Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer has spoken about RPGs putting limits on their protagonists, as he reportedly starts work on a new Fallout game.
And yet, New Vegas is widely considered the best of the 3D Fallout games. A more complex experience that makes you make tough decisions, that makes for a better RPG and a better story.
I don’t think that’s really the case. New Vegas is constantly praised online, even on something like metacritic, which I take w/ a grain of salt generally, the user scores for NV are notably higher than 3 or 4.
That’s 2/3 of what has been released this millennium. At this point it’s what the series is.
And yet, New Vegas is widely considered the best of the 3D Fallout games. A more complex experience that makes you make tough decisions, that makes for a better RPG and a better story.
It’s considered the best by those that like it, New Vegas is very much a cult classic.
I don’t think that’s really the case. New Vegas is constantly praised online, even on something like metacritic, which I take w/ a grain of salt generally, the user scores for NV are notably higher than 3 or 4.
That’s generally how cult classics work. You see praise for The Big Lebowski because those that don’t like it mostly ignore it.