Good old Fallout it always gives you the third option. Or, I could have also given up at that stage. I couldn’t even play a hand of blackjack without getting a look of disdain from the croupier.ĭesperate, I followed the quest trail up to the thirteenth floor, where using all my feminine wiles I slept with (and then murdered) the man who had tried to kill me earlier in the game. Instead the posh snoots ran for cover, telling me I was well known, but not for anything good. I dove into the nearest casino, thinking I’d find refuge. On the other side, the rest of the sentry bots, keening for their lost kin, attacked me mercilessly. A brief note on the screen advised my reputation in the area had become reviled, but I ignored it and plunged on through the now-unguarded gates. It took several attempts, but I eventually managed to fry the group of sentry robots (all while they hurled grenades at me). I wound up using a projectile flame launcher (a sort of flame-bomb-dropper) that I’d pried from the cold dead hands of a bad guy earlier in the day. I kept getting stopped by guard robots who wouldn’t let me in unless I could prove I was a) respectable or b) rich. I realised this, somewhat belatedly, when I found myself trying to get into the heavily-guarded area of The Strip (the flashy casino area at the heart of New Vegas’s environment).

In this regard, New Vegas is no different from Fallout 3. It’s one post-apocalyptic kooky roller coaster ride, with everything you’d hope for from a Fallout title: great story, bizarre characters, an awesome environment, and that wonderful grey area that comes with games that let players make choices about how they want to play.

If you’re not one for back story, well, Fallout 3 is essentially Oblivion with rocket launchers and mutants.

If you haven’t already spent the last few days getting stuck into Fallout 3: New Vegas (it landed on our shores earlier this week) then you may very well be wondering either what the big deal is, or, if you already have Fallout 3, why you should bother getting the next one.įor those of you who haven’t yet played FO3, you should check out Angus’s excellent review (). NZGamer is New Zealand's independent gaming website, Everyday 1000's of kiwi's log in to view the latest in news, reviews, and features from a New Zealand perspective.

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