Fallout - New Vegas

i haven't ever modded new vegas, but i assume it's a lot like modding witcher 3. you CAN mod it, but you absolutely don't need to. there are some QoL mods out there, i'm sure, but you aren't missing anything if you don't mod it.

There's some graphical improvements that will help make it not seem so dated visually. That and inventory management is mostly what I'd recommend.

Aaron said:

But the whole point of Bethesda games is to mod them til they break!

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It's not a Bethesda game.

I absolutely cannot imagine playing NV without Mission Mojave. I think the bug fix count is over 27000? It's basically the equivalent of the extra dev time/polishing pass that NV badly needed but never got.

I'd do 3, then New Vegas. NV broadens the game substantially and dong it the other way around will feel restrictive. Some people don't like 3 much but I like 3's world building, got some nice locations and I think it captures the "lone wanderer in an empty post-apocalyptic wasteland" atmosphere really well.

I didn't particularly care for 4, it all felt a bit too locked down for me. 3 and NV are a bit more like elder scrolls open world games.

If you're only playing one, New Vegas. The others aren't even remotely close.

Oblio said:

I have never played a Fallout Game. I own, 3, 4 and Vegas. If I were to only ever play one Fallout game which one should I start with?

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If you're really only playing one then NV. Otherwise just play them in order.

NV the only one to consider there. The writing and design are on an entirely different level to FO3/4. It's FO3, but better in every way.

It also has some of the best mods of any game I have run across.

FO4 has... better graphics I guess ?

I'd also recommend a vanilla + unofficial patch playthrough first. Save heavy modding for a second run after you get an idea of what you want to change/add.

Oblio said:

Will I enjoy NV more if I play 3 first?

reavor I have all the DLCs for NV, I bought a sale bundle for it at some point in the last few years. Oddly I just own the base game for 3 (no DLC).

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No, it's pretty unconnected. 3 and 4 have a closer connection between them. NV has the better story though.

3 probably has the better skills and perks system though. They started to screw with it in NV and went full retard with it in 4.


Dude has a lot of lore videos on Fallout and Elder Scrolls if interested.

Oblio said:

I have never played a Fallout Game. I own, 3, 4 and Vegas. If I were to only ever play one Fallout game which one should I start with?

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Fallout 2 is the best Fallout. After that, Fallout 1, then New Vegas. Fallout 3 and 4 need mods to even get them to mediocre levels. For New Vegas I think the unofficial fan made patch fixed the left over bugs, and a few of the GFX upscale mods wont change anything about the story or add anything out of place.

Oblio said:

Will I enjoy NV more if I play 3 first

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NV is on par with 3 in terms of mechanics and graphics, so 3 might make NV feel “samey” in terms of how it plays.

Certain mechanics in 4 might spoil you as well - power armor in 4 is actual power armor, not just regular armor you slap on your character like in 3/NV