Game reviews / Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
2010 · PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Role-playing · Action RPG · Open world
3 scored sources · 2 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Fallout: New Vegas is a sprawling, choice-driven role-playing game whose greatest strengths are its branching faction politics, richly characterized companions, flexible quest solutions, and consistently entertaining writing. The Mojave Wasteland supports meaningful role-playing, with reputation and allegiance systems that can substantially alter missions and outcomes. Critics also praised its atmosphere, humor, exploration, combat variety, and Hardcore mode. However, the game launched with severe technical problems, including crashes, glitches, frame-rate drops, awkward animations, and unreliable targeting. Its aging engine and recycled assets limit presentation, while some reviewers found the central storyline and large-scale set pieces less memorable than Fallout 3’s.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-20
Pros
- Branching factions, meaningful choices, and high replayability
- Strong writing, dialogue, humor, and side quests
- Large, atmospheric world with extensive exploration
- Flexible role-playing systems and challenging Hardcore mode
Cons
- Severe launch bugs, crashes, and performance problems
- Aging visuals, animations, engine, and recycled assets
- Some uneven pacing and less memorable main-story moments
- Combat and targeting can feel clumsy
Review sources
4 sources found across 2 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 84/100
- Destructoid · United States
- Game Informer · United States · 85/100
- GameSpot · United States · 85/100