Fallout: New Vegas - Honest Hearts

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  1. ILFM
    Jun 15, 2011
    7
    The environment is gorgeous, the trees, the plants, the sky, all of it. But the game play itself lacks. The story is too short, and the story is honestly pretty boring. They tell you the "White Legs" are very dangerous people! But they aren't. They tell you the story is deep and rich, but it's not. Etc. That's my point. It lacked in too many regards. Sure it had some really neat newThe environment is gorgeous, the trees, the plants, the sky, all of it. But the game play itself lacks. The story is too short, and the story is honestly pretty boring. They tell you the "White Legs" are very dangerous people! But they aren't. They tell you the story is deep and rich, but it's not. Etc. That's my point. It lacked in too many regards. Sure it had some really neat new weapons that's cool, and a few cool new perks, but overall the game play lacked. But I will give it a 7 for being a gorgeous landscape to explore.… Expand
  2. Vladmiracle
    Jan 8, 2012
    6
    It's an entertaining DLC with good back story for the main game and some interesting internal stories, but overall it was short and primarily good for getting experience and gear. It's best to get it on sale and do it as early on as you can.
  3. ShawnD
    Nov 28, 2018
    5
    Unplayable.

    The game is ridiculously unstable and I can only play for about 20 minutes before the game crashes. People said to try turning off hardcore mode - that didn't work. People said to travel alone so the companion perk doesn't try to trigger when reaching certain locations - that didn't work. The DLC is just unplayable garbage, and that's a real shame because I think Joshua    Unplayable.

    The game is ridiculously unstable and I can only play for about 20 minutes before the game crashes. People said to try turning off hardcore mode - that didn't work. People said to travel alone so the companion perk doesn't try to trigger when reaching certain locations - that didn't work. The DLC is just unplayable garbage, and that's a real shame because I think Joshua Graham is an interesting character.    … Expand
  4. Genome852
    May 19, 2011
    7
    Compared to Dead Money: I definitely liked Dead Money more. The only thing I liked about HH was the environment and Joshua Graham's character... everything else went by far too fast and was just too bland. You barely get to interact with any of the tribes - the moment you meet them you're immediately put on generic fetch / kill quests. Fortunately, the environment is excellently done. TheCompared to Dead Money: I definitely liked Dead Money more. The only thing I liked about HH was the environment and Joshua Graham's character... everything else went by far too fast and was just too bland. You barely get to interact with any of the tribes - the moment you meet them you're immediately put on generic fetch / kill quests. Fortunately, the environment is excellently done. The introduction sequence was also done very well, but I found it to be a downhill ride from there. I felt the ending sequences were very anticlimactic, mostly due to poor scripting, and the endings themselves didn't have any effect on me. Besides Joshua Graham, all the characters are very two-dimensional and feel like cardboard cutouts, especially one of the main characters you will meet called Daniel. In contrast, I found all the characters of Dead Money to be very interesting, and also felt it had a much better story. The endings of Dead Money are also much more satisfying and had a far greater effect on me than Honest Hearts'. Gameplay wise, Honest Hearts is very much like the base Fallout game - very open-ended and sandbox like. Unlike what seems to be a lot of people, I don't judge DLC based on the items / perks / whatever you get from them (would you pay $10 for a DLC that added a 9000 damage pistol and nothing else?)... and I think that Honest Hearts' narrative is on the weak side. If you don't have either DLC yet and want a more story and character-driven experience, get Dead Money instead. On the other hand, if you want to learn more about the Burned Man or think the very powerful guns in Honest Hearts is worth $10, get this instead. (Or just get both).… Expand
  5. KulakxRatings
    Oct 2, 2011
    5
    Story isnt that great but realy, this is the video game genre, its about gameplay not prissy fan boys that rate their games by the story, the gameplay is well, F3/FNV gameplay, i found the exploring more fun then the mojave and the fighting is realy fun when you get into it. The beggining is also pretty dark but in a good way.
  6. PingWing
    Jul 27, 2011
    7
    It is a nice DLC, adds some new weapons and the ability to go back to map where it plays after you finished the all the quests.
    The quests them self aren't to challenging and in fact a bit easy to figure everything out. The perks you gain add some sweet extra stuff and the level cap increase isn't bad at all.
    After completing each quest you'll gain at least 3 levels. Overall: A.I. Is good,    It is a nice DLC, adds some new weapons and the ability to go back to map where it plays after you finished the all the quests.
    The quests them self aren't to challenging and in fact a bit easy to figure everything out. The perks you gain add some sweet extra stuff and the level cap increase isn't bad at all.
    After completing each quest you'll gain at least 3 levels. Overall:
    A.I. Is good, didn't experienced any problem at all.
    Quests are short and not really challenging (however a minimum level of 25 is useful).
    New perks are always nice, can't complain about it.
    New weapons, sadly enough the weapons require ammunition which isn't to common in New Vegas, but the weapon damage for each weapon is reasonable.

