Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition

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  1. Michael_vince_1
    Feb 28, 2013
    8
    Well this is a personal favourite, the quests, the storyline, towns, weapons are all bigger and better than fallout 3. Its a shame this fantastic game is overshadowed by glitches, lags and constant freezing.
    They dont occur very regularly, but when they do, you have to reset the system. Frustrating, but if your willing to sacrifice the occasional reset then i highly recommend Fallout:New Vegas
  2. Bevryche
    Feb 25, 2012
    4
    As is typical with Bethesda games there are constant freezing issues and my system locks up repeatedly while playing it. As much as I enjoyed the quests and additional content the game is virtually unplayable. Don't waste your money.
  3. ccrogers15
    Mar 12, 2012
    2
    So so so sorry i got this. SAME as last compilation, Fallout 3: GOTY... This freezes and crashes non stop. Makes it litterally unplayable and they dont care. The wont fix it, they wont patch it. They instead release a broken game that somehow got past Q&A. My advice? DONT buy this game. It is a complete disaster. I took it back to gamestop and got my money back thank god. Bought a GOODSo so so sorry i got this. SAME as last compilation, Fallout 3: GOTY... This freezes and crashes non stop. Makes it litterally unplayable and they dont care. The wont fix it, they wont patch it. They instead release a broken game that somehow got past Q&A. My advice? DONT buy this game. It is a complete disaster. I took it back to gamestop and got my money back thank god. Bought a GOOD game, called GTA IV.… Expand
  4. feardrinker
    Mar 24, 2012
    2
    Well, it only took about 40 minutes of play time to encounter my first game-breaking bug, requiring me to do a hard shut off and restart of my PS3. There is a fantastic amount of content on this game, but hard to say at this point how much of it will actually be accessible due to bugs. Since Beth has effectively fixed Skyrim on this platform (I longer have any complaints, after many manyWell, it only took about 40 minutes of play time to encounter my first game-breaking bug, requiring me to do a hard shut off and restart of my PS3. There is a fantastic amount of content on this game, but hard to say at this point how much of it will actually be accessible due to bugs. Since Beth has effectively fixed Skyrim on this platform (I longer have any complaints, after many many hours of gameplay), I'm hoping they'll patch this game up as well. If not, I'll wind up trading it in for a bag of peanuts, no doubt.… Expand
  5. AwkwardTurtle42
    Dec 8, 2013
    5
    Fallout: New Vegas has an interesting story, multiple factions to side with and a huge world to explore. Unfortunately, Fallout: New Vegas and the Ultimate Edition in particular suffers from severe lag issues that kick in after several hours of play.

    The game ran fine for the first 20 hours but after that the performance became progressively worse and after 60 hours it became    Fallout: New Vegas has an interesting story, multiple factions to side with and a huge world to explore. Unfortunately, Fallout: New Vegas and the Ultimate Edition in particular suffers from severe lag issues that kick in after several hours of play.

    The game ran fine for the first 20 hours but after that the performance became progressively worse and after 60 hours it became unplayable, with the framerate in single digits and my character unable to move.    … Expand
  6. Mattaclysm
    May 9, 2012
    0
    Do research before even considering buying the fallout NV ultimate edition, I had never encountered this much terror in the normal fallout NV version. After barely 3 hours of playing the game I had started to get incredible lag and it happens every hour or two now rendering the game almost entirely unplayable unless you reset your PS3 system. I don't know if there is a way to fix it but itDo research before even considering buying the fallout NV ultimate edition, I had never encountered this much terror in the normal fallout NV version. After barely 3 hours of playing the game I had started to get incredible lag and it happens every hour or two now rendering the game almost entirely unplayable unless you reset your PS3 system. I don't know if there is a way to fix it but it doesn't seem so - the only solution is a temp fix by resetting system but the lag will come back. Have problems with sound dying/audio becoming un-sync more often in this game. I will hear gunshots late and people will be moving lips but they won't say anything right away. I really liked this game when I played it originally and was hoping to play the DLC but I don't know if it's going to be possible for me, this is worse then the lag us PS3 users were getting on Skyrim. Unfortunately you may as well mark this version a lost cause and not purchase the Ultimate Edition. Bethesda doesn't patch old games, I'm sure Obsidian is the same way. I'm giving this game a 0 because it's just not playable and it's never going to be fixed, it's a joke that something like this could be released I seriously doubt it was tested at all for quality assurance. My save file was a little under 4 MB before I started experiencing severe lag and when that happens you just gotta give it up. I'm not sure who to blame for this mess but.. Obsidian & bethesda you both make me sick.… Expand
  7. the_blueprint
    Dec 17, 2013
    0
    This game is completely unplayable. The game freezes constantly! And when it doesn't it lags severely. After the first 2 hours I honostly did not have 30 minutes without at least some serious lag and at least one total freeze. this game should never have been released like this!
