The Magic Behind Fallout New Vegas

[@Nico-cc3cn]

You know it´s a good game when, despite it´s many MANY bugs, it still makes You want to play it.

[@Boofcan]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@steelbear2063]

It doesn't

[@TheTinMan2077]

Imagine after a decade not using any mods that fixes the problems and adds all the cut content which the game has, it's like stealing the best experience which you will ever have with this game.

[@Chineseisntalanguageapparently]

Pc player problems

[@vonshroom2068]

@@TheTinMan2077 Yeah having to install 21 mods just to get out of Goodsprings without crashing isn't fun either. I mean the mod folder i ended up using was twice as big as the game.

[@Haitch_Kay]

Fun fact about Cazadors: their jittery, erratic movements were the result of a bug. They were originally going to fly around and walk slowly when on the ground. Josh Sawyer saw their animations glitch out, resulting in the twitchy movements, and said "Hey, that's terrifying. Make them move like that intentionally."

[@NotaRealNameThrowaway]

Yo, fuck that guy! P.S. God bless that man.

[@Duckymcduckster]

I'm sorry I accidentally disliked this comment. Funniest sh*t I've seen today tbh🤣💀💀

[@adamniehaus5835]

That's fucking hilarious

[@Haitch_Kay]

@@adamniehaus5835 Josh talked about it on stream one time and everyone in the chat was replying with some flavor of "you're a monster" and he just started laughing. Dude knows exactly how much we hate those things.

[@tomatosauce7666]

Same in Bloodborne with sages/labyrinth madman, fast and deadly as cazadors.

[@saha6687]

I find that being able to get a cyborg dog from a group of elvis impersonators is evidence of how good the game is

[@97javic]

Ah, yes, because anything that’s whacky enough to make for a goofy KZbin comment without context is automatically good. What’s ironic is, if I hadn’t played the game and known how well the thing you’re describing had actually been pulled off, I would’ve read your comment and thought, “that sounds incredibly stupid.” Reason #1,126 as to why NV fanboys are so damn cringe. Y’all just can’t help but find new, increasingly stupid ways to pat yourselves on the back for liking the thing. 🙄

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

@@97javicyou should see a doctor about getting that sand out of your vagina, it’s clearly making you cranky. Does it itch?

[@argkitsune]

​@@97javic Did Tim Cain kill your dog or something? Because I can't imagine why someone would be such a pathetic naysayer like you are.

[@cwj2733]

@@97javiccall us cringe yet type a paragraph no one gives a shit about. ironic

[@RainyMaevy]

​@@97javic The irony is, you couldn't stop complaining about people raving about the game, when the title of video showcases it will be praising the game. You're just full of aggression, this was your third comment on this video about this point lmao

[@VirtuousSaint]

weird how nobody remembers that Oliver is a real guy from Obsidian's forums that won a contest and had his likeness put into the game as reward.

[@Boofcan]

Wait for real? Never heard of that lol

[@zanderdov5901]

Imagine winning a contest just to be killed by every player that comes across your character

[@helge5565]

I guess really won a lottery

[@gdaddy3695]

​@@zanderdov5901 Isn't that what all fallout players want? People will still be killing his character 20 years from now.

[@slimefish5142]

Funniest idea ever given that he dies pretty much immediately afterwards if you don't kill him

[@ZimBeckler]

I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and lemme tell you when this came out I was so happy with the little touches they get right. They did an excellent job paying homage to real places and events. The crashed bomber in lake mead? A famous diving spot! The mormon fort? Been there! Quarry Junction? That's where I go shooting targets (thankfully no deathclaws) Even the voice of Mr. New Vegas is one I grew up with hearing. Wayne Newton's face and voice was all over town!

[@robinvegas4367]

I approve of this message 👍

[@DNGNDriver]

Whoa, I had no idea about Wayne Newton. That makes New Vegas all the cooler. I love little local things like that

[@ZimBeckler]

@@DNGNDriver they really did nail the little touches, of course it isnt 1:1 but I hardly need to open my map lol

[@jakel2837]

​@ZimBeckler if you look at the concept art for the original full scale vegas they wanted to make, it probably would've essentially been 1:1. The artwork is just gorgeous too.

[@artvandellay]

You’re not slick Adam Friedland

[@TheTolnoc]

I was blown away when I ran into Boxcars for the first time and he called me 'The Reaper of the NCR' and offered to overdose on the spot out of fear. That's a hell of a reputation.

[@WanderingKumquat]

"The powder gangers grim fucking reaper"

[@chesterstevens8870]

Incidentally, you CAN give Boxcars 15 Med-X as he requested, and he WILL take them. It does not cause him to overdose, though. You just get a giant karma boost for a lot of wasted time.

[@nathanlevesque7812]

You can also attack him nonlethaly and he will briefly forget that his legs are broken.

[@AceOfBlackjack]

@@nathanlevesque7812On the Xbox 360 version he enters the wounded soldier animation.

[@DOCTORRGLASS]

"What the fug do you have against us huh?" -boxcar the first time I met him since I usually exterminate powder gangers

[@luke4010]

JUST 18 MONTHS OF DEVELOPMENT. Just think about that. All these quests weaved together to immerse you with consequences and player impact on the world. Incredible

[@robertfishburn8545]

They honestly speedran masterpiece game making which is wild

[@TortillaChip521]

And Bethesda will never forgive them for it. They would have you think it takes 7 years to crank out a dumpster fire.

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

It really goes to show how amazing that development team was sadly a lot of them are gone now but for a moment they had maybe one of the most talented teams in the history of the industry and they made an all time great game in just 18 months just thinking how it could have been with 3 or more years of development maybe the best game of all time hell even now it’s top 5 for me and top 10 if I remove my fanboy bias lol

[@stephengrigg5988]

Its funny, because they did the same thing with KOTOR 2

[@zorraks8984]

And star field had an 8 year development lmaooooooo. What a sick joke hahah

[@Meow-hj4td]

Fun fact about the bar in boulder city, if you are wearing an NCR uniform and you don't have good NCR reputation, that store owner will tell you that NCR is not allowed to be in the bar, and you will get a dialogue that basically says, "I'm not actually in the NCR" (I don't remember the exact verbiage.

