lol

It's obviously fake, you know why?

Because there is an official review embargo in which no real reviews can be posted until release day.

Though I don't know the consequence for violating the embargo myself I can definitely say it's more than enough to prevent official review from violating it.

http://boards.ign.com/xbox_360_general_board/b8266/196703899/p1/

Review embargo's only apply to reviewer's that got review copies from the company. This review is from some guy that got the console version of the game from a store that broke street date. The embargo doesn't apply to him.

He's still a nitwit though.

In any case, if this review doesn't affect metacritic scores, then it's really no different than a fringe user review from someone who lacks depth.

yeah we know already, it was just some pirate who thought he was being grown up

After Fallout 3 I have grown accustomed to the glitches from the game. In New Vegas, I had to restart quite a few times due to the game locking up in certain situations. Trying to climb mountains where maybe I shouldn't have, I have gotten glitched inbetween rocks where I couldnt get out of. It doesn't happen often but it will most likely happen to others as early reports in forums are that others have been experiencing the same glitches. A patch may be neccesary after release.

this got me worried.
and the info about a 5GB install from the playstation blog? come on this is 2010!!
i think just like FO3 i'll miss this game because i dont like to give money to lazy devs.

I don't care honestly they basically have said "Its so much like Fallout 3 a game I loved so much, but now that Fallout New Vegas has come out and has many things in common with the game I loved Fallout 3 I must find reason to bash & hate it! Must hate new Fallout game that has no Multiplayer Online! Its not in D.C.!" I'm so tired of people saying they loved a game and then hate the next one because similarities. (Its on par with hating Mass Effect 2 because of its eerily similar controls and the same characters as Mass Effect.) :facepalm:

Its people trying to create drama/hate and make a game that should at least have the exact same score as Fallout 3 look bad. (If not a better score.)

It's difficult to determine whether or not this review is authentic, but I don't think it really matters even if it is. The reviewer didn't present any useful information, and the review itself seemed like a very basic, rushed piece of criticism. As someone pointed out, if he got the game on Friday then he only played it for one day, and that implies that he didn't spend an awful lot of time with it; maybe six hours or so. For an RPG like New Vegas you have to really spend time experimenting with the quests, story and gameplay before you can give an educated opinion, and it didn't feel like this reviewer did that. He didn't even go into detail as to why he didn't like the storyline, you don't have to spoil it to give some vague allusions as to why you disliked the writing and plot.

He raises some valid points, but the only points he actually explores are how he felt that the graphics and gameplay were more of the same; something most people interested in the game have known for a long time now.

He's stating this in one of his comments...


So that how they do business, nice.

All I can say is if Bethesda came out and said "Hey gamers, were in a jam could you pre-purchase a game that we are going to base off of Fallout 3?" Well, after the months of entertainment that I received I would pre-purchase the next 10 games without names or media of any kind so ,..wait a minute don't you dare call me a blank t blank boy, as I have that much respect for Bethesda and companies so reviews are fine to read next to the crapper and well thats as far as they get in my house. Also can we please pre-load on Steam? I will look for you all enjoying yourself's and if Meta gives it a 50% or a 100% it only matters to me what I think not anyone else opionions as we all know there like zzholes we all have one. Rock On Bethesda!!!!! :celebration:

TBH there is no need for reviews, because they are merely a opinion of one single person. There's only one thing that counts...you either get the game because you want it, or you don't get the game because you don't want it. Do they really try in reviews to tell you what is "bad" about Bethesdas RPG games? We know the glitches and we know the crashes, but we can life with them. I get hour after hour after hour of awesome gameplay in a vast and wide open ended gameworld and ontop of that I get SDK tools that let me customize almost any aspect of the game. Which games in todays era of "medial deluted kids" want to match up with such competitors?

Should I tell you something about the latest game I've bought, believing it was a good game, because one of the prequels was (Front Mission 3). I've bought Front Mission Evolved. The game lastet for 6 hours, crashed about three or four times and after I came to an end, there was absolutely no need to play it again. The funny thing was, the game costs 35€ on Steam^^

FONV will rock, just as Bethesda rocks. Absolutely no needs to raise doubts about that. My fingers getting wet cause I can't wait to get the game into my hands...