  8. DeusXCom
    Aug 3, 2014
    9
    Fallout: New Vegas is an amazing post-apocalyptic RPG experience that brings Fallout franchise back to it's masterpiece roots and definitely way better than Fallout 3 ever was. More in my New Vegas review, but on the other hand, speaking about DLC's that are added to this Ultimate Edition, I must admit that it is something that might have been a lot better. Basically 2 DLC's are good - OldFallout: New Vegas is an amazing post-apocalyptic RPG experience that brings Fallout franchise back to it's masterpiece roots and definitely way better than Fallout 3 ever was. More in my New Vegas review, but on the other hand, speaking about DLC's that are added to this Ultimate Edition, I must admit that it is something that might have been a lot better. Basically 2 DLC's are good - Old World Blues and Dead Money and 2 are are pretty meh - Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road. As I was disappointed with the original Fallout 3 by Bethesda, I felt that all the DLC in the GOTY version helped to spice it up a bit and it increased the score from me from 7 to 8. With Fantastic 10 score masterpiece of the original New Vegas I got the exact opposite feeling, that going through those DLC might be a bit tedious at times and might actually hurt the overall experience, so I would recommend playing only the main New Vegas and maybe adding Old World Blues and Dead Money to that, so for this full package, I'm decreasing the score for The Ultimate Edition from 10 to final 9/10… Expand
  9. thj1188
    Jan 6, 2014
    5
    I would of loved to give this game a higher mark I really would but 1 thing held me back and it was a huge problem. After your save file is over 10 mb you can expect massive slow down and frequent crashing unless you turn your PS3 off every couple of hours and turn it back on. This mixed with Bethesda's unwillingness still not to fix the problem led to returning the game and demanding aI would of loved to give this game a higher mark I really would but 1 thing held me back and it was a huge problem. After your save file is over 10 mb you can expect massive slow down and frequent crashing unless you turn your PS3 off every couple of hours and turn it back on. This mixed with Bethesda's unwillingness still not to fix the problem led to returning the game and demanding a refund. I had no such problem with the 360 version. With out this slow down and crashing this game would have got a solid 8 from me or maybe a 9 if I was feeling generous, but after returning a game I wanted to play after only gtting through half of it I don't have it in me.… Expand
  10. MentalVortex
    Jun 15, 2014
    7
    Definitely an improvement over Fallout 3 in almost every way, from the music and scenery, to the variety in weapons as well as the main story, its all very solid. There is an issue of frame rate drops on this version compared to the original release, but there are some ways to alleviate the problem, like turning off autosaves and rebuilding the PS3's database every couple of hours.Definitely an improvement over Fallout 3 in almost every way, from the music and scenery, to the variety in weapons as well as the main story, its all very solid. There is an issue of frame rate drops on this version compared to the original release, but there are some ways to alleviate the problem, like turning off autosaves and rebuilding the PS3's database every couple of hours. Lonesome Road and Old World Blues were by far the best of the DLC, while Honest Hearts was quite mediocre, and Dead Money, while interesting, suffered from EXTREME frame rate slowdown at one point which is impossible to alleviate in any way and which makes it barely completable. The base game is still the primary focus though, and enjoyable throughout. The only issue I have in terms of actual game design is the way the game gives you XP after finishing the main questline, but then the credits roll and you are forced to reload the save file. What's the point in that?! Some sort of post game result would have been more rewarding.… Expand
  11. Ezio189
    Jun 29, 2014
    9
    One of the best role-playing games out there. It's a shame the game has as many glitches as it has, but the fun questing, flexible character development, music, and branching story make for an experience that is both worth it and filled with replay ability.(played the game twice, still haven't seen and done everything)
    +Flexible Story
    +Great Value
    +DLC Packs included
    -Runs Poorly
    -Still bugs
  12. Kai82