[@onba7726]

And now I have once again learned something new about New Vegas.

[@OlaftheGreat]

I HAD NO IDEA YOU COULD RECRUIT VICTOR FOR GHOST TOWN GUNFIGHT

[@thomaslacornette1282]

But it's better not use it to get more XP lol.

[@frederickfreaker2211]

You can but he doesn’t show up and if you talk to him after, you get the chance for a science skill check.

[@lucamincu5499]

​@@thomaslacornette1282 wdym it Victor is my Brother

[@joshuakim5240]

He doesn't actually help. If you confront him about it, he reveals that he got remotely shut down to actively prevent participating in the gunfight even though he wanted to (House shut him down so that he would be present to help guide the Courier to New Vegas).

[@CallofFreaky]

Wait me either 😭

[@bluedreemurr9515]

Fun fact: Outside the legion, everyone pronounces Caesar’s name wrong. It’s actually pronounced “Kai-zar”

[@Boofcan]

Which is interesting because it also shows how people feel about him. Arcade knows how to pronounce it correctly but still refers to him as Caesar since he dislikes him.

[@noobguy3547]

Easy Pete did it correctly.

[@omni0414]

Shut up slaver sympathizer.

[@thehatch8432]

​@@noobguy3547based Easy Pete

[@lukaskubinec9608]

​@@Boofcanhow could you just walk past by difficult Pete without saying hello...that is straight down evil 😢

[@majoraswrath1417]

17:45 One of my favorite details about New Vegas is that a disproportionate amount of black-armor NCR Rangers are ghouls because their heartiness more often allowed them to survive long enough to reach that rank.

[@Boofcan]

Yeah you definitely don’t survive in the wasteland for 200+ years by pure luck. Ghouls are honestly badass

[@catsndogs98]

And experience and since they don't Age they don't retire etc etc

[@skeletonbuyingpealts7134]

I'm still mad they removed Chauncey

[@ilo3456]

@@Boofcan Well not all ghouls are 200+ but I get what you say

[@ItsChevnotJeff]

​@@catsndogs98 Also mental fortitued for not going feral immediately or even 200 years after the bombs dropped

[@GMoneyChuck89]

The moment I truly fell in love with this game was when I realized I didn't have to side with any of the factions in the end. This is my desert. My Nevada. My New Vegas.

[@skullnumb1532]

My desert. My dune. My Arrakis.

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I just wish the Yes Man ending was more fleshed out. It would be nice if you could win by uniting several smaller factions under your rule. I would turn The Kings into my muscle and rule the Mojave with a blue suede fist!

[@bulshock1221]

My personal headcanon for the Yes Man ending is that all the factions you are at least Liked by you end up brokering deals between, peace between, and so on. Likely spending the rest of your life doing so, depending on how many and how different the factions are.

[@theveteransergeant]

And everyone around you suffers for it, lol. Guess you didn't pay attention during the endings for the Fiends, Followers, etc. Because you're a Wasteland Mailman, with no experience in governance or any other matters of statecraft. Even Arcade, who tries to talk you into an independent Vegas during play, admits during his ending that it wasn't what he thought it would be.

[@travistreadway3180]

Can we all agree that the voice actor for Veronica when she gets her dress does the voice justice for sounding how excited a real girl would be for getting a dress

[@ailonrouge]

Felicia day is pretty good when allowed to act

[@flowerh5018]

Vulpes voice actor nailed it. Even though he doesn't have that big of a role, he's so monotone but so full of creep. I think corpse best describes that emotion, good point on that

[@Boofcan]

I absolutely agree. I wish there was more quests around him.

[@TheArrowedKnee]

I only recently realised he also voiced the fantastic villain Silco in the Arcane animated series

[@ailonrouge]

I actually kill him early when I do melee builds because he is the first one to have a strong melee weapon, a ripper

[@ChaosPhoenix11]

True, Jason Spisak killed it, though I really wish there was more male VA’s for this game. I love Yuri Lowenthal, he’s one of my favorite American VAs to ever do it-but he voices like 70% of the male characters in the game, and once you notice it, it’s nearly impossible not to recognize him every time he pops up, which is extremely often.

[@obsidiancrow450]

he's so unapologetically edgy and perfectly encapsulates a legion officer

[@mlg90]

In ten years of playing this game, I don't know why I never thought to ask victor for help with the powder gangers.

[@Simply_Xi]

In my first play-through, Sergeant McGee died from stepping on the Primm land-mines while I was over in Novac, helping Boone get revenge on his wife’s seller

[@shell2791]

I am absolutely flabbergasted. I mod the game. I went through the game files a million times over and only with your video i found out about Karl going after you. New Vegas is the gift that keeps on giving.

[@Boofcan]

I genuinely believe there are more interactions like it. I just haven’t found them yet. No mods or cut content restored all. All vanilla in this video

[@M-1996A1]

Every time I think I have seen it all.... that one got me too.

[@Chrono-and-Co]

​@@BoofcanI didn't know fantastic said that after you activate archimedes untill you showed me,this coming from someone who has 1347 hours on new vegas btw

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

@@Chrono-and-Co That is ten hours to much :)

[@georgiwenckovsky9748]

@@Boofcan Gojira

[@GeorgeCowsert]

The fact that they give you alternate dialogue for low INT runs was completely unnecessary, and I adore it.

[@user-cz8nh6jz9k]

You should play 1 or 2 they do the same but under 3 intelligence you speak in only grunts and moans

[@westa8427]

I m m e r s i o n

[@jaccobbailey8247]

Try out fallout 1, 2, and Arcanum. Completely different gameplay and perfectly fine if that’s not your thing, but good god low int runs in those are amazing. Arcanum is probably the best at it (you can play someone literally too stupid to read, get loads of quests, and you can get literally everyone’s names completely wrong on purpose. Vergil, a companion, will be on the verge of tears constantly if you’re stupid enough, and you can call him by his REAL name, “Vghaghhhhyhtst”, which he will react to accordingly. It’s amazing), but the first two fallouts can be really dumb fun, literally, for a sentient rock

[@skylarsobczak8040]

Sub-brick behavior

[@jccusell]

Why is it unnecessary?

