Zero Punctuation: Fallout: New Vegas
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Yahtzee has mentioned in the Cain And Lynch 2 video that third person shooters are dull and boring since you spend your entire time sitting behind cover taking potshots at enemy's heads in dark rooms. By comparison, Vanquish has you in a brightly lit series of stark white environments gunning down enemies at mach 2. It only forces you into cover in order to let your suit recover, and for the most part it rewards speed and skill and discourages sitting in cover.Ironic Pirate said:
I figured he would take the opportunity to mention a new IP that actually managed to make an entire game based on third-person shooting interesting (essentially making it a counterpoint to the CaL2 video). Unfortunately, a massive amount of quality games have come out recently so he could only do one or two of them before the Black Ops review (since there is no way his fans would let him wait a week or two on that one...)
So I haven't even watched this yet, but I almost shat myself in uncontrollable happiness when I played the clip and it was NOT prefaced by someone yelling "Were YOU just wondering who created the ULTIMATE MONSTER MEAT STICK???!!!"
Or whatever they say. I'm glad to be rid of those Slim Jim commercials. The Old Spice ones have always been a lot funnier anyway.
Or whatever they say. I'm glad to be rid of those Slim Jim commercials. The Old Spice ones have always been a lot funnier anyway.
Yep.sethzard said:
I'd actually enjoy and entire sereis of yhatzee doing a per (in game) day narrtion of his gameplay for this for 3 months.
Basically he was saying, it's the same as Fallout 3, no review needed because he already covered it.Dante Spears said:
I watched my friend battle the mutant, bee/fly things and watched him reload about 18 times as they swarmed him and a person he was guarding while trying to get to a Ranger station. It would have been hilarious if I were a jerk, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for him having to reload and reload and reload to just try to get to a ranger station.
"And then the game froze up."
Adventures in Fallout's world end like this, whether it be in the Capitol Wasteland or New Vegas or California.
Adventures in Fallout's world end like this, whether it be in the Capitol Wasteland or New Vegas or California.
I find it creepy that his story is pretty much identical to my first game file, minus all the "hardcore' stuff. I find that to be more a pain than anything else.
I have yet to try hardcore mode, mainly because I like to dick around and steal shit. The enemies, well, the monstrous ones, are a bit harder this time around than in Fallout 3, which isn't a bad thing at all, I guess. I still hate killing mole rats. Fucking cyber dog killing the mole rats. Also had lots of sex, as a woman. Really, you call them Charlies?
Hahaha! I saw the ending coming from a mile away!
It was basically in his Fallout 3 review.Dante Spears said:
A + is bad when it has to do with a disease, so I have the same problem as you do while thinking about HIV, but really a "yes" or "no" would work with "do you have that virus?" Soda makes you hyperactive, so you lose water, but really you didn't mention doing any extra activity that would cause dehydration.
Oh dear god, I can relate so much to his experiences in the game except I was taken down by giant radscorpions before I could continue north. And dang it, the game has froze up on me so many times it is about to overtake Naughty Bear's tendency to freeze. Still, I can't help but love this game. I really don't know why I'm so addicted to it but time literally flies when I play. Enough ranting, more complementing. Great review Yahtzee, keep up the good work.
HAHAHAHA, this has got to be one of the funnier ones. You know I am almost willing to bet 2k caps, I mean dollars that Hardcore mode came from a mod my friend told me about someone made for Fallout 3. Also you forgot you ammo took weight. I remember the first time I tried to go to new vegas got my ass malled by Deathclaws (...damn). But yeah I had it freeze up on me one time fast travel (happened to a friend to). My favorite was when the game dropped to 1, yes I am not kidding 1 FPS on my xbox. I had to restart my console to play. Game is full of glitches, your commrades might as well kill the enemies, mods for the guns are okay, and weight of the ammo sometimes is bull. Oh also the Wrangle casino needs to get their blackjack tables monitored, I only won 2 hands out of 20 (there were draws in there included one where the dealer pulled a blackjack when I did). Also if the dealer is on a 3 card hand you pretty much lost
There is no review here, it's back in his Fallout 3 review, obviously. I liked the story, though.
And yes, this nonsense that soda dehydrates you more is getting tired. If soda didn't actually hydrate me, I would've died back in 2006 (the year in which I drank nothing BUT soda).
Also: It sounds like they were half-assed about the hardmode thing. Sure, you had to drink and sleep, but is there a stamina meter for running in which you have to stop for breath? Did you get fat and move slower when you ate too much?
I'm going to go ahead and equate the changes from Fallout 3 in New Vegas to the changes made in San Andreas as compared to Grand Theft Auto 3.
Both games used similar graphics engines and game mechanics to their counterparts except the sequels added stuff about bodily funtions. All the elements acted the same except the whole "being in a new area with new people/monsters" bit. The difference here is that San Andreas added more inovation to GTA than New Vegas did to Fallout.
And yes, this nonsense that soda dehydrates you more is getting tired. If soda didn't actually hydrate me, I would've died back in 2006 (the year in which I drank nothing BUT soda).
Also: It sounds like they were half-assed about the hardmode thing. Sure, you had to drink and sleep, but is there a stamina meter for running in which you have to stop for breath? Did you get fat and move slower when you ate too much?
I'm going to go ahead and equate the changes from Fallout 3 in New Vegas to the changes made in San Andreas as compared to Grand Theft Auto 3.
Both games used similar graphics engines and game mechanics to their counterparts except the sequels added stuff about bodily funtions. All the elements acted the same except the whole "being in a new area with new people/monsters" bit. The difference here is that San Andreas added more inovation to GTA than New Vegas did to Fallout.
OhJohnNo said:
He is impressed with other games, hes smart in keeping high standards because frankly, most games are pretty bad these days. I remember he enjoyed the thief games, spoke well of mass effect, and iam quite certain hes a Deus Ex fan. Among others iam sure. Ill bet he likes Homeworld btw, looking at your avatar.
