Poll: Is New Vegas a rip off?

[octafish]

New Vegas will become a rip off the day the GOTY edition is released with all the patches and DLC at a lower price than the day one edition. I was planing to buy it then. I don't know if I'll make it til then to buy it though. Civ V should keep me occupied for some of that time, Civ V and having another child.

 

[lapan]

It's kind of like an standalone-addon. Despite being very similar it's lenght is the same as of the original game, so it makes sense to sell it seperatly.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

As far as the game's actual content goes, I think the problem with people calling it an "expansion pack" is that the kids today have little experience with games. Yes, "New Vegas" uses the same engine as "Fallout 3", however that doesn't make it any more a "glorified expansion pack" than say "Planescape Torment" is an expansion pack to "Baldur's Gate". In the overall scheme of gaming it's not unusual for a number of games to be released using the same basic engine, such as "the infinity engine" or whatever.

So wait... Mass Effect is an expansion pack for Gears of War, itself being an expansion pack for Unreal Tournament 3, which naturally was an expansion pack for all the other Unreal franchise games (or expansion packs if you prefer) going all the way back to the original Unreal? It all makes sense to me now.

No, I was a bit unclear apparently.

No, you took me seriously. I was taking the piss. I actually agree with your point.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Civ V and having another child.

Building a new computer isn't having another child.

At least that's what Centrelink keep telling me when I try to claim my computers as dependents.

 

[L4hlborg]

There is a specific name for this kind of rip off:

SEQUEL

I only scanned the first page but already all of you don't get the point

The op is asking if [strong]buying the game for 60 bucks is a rip-off not if the game is a rip off of fallout3[/strong]

I.E. theirs not enough new content to warrant 60 bucks

use your brains people...

Actually, my post can be taken as an answer to that too. Most sequels just do what the previous game did and are sold at full price. If you have the original, buying the new one can feel like you are being ripped off.

 

[MikhailGH]

Spelling... No comment, seriously, I didn't get half of the message XD

 

[Exort]

The problem is it is using a 10000 year old engine, and the game have even more bug than it's 2008 version.

 

[ChupathingyX]

This is only for the ignorant people who refuse to accept the fact that FAllout 1 and 2 exist.

Fallout: New Vegas is a sequel to Fallout 2, not Fallout 3. That's why it's set more towards the west coast and has the NCR in it.

 

[Chechosaurus]

So by your logic, Modern Warfare 2 was a rip-off of Modern Warfare 1. The game engine was the same, the graphics the same, the game play the same.... It WAS a sequel in a series after all. Was Fallout 2 a rip-off of Fallout 1? (Do be honest, I don't know because I never played either - I know, I know. I'll do it later) Basically, you're argument is that all sequels are rip-offs: from Halo to Might and Magic VII and VIII; from Mass Effect to Way of the Samurai. Sequels are intended to be SIMILAR! Now, had New Vegas been set in an idyllic forest where the main protagonist was an angsty 12 year old boy with stupid hair and a sword the size of a bungalow, I would agree with you that it is ripping off a fair few JRPGs. However it's not so, PLEASE, in future, make sure that you actually have a valid point before posting something so ludicrous.

 

[smeghead25]

Saying Fallout: New Vegas is a rip-off of Fallout 3 is like saying that Fallout 2 was a rip-off of Fallout, GTA: San Anreas was a rip-off of GTA III, and Assassin's Creed 2 was a rip-off of Assassin's Creed.

They're sequels, hence they retain some, if not all of the features of the previous entry. Games do not have to feature a brand new graphics and physics engine every time they release a new installment either. I've played it, it looks the same, plays the same, has a different story, some new weapons, a bit more colour and a brand new wasteland expanse. THat makes it a damn good sequel.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

This is only for the ignorant people who refuse to accept the fact that FAllout 1 and 2 exist.

Fallout: New Vegas is a sequel to Fallout 2, not Fallout 3. That's why it's set more towards the west coast and has the NCR in it.

There are some really random-ass, seemingly totally off-topic posts on the forum lately.

OT:

I'm not sure how a game with more content than Fallout 3, which lasted me 300 hours, could ever be considered a rip-off.

 

[Steppin Razor]

And Liberty Prime was a load of shit in Fallout 3 in my eyes.

Where have you been hiding all this time? I was starting to seriously think that I was the only person that hated that fucking stupid Liberty Prime.

...I thought you got banned...
or maybe that was the illusion of reality altering to screw with my head again...
OT: actually yes I agree with this person I am quoting...

He was banned at his own request, not from being a dick, so he could come back and ask to get the ban lifted whenever he wanted to.

I just beat New Vegas. I'd say its pretty decent, but it does have a fair few bugs in it that ought to be fixed. I'd still say its a good game though.

Do you think it's better or worse than Fallout 3?

 

[Yureina]

I just beat New Vegas. I'd say its pretty decent, but it does have a fair few bugs in it that ought to be fixed. I'd still say its a good game though.

Do you think it's better or worse than Fallout 3?

You can read the review when I type it up tomorrow.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

I haven't bought it yet myself, but when I get the money, I think I will.
It looks a lot like Fallout 3, but that really isn't a bad thing in my eyes...

 

[Spy Killer]

I was under the impression the world was bigger, i havn't played it yet, but how can you rip off a game that is your predecessor, Dosn't that mean any sequal is a rip-off.

He's saying that the content in the game in no way, justifies the price of the game ie: The customer is getting ripped off.

 

[Tallim]

No. Just no. Nothing is a rip off of anything.

The map is smaller, big whoop, I bet it isn't noticeable.

Of course, it's a Bethesda engine they are using, I believe. And Obsidian have the reputation for making buggy games as well. It would also explain why it feels like it's basically F3

It's only just come out, give them a bloody chance.

And Liberty Prime was a load of shit in Fallout 3 in my eyes. [footnote]*Hides in Vault*[/footnote]

Also you could say that for any sequel:
Hurr durr Bioshock 2 should have been a DLC

And also that. Nearly every sequel is an expansion pack to me.

Thankyou for saying that, I thought the Liberty Prime bit was complete nonsense but (almost) everyone else I know said it was the best bit.
The only other person who didn't like it happened to be the only friend I have who has played the original Fallout games too.

 

[Halceon]

I've been playing New Vegas for a while now and i think it just should of been an expansion at a lower price not a full priced game.

New Vegas is just basically Fallout 3

cept

the map is smaller

the bugs are back

mod arent out for it

and there no liberty prime ...yet

No, and you are disqualified from having an opinion, as you clearly don't know how to form one.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

I don't get it. Why do all games have to have a new engine in order to be considered sequels instead of rip offs? Obsidian did a WAY better job with the engine. The game is MILES better than the first Fallout and apart from a few bugs which can easily be patched I see no reason for all this hate.

 

[Valiance]

Fallout New Vegas is a ripoff of Fallout 3?

Kinda like Bad Company 2 being a ripoff of Bad Company 1?

I seriously burst out laughing right here.