Fallout: New Vegas Review

Pros:

• The whole game felt a lot more humorous and lighthearted than the previous Fallout (Fallout 3).
• The western/desert style of the game seemed to fit right in with the Mojave Wastelands.
• The Wasteland had a lot of variety, and more life inside of it, making me want to explore the whole map.
• More quests, that seemed less repetitive than Fallout 3 quests.
• Large amounts of decisions and choices when talking to an NPC.
• New Vegas gambling.  I love gambling in games.
• More STUFF
• A lot of replayability.
• Maxed Strength and Luck while using a tire iron is pretty fun.
• I love the "gangster" feeling I get when I walk in a casino with a hidden silenced pistol, a suit and fedora.
• Lots of factions to side with, adding to the replayability.
• The summary that is narrated to you at the end of the game is a lot more detailed, and gave me some laughs.
• The Companion Wheel is a nice addition, allowing me to have more control.

Cons:

• VATs makes my character attack, and then be idle for 3 seconds, allowing the enemy to score a few cheap hits on me.
• Unless I'm using a melee weapon, it's difficult to hit a NPC when fighting out of VATs.  Their movements are jerky and unpredictable.
• I'm not sure if it's just me, but I prefer to accept all the quests I get asked to do, and in Fallout: New Vegas, the quest structure is somewhat confusing and not very organized, which I learned later in the game.  Although, it's fine if you take on one quest at a time.
• Hardcore mode is not hardcore.  It's not much of a fun challenge, more of an annoyance.
• The character's slow running is not ideal for traveling long distances, so there's more fast traveling.  Like in Oblivion, I prefer to walk/run to cities and areas, otherwise the huge world that was created feels a little pointless.
• The radio in Fallout: New Vegas has a tiny selection of songs.