THIS REVIEW IS FROM THE PS3 VERSION OF NEW VEGAS INCULDING THE PC with MODS BUT THIS IS MOSTLY VANILLA & DLC Expect a Text Wall.

When played Fallout 3 GOTY for the second time and completing it my Dad gave me New Vegas but not the ulltimate edition because the dlcs where not released yet. Playing in my First time and playthrough i hated the game at first.

But giving it a second chance and a new playthrough i had a change of hearts. and i how i hated at first then started to love at second
for being a true sequel to FO1 And 2 Welcome to New Vegas
Made by Obsidian including former Black isle member for making this amazing game.

New Vegas is a Beautiful place in the inside with a few casinos opperating. until you find that all the glitter is made of broken dreams as one the casinos are ran by cannibals and mobster and the one that shot you . But outside of Vegas you will only find Raiders and people with small hopes struggling to survive in the desert.

This is the Mojave Wasteland.

New vegas throws back classical creatures and items from the older fallouts such as the Geckoes that look really cute.
And the P94 Plasma Rifle and the G86 Plasma pistol. The Bozar made it's Return as a DLC but not like the one In FO2 and a big disapointment to fans of the Bozar.

But most importantly the NCR. New California Republic also known as the Bear. Expect the President of FO2 Tandi died of old age. and was replaced with Kimball who is not as good as Tandi.

There are Three major Factions of wants to rule over the Mojave Wasteland
The NCR As mentioned. Mr House who rules vegas for many years.

and last the hated stupid please do not join them the Legion ruled by a man by the name of Kai-sar.

But you don't Like them. You can join Yes man! Whoops forgot the spoiler tag!

you see my achievements that i joined the Legion but thats my fourth playthrough with mods when i bought it for PC.
My First Playthrough was Wild card. Second no DLCs Wildcard. Third With UE And still in PS3... Wild Card.

Fourth Playthrough was PC and i joined the Legion as i wanted something different but my brother forced me to join them and i hated it and went for the worse ending as possible. Unless you like seeing Arcade being the legion's slave and Boone shot dead you sick monster.

Story
You where shot in the head and left for dead. But somehow survived and saved by a local nearby town. the bullet in the head made you loose some of your memories and how you got here or where were you born from.

With The NCR And Legion fighting each other. Bear and Bull. Everything went silent for while. after the battle of the Hoover dam.

Find the man who shot you and choose who will you serve for the better place for Vegas or for worse . And Oh my gosh do not join the freaking Legion i will hunt you down with a Super sledge and my Spiked Knucles and i will feed you to the hungry giant rats or coyotes nearby!

Quests

There much more quests than in Fallout 3 and more Options yay! You can save the town from raiders that just saved you or join the Raider to thrash the town! but joining the other side will lock that and fail that. So choose wisely the Goodie Thumb up side of being Hero or a total jerk who steals nuka colas at gun point and kicks puppies for evil lulz

The main quest has a multiple paths as i said about 3 factions including Wild Card (Yes Man). will be more quests to work with. meeting new communites and making friends or Exterminating them from the wasteland its so much fun!

Companions dersve to get mentioned here as they have thier own backstories and past and there all good and well writen.
Also they a quest too to personally upgrade them. And they are improved than the ones in Fallout 3 and 2 by mechanics.
they Also give you a free perk if they are in your party. Examples will be ED-E Who is my favorite and most useful companion and Rex who keeps stealing my kills. (Sadly no Dogmeat who was a beloved loyal video game dog in history. Unless you made a mod returning him)

The Story as much better than fallout 3 and the lore was great along with the backstories told from each place and person it was not surprising since it was written by original fallout creators.

Gameplay

Weapons First. There is a Large selection of weapons. Small guns and Big guns merged into Well Guns. (9mm to 10mm to .45 then .44 and then a powerful .50 MG Anti material rifle)

Melee and unarmed is much more powerful and deadly (Lead pipes to a Super sledge and Spiked knuckles to a Ballistic fist)

Oh i forgot about Energy weapons and Explosives they are nice for creating fancy lights and Michael bay mushroom clouds. Energy weapons are deadly with the right perks they are deadly as ashes to ashes.

Explosives are introduced by 40mm and 25mm Grenade rounds with Grenade rifle a get go and the 25mm APW which is Great for Crowd control!

Also they have Weapon Modifications such as Extended Magazines and Suppressors not to be confused with Mods
don't forget different ammo types such as Armor piercing and Hollow point and Explosive .50 Rounds which is totally awsome!