    I had a great time playing trough this even if it is a bit short.    … Expand
  7. whitespider999
    Mar 3, 2012
    6
    The middleground of the bunch. A new worldspace that is different and interesting. Some extra content that is interesting. A completely separate story that is mildly interesting. The graphics take a big hit for some reason in this dlc. The red rocky landscape is really low resolution. It's passable. And fun to explore. One thumb up, one thumb sideways.
  8. PrincessRose
    Dec 5, 2014
    5
    It's sort of alright. Interesting location, but way too short. I thought you should be able to have more choice, to choose which side you want to fight for. Sorrows or the White Legs. And not just be lumped with The Sorrows. This DLC could of been much better.
  9. esplover
    Aug 3, 2013
    6
    A mediocre, but improved DLC offering over Dead Money, an interesting new ambiguous character and the Indian inspiration still leave a little bit to be desired.
  10. JimCorbett
    Apr 30, 2013
    6
    Honest Hearts is probably the most similar to the core game as you'll get out of 4 DLCs. You get a new wasteland to explore, characters to interact with, and items to find. It told a decent story and was moderately fun.
  11. squidgee
    Aug 4, 2012
    5
    In my opinion, one of the shorter downloadable content lasting around 4-5 hours. The landscape is nice and the area offers many places to explore, but the quests get boring and started losing interest after the first hour or so. Also, my game crashed 5 or so times while playing this.
  12. Rem
    Jun 23, 2016
    5
    Fallout: New Vegas is in many aspects a true RPG. Respecting player builds and catering a game around whatever the player decides to do is an amazing achievement. Honest Hearts continues this achievement but does so in smaller increments and a much less compelling world and design. For $10, very little is added to the overall experience.

    In terms of world design, the change in scenery    Fallout: New Vegas is in many aspects a true RPG. Respecting player builds and catering a game around whatever the player decides to do is an amazing achievement. Honest Hearts continues this achievement but does so in smaller increments and a much less compelling world and design. For $10, very little is added to the overall experience.

    In terms of world design, the change in scenery is certainly refreshing. However, the Zion Valley in which Honest Hearts takes place is unfortunately void of much interesting locations. At least a third of the area is littered with caves and there isn't much incentive to explore the 30+ different marked areas on the map.

