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Fallout 2 is the "bigger game" in the sense that it takes place over a much greater geographical area. But New Vegas is the bigger game in that you get much more content, and even though geographically the Mojave is much smaller, it's physically bigger in that you get to see more of it as...

@Gizmojunk Everything you said is pretty much spot on. The 3D map design you mention reminded me of Wasteland 2's. Maybe not the prettiest (because of its budget), but pretty much what I would expect a more modern "classic Fallout" game to look like. The water meter is also a nice bonus, I feel...

Fallout 3 living rent free in TheGM's head. Poor guy got his braincells fried (if there were any there to begin with). @Atomic Postman I just noticed we both have the best companion as our avatar. 8-)

Now for some worthwile comments by intelligent life. Exactly. Fallout and Fallout 2 work exactly the same whether set in an empty desert or a busy metropolis, because there's a hub world that quickly takes you from point A to point B without wasting the player's time walking around...

Seeing as this is the standard of NMA discussion I wonder why they even complain about Bethesda's writing. It's like it was made especifically for them. These blend in seamlessly.

I think an isometric New Vegas would have been a much better game for a multitude of reasons. But even if we ignored the obvious improvements, the change in perspective and gameplay style alone would have made it so that Obsidian removes the pointless treks through empty roads. It could have...

Yup. I heard something about this and that it was possibly changed for performance reasons or something, but ultimately my point stands: if you are going to place your game in a mundane location, real or fictional, make sure the player at least enjoys their time navigating through it. Just like...

Because it's the exact same thing. It doesn't matter if the place is real or not: you decide where to set your videogame, and it's your job to make it fun or at the very least not a chore. You are implying the fault here lies in the world design of the games, when actually the fault lies in...

The actual question is whether you didn't read it because you didn't feel like it, or you didn't read it because it went above your head. I'm guessing the latter, considering I'm addressing your "point" and why it's retarded.

Surely you realize the difference between "I'm upset that the real life Mojave being flat" and "I'm upset that Obsidian decided to set New Vegas in such a flat place"? This would be like Bethesda brushing off Oblivion complaints with "Cyrodiil is meant to be generic fantasy, you retards". I...

Humanity has a whole has big communication problems. Yesterday someone on Reddit wrote the following things: That classic Fallout was borderline unplayable. That Bethesda made better RPGs because every build is viable. But you can rephrase those comments to read like so: That they didn't...

I didn't bother playing Oblivion, but the vast majority of Morrowind's quests are unmemorable as fuck, and this is because the quests exist to increase immersion as opposed to existing to provide an interesting, unique experience. This is great if you are all about immershun, but if you want...

Pretty much. I think Reputation is simply the better mechanic. For individual thinking, it's best to have NPCs with genuine reactions as opposed to generic reactions.

I agree. The open world design of Fallout: New Vegas felt like something tacked on as opposed to something Obsidian really wanted to go through with. Regarding Karma, I personally do not like it. To me, there are far too many cons to it, and it could easily be replaced entirely by Reputation. I...

My two cents: Yes, the Mojave is a chore. Then again, I always found Bethesda's open world philosophy a chore because eventually you explore everything and the walking remains. It's supposed to be a desert, and having it packed with stuff to kill or explore wouldn't make much sense. I'd say...

When people say Bethesda makes good worlds what they actually mean is "it's like I always have a new location to kill people at!". Bethesda's world design philosophy is completely at odds with what Fallout is.

I'd like a New Vegas remake. Recreate the entire game from scratch. Keep the basic ideas there (Hoover Dam and major factions), but remake it to improve on everything that was flawed in the original game. I would be happy with an isometric remake, it could be something truly special. The issue...

I have no idea if he would direct the game, but I'm pretty certain he would have a role and an important voice in it. I think Gonzalez would enjoy going back to Fallout, assuming this is a proper Fallout RPG and not just a glorified Bethesda FPS but with additional writing from Obsidian.

It's disturbing to see how many people: Keep acting like The Outer Worlds being bad is an indication of a future Obsidian-made Fallout game being bad. Fallout is not The Outer Worlds. Fallout is Fallout. It has its own tone and style, and as long as Obsidian (or whoever makes said game) adheres...

It's been five years since I played Fallout 3, and so my memories are failing me. I'll try to be as concise as I can. Bear in mind my opinion is biased towards the classic games and New Vegas. I don't like the aesthetics of Fallout 3. They are vastly different compared to the classic games. I...