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Obsidian: Fallout New Vegas was limited by consoles
- Thread starter Stygr
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or maybe people are asking and they're just answering
first NV news got some good clicks, other outlets went out to do their own new vegas news. not that surprising
The closest you're likely to get is Fallout: New California.
Have a Nice Day
Member
It was also limited by having only 18 months of development time.
Clockwork5
Member
"We could have done a better job polishing this turd if it wasn't for consoles"
No offense to Obsidian, but the engine they were working with was a turd and will always be a turd.
No offense to Obsidian, but the engine they were working with was a turd and will always be a turd.
Stilton Disco
Member
This. I doubt the game would have been significantly better with just a PC only budget.
Well yeah. Video games in general are limited by consoles.
But I will say, I played over 100 hours of New Vegas on 360 when it came out and loved every minute of it, glitches be damned. It was good enough to rise above the technical limitations.
That probably wouldn't make Obsidian feel much better about any grief they got for the issues the game had, but they managed to put out a classic despite all that. And I think NV is one of those games where its reputation will continue to grow as times goes on and more people discover it.
But I will say, I played over 100 hours of New Vegas on 360 when it came out and loved every minute of it, glitches be damned. It was good enough to rise above the technical limitations.
That probably wouldn't make Obsidian feel much better about any grief they got for the issues the game had, but they managed to put out a classic despite all that. And I think NV is one of those games where its reputation will continue to grow as times goes on and more people discover it.
Quadraphonic
Member
I would quit my job to play that game for a solid month straight if they do that.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
Having played with the PC mod that stuck together the strip without the gates, I can affirm that it would have been really nice to play that at launch.
So did i
And would easily say more than 10 hours were waiting for saves to load. God damn they got long as hell the further you went into the game.
Alexander DeLarge
Member
No shit. Bethesda's engine certainly didn't help either. Along with an 18 month development time and some rumored hostile acquisition nonsense.
Most likely not. If a boy could dream I'd say rebuild it. Make it look better than Fallout 4 and let them make some tweaks as desired.
afternoon delight
Member
Thankfully with mods sooooooo much strangely natural functionality can be implemented again. Im a big fan of lighting mods that add actual power grids and new sources all around.
Modded New Vegas da GOAT.
The Pet of the Month
Member
Not to mention the cut content that was still present in the game files, most of it intact.
When readded back to the games (and with some tweaks), the behavior is so natural it's scary. And sad, a lot of the content missing was great!
SolidChamp
Banned
I dunno. All of this talk about how difficult it was for them to fine-tune for all platforms makes me think it's been left in shambles to rot.
I highly doubt it'll ever get a remaster. But that's just my guess.
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
Console sales were massive though, so was mandatory really.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Bet it was limited on PC as well. Really devs need to start developing on quantum computers.
Well, yeah, obviously, but this is a silly hypothetical because there was no chance in hell that New Vegas could ever have been a PC-exclusive game due to the console market being the breadwinner for major publishers back then (and honestly, it still is even with the huge gains PC gaming has made over the past seven years).
And yet it still delivered shit loads of content, with plenty of options available to the player and was one hell of an awesome game. New Vegas is better than both 3 and 4 in every regard so Obsidian should be proud of what they did with the engine/tools available.
It's still easily in my top 5 Xbox 360 games and always will be.
It's still easily in my top 5 Xbox 360 games and always will be.
Coming back to this game even with mods shows how dated it was. They are likely looking at it from a perspective what it might look like now. If they worked on a great new engine with a game like this and their talent it could be amazing. NV is super dated IMO. It was great for awhile though for sure. When it had to bring everything together outside of the lone guy in a desert surrounded by a few people it mostly failed.
Once you start going into the tiny mountain area it just becomes obvious how miniature it is. Never really bought the weird mutant story either. It was too cartoony for my tastes and this theme.
Modded New Vegas is okay. You can only dress something up so much. I could never go back tot this dated engine. I despise it.
Once you start going into the tiny mountain area it just becomes obvious how miniature it is. Never really bought the weird mutant story either. It was too cartoony for my tastes and this theme.
Modded New Vegas is okay. You can only dress something up so much. I could never go back tot this dated engine. I despise it.
Curious Puppy
Banned
I recently started replaying FNV with about 100 mods, it looks like a completely different game with all of the current visual overhaul mods + enb stuff.
littleworm
Member
Man, what I would do for a remaster of this game. The base game, the dlc, and in a just world some of the cut content on the Fallout 4 engine would be so good.
Unaha-Closp
Member
Also - Water is Wet.
Jokes, bad ones, aside - New Vegas is one of the best games I've ever played and I played it first on PS3. Limited or not it's bloody great.
Jokes, bad ones, aside - New Vegas is one of the best games I've ever played and I played it first on PS3. Limited or not it's bloody great.
JustSomeone
Member
It's nothing new that consoles ruin gaming.
Thankfully PoE and tyranny were made with only PC in mind.
Thankfully PoE and tyranny were made with only PC in mind.
Django.Mango
Member
They first should fix the broken steam version of it. But damn is this a great game, loving it so far. Mod support is awesome too. Instant classic.
On the other side there is Skyrim, same engine? I cant handle its bad and fiddly UI in the inventory, doesnt fit the settig at all and looks like a scifi game. They should implement the tactical combat from the fallout series as optional choice. Maybe ill give it another shot some time as i liked Oblivion and loved Morrowind.
On the other side there is Skyrim, same engine? I cant handle its bad and fiddly UI in the inventory, doesnt fit the settig at all and looks like a scifi game. They should implement the tactical combat from the fallout series as optional choice. Maybe ill give it another shot some time as i liked Oblivion and loved Morrowind.
Fighting games I think.
I recently started replaying FNV with about 100 mods, it looks like a completely different game with all of the current visual overhaul mods + enb stuff.
mods list or it never happened.
fabricated backlash
Member
Well of course... but the game probably wouldn't have been made to begin with if it were a PC exclusive.
So it's more accurate to say, Consoles made Fallout New Vegas possible.
So it's more accurate to say, Consoles made Fallout New Vegas possible.
Consoles opened the game to a wider audience. We were ready for more after Fallout 3 and we got it in spades.
This please.