    In terms of story, the introduction of Joshua Graham and the two tribes that are vying for control of the region is interesting, albeit brief distraction that I was able to finish all available sidequests within 3 hours. Nothing is different much in terms of gameplay, which is a good thing. The biggest disappointment comes in the underwhelming content. What's available is serviceable, just not groundbreaking in any way and at times, boring.    … Expand
  13. wrto12
    Sep 20, 2013
    5
    Very good environment,too short game length and the story isn't good as it should be,when it was interesting tribes and very interesting main characters i think its a makeshift story work and i think that there should be an option to choose to ally with White Hands if you had a good reputation with legion (and not be from the beginning of the game hostile to you!!!)(like to be appointed byVery good environment,too short game length and the story isn't good as it should be,when it was interesting tribes and very interesting main characters i think its a makeshift story work and i think that there should be an option to choose to ally with White Hands if you had a good reputation with legion (and not be from the beginning of the game hostile to you!!!)(like to be appointed by Caesar to travel to Zion Canyon and help the Caesar allies The White Hands to destroy the other tribes or make a peace treaty (Which you can take the one or the other side and help them to negotiate the treaty and stop the war (Like TES:Skyrim when you have to negotiate peace treaty to win Alduin) and the loser side leaves(And go to the NV environment or to a new environment like Dead Horse Point (And you can visit them and help them win the new war against the tribe living on these lands(Not for the white hands cause they have already some other lands except Zion Valley)or losses some lands and you can persuade Caesar not to assimilate the white hands if they win or do a quest like the Great Khans and persuade the White Hands to break their alliance with Caesar and do many quest with the tribes like become their leader or persuade them (For example) to turn from raiders to farmers or to gun dealers or to technology collectors(Like brotherhood of steel) or to a democracy (Like NCR) or raise their army make new encampments or settlements and some other quests about citizens differences,about stop the Legion or NCR or other factions assassins to kill their leaders,about make alliances and about fortify their settlements building new (wood mostly) houses and other building(Like assassins creed 3 homestead) and many other quests.And i think they must had grow the map (make it at least 3 times bigger have more tribes,citizens,factions (like Caesar's Legion and NCR)and more place to make some more villages and other places and more story.
    In conclusion i think that this whole dlc was an sketchy work and had a lot of things to bean added!!!
    (And It is ridiculous when the white hand leader the Salt-Upon-Wounds loses the battle and cry like a little girl to not been executed i think that he had to deal with it with bravery!!!    … Expand
  14. DeusXCom
    Aug 3, 2014
    5
    After playing the highly imaginative and original Dead Money DLC, Honest Hearts felt pretty weak and unnecessary in comparison. It's still a good Fallout trip among the Indians into the Zion national park with it's nice stoney nature to explore, but other than that, the experience was quite short, not even 5 hours and pretty average. 5/10
  15. SolidCenturio
    Jan 27, 2017
    7
    Unlike the other DLCs that featured pulp sci-fi and weird tales from beyond the veil, Honest Hearts sets itself in a more grounded state, far away from civilization with the looming war, and into the untouched beauty of the Zion National Park. The troubles of society, however, do not stop here as they plague the tribes that inhabit the land, forcing the courier to take sides once again.Unlike the other DLCs that featured pulp sci-fi and weird tales from beyond the veil, Honest Hearts sets itself in a more grounded state, far away from civilization with the looming war, and into the untouched beauty of the Zion National Park. The troubles of society, however, do not stop here as they plague the tribes that inhabit the land, forcing the courier to take sides once again.

    Now, Honest Hearts has got to be one of the most interesting entries in the Fallout lore, because it deals with opposing ideals from two morally ambiguous characters, sharing the same roots, belief, and goal. Unlike the base game where you create a web of relationships with a myriad of problems, the DLC instead focuses on two individuals: Joshua Graham and Daniel, who are former missionaries with a clean slate, caught in the middle of a tribal war. Faith is a prominent theme throughout the whole story, and you'll hear constant references to Mormonism from both of the major characters, sharing their experiences with the old world religion. Later on, you also find out how faith created the worst enemy that the NCR ever had: Caesar's Legion.

    Gameplay-wise, it's the easiest among the DLCs. The enemies are just tribals with guns, and some Yao guai pop up occasionally - no different from the raiders and Deathclaws that you encounter at the Mojave. If you're playing in hardcore mode, or going for the Desert Survivalist achievement, the land of Zion has plenty of consumable resources, and you'll more likely going to get over-encumbered from the amount of food and water that you'll be hoarding, than starving or dying from dehydration.

