PC Gamer: General expectation would have it that the dialogue in New Vegas will be a little more involving and complex than that on offer in Fallout 3. Is this a fair comment?

Larry Liberty: I can say that there is considerably more dialogue in New Vegas than Fallout 