[@tavyoumat7955]

dang you missed out on my favorite line by House, if you kill president kimball while doing the faction quests for him he asks for a reason why and you can tell him cause kimball wanted to make you pay taxes. "Understandable" as Mr House says

[@Boofcan]

That’s ironic because if you visit the street vendor right outside the monorail she has to pay 50% of her profits to house. I should have added that to the video. Everyone makes you pay taxes lol

[@akimgranada7239]

@@Boofcan Although funny it is actually not real, and uncharacteristic of him because he does indeed do taxes on the monorail, the strip and Prim (one of the endings), and he isn't a libertarian (a misconception many people have, but even he does call himself an autocrat)

[@theostott3884]

I think that's modded dialogue.

[@TY-km8hj]

That's not vanilla game tho, pretty sure that's mods

[@Boofcan]

@@TY-km8hj the street vendor dialogue is in the vanilla game. Just confirmed. She’s says: “To vend anything here on the Strip, you got to register with one of those police robots and sign a franchisee agreement. At the end of each day, you keep half of what you made. The rest, you hand over to those bots - and they know if you're cheating. Yep, he makes the rules. It's steep, but it sure beats living in North Vegas. Here on the Strip I can afford to eat, and no one tries to kill me."

[@TigerWave01]

30:07 Another nice touch: if you were to walk down the Interstate from the north, away from Quarry Junction towards Goodsprings, there’s a dialogue change from Chomps. Stuff like that makes this game so great

[@hitmanhm9669]

My brother passed away a few years ago. When I was around 10 I saw my brother play new vegas and used to watch him for hours all the time. Some of my best memories as a child.

[@Boofcan]

I'm sorry I'm just now seeing this comment but this hits home man. My older brother use to watch me play New Vegas when I was around the same age. I hope you're doing okay

[@IAMEYI]

My condolences buddy 😢 ❤ 🙏🏿

[@pleasant8748]

my brother passed away in 2019 and i watched him play fallout 3, new vegas, and 4. i remember making fun of his choices in the games haha. fallout will always have a special place in my heart

[@TheBabyTort]

⁠@@pleasant8748much love to your brother!

[@treyflorek8592]

That's sad 🫂

[@reggieazem4143]

Dam, rest in peace Mr Matthew Perry. The Man in the Checker Suit, Benny.

[@Boofcan]

As another comment said. The man with the platinum drip

[@concept5631]

o7

[@swagit4174]

Ah man that's sad.....

[@AC-hj9tv]

RIP the coolest guy to die from drug addiction

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@AC-hj9tvyou seem like a pleasant person

[@josephmatthews7698]

FYI steam has new vegas on sale for 8$ + all dlcs until april 24th. One of my favorite games of all time but i never finished the dlcs so now i get to. Runs great on my potato laptop so nows a great time for anyone to hop in.

[@Odinfang]

I fell in love with this game when I found out all I had to do to get one of the strongest power armor’s in game was to fight one of the biggest nests of Deathclaws 😂

[@Darthmufin]

Actually, the opening quest with goodsprings is even better, because they (specifically sunny smiles) will teach you about magazines and how they can temporarily boost your skills, and if you explore first you might walk into the schoolhouse and learn this yourself. This generally means no matter how you built your character you still should be able to pass a few checks through magazine boosts. Additionally, if you somehow have 1,000 caps, you can give those caps to chet as a 'hidden' option that only shows up if you own that many caps when he initially refuses to help.

[@Boofcan]

Man I was not expecting to see your name on the channel. Loved the warframe videos when I played. I’ve sunk so so many hours and your videos have helped me in the past haha. Don’t play much anymore. Too busy with work and editing these days.

[@Darthmufin]

Lmao oh wow, small world eh? @@Boofcan

[@eclipsegst9419]

I have been prepping a Tabletop Fallout RPG lately, and as part of it, i have been reading the Fallout Project Van Buren design documents. This being the cancelled Fallout 3 that Black Isle never got to finish, thanks to Wizards of the Coast buying the DnD franchise and cancelling Baldurs Gate 3: The Black Hound, also being made by Black Isle at the time, for no good reason, which made them go broke. Anyways.... The Van Buren design documents detail the idea that for each and every area, there should be a list of skill checks, and that each possible build should be considered in each area, so that the player can always leave feeling satisfied that their build was put to use. You can see that they brought this idea forward to New Vegas when they made it.

[@bamannpiderman]

Honestly, it became the best when the dog brain mission came up and I had 3 options.

[@Boofcan]

Which dog brain did you choose for Rex?

[@bamannpiderman]

​@@BoofcanI used Rex cause i didn't realize there were two other brains lol

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

ontop of that; i've got many options for guns; and even then, many options for what kind of bullets i want to use.

[@amadeus3263]

I always go for turbo brain for Rex

[@JimmieHammel]

I had Violette's already, but decided to go talk to Lady Gibson instead.

[@yeow1507]

I got this game on Black Friday 2010 on the 360. It was all I played for about 2 years. Truly a masterpiece. I think it was so good because obsidian didn’t really have to worry about making the engine or making any new sprites (almost everything was recycled/ used unused sprites from Fallout 3.) During the 18 months of development they just focused on world building and immersion. Bethesda honestly helped them by giving them a 18 month deadline imo.

[@myghail]

Absolutely incredible video mate. Especially love the part about the Hegelian Dialectics, well constructed part + Im loving the fact that a dictator was using a wrong reference to make a wrong point. Makes the character much more alive and real.

[@VivyTheHuntress]

I think it's interesting that no matter how awful and selfish House is he's still fucking mortified if you choose the Legion and tell him before you kill him. "Slavery... for the future of humanity.... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!"

[@Boofcan]

I think it’s neat there is little bits of dialogue depending on the faction that sent you to dispose of house.