    And there you have it.    … Expand
  16. NathanKallis
    Aug 11, 2017
    7
    6.5/10 (Play it)

    Arguably one of the worst DLCs in New Vegas, Honest Hearts is a more down to earth part of New Vegas, where the standoff between most factions of the Mojave is nearly nonexistent, and the beautiful scenery gives a nicely needed break from the ruins of cities and other parts of old pre-war civilizations. The story behind the DLC is very heavily focused on Joshua Graham,    6.5/10 (Play it)

    Arguably one of the worst DLCs in New Vegas, Honest Hearts is a more down to earth part of New Vegas, where the standoff between most factions of the Mojave is nearly nonexistent, and the beautiful scenery gives a nicely needed break from the ruins of cities and other parts of old pre-war civilizations. The story behind the DLC is very heavily focused on Joshua Graham, as well as adding subtle and well placed foreshadowing to other events in further DLC and the late-game. If you are not very big on the story of New Vegas, or the character Joshua Graham, then the player will not find the story satisfying. Besides the story and environment, Honest Hearts is a mediocre DLC, adding a new area to explore with new and unique weapons and armor. If your buying the Ultimate Edition of New Vegas, or if its on a good sale, I recommend buying and playing through it at least once to see what it has to offer to the story of New Vegas.    … Expand
  17. Mobile
    Feb 20, 2018
    5
    ENG
    The only dlc where I was pleased to stroll around the neighborhood. Was looking forward to meeting and talking with Charred, he looked the part. We always have to decide everything for everyone, namely the fate of the clans who live here. But we do not give any opportunity to learn more, or to take any part in the life of the opposing clan, and eventually at the end of the additions,    ENG
    The only dlc where I was pleased to stroll around the neighborhood. Was looking forward to meeting and talking with Charred, he looked the part. We always have to decide everything for everyone, namely the fate of the clans who live here. But we do not give any opportunity to learn more, or to take any part in the life of the opposing clan, and eventually at the end of the additions, we are mandated to address, all will dance around the campfire and smile to each other or all will be hostile, and some clans will completely disappear. And the stupidity that we are supposedly in one of the replicas decide and influence the decision of Charred, although the Supplement says that you have to destroy every last one of them and do not retreat, who if you don't trust him and rely on this tactic if it was the right hand of Caesar, but does any courier, suddenly it can convince or force-but full of the same nonsense, you will agree.
    RU
    Единственное dlc где мне было приятно побродить по округе. Был в предвкушении встречи и разговора с Обгорелым, выглядел он соответствующе. Нам как и всегда нужно за всех все решить, а именно судьбу кланов которые здесь обитают. Но нам не дают никакой возможности узнать больше или принять какое-то участие в жизни противоборствующего клана, а в итоге в конце дополнения, нам поручено решить, все будут водить хороводы во круг костра и улыбаться друг другу или все будут враждебно настроены еще больше, а некоторые кланы и вовсе сгинут. И самая глупость в том, что мы якобы в одной из реплик решаем и влияем на решение Обгорелого, хотя он сам все дополнение твердит о том что нужно уничтожить всех до последнего и не отступать, кому если не ему верить и полагаться на данную тактику, если он был правой рукой самого Цезаря, а тут какой-то курьер, вдруг его может переубедить или наоборот заставить-но полный же бред, согласитесь.    … Expand
  18. Bbplayer
    Jun 19, 2022
    7
    This DLC is definitely worth your time. The intro situation was a nice twist with a cool war aspect that you have to settle. The only down side is it does feel a bit rushed. Other than that a great story and DLC. I do prefer this over Dead Money.
  19. DrMisiaq
    Dec 13, 2020
    5
    An average expansion to a great game. Exploration is rather fun, the Zion itself is not the worst location (far from the atmosphere of Mojave in my opinion), but on the other hand the story itself is rather uninspired and does not bring anything I would like to remember in the long run.
  20. Jackie_Jackson
    May 25, 2022
    5
    Этот горелый сидит там кольты дрочит свои библию читает и думает что он теперь такой крутой типа да ну да крутой

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. GameWatcher
    Jun 28, 2011
    55
    The majority of the DLC is utterly devoid of surprises, treats or interesting characters and places, and you'll soon start getting bored.
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  2. PC Gamer
    Jun 25, 2011
    66
    The story and decisions are bigger attractions than the limited-appeal loot and artificially toughened enemies.
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  3. PC Games (Russia)
    Jun 24, 2011
    80
    A fresh perspective on what Fallout: New Vegas may be – very relaxing and calm game. [July 2011, p.117]
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