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    The ultimate Fallout experience. They got rid of most bugs of the main game. Then you have the added wonderful DLC content. Each one alone would be a good addition, all together are priceless. Since I already rated the main game here is a short description: You play a courier that got ambushed while delivering an unknown shipment. Here the game starts as you will uncover the truth aboutThe ultimate Fallout experience. They got rid of most bugs of the main game. Then you have the added wonderful DLC content. Each one alone would be a good addition, all together are priceless. Since I already rated the main game here is a short description: You play a courier that got ambushed while delivering an unknown shipment. Here the game starts as you will uncover the truth about the shipment and change the future of the wastelands. Fallout is about exploration, character development, dark humour and interesting stories. In this game you have a reputation system with different fractions. Basically the more you help them the more recognised you get (Helps with support, in quests, getting access to restricted areas or you will get outright attacked even by assassins if you anger them). There are of cause missions that favour one faction while anger another at the same time. Chose wisely. There are 3 mayor fractions which you have to chose 1 at the end of the game or you can do your own thing. They added a crafting system to the game which gets expanded in the DLCs. For the DLCs: You got “Old World Blues” which is the dream of sci fi and B-Movie fans. You got mad science / inventions, so many references, interesting stuff and awesome ideas. Its my favourite DLC and even ability / perk wise the best addition to the main game. In “Dead Money” you will get shanghaied into a casino heist with some interesting new characters. Lets say it gives you some good opportunities. In “Honest Hearts you get into the Zion National Park and into tribal warfare. You will meet the legendary burning man and shape the future of this lands. At last there is “Lonesome Road”. Its the final part of Fallout New Vegas story. You will get the final revelations how all started and meet a man which life you have unknowingly destroyed. Its the final battle(?) between couriers. This is how DLC should be done. I am not a fan of DLC in general, but here each DLC had impact and lot of entertainment. I like the stories and characters in the game (The dark secrets of the vault are always a highlight). They added even more memorable characters here. Overall this is the best version of the best modern Fallout game. The content will engage you for probably more than 100 hours and the game is nearly free of (game-breaking) bugs. Plus: It should be cheap now (Less than 20$).… Expand
  13. joe_g7
    Dec 10, 2017
    6
    F:NV Ultimate Edition on PS3 is a real nightmare once the save file size reaches 10+ megabytes. Honestly, due to the constant freezes you won't be able to enjoy the game to it's fullest so I advise anyone AGAINST buying UE for PS3. But if we ignore that major flaw, along with a few bugs here and there, the game is very a enjoyable and fun experience.
  14. KingPatrickIII
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    I can't lie, this game runs terribly- massive frame drops, freezing, crashing, audio and visual glitches. Yet I've still given this game a 9 because if you can power through the bugs there is an incredible game underneath. Taking the formula from Fallout 3 and adding in lots more RPG mechanics, improving the writing greatly and with a much more interesting story and setting, Fallout: NewI can't lie, this game runs terribly- massive frame drops, freezing, crashing, audio and visual glitches. Yet I've still given this game a 9 because if you can power through the bugs there is an incredible game underneath. Taking the formula from Fallout 3 and adding in lots more RPG mechanics, improving the writing greatly and with a much more interesting story and setting, Fallout: New Vegas is truly great. This game would have been a 10/10 no brainer if the game ran better but even with all that i would still highly recommend the game. With regards to the dlc, Dead Money is good 7.5/10, Honest Hearts is ok 7/10, Old World Blue is very good 8.5/10 and Lonesome Road is pretty bad 5.5/10. Admittedly, with the exception of Old World Blues the dlc is nothing to write home about but the main game is something special.… Expand
  15. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best games to the series and an All-time Classic. Also, the last Decent Fallout Game!
  16. JTHafley
    Jul 3, 2021
    3
    This is my least favorite Fallout game because it is unplayable after 20 hours or so. It is literally like playing a PowerPoint slide and -5 frames per second. If I could actually play the game I might enjoy it

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  1. GamingXP
    Feb 27, 2012
    88
    You don't have Fallout: New Vegas and you like the franchise? Then the Ultimate Edition is a perfect way to get hours of action RPG gameplay for low money, because the Ultimate Edition combines the great basic game with all patches and DLCs.
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  2. Eurogamer Germany
    Feb 13, 2012
    90
    Everything there was minus the bugs. That has to be enough for one step up the score-ladder. Yes, but only because New Vegas doesn´t reduce itself to just more stuff, but also offers a high level of storytelling that even in RPGs can´t be found that often.
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