Combat is bit of improved with iron sights and higher damaging weapons
and also you might want to avoid deathclaws as they deadlier than ther FO3 Counter parts you might want to use a stealth boy and a sniper rifle with an suppressor loaded with AP Or HP Rounds and some satchel charges and a good sneak skill to not be a Deathclaw mother's food for her children.

And oh don't forget cazadores which poison ya without antivenom your pretty much dead without it. but they are not a problem to me unlike other people

VATS Is improved and doesn't make you invulnerable. I don't use it that much but Melee weapon user and unarmed get Special VATS Attacks which are useful to use. But can execute some of them outside of VATS.

Also unarmed gets new techniques learned for wandering around the wastes which are useful like the Ranger Takedown and the Scribe Counter.

Also Stimpaks get Super Stimpaks but you can't go Assassin with Super Stimpaks sadly. Also doctors bags are great for fixing your broken limbs from accidentaly stepping on land mines. and theres a Fixer if you get accidentaly addicted to chems.

Traits are good as they give you benefits and drawbacks. Reputation is important to keep up but don't get Vilified by the NCR Or Legion their Hit squads and Assassins are a pain to fight.

DLC

There good while Old world blue is the best you might want to all of them and skip Dead money okay?

Courier's stash gives you good starting weapons.
Gun Runner's Arsenal adds unique weapons that are sold by merchants and customizable weapons with the word GRA
And Four episodic DLCs

Overall Old World Blues is the best of them. Dead money you might want to skip but keep for its useful perks and lvl cap
GRA Also adds new challenges if you want Quick XP or Achievements.

My final notes
Overall this game improves what Fallout 3 Does just like Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 does for using the same engine.
Kind of buggy but you can fix that in the PC with unoffical patches and despite the bugs it is the Best RPG
And oh don't forget mods and play Project Nevada you won't Regret it along with Weapon Mods Expanded you won't regret it.

My Score 8.1/10 PS3 - 9.2/10 PC

-Call me a profligate or NCR Fanboy all you want Legion fans i don't care i work for Yes man.
-The Assault carbine isn't Terrible its underlooked and it's my CAR of Vegas thanx :)

