Look out, post-apocalyptic RPG fans, a barren New Vegas is set to join D.C. in the world of Fallout with a full game release for Xbox360, PC and PS3 next year. (Pittsburgh, or “The Pitt,” was added to Fallout 3 via downloadable expansion pack a few weeks ago.)
The new game is to be a joint venture from Bethesda Softworks (who developed and published Fallout 3 and developed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion) as publisher and Obsidian Entertainment as developer. Not quite sure what it’ll mean in terms of the game’s quality for Bethesda to act only as publisher and not as developer in this case. However, Obsidian did develop the highly competent Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, picking up the reins nearly seamlessly from BioWare, so I’m pretty confident.
Now, if I could just find the time to actually finish Fallout 3. I’m way back in, like, chapter three. Per Bethesda’s Peter Hines, who broke the news at a Bethesda press conference this morning, Fallout: New Vegas won’t be a sequel to Fallout 3, but rather will be another story set in the same world. So if I’m still playing Fallout 3 a year from now (which is not really that unlikely), presumably I could play both concurrently? Anyone else still exploring fallout D.C., but excited about the prospect of getting to explore post-nuclear-holocaust Vegas?
Comment by Jonathan B. — April 22, 2009
Jonathan, yep, the most recent DLC was Pittsburgh. I forgot there was an earlier DLC expansion set in Alaska, Operation: Anchorage, as well. I haven’t gotten to that one, either.
If you’re a big fan of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, you’re going to love Fallout 3. Oblivion was my favorite game, and Fallout 3 is very similar in style and gameplay, but with less fantasy and fewer glitches.
Comment by Jandy Stone — April 22, 2009