[@JohrnyReport]

Your pfp of Starlight is Mr. Houses honest reaction to that information

[@JM1993951]

They were so obvious and tried so hard to be so obvious that the Legion are evil. But you’ll get people online that are like “well, the NCR makes you pay taxes, so…”

[@cookies23z]

interesting, a line I have never (and probably never will) heard

[@rmcminiking]

House ultimately only cares about his own success. He'll say anything to convince you that the other factions are bad for the wasteland (even when he is guilty of the same / similar shortcomings) because they're actually bad for him

[@M-1996A1]

The encounter with Karl wearing his legion outfit has once again convinced me New Vegas is a living breathing entity that evolves and grows, but slowly enough we don't notice. Whenever nobody is looking, another branch of dialogue pops up.

[@Boofcan]

It's insane how much detail they packed into the game. It's nutty

[@thememeilator2633]

Huh... Evolves over time... Gives me an idea for a new RPG. In the age of A.I i think that can actually be done.

[@R3TR0J4N]

@@thememeilator2633 true, for now i had high hopes adn expectations seeing Shadow of Doubt with the use of its AI for its Immersive sim. its like Tear Down or battlebit, for a blocky graphics game and indie title, all resources went to gameplay.

[@thememeilator2633]

@@R3TR0J4N Shadow of Doubt? I am immediately intrigued in this indie title. May i hear more about it?

[@HeavyLefty]

@@thememeilator2633naa

[@RammFlames]

This was such a joy to watch. A thorough, wonderfully structured, told, and edited video essay in which you fully manage to convey the miracle that FO:NV is. Easiest subscribe in a long while

[@TheLargeLord]

you just added a whole new level of depth to this game for me

[@TheTolnoc]

Something of note: you can just ignore the Ghost Town Gunfight quest entirely and leave it for later, and instead go straight to the NCRCF to do quests for the Powder Gangers and get some positive karma ahead of time. You can even double cross both the Powder Gangers and NCR at the same time, by stealing the plans for the attack, promising to help the attack, then sneaking in and taking out all the other Powder Gangers while Stealth Boy'd. Talk to Eddie afterwards, and if you never got spotted taking everyone out, you can throw the plans at him, sneak out, and talk to the NPC you were supposed to to start the NCR attack. You'll get the reward from Eddie, then turn in the reward to the NCR.

[@robtype0]

I've played this game dozens of times over the years and never known this!

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

I always save Ghost Town Gunfight until after I do the prison missions but I had no idea about the second part. 😲

[@ElodieHiras]

By the way, the ghouls didn't do your boy Chris dirty. They kept telling him he wasn't ghoulified and overreacted to something. He kept not listening. At this point, the worst you can say about the ghouls is that they decided "if we can't get him to stop being delusional, might make the best out of that hand". Convince Chris of the truth, help him accept that the mess was at least in part the fault of his mule-headedness, course correct the rockets so they get closer, and the ghouls actually come back and help Novac later... And presumably pay Chris back.

[@anthonynorman7545]

The ghouls come back!?

[@ElodieHiras]

@@anthonynorman7545 It's mentioned in the Novac ending that if you help the rockets get closer to their destination, they actually return and help during the final battle.

[@anthonynorman7545]

@@ElodieHiras idk how I've never noticed that!

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

​@@ElodieHiras Wonder if they found the Great Beyond

[@reubenmanchester4123]

Have over 1000 hours and I've only just learned u can recruit Victor in the good springs fight

[@Old_Shakes]

My first playthrough was wildcard and I didn't know it at first, I organically betrayed every faction, executed all the important characters, and even gave Mr. House the platinum chip before turning on him and executing him on hardmode

[@Scuba-Ry]

You forgot to mention the underground fighting pits where you can collect eggs belonging to some wasteland creatures including deathclaws and getting them to compete against other creatures for caps. I haven't played NV for probably a decade now but if memory serves, you can access the fighting pits through the sewers of Freeside, which really solidified the world building in this game for me!

[@Boofcan]

There is so much I didn’t get to cover like The Thorn, Vault 21, Lily, etc There is so much in this game hahaha

[@lasarousi]

The funniest part about the mutant egg quests is that the main final reward is having sex with the ring master.

[@KraYarK]

In a playthrough I'm doing, I've collected the Red Lucy eggs fighting monsters on the pits with satchel charges, grenades and a powerfist. Sometimes they carry eggs and you "just" need to get 12 and it turns into a pile that you can bring to her. Juicy caps and XP on the spot. Didn't know about the Ranger Takedown technique though, I may add that to the mix to get the final Deathclaw eggs I need.

[@RobotsEverywhereVideos]

New Vegas has Pokemon? OMG

[@PawelSlab]

And you can nail the ringleader chick

[@ryx1993]

One thing I like about New Vegas is coming out of Fallout 3 it showcases how different society is on the West Coast compared to the East Coast

[@abadenoughdude300]

I treat it more as a comparison between people who know how to write stories and Bethesda but fair enough, I get your point.

[@trite4654]

​@@abadenoughdude300you are absolutely right. Bethesda has yet to get over the "fallout being a perpetual wasteland full of barbarians" thing. For some reason that's what they think everyone wants instead of a well-built world with a well-crafted story

[@TY-km8hj]

​@trite4654 I'm playing FO3 atm for the first time in yrs and as much I still love the game and have gotten proper sucked into it, I agree. It hasn't got shit on new vegas, I haven't even bothered going to 3 dog yet and I'm 37 hrs in, the world, atmosphere and some of the side quests are pretty great and that's pretty much it. New Vegas I get all of that as well as an amazing story with amazing characters. It's a fun open world game but isn't a good rpg. And NV showed that its acc not that great of a fallout game either

[@Salmonella4Skin]

Love the layout of this video and how deep it dives into things I thought I knew about. Great job!

[@bauerleinjohn]

Awesome video man, incredible deep dive into the thought process of these characters and factions. I usually just sit down and zone out and pick the options that I personally would choose, never thinking about all the interweaving pieces.

[@isaacramirez2098]

3:25 ultimate power move by throwing all of the guys food to the side and throwing his plate against the wall before talking to him that was hilarious.