THIS REVIEW IS FROM THE PS3 VERSION OF NEW VEGAS INCULDING THE PC with MODS BUT THIS IS MOSTLY VANILLA & DLC Expect a Text Wall. When played Fallout 3 GOTY for the second time and completing it my Dad gave me New Vegas but not the ulltimate edition because the dlcs where not released yet. Playing in my First time and playthrough i hated the game at first. But giving it a second chance and a new playthrough i had a change of hearts. and i how i hated at first then started to love at second for being a true sequel to FO1 And 2 Welcome to New Vegas Made by Obsidian including former Black isle member for making this amazing game. New Vegas is a Beautiful place in the inside with a few casinos opperating. [spoiler]until you find that all the glitter is made of broken dreams as one the casinos are ran by cannibals and mobster and the one that shot you[/spoiler] . But outside of Vegas you will only find Raiders and people with small hopes struggling to survive in the desert. This is the Mojave Wasteland. New vegas throws back classical creatures and items from the older fallouts such as the Geckoes that look really cute. And the P94 Plasma Rifle and the G86 Plasma pistol. [spoiler]The Bozar made it's Return as a DLC but not like the one In FO2 and a big disapointment to fans of the Bozar.[/spoiler] But most importantly the NCR. New California Republic also known as the Bear. [spoiler]Expect the President of FO2 Tandi died of old age. and was replaced with Kimball who is not as good as Tandi.[/spoiler] There are Three major Factions of wants to rule over the Mojave Wasteland The NCR As mentioned. Mr House who rules vegas for many years. and last the hated stupid please do not join them the Legion ruled by a man by the name of Kai-sar. But you don't Like them. You can join Yes man! Whoops forgot the spoiler tag! you see my achievements that i joined the Legion but thats my fourth playthrough with mods when i bought it for PC. My First Playthrough was Wild card. Second no DLCs Wildcard. Third With UE And still in PS3... Wild Card. Fourth Playthrough was PC and i joined the Legion as i wanted something different but my brother forced me to join them and i hated it and went for the worse ending as possible. [spoiler] Unless you like seeing Arcade being the legion's slave and Boone shot dead you sick monster.[/spoiler] Story You where shot in the head and left for dead. But somehow survived and saved by a local nearby town. the bullet in the head made you loose some of your memories and how you got here or where were you born from. With The NCR And Legion fighting each other. Bear and Bull. Everything went silent for while. after the battle of the Hoover dam. Find the man who shot you and choose who will you serve for the better place for Vegas or for worse . And Oh my gosh do not join the freaking Legion i will hunt you down with a Super sledge and my Spiked Knucles and i will feed you to the hungry giant rats or coyotes nearby! Quests There much more quests than in Fallout 3 and more Options yay! You can save the town from raiders that just saved you or join the Raider to thrash the town! but joining the other side will lock that and fail that. So choose wisely the Goodie Thumb up side of being Hero or a total jerk who steals nuka colas at gun point and kicks puppies for evil lulz The main quest has a multiple paths as i said about 3 factions including Wild Card (Yes Man). will be more quests to work with. meeting new communites and making friends or Exterminating them from the wasteland its so much fun! Companions dersve to get mentioned here as they have thier own backstories and past and there all good and well writen. Also they a quest too to personally upgrade them. And they are improved than the ones in Fallout 3 and 2 by mechanics. they Also give you a free perk if they are in your party. Examples will be ED-E Who is my favorite and most useful companion and Rex who keeps stealing my kills. (Sadly no Dogmeat who was a beloved loyal video game dog in history. Unless you made a mod returning him) The Story as much better than fallout 3 and the lore was great along with the backstories told from each place and person it was not surprising since it was written by original fallout creators. Gameplay Weapons First. There is a Large selection of weapons. Small guns and Big guns merged into Well Guns. (9mm to 10mm to .45 then .44 and then a powerful .50 MG Anti material rifle) Melee and unarmed is much more powerful and deadly (Lead pipes to a Super sledge and Spiked knuckles to a Ballistic fist) Oh i forgot about Energy weapons and Explosives they are nice for creating fancy lights and Michael bay mushroom clouds. Energy weapons are deadly with the right perks they are deadly as ashes to ashes. Explosives are introduced by 40mm and 25mm Grenade rounds with Grenade rifle a get go and the 25mm APW which is Great for Crowd control! Also they have Weapon Modifications such as Extended Magazines and Suppressors not to be confused with Mods don't forget different ammo types such as Armor piercing and Hollow point and Explosive .50 Rounds which is totally awsome! Combat is bit of improved with iron sights and higher damaging weapons and also you might want to avoid deathclaws as they deadlier than ther FO3 Counter parts you might want to use a stealth boy and a sniper rifle with an suppressor loaded with AP Or HP Rounds and some satchel charges and a good sneak skill to not be a Deathclaw mother's food for her children. And oh don't forget cazadores which poison ya without antivenom your pretty much dead without it. but they are not a problem to me unlike other people VATS Is improved and doesn't make you invulnerable. I don't use it that much but Melee weapon user and unarmed get Special VATS Attacks which are useful to use. But can execute some of them outside of VATS. Also unarmed gets new techniques learned for wandering around the wastes which are useful like the [spoiler] Ranger Takedown[/spoiler] and the [spoiler] Scribe Counter.[/spoiler] Also Stimpaks get Super Stimpaks but you can't go Assassin with Super Stimpaks sadly. Also doctors bags are great for fixing your broken limbs from accidentaly stepping on land mines. and theres a Fixer if you get accidentaly addicted to chems. Traits are good as they give you benefits and drawbacks. Reputation is important to keep up but don't get Vilified by the NCR Or Legion their Hit squads and Assassins are a pain to fight. DLC There good while Old world blue is the best you might want to all of them and skip Dead money okay? Courier's stash gives you good starting weapons. Gun Runner's Arsenal adds unique weapons that are sold by merchants and customizable weapons with the word GRA And Four episodic DLCs Overall Old World Blues is the best of them. Dead money you might want to skip but keep for its useful perks and lvl cap GRA Also adds new challenges if you want Quick XP or Achievements. My final notes Overall this game improves what Fallout 3 Does just like Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 does for using the same engine. Kind of buggy but you can fix that in the PC with unoffical patches and despite the bugs it is the Best RPG And oh don't forget mods and play Project Nevada you won't Regret it along with Weapon Mods Expanded you won't regret it. My Score 8.1/10 PS3 - 9.2/10 PC -Call me a profligate or NCR Fanboy all you want Legion fans i don't care i work for Yes man. -The Assault carbine isn't Terrible its underlooked and it's my CAR of Vegas thanx :)