Poll: Is New Vegas a rip off?

[colddeck64]

Are you people complaining about a game that seems similar to the previous game? That is an interesting take on all of this. What should they have done? Added new depth to the difficulty? Oh they did that with hardcore mode. Oh maybe changed the actual combat, DAMN IT they added iron sights to improve shooting. I know, I know, Maybe alter the fabric of the game by adding new rpg elements like creating ammo, making your own medicine, changing the entire location, added more difficulty to faction allegence, jesus christ I can go on all night!!!! Its Fallout 3 improved. and its not a 5-7 hour dlc its a stand alone 40-80 hours of gameplay. I bet you like hello kitty: islands of adventure. At least that is different from everything right?

 

[weker]

cant rip off a rpi off so no its not a rip off

 

[Googenstien]

Game too short??? Not even close.. I am around 15 hours in and I am barely away from Primm.

As for the tech issues?? Well lets see Bethesda in over 2 years couldnt even fix them, and its their baby! So, I am sure Obsidian started to see this when they started work on the game and it was too late to re-write the whole damn engine. I know there is a patch for alot of issues already with New Vegas.. even tho I have yet to encounter 1 bug in the game and I have it on the PS3.

The game is a fantastic value IMO..now Dragon Age awakenings was a rip off.. 40 bucks for maybe 15 hours of game.

 

[leighjet]

you know whats a rip off about this game ..

$120 australian

keep in mind that our dollar is on par with the usa's at the moment

 

[Aphex Demon]

The only thing Ive really heard that is letting this game down is the buggyness, especially considering the console versions are just as buggy as the PC version. Really, really odd.

 

[Arachon]

I don't get it. Why do all games have to have a new engine in order to be considered sequels instead of rip offs? Obsidian did a WAY better job with the engine. The game is MILES better than the first Fallout and apart from a few bugs which can easily be patched I see no reason for all this hate.

If the game is anything like FO3, it's still a shoddy knockoff of the first Fallout.

 

[Geekosaurus]

I only scanned the first page but already all of you don't get the point

The op is asking if [strong]buying the game for 60 bucks is a rip-off not if the game is a rip off of fallout3[/strong]

I.E. theirs not enough new content to warrant 60 bucks

use your brains people...

New Vegas is just basically Fallout 3

Hence everybody's comments.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

New Vegas is just basically Fallout 3

Overall the same, but with small differences? So, the whole Halo series is a ripoff, too... Can't argue with that.

You sir win this fight.

No one cried foul when Halo:CE -> 2 -> 3 -> Reach all looked the same..

I mean if Im correct all these have a sniper level...warthog/tank/banshee level...all had the same 5-10 dudes of different color...


BUT I suppose you cant kneecap Halo when its sold for multiplayer and not as a Story game...as no one has to review that part...

OT: Only thing that makes me punch my TV and throw my controller is how useless my companions are....also the guide is about 30% useless about 50% of the time...

Don't forget the beginning of CE and 2 being exactly the same... You are on a ship, get the basic tutorial stuff down, then ship gets attacked, you must kill everything on the ship.

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

I just wish they would have changed the way people move when you talk, it's almost the same thing.

 

[Dragonborne88]

Gotta say though, for old gamers like me, this game is a Fallout fan's wetdream. They have so many references to the original 2. Even the fact that the NCR is back, and MARCUS! How can you not like Marcus?

I'm trying to find a reason to hate the NCR and join Caesar's Legion, but the NCR are making it really hard for me to dislike them. And Caesar's Legion is doing a really good job of making me think they are evil. I always sided with the NCR in the previous Fallout games, and really want to see that they are a corrupt, evil group that I seek out and destroy every chance I get.

In other news, I think future Fallout games should use Obsidion as the writers/designers, and maybe Bethesda as the programmers/developers. New Vegas is way better in dialog, design, gameplay, and layout then Fallout 3 was. >.> The dry lakebed with the sand swirling around was a cool touch.

 

[DustyDrB]

I only scanned the first page but already all of you don't get the point

The op is asking if [strong]buying the game for 60 bucks is a rip-off not if the game is a rip off of fallout3[/strong]

I.E. theirs not enough new content to warrant 60 bucks

use your brains people...

Doesn't he mean a rip off as in not worth buying for the price?

yes

There's not much difference. If he thinks it's a rip-off because of the price, he probably thinks it's overpriced because he sees it as an expansion or just too much like Fallout 3. So everyone's argument against the OP still stands.

 

[Necromancer1991]

....you know I could say that about EVERY SEQUEL EVER MADE! Frankly, I think the game has more personality than Fallout 3, as for the bugs, when you're using a bethesda engines bugs are inevitable (do you really think testers stepped on every pixels of the maps to make sure that you don't fall trough the floor, of course not), the game differentiates itself enough that it comes across as a unique experience. As for the price point, remember the CoD maps (15$ for 2 new maps and 3 ports from an old game) now that, is a rip-off.

 

[quiet_samurai]

Dude.... Have you never even heard of a sequel before?

You could use that argument for ALOT of games.

 

[Ossian]

The game is completely different, Iron sights changes the game dramatically, you actually fire where you aim, and you can snipe people one shot one kill with sneak attacks across a field. Six shooters are awesome, Shotguns actually work (As long as you don't use VATS)
And I can fire now without relying on vats for everything. The combat feels so much better, Hardcore mode adds the exploration feel.
Just is better, is new, the story is completely different and better, the atmosphere isn't depressing, it is more like a wildwest adventure, humor is now a lot more prominent too.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Oh god your spelling DX

Also you could say that for any sequel:
Hurr durr Bioshock 2 should have been a DLC

If you don't like it sell it or deal with it.

Also it was just released so of course there are bugs and no mods out, mods TAKE TIME!!!

Its useless fans like this moron who fuel game developers ego and give them a reason not to motivate themselves to make better games.

Where did you come up with that logic eh? Do you analyze statistics or are you talking out of your ass like 99% of this site. Also calling me a moron is probably not the best way to respond to me(read the rules before posting).

You can't say that for any sequel, because sequels that actually change the gameplay drastically, or take a completely new direction, cannot be expansion pakcs, or DLC.
That's like saying that the Sims 2 was an expansion of the original Sims.

What planet are you from, all sequels play the same way.

Let me show why:
Halo:CE -> Halo 2 -> Halo 3 -> Halo ODST
Same controls for all four games, this can be said for many others like CoD, BFBC, 3d Mario games, 3d Zelda games....do I need to continue or have I proven myself correct(which I have by the way).

Do some research before you post.

 

[Azulito]

I bought the collectors edition and haven't played it yet, it's released tomorrow. I voted no though.

I agree that there isn't enough new content (I'm just really annoyed the used the same pip-boy as F3 and the lack of a HUD change) to fully justify it being a sequel but it strays away from the core F3 story and it has been improved, had new additions, etc. so I think it's safe to call it a sequel.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Trolls like you make me sick.
Anyways, back to the beginning - sequels are not all classifiable as DLC/expansion packs.
Done.
KTHXBAI

Actually I'm just simply stating my opinion, not my fault you take it with a grain of salt. Have a nice day

 

[Ossian]

Lol, this topic made so many people rage, they are now raging at each other. What is wrong with this picture.

 

[Sleekgiant]

(pwned)

-100 credibility

 

[Sleekgiant]

(pwned)

-100 credibility

We could argue about this all night, or I could go to sleep.
I think I'll go for the latter; it's a better use of time than arguing with you.

Of course it is, you're arguing about vidya