[@Boofcan]

Had to let Karl know I wasn’t playing 🥶

[@lionheartrich3387]

Lmao this guys frickin HILARIOUS!!!! the war memorial scene had me dying

[@Zayn-hu7ft]

Strange game that was developed in a year better than all of Bethesda's games

[@Boofcan]

Better in some ways, and weaker in others, but overall I enjoy New Vegas more out all of the 3D fallouts.

[@syncmonism]

If you want to get technical, this game was partially developed by Bethesda, because it borrows the same engine and a ton of the same graphics and sound assets, as well as a very similar combat system, from Fallout 3. The combat system from Fallout 3 was actually pretty good, but the New Vegas team did a much better job of making interesting characters, factions, and quests, which interact with each other in interesting ways.

[@PootisPenserPow]

I think the reason is that some of the devs worked on Fallout 1&2. More passion for the universe they built than Bethesda will ever have.

[@citybuilder1013]

@@syncmonism clearly we are talking about the quality of the writing, not the actual gameplay engine. whats the point in playing a game if the lore and story is generic and boring shit. good writing gives you a reason to want to be invested into the game.

[@picassoflex1832]

OBSIDIAN

[@MrShady2099]

I remember when new vegas came out. it was labeled as a fo3 dlc. after a few months, people noticed how great of a game this was, to a point where even the largest game reviewers couldnt doubt the game anymore, where the entire community turned against the reviewers to bash on them. this is one of the first gane that made mainstream reviewers turn on them, and rightfully so.

[@TiredOldBo]

It was a full game. There was a midnight release

[@nelsonaraujo86]

Masterfully edited, sir. And entertaining. The way you zoomed on Boxcars dialogue. The kanji from Sekiro when a Deathclaw... Haha masterful all over

[@RedSaint83]

There are so many small touches, like if you wear a powder gangers uniform while trying to free Beagle in Primm he'll freak out saying "I've told you powder gangers all I know!".

[@RedSaint83]

Oh, and in Novac, a good town to get drunk by drinking 25 bottles of alcohol (to get the Daytripper Perk, which is VERY good), talk to the doctor with the 2 guards about curing your addiction to alcohol :)

[@ComradeMaryFromMars]

God the ability to kill anyone at any point feels so freeing as a player

[@Boofcan]

It is. In one play through I did everything I could in a legion play through for Caesar and right before the battle of Hoover dam I took him out. Love that you can do that if you want.

[@ComradeMaryFromMars]

@@Boofcan My first legion playthrough I had a 'change of heart' on the dam and killed everyone legion members included

[@R3TR0J4N]

lol the quest looking for a Primm sheriff ┗|｀O′|┛

[@googleisevil8958]

Meanwhile in Starfield... how many characters are unkillable? ...Thanks Bethesda.

[@shempai1166]

Me typing "as a player" to fool my FBI agent

[@KonamiCodeGamer]

The footage in this video makes me wanna do my first unarmed build for New Vegas. Goddamn it looks fun

[@davidcastillo4141]

45:55 i got an ad and i knew that was gonna happen when i skipped it XD

[@joeschmidt246]

Rip to Matthew Perry. Really made Benny a memorable character

[@detheros44]

I think my favorite thing about the faction reputation is that fame and infamy AREN'T mutually exclusive, which leads to some fun faction rank names. As for "reactive" stuff 2 that I like are Killing Victor (multiple times even) and him still showing up, which you can ask about in Vegas ("I thought I killed you") and his response is basically "It's a lot harder to put ol Victor in Boot Hill than you think" and the other being sabotaging the Legion at every turn before visiting The Fort for the first time, Caesar ringing off all the trouble you caused him then being bewildered that you showed up is a lot of fun.

[@Boofcan]

Another I like is how you can talk to Sarah from Vault 21 and she knows doc Mitchell. You can then talk to doc Mitchell again and learn more about what life was like in the vaults.

[@Shadow30.]

@@Boofcan i love that if you kill the powergangers the the 2 winner say somethink like this "great i lost lotery and now im meating the death itself"

[@Boofcan]

Yeah boxcars says something along the lines of oh great now the power ganger grim reaper shows up. I couldn't get that line to play when making this video but in previous playthroughs I could lol @@Shadow30.

[@DocM.]

33:03 😂😂😂 Great video man, love your work! ❤ Always fun to enjoy a Brain Aneurysm scene too 🤣

[@KingGreat-ib3pb]

I listened to this and the judgement breakdown this man did and lemme tell ya work has went by faster than me wanting to take a nap

[@Bludgeta9001]

"Every group is ready to feed you their own patented form of bullshit." ~ Deacon from Fallout 4

[@toasted_one2089]

Fun fact, most of Obsidian at the time was made up of inter-play higher ups, after Bethesda took over fallout they had to close but later reformed as Obsidian, so the old fallout guys made FNV, may have left out details but that is the barebones of it

[@arroncunningham9866]

It's a bit more complicated then that. The publisher Interplay had a development team called Black Isle, who made Fallout 1 and 2. Interplay closed the studio (don't know why) shortly after Fallout 2. Several members of Black Isle opened their own development studio, Troika Games. They made some much-loved but poor selling games (most notably Vampire: the Masquerade: Bloodlines) before going under. Some of those developers (including some from Black Isle) then opened Obsidian.

[@TrickyTalon23]

Best New Vegas review video I've ever seen. Completely nailed it with going over what makes the game so amazing!

[@sneekmuch]

“I’m in charge of the arena, not the cooking pots.” “You’re a little bitch and your brother was too.” Haven’t played NV but this is the stuff I’m here for. 😂

[@Boofcan]

You should give it a try sometime!

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

The writing is so good. Characters can say the wackiest shit!

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

There’s a good one for a female legion courier. Ulysses says something like I thought you needed a weapon between your legs to be in the legion. And you can reply: is that why you left?

