not just gun. Having to go home and regear before heading back out is nice, but it would be cool to somehow up the ante on the RPG element. Like, why is it they don't have thousands of levels, rather than only two handfuls? Leveling up frequently is fun.

JonnyDough 05/05/2010 11:40 AM
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By run and gun, and not just gun - I meant that I want to be able to see a hoard of mutants, and pick a few off from a distance before OUT running them somehow...perhaps on a motorbike or something. :)

JonnyDough 05/05/2010 11:41 AM
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Also, the introduction of a flying machine of some type...perhaps a jetpack to get from place to place might be fun too. Perhaps not just armor and weapons are found locked away deep in military bunkers...

Non-Euclidean 05/05/2010 1:48 PM
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schmich :
I've never really liked the Fallout franchise. The third one didn't feel so straight forward and this doesn't look so warm and welcoming either (I know, Fallout is all about the opposite) which isn't in the spirit of an RPG. Also, is it supposed to be a grandscale à la MMORPG or what's up with the graphics?Guess we'll have to see a bit more of the game to see what this is really made out of.



You don't get it, and chances are you never will. The fact that you mention MMORPG proves you have no idea what you are talking about. Fallout has never been about the graphics. Its about the journey and the atmosphere.

etrom 05/05/2010 2:19 PM
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I guess we will have the 2010 Best Game Award with this one, just like happened in 2008 with Fallout 3 :)

Now I'll be very happy if Bethesda implement a good coop multiplayer similiar to that one found in Borderlands.

mattclary 05/05/2010 2:21 PM
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neiroatopelcc :
I'm not too sure I like vats being back. It was fun and all, but it made the gameplay much slower. In every playthru I ended up with the lincoln repeater and vats, just headshotting my way thru the game. If it weren't an option I might've played it more the way I do with borderlands (full throttle, rambo style)



So, don't use VATS. I didn't like it either, so just didn't use it.

Regulas 05/05/2010 2:28 PM
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falchard :
Also Obsidian did Neverwinter Nights 2. After playing that game I wonder if Obsidian can make a game that isn't buggy. Chances are this one won't be as bad as Never Winter Nights 2 was in bugs since its based on the Gamebryo engine that Bethesda modified. If they don't have a hand in the actual programming of the engine, it might be good.


Obsidian also did the second KOTOR and it crashed much less than KOTOR 1. I also found NWN2 stable after the tons of patches that seemed to take forever to download and install.
I hope the PC version will still support user MODS. Fallout 3 has a crapload of them and some are really good.

Regulas 05/05/2010 2:31 PM
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mattclary :
So, don't use VATS. I didn't like it either, so just didn't use it.


VATS gave me some really great screen shots that I turned into wallpapers after using Photoshop Elements to clone out the reticle and other stuff.

neiroatopelcc 05/05/2010 2:32 PM
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mattclary :
So, don't use VATS. I didn't like it either, so just didn't use it.


Well I am not like that. If a feature is there, it is to be used.

JohnnyLucky 05/05/2010 3:13 PM
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I took a look at the images. I can't explain it but there's something just a little bit odd about them.


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