Sat, Feb 06, 2010 | 18:22 GMT
First Fallout: New Vegas info from PC Gamer
Bethesda dropped the first teaser for Fallout: New Vegas this week, which is down for a fall release on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and now there’s rumors circulating that PC Gamer has had the first look at it.
Here’s what was gleaned from it by All Games Beta:
- There is an optional hardcore mode, the character needs to drink water, ammo has weight, healing isn’t instant etc. Normal mode is more similar to Fallout 3 gameplay.
- The storyline is focused on the New California Republic vs. Caesar’s Legion vs. New Vegas residents.
- You are not a vault dweller but are given a Pip-Boy by someone who is one.
- There is a screenshot of a vault suit as well.
- There is an assault rifle looking like the M4, as well as a new big gun with a backpack, held like a minigun.
- There are special moves for melee weapons in VATS – specifically a move for a golf club called “Fore” which seems to be a groin shot.
- The Hoover Dam is in the game and is supplying electricity to the city.
- There is a quest to rescue a ghoul from some super mutants. The ghoul can then become your companion.
- The Geckos are back.
- There are both dumb and intelligent super mutants, including the elite Nightkin.
- Some super mutants look similar to the ones in Fallout 3, while others are new. There is e.g. a female super mutant with a 1950s hairstyle who apparently is one of their leaders.
- Screenshots include a guy with a beard and straw hat, a ghoul an NCR Ranger
- The only picture of New Vegas itself is concept art and not a screenshot
- Some location screenshots include a huge model dinosaur advertising a hotel, some satellite dishes, an array of solar panels
- A character generation shot showing a “vigor machine” instead of the skill book
- NCR base is the McCarran Airport, Caesar’s Legion is based in the Vegas Strip, while super mutants are based in a place called Black Mountain. There is also a town called Fremont and another called Primm. A topless revue is mentioned as being in the latter.
- NCR Ranger armor is similar to a brown combat armor with sleeves, there are concept arts of a Ranger
- Skils have a bigger effect on conversation choices. E.g. someone with a high Explosives skill may be able to have a conversation about explosives where appropriate.
- There is a Reputation system in addition to Karma.
Sounds lovely.
19 comments
#1
Erthazus
06/02/10, 5:03 pm
Hardcore mode… Yessssssssssssssss…
#2
ianos
06/02/10, 5:07 pm
Yeah, got my sub copy this morning and all that guff is in there. The lucky buggers got to see it first…
#3
No_PUDding
06/02/10, 5:12 pm
You guys know me, bemoaning Bethesda and Fallout 3, but I have to eat my words.
Being too stuck in the past to enjoy new things, is a mistake, even if I don’t enjoy them as much.
So bring it on, hopefully I will get another unwanted Christmas present this year
#4
Alakratt
06/02/10, 5:21 pm
Hardcore mode…interesting.
#5
AHA-Lambda
06/02/10, 5:50 pm
I can confirm this I have the issue in front of me now
#6
unacomn
06/02/10, 6:07 pm
Just hearing the mention of groin shots makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
That’s the part I missed most in F3, the ability to hit someone in the nads and watch’em squirm.
#7
Stephany Nunneley
06/02/10, 6:22 pm
@5 – Good to hear! Will remove “rumor” from it now since there are so many confirmations flying around. I don’t have a sub to it, so I had to say “rumor” to cover our asses.
#8
Gekidami
06/02/10, 6:59 pm
Female super mutants? I wonder if they were actually told that or the mag just guessed based off a screenshot, because that isnt really how super mutants are meant to work normally.
#9
AHA-Lambda
06/02/10, 7:00 pm
@8 – There is a screenshot of a supermutant with blonde hair and pink sunglasses I kid u not
#10
Gekidami
06/02/10, 7:21 pm
But other then that its appearance is the same as the others though?
If they are intelligent super mutants like Fawkes it may probably just consider itself female whilst still looking like every other super mutant.
#11
AHA-Lambda
06/02/10, 7:21 pm
yeah apart from that it does seem to be the same. It COULD just be a male in drag
#12
No_PUDding
06/02/10, 7:28 pm
Does it look like a similar interface, mechanics and art direction to Fallout 3?
As in, will it be like an expansion game, set in EXACTLY the same universe – except 800 miles West?
#13
AHA-Lambda
06/02/10, 7:36 pm
Certainly it has the same graphics engine I can say that. It does look like this will be similar to FO3.
#14
Moonwalker1982
07/02/10, 12:05 am
Damn, i hope we get to see these scans soon man. Fallout 3 is one of my favorite Xbox 360 games and i can’t wait for this one. Even if its the same engine (like Bioshock 2 is with BS1) i bet they will make it look even a bit better than before. And it still looks great, so i’m not worried.
Besides..it’s always gameplay over graphics, and i don’t have any worries about that.
SCANS!
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t85/Snofeld/newvegas001resized.jpg
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2066/77205074.jpg
#15
Blerk
07/02/10, 9:07 am
Ha ha! Calling that super mutant ‘female’ is probably stretching things a little!
Looking forward to this tremendously, I just hope they have an easier time finishing it than they have Alpha Protocol.
#16
Gekidami
07/02/10, 9:28 am
The first link dosnt work. Could people stop using Photobucket? Its utter crap.
#17
Moonwalker1982
07/02/10, 11:04 am
It wasn’t my link, i always use imagehack or tinypic.
#18
Blerk
08/02/10, 9:04 am
Scans from the EG thread:
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#19
Gekidami
08/02/10, 9:12 am
Looks… Samey. I just hope the world is big, the level cap high, and theres no game finishing end.