[@leonc9760]

Too many games are called rpg’s just because they have a few stats or damage numbers -things that technically are part of the rpg formula but when it comes to the actual role playing part very few games get that right and new vegas is one of them. So many (meaningful) choices in the game with actual repercussions and changes to the game world…..something Bethesda never got right and probably never will

[@Boofcan]

Bethesda does a great job at making worlds worth exploring filled with a lot wonder, but they are subpar at the writing and making choices that feel impactful. I hope Fallout 5 can change that.

[@petervlcko4858]

Bethesda did good in morrowind,… others games not so much.

[@curlyfordoge4366]

@@Boofcan Considering the trajectory they've been going since their earlier works (a solid downwards one), Starfield doesn't give me much hope for FO5 being all that good.

[@joshf2218]

@@curlyfordoge4366Starfield is their most “rpg” game in 20 years

[@ayeyuh6920]

@@joshf2218 Ain't no way you believe that.

[@kingcollin8134]

I have NEVER thought of asking victor for help in the goodsprings. That is crazy. Good video

[@hannahdawg6829]

I love finding out little secrets through videos like this. I just found out that in the REPCONN facility basement, you can talk directly to Davidson, find out the stealth boys are not there, and he and his Nightkin will leave peacefully. I never knew you could do that, and it also reinforces' one of the game's themes of how a lot of supermutants are still just people, and makes you feel bad for the Nightkin because of their addiction to the mind-altering Stealth Boys

[@Boofcan]

I feel like I'm getting major dejavu because i feel like i've seen this comment before. Have you commented this in the past couple weeks?

[@hannahdawg6829]

@Boofcan nope, first time on this video XD maybe I commented on another video of yours? I might have tbh XD

[@nickoliekeyov746]

It’s probably unsurprising to learn that Novac and Come Fly With Me are some of the earliest designed quests / areas in New Vegas and didn’t get the development and one-overs that I think most other areas of the game did

[@Boofcan]

Hey we got Boone, and No Bark out of that so there are some diamonds in Novac.

[@nickoliekeyov746]

@@Boofcan absolutely. I still like them I just think that part of the map would’ve been even better with more polish. IIRC Goodsprings was one of the last completed areas.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

I'd argue Novac is earliest point where the game truly becomes good even despite Come Fly with Me being long aah quest. While Goodsprings, Primm, Mojave Outpost etc all have good quest (singular mind you) but I feel like the early game of NV is a wee bit weak? Still better than F3 but also still very weak compare to when you reach Novac and especially Freeside

[@nagger8216]

​​@@danielsurvivor1372Yeah, the game really doesn't pick up until you reach Freeside/Vegas and are around level 10-15. Before that it's kinda just jacking off in the desert, killing bugs and bandits

[@organexploder]

never heard this, didn't know this. makes a lot of sense... thanks for sharing

[@wardogdauwdd3020]

It's such a cult classic and the fact that good spring has a fallout day and it looks amazing

[@Boofcan]

Well deserved too! One of the best games I’ve ever played !

[@wardogdauwdd3020]

@@Boofcan I couldn't agree more it's one of my favorite games of all time to the point I'm in the process of getting supplies to build a fallout new vegas nuka-cola machine that can actually make glass soda cold

[@roonkolos]

Seeing how incredibly popular it is among a very large fanbase, calling it a cult classic seems a bit much XD it still is massively beloved for damn sure tho

[@Boofcan]

It wasn't always that way. This game was shit on pretty bad the first few years it came out. @@roonkolos

[@GovernorRiffRaff]

I went ! It’s awesome

[@pandathug6806]

The commentary and edits are incredible. Looking forward to your future videos

[@TheMagicienWorld]

I love seeing people talk about New Vegas and how they reacted to the choices the game gives you because it's basically the closest insight into a stranger's world view you can get in a single video XD

[@Mr_Case_Time]

If you’re going for story, I HIGHLY recommend The Forgotten City. It’s not an RPG but it’s a cool mystery to solve through dialogue and situational puzzles.

[@Boofcan]

I will check it out. Another person told it’s really good

[@Hello-lf1xs]

@@Boofcanalso one interesting thing is it actually started as a Skyrim mod!

[@dr.virus1295]

Here's a thing I didn't know about New Vegas: If you enter the Big Horn Saloon in Boulder City wearing NCR armour, Ike the barman will comment on it & you have unique dialogue options with him. I've been playing the game for at least 5 years, I've never seen that before.

[@Boofcan]

Alright you just gave me another reason to boot up the game haha!

[@randalthor2859]

26:16 Same. This was probably the coolest feature of FO NV. It makes it more than just "max out speech and you can talk your way through anything"

[@AriellaLilien]

I also love how if you don't meet the skill requirement, you get a second, worse line you can say if you want. It's hilarious

[@Tigerbro6]

great video!! earned you my follow for sure with the funny editing and godlike fist of the northstar build lol

[@kennyakatyler]

After watching this, it’s so crazy hearing Yuri Lowenthal voice all of these characters. 😂

[@MacenW]

Because Hes a damn good actor

[@HUNT736]

I saw the leg sweep and now I need to do a unarmed run

[@Boofcan]

Unarmed build is gas and I love your one punch man pfp

[@Its_Me_Romano]

Loved the editing style. Good video!

[@user-se2pi8ve5x]

i think what makes this game so amazing is the infinite dialogue options you can pretty much do anything you want earlier i literally crucified benny at caesar’s base 😭

[@dennissinned6299]

You don't kill Boxcars, he is involved in 2 quests. Just don't give him any Med-X until you get the 2nd quest so he'll reveal the location you need, on your map.

[@Boofcan]

I find the wheel of fortune and booted to be two extremely Irrelevant quest, but maybe you can change my mind on that.

[@armanblitz6908]

@@Boofcan Booted is actually an important quest if your companion is Boone. As per the wiki, completing Booted gives +2 points to your relation with Boone, which you'll need to do his quest involving Bitter Springs.

[@ROBBiESMiTTENS]

I feel like I'm all the years playing, Boxcars second quest has never ever worked for me, not once

[@dennissinned6299]

@@ROBBiESMiTTENS Maybe cause you gave him Med-X the first time you met him ? It breaks the quest where the morons from the irradiated area, are sending you to find some radiation suits. THAT'S when you give him Med-X and never before.