Two points:

1. early reports in forums : the only people giving early reports in forums are pirates who may be playing a glitchy or unfinished version, and console players who got the game from stores that broke street date - the audience he is referring to is so small or so untrustworthy as not to matter at this point. If you are really worried, wait a few days to hear from respected members on this forum whose opinions you know you can trust, and for the professional reviews from places like Giant Bomb and PC Gamer to come in.

2. A 5 GB install is necessary on the PS3 to avoid some of the same issues players had with the GOTY FO3 on the system. The FO3 streamed and installed the game in the background as you played, sometimes resulting in freezing or stuttering that people complained about. If you quit before it finished installing in the background, it would start all over the next time you played. This and constantly over-writing the same auto save file is what caused most of the console specific problems. Obsidian and Bethesda are just trying to avoid that this time around. Start the 5 GB install, go make a sandwich and read the manual, then enjoy a better gaming experience.


Maybe NMA should start a new sister site called NMA: The Next Generation, and all the old school FO3 players could go there and bask in curmudgeonliness!

He says he got a copy from a retailer breaking the street date, but how do we know this is even true?

I forgot one important thing as well. The reviewer claims to have obtained a retail copy from the retailer on Friday. Too bad Steam activation doesn't happen until 12:01 am PST on the 19th. So his alleged retail copy would be unplayable.

He is obviously playing a console version. Read the rest of the thread.

Thank You Late :foodndrink: I think we should all spam his comments regarding the "Official Embargo" not sure why Bethesda would do that as that makes ppl a little leary not me of course but its getting old watching the same ol' teaser trailers for the last 3 months and was this game even shown at the last big Gamers Covention? Come'on Late Rabbit let us know!!!

Excluding overheating issues like RROD and YLOD, broken optical disc drives are the main reason why consoles of the past ~15 years been breaking, so the less it has to work is a good thing. I wish all PS3 games installed large amount of game data so the optical drive would work less, it's silly to equip the consoles with a hard drive and not use it.

Also, this isn't a linear game where the developers can plan ahead what data to read next and streamline the whole procedure, as the player is free to go whereever he wants. Unlike Uncharted 2, God of War 3 and so on.

So the only thing that is bad about the game is the graphics?? I don't mind that. Even if New Vegas got a 6/10; I'd still buy it..

I avoid the average review for the same reason I avoid mimes.

I'd say that GTA IV is a tremendous achievement in the gaming industry. Everything about that game, from graphics, to mechanics, to writing was perfect.

The weaknesses, true weaknesses, not subjective things (such as car handling), are limited to repetitive mission structure and, well, that's it.

My point is, a good review is not meant to quantify subjective qualities, i.e. dated graphics, old mechanics; but rather objective value as a game in comparison with other games that one could buy.


This was a very fail review. Absolutely no objective qualities were listed.

I don't think we should comment on his site at all. The only reason he did this was to cry "FIRST" on the Internet and get attention. If we spam his comments, that's just giving him what he craves. If all the insults already in his comments section haven't made him close the comments, it is obvious that he likes getting so many replies, even negative ones.

Yes, Official Embargos on reviews are a little sketchy, as their purpose is to make sure first day buyers don't have a chance to see anything that might discourage them, but it is the way the industry works right now, and is no indication of the quality of a game, good or bad. Bethesda and Oblivion have been more than public with previews and touring the game around for people to play that we can be sure they aren't using the embargo to hide anything, just following standard industry practice.

I doubt this review is legit, if anyone the first to review before release it it's IGN or Gamespy.

Nothing sinister about the 'embargo'. Most reviews come out when a game releases, but with a game this big, the reviewers need to spend more time with it if they are going to write a meaningful review. So, Bethesda gives them early copies on the condition that they use that time as intended, rather than taking advantage of it to rush a review out before the game ships.

Thank You as you seem knowleable and straight headed..Keep up the good work :tops: "Silly Rabbit"

Oh yeah.... well maybe.

My comment about the Steam activation on there has since been removed. I wonder why?