Forum:Capital Wasteland to the Mojave Desert

I am antisipating New Vegas just like millions of others. Mostly im excited to see the influence the developers of Fallout 1 and 2 will have had, im a yonger generation gamer so I've never played the first 2 titles (was playing toy story most likely). So I fell in love with fallout 3 and personally it's very iconic, I loved endlessly walking through a bleak landscape and discovering destroyed buildings and massive nuke craters. I loved it mostly because that is what I'd imagine a post-apocoliptic world to be like, blitzed by nuclear bombs and a very surreal atmosphere (that the capital wasteland portrayed). Also it was full of outlandish ideas such as the church of the atom. The idea of people worshipping a dud nuke was very interesting and seemed crazy to me, but survivors and there offspring of a nuclear war could be quite crazy and delusional, so it was a spot on image of a post-apocoliptic world to me! Thats why I have a few worries about Fallout New Vegas, like I said I've never played the first 2 titles, so Fallout 3 is my iconic image of the series. Ive got the feeling I wont get quite the same kick the Capital Wasteland gave me when im wondering through the Mojave Desert, because there will be blue sky, vegetation and no nuke craters. I know the storyline is suppost to reveal why Nevada was not hit by nukes but despite my worries, im sure the change of atmosphere will prove to be just as interesting (especially with the bright lights of the strip).

With twice the amount of weapons as Fallout 3 and with real time mods, youll be able to personalise your character even more to your own combat style. My style is sneak (bleed 'em real quiet before they finish there nuka cola!). What I hated about Fallout 3 was that there wasnt many sneak weapons apart from the silenced 9mm pistol and knives and such (so I bought the pitt add-on just to have the perforator!), but with the weapon mods which will include scopes and silencers, I cant wait to pop a raiders head with alot more diverse weaponry.

Also in Fallout 3, all the looting, all the walking, defending myself and attacking others, I felt like I was doing it all to survive. But I felt immortal, you could go hunt some deathclaws and live to make a deathclaw gauntlet because you could instantly heal with a 'stimpack' and had plenty of ammo (if you had enough which all the looting insured). I think the developers also felt the same so they've introduced hardcore mode to New Vegas! This will be more of a survival expericence, dehydration and hunger will affect your character, serious injuries will need a doctors attention and ammunition will have cumberance, also stimpacks wont heal instantly.

I hope there will be more cool clothing than Fallout 3 had, I stuck with reds bandana and ranger combat armour because it looked badass and not much else made me jizz, until I got Operation Anchorage's Chinese Stealth Armour (made the game too easy even on very hard though). So far (of what clothing has been revealed), the desert armour looks the business, but the enclave power armour looks like it was designed by a child (and I know its Fallout 1 and 2's style). But disliking the look of the enclave gives me even more reason to watch them explode! And as for the items, I hope they are alot more interative because in Fallout 3 they were there to look at and collect, or to be shot out of the rock-it launcher. Id never want items to be taken out of the equation because the game wouldnt seem as real, but id love for them to have some uses.

I was kinda hoping for this Fallout to be set in China (who dropped the nukes on America), just to see 2 sides of the story. Whilst wondering the capital wasteland I often thought of what effect America would have in a nuclear war against an enemy, looking at real past events such as hiroshima made me think of the mercyless nature of America when they defend themselves against a threat. The Americans won the space race to the moon, they had to be there first. They made the fission bomb, which was more distructive than the rivals fusion bomb. So the American nature of being the best would surely have a dramatic effect in a nuclear war, China would probably be a massive hole into the earths core! Would be a very interesting atmosphere to me.

In summary, im sure ill forget to sleep when I eventually start playing the game (the wait for it keeps me up anyway!). Despite the things I love about Fallout 3 and will deffinately miss, Fallout New Vegas will be a different experience to my iconic post-apocoliptic world image but a very welcome one, and I cant wait to experience the influence of the new developers.

Sorry bout the essay, just killing the torturing time until New Vegas is released! I think I knew everything about Fallout 3, I played through it a few times and one time didnt die at all (told you I felt immortal!), so im thinking of starting my own Fallout New Vegas Blog, with walk-throughs, hints, weapon/cloting/ammo/item locations, character interaction hints and strategys. Ofcourse this will be in the distant future because ideally I should get to know the game properly first, and yes, I do love Fallout enough to put the time in! If you read this pretty pointless post, I thank you! Id love some feedback or just to hear your ideas and such.

i feal the same way great essay and i think you should go with the idea with the blog81.131.105.177 17:21, October 13, 2010 (UTC)

hooooly crap. how long did you sit there and write this? good lord.....--The Captain (radio) 23:46, October 13, 2010 (UTC)

I feel the same way, but i learned to accept New vegas as what it is and what its going to be, my fallout 3 crashed after i spent so long and hard buliding my fallout life, and when it happened again i gave up, i have never finished fallout 3 even with broken steel, so hopefully new vegas won't crash on me. Cheers.--70.254.126.50 23:47, October 13, 2010 (UTC)SPIRITINDA SKY

thanks it did take a while! i will start a blog and if anyones interested in following it ill post a link on here. yeah the crashing was a massive downfall of fallout 3, i bought the add ons apart from mothership zeta and finished them. so i started a new game, got to level 20, it crashed and never loaded again. it pissed me off enough to sell the game and add ons! i hope new vegas wont turn out to be just as bad, a game this good should work properly. -JoshGDC

I'm tottaly interested in reading your blog! Just don't make it all winey and such. include your stories about buying it and your feelings BUT STILL INCLUDE WHAT YOUR CHARACTER IS DOING IN THE GAME *god voice*

oh yeh the blog wont be winey, i was just listing bad pointss about fallout 3 on here and included what i was hoping for, sorry! im gunna make the blog straight to the point for people who need help, but ill include my strategys for efficient killing (will be stealth its my style!) and anything else usefull to players. but thanks mate ill deffo start the blog soon as :) -JoshGDC