[@macksmith6694]

Don’t act like you’d be doing me a favor, I don’t give a fuck

[@dominator146]

I’ve played the game for over a decade and still half of the dialogue options you are using as examples I’ve never heard

[@Boofcan]

Dude I played when it first came out in 2010 and every subsequent year I still discover something new. They packed in so many small details

[@evelynsahoe8896]

might just be me but I found out recently how much of the game I've been missing because I accidently end up playing very similar from playthrough to playthrough. I made a conscious effort this playthrough to look for different weapons and unique ways to end quests and I'm baffled how much stuff I missed.

[@user-tu2dr3ny6x]

@@evelynsahoe8896 I've beaten the game and most of the quests in a multitude of way since the game released. Only found out a couple months ago that you can completely irradiate CottonWood Cove. Later on, when Caesar wants to meet you, the guy standing at the dock will have a radiation suit on lmao.

[@R3TR0J4N]

same adn thats even me save scumming

[@cloudcovercreations]

🪖 Honestly I’ve always been convinced that the NCR ending is canon. You have the ability to make a truce with the Brotherhood, make a pact with the Boomers, unite with the Khans, acquire the Followers, and gather the Remnants, all against Caesar’s Legion. The Hoover Dam battle actually feels so triumphant having everyone allied.

[@AskTorin]

Degenerates like you belong on a cross. No fr have a blessed day bro

[@WillieDangerously]

Isn't the Outer Worlds, made by Obsidian, a future after House won?

[@jonahperrin3701]

You didn't have to sell me so hard on Caesar's Legion, I was already a fan

[@Sultan-cf5wf]

22:35 This is also brought up in the game's intro cutscene. "Seeking territory and wealth in the dry expanse of the Mojave Desert."

[@Boofcan]

I need to rewatch the cutscene. Good call out!

[@lucf1431]

Aside tha fact that this video is perfectly made, the fact that after basically every dialogue you show you either blow up, shoot, punch the person you're talking to, is something that made me laugh a lot every time, love it 😂

[@TamaHawkLive]

The magic of New Vegas is the fact that obsidian made it. They're pretty much the equivalent of Paradox in the world of RPG game design, they have some seriously intelligent people working there and it shows in basically all their games.

[@magentawool2556]

Honestly it had all the stuff that made cyberpunk so good like a decade before cyberpunk did it. Also yes, cyberpunk is insanely fun now that it's actually fixed most of the way. I got the "bad ending" first though, sadly. I genuinely cried, it was the most genuine emotion I've ever seen in a video game.

[@TacticalMetalhead]

Excellent video editing.

[@karljohan2300]

makes you wonder what they could have made if they werent forced into 1 year like give them 3 years and have them do next game and i can guarantee massive success. also just love how when you get into it ncr and legion have their own pros and cons and are weirdly realistic in their conflicts

[@Boofcan]

The team behind fallout new Vegas with a better engine and more time to flesh out their ideas would probably result in another masterpiece

[@stephengrigg5988]

​@@Boofcanthe same team made KOTOR 2 with pretty much the same exact circumstances

[@thomasweeden2683]

Funniest part of the Karl encounter is if you have Terrifying Presence. The legionaries he sends after you say “You don’t give up, do you?” To which you reply “Not while there are still spines left un-shattered.”

[@alexanderthegrape5641]

Brim slim being the sheriff of prim is the best choice as shown in the ending. It turns into a wholesome safer town

[@bababoey9279]

I've never seen anyone else use the ballistic fist so much. I think I love you

[@connorwaymire3047]

I’m upset this video wasn’t another hour longer. Would love to have seen you continue talking about this!

[@Boofcan]

I really wanted to hahaha! Oh well we have the DLCs to talk about eventually

[@jBun12]

Actually flabbergasted that you're producing this quality of content by your 3rd video. Cannot wait to see your upcoming stuff, whatever it may be!

[@Boofcan]

Too freaking kind man! More to come for sure! Cooking up another silent hill video!

[@BlackIronGamer]

@@Boofcan wait this was your third video?! Jesus man you are punching way above your weight

[@R3TR0J4N]

can't wait for a few years for "The Magic behind Baldurs Gaste 3" cus that game as a crpg is considered an immersive sim, it has the the same dynamic writing or reactivity

[@Zackm274]

Oh boy time for my monthly binge of fallout new vegas video essays!!

[@zitr074]

it’s 2024 and after modding the game for hours to get it running smoothly, i’m once again caught in its loop. i was a teen the first time i played it on console and i had so much fun w/o understanding a lot of the politics and world building. now as an adult i’m once again in awe because i can understand so much more. what a game.

[@gregoryessex2108]

REST IN PIECE MATTHEW PERRY🙏🎲🎰BENNY WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTER

[@Boofcan]

Amazing actor and performer

[@onlystamina5932]

My playthrough was a very pro Mr. House run, making sure to help out Caesar's Legion so that the they can keep the NCR's forces tied up stopping them from consolidating their forces and capturing the strip.

[@localSchizo]

based.

[@comyuse9103]

i really hate Mr. House, but he is probably the only real option the Mojave has. the NCR is on the brink of collapse and we know that it doesn't get better until it is way to late. the Legion is going to burn itself out in a matter of weeks, and that is on top of being cartoonishly evil. House is going to make hell a real place, but he is probably genuine in his goals of investing in technology that is required to keep humanity going at the end of the world.

[@RecordedMercury]

High testosterone new vegas playthrough:

[@sedrosken831]

I went for the benevolent House ending myself -- helping the followers, the kings, beating the hell out of the legion everywhere I could, helping out the NCR but not committing to fighting for them -- with 100 barter you can secure what is arguably the best ending for the Mojave, a House-run Vegas protecting the outlying territories while having essentially open borders and free trade with the NCR. One thing I wish I hadn't done was wipe out the Great Khans, but I won't mourn a single powder ganger, who I wiped out to a man with an honest to God smile on my face. Also wiped out the fiends, because raiders of any stripe are bad for business. Also helped the Boomers, just because I thought they were neat.

