The lights are on
After the recently-released trailer for Fallout: New Vegas, we've been aching for more details on the upcoming Obsidian-developed RPG. Luckily, we can begin to quench our thirst for new info through some juicy details revealed in an article on USA Today.
Bethesda vice president of PR Pete Hines revealed the first tidbits on New Vegas' plot. Unlike previous Fallout games, you don't begin your Wasteland journey as a Vault-dweller. Instead, you're a courier who is shot and left to die as the package you were delivering is stolen. After recovering, you'll spend the rest of the game trying to figure out what was in the package and who stole it from you. The story will be stand-alone and separate from Fallout 3, although Hines says "you will eventually hear a little bit about the events" of the previous game.
As for the new setting, Hines said it will feel quite different from the desolate Washington D.C. landscape of Fallout 3.
"Vegas is up and running. It is not a ghost town. It still exists and thrives. There are casinos, and you can go down onto the Strip. It will have a very different feel from that standpoint."
Oh, and just in case you were at all concerned about the length of a Bethesda or Fallout game, you can rest easy. The piece closes with an assurance from Hines: "It is a massive game world that will take you hundreds of hours to explore every nook and cranny." Hundreds of hours that I'll be happy to give to the Fallout universe come fall.
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I cannot wait for more news on new vegas. The trailer has me pumped for some sweet fallout action
Nice, I will be picking this up the day it comes out.
Vegas is gonna be awesome!
That is, as long as it isn't so freaking glitchy that I can't get through the entire game.
This has always been a must buy for me , any word on if it's on PS3 ?
NOOOOO!!! thats wat i didnt want i wanted the same feel to the landscape!!! SCREW YOU OBSIDIAN!!!
w00t! More Fallout! 2010=Game Overload!!!
I want more soundtrack details.
awesome cant wait!
YAY! Vegas still lives!! It would have been dumb if it was in Vegas and there were no lights.
This is exciting. I am looking forward to seeing some screenshots, gameplay vids and more insight to the storyline. I just got Fallout 3 GotY edition. At only 2-3 hours into the game, it is something special.
This will help me rest a little easier.....
...not
What would please me if it just came out right now.......DO IT!
NEW VEGAS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait hell yeah
Also I hope this game doesnt have all the random crap you get out of Fallout 3 and the likes of TES: Oblivion...Like spoons -_- WTF, put another gun in instead of spoons. WTF are we going to use spoons for?
Nice. Hope there will be a steady release of news coming out for this title.
Hundreds of hours!? I'm all about getting bang for my buck, but ***!
I'll take that "hundreds of hours" comment with a grain of salt. I'm sure the world to explore is massive, but it's length of the main and side quests that I'm interested in.
That being said, I'm so excited for this game. Halo: Reach doesn't come close to this for me, and I'm really looking forward to Reach.
Hells Yeah!!!
This game will be great to try, the minds behind the original making this will be good to see in an FPS version. Also, I'm glad they're not just completely forgetting about the events of Fallout 3, I'd like to see if your actions in Fallout 3 can affect what people say (or do) all the way in New Vegas. Also the part I'm most excited for is what Obsidian says is a huge super laser in which you can use it to help the people of New Vegas, or use it "for your own purposes". It can be found here: fallout.wikia.com/.../Fallout:_New_Vegas_info_from_OXM
yay!