The Week in Review

[Logan Westbrook]

The Week in Review

In this week's edition: Nintendo wins January, Azeroth grinds to a halt, the Muppets make us laugh, 2k Marin weighs in on faboyism, and Fallout: New Vegas gets hardcore.


Wii Still Leads the Pack in the U.S.

Does having to keep track of thirst and the weight of ammunition sound like a lot of fun? If so, you might enjoy the new hardcore mode in Fallout: New Vegas, which adds a touch more realism to the proceedings. Also coming in the latest addition to the Fallout universe are skill-based conversation options and unique special attacks for every melee weapon. Probably the biggest draw for New Vegas however, is that it is made by the same people who made the first two Fallout games, and that's an impressive pedigree.

(link [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98147-Fallout-New-Vegas-Boasts-Hardcore-Mode])





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[AvsJoe]

What a good week it has been. For those who haven't seen the Muppet video, well,

[HEADING=2]REMEDY THAT![/HEADING]

 

[SimuLord]

I saw the F:NV "hardcore mode" announcement in Ausir's blog over at the Vault wiki and I must admit, it instantly makes the game 30% more appealing. It was already as good as guaranteed I was going to buy it, what with me being a big Fallout fan and all, but J.E. Sawyer and friends look to be taking the franchise in a truly awesome direction.

 

[maxusy3k]

FYI: The link for the Muppet article links back to the WoW article again.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Um....the muppet link keeps sending me to an article about WoW!!!

 

[Jared]

The Fallout things looks like it will certainly keep things intresting, lol

 

[Logan Westbrook]

FYI: The link for the Muppet article links back to the WoW article again.

Um....the muppet link keeps sending me to an article about WoW!!!

Fixed! Thanks for the heads up!

 

[raankh]

Skill based options in conversation is hardly new to the Fallout universe? As far as I know all the games have dialogue options based on a skill (eg Speech).

 

[Sonicron]

Thanks for the Muppet link. I'm still crying manly tears of laughter. x'D

 

[Baggie]

I'm just going to flat out confess that last time I played fallout 3 I was looking for those particular features in mod form. So that's nice.