[@5FingerBallad]

Honestly the best breakdown of the ideologies of the various character and factions. Thank you for uploading!

[@capperbuns]

Never in my 75 years of life have i noticed that primm slim has FREIKENN SPIFFIN BOOTS. like i fr never noticed lmao.

[@alilweeb7684]

When i got the us foreign policy joke i had to pause the video cuz how much i was laughing. Truly amazing video man. As someone that only played new vegas this year yet i already feel so strongly about it, thank you for your time and effort

[@Boofcan]

Means a lot man! More videos of similar quality coming soon

[@VAULT32]

Awesome vid, especially loved the addition of minor details like how having a low intelligence causes the Freeside vagrants mumbling's to become actual speech or how killing Vulpes before visiting Nipton causes him to be replaced with a different Frumentarii. Definitely going to revisit this game and try differing from a normal playthrough to try and find some more fun little secrets.

[@Boofcan]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Btw do you think the title accurately represented the video? I have no idea what to title the video at the moment haha.

[@VAULT32]

@@Boofcan I think it's current title is good. Describes that despite some of it's dated factors (like it's combat/graphics) it's writing and world building is at a level where you feel as though it is a modern day game that simply sacrificed some standard gameplay factors for better writing, rather than an older game with engine limitations that has amazing writing.

[@formbi]

btw, the singular form is frumentarius

[@PM4K]

When you hit Victor and he went flying away, I had to rewind and watch it again because that was funny 😂

[@Shocked_skull_guy]

This video was very well done keep up the good work

[@taku557]

Even though i played New Vegas for hundreds of hours at this point, every video essay about it just shows me how much stuff i've missed while playing. Also, great video!

[@Boofcan]

Aw man I’m glad you learned some new! Thanks for checking it out :)

[@R3TR0J4N]

true, even bugs that changes the atmosphere or world building of the game like the video circling youtube about the bugged suit attire of The Tops casino

[@GRANDxMEME]

Excellent video!! Fallout NV is in my top 5 games they simply don’t make rpgs like this is everything F1-F2 did but with the F3 engine. Hopefully it will be given the remaster it so truly deserves.

[@patrickm5822]

Morrowind needs a remaster

[@Travybear1989]

It's kind of sad that this game exists. It came out over a decade ago and nothing that has came out since is anywhere close to as good. Obsidian captured lightning in a bottle with New Vegas, it's the only semi-modern video game where every choice matters and you can help or hinder any faction you come across. There are no wrong answers and there is no true good or bad choice as each decision ends up screwing somebody over while helping another once you get past the early game. Fallout 3/4 were pathetic excuses for roleplaying because most choices were arbitrary in that they were wither black or white and playing an evil character would generally ruin your game or hinder your progress substantially while making nice decisions would open up a lot of routes that just made everything easier. I mean, if you turn in the synth in Rivet city you just get caps and a fairly useless perk, if you refuse to turn it in you get a fucking unique PLASMA RIFLE and if you nuke Megaton you lose access to the most convenient home in the game with a single loading screen, a follower, access to a few quests, and potentially a bobblehead, even the side quest for turning in scrap metal. There are almost no reasons to even do so unless you just want to witness it once or twice for the shock value. Even if you sacrifice your character in the end of the base game you just get plot armor that allows you to continue anyways, there is almost no reason to play evil save for a singe quest "Tranquility Lane". It's just weak game design. As for Fallout 4, good god... I don't even know where to begin. To even enjoy the game you have to pull up the console and type player.modav carryweight 99999 or you'll have to go back and forth to pick up all the junk you need for the retarded settlement system. Then you have Preston Garvey handing out side quests every single time your characters goes near him, then there is the shitty main story where all of the factions are equally uninteresting so you just pick the side with the best rewards or just type in the codes for the specific faction rewards because fuck the Railroad, fuck the BOS, fuck the Minutemen, and fuck the Institute. Also, the city of Boston has entire areas that are mostly unused save for collecting junk where you might run across a few rabid dogs or the rare ghoul but nothing else. Then there are the followers, there was a robot guy, the token mutant, the token dog, strong woman, female Redditor, oh... and the minuteman guy Preston Garvey who only masochists would use because of his never-ending quests. Your house robot is the only good one to be honest because you can modify it to shoot miniguns and lasers and basically turn it into a tank. Sorry, just really got zero enjoyment out of 3 and 4. 1 and 2 were pretty good with 1 being the easiest and shortest and 2 being punishingly difficult and taking forever. New Vegas and 2 are definitely the best though and it's not even close.

[@timexcape7961]

​@@Travybear1989 What about Witcher 3, Disco Elysium, Kingdom Come and Mass Effect Trilogy? Didnt finish Kingdom Come tho.

[@Travybear1989]

@@timexcape7961 Witcher 3 is great, Kingdom Come is as well but needs a "story" mode, not a huge fan of Mass Effect admittedly though.

[@formbi]

@@timexcape7961 Witcher 3 and Disco Elysium have a bit of an illusion of choice

[@thedesertfox6889]

43:24 I didn't expect that sekiro perilous attack lmao. it seriously caught me off guard like a PTSD or something. lol.

[@sw33g3r3]

The first time I ever played this game, I knew that Benny had to have been in New Vegas, so I ignored the obvious hints to go the other way, and brute forced my way through this little area where the Super Mutants are, and immediately ran to New Vegas, without realizing I was literally skipping one half of the main questline

[@ishouldnthavesaidhewasacus1062]

41:10, you can confront victor about being in Novac. I think that option appears after asking “What are you doing in Novac?” near the bottom of the dialogue choices. New Vegas has a habit of hiding dialogue choices through multiple other dialogue choices, and you have to ask the same question a few times to access all the options.

[@97javic]

Yep, and that’s an inherently bad choice on the part of the devs. It’s objectively poor game design, and while I’m not the type of armchair game developer that’d pretend it’s in any way, shape or form a deal-breaker, I think it’s worth pointing out considering just how overblown fanboys’ claims of “great game design” have become.