CavesDungeons : Fallout: New Vegas

» Fri May 04, 2012 7:00 am

Are they as amazing as Skyrim's? I love some good dungeon crawling as well as a nice mix of overworld exploration. Did Obsidian nail it, or did they falter?

» Fri May 04, 2012 4:22 am

They just aren't the focus of New Vegas, Fallout 3 has tons though. This being said I felt that the caves kept their purpose and the stories behind each of the Vaults were all better then anything I'd found in Oblivion's dungeons(haven't played Skyrim).

Note: No offense intended, but I really hate the term 'dungeons' being used for Fallout.

» Thu May 03, 2012 7:12 pm

That's why I said caves/dungeons. How many non vault caves are there?

» Fri May 04, 2012 7:20 am

According to the wiki there are about 21.

» Fri May 04, 2012 1:20 am

What? Skyrim has 150+.

» Thu May 03, 2012 10:59 pm

What? Skyrim has 150+.

Quality over quantity is what I'm largely hearing about that. As I said, dungeon diving isn't the focus of New Vegas.

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:07 pm

Quality over quantity is what I'm largely hearing about that. As I said, dungeon diving isn't the focus of New Vegas.

This, caves/dungeons play a fairly minor part in the game. But I don't think you factored in the DLCs when counting how many caves there are. OWB has a few interesting ones, and caves play a larger part in HH.

» Thu May 03, 2012 10:43 pm

How big are the zones in the DLC's?

» Thu May 03, 2012 9:51 pm

If your looking for awesome dungeons like Skyrim, then I suggest playing Fallout 3.

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:48 pm

This, caves/dungeons play a fairly minor part in the game. But I don't think you factored in the DLCs when counting how many caves there are. OWB has a few interesting ones, and caves play a larger part in HH.

21 is just in the vanilla game, from what I counted there are about 35 with the DLC's.

» Thu May 03, 2012 11:06 pm

Fallout isn't a TES game and therefore it isn't all about pointlessly crawling though caves and dungeons.

New Vegas has alot of nice caves to explore including an underwater one. There are also great vaults such as Vault 11, Vault 34, and Vault 22. There is even a sewer system to explore as well. Then there are the DLC :fallout:

As others have said it's quality over quantity.

» Fri May 04, 2012 12:05 am

It never fails, I always get lost in Vault 22 and 34. I hate vaults lol hate them

» Fri May 04, 2012 6:54 am

Why don't you like the vaults? Are they fun?

» Fri May 04, 2012 7:39 am

They are fun, it's just some people hope Vaults spent more time telling it's story or throwing things for you to shoot at rather than making you confused on how to proceed to the next part.

» Fri May 04, 2012 12:10 am

How tedious/confusing are they?

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:37 pm

if you buy nv for exploration you will be dissapointed (except owb). i suggest fallout 3.

» Fri May 04, 2012 5:54 am

How tedious/confusing are they?

I wouldn't say tedious, but sometimes confusing. You might end up walking in circles, but looking at local map helps, and calming down instead of running around does wonders. They have pretty interesting stories to tell, so that might motivate you to explore them even if you don't like their corridor design.

» Thu May 03, 2012 6:04 pm

One of my minor annoyances with New Vegas, the lack of dungeons/buildings to explore but that makes the ones that are unique like Repconn more fun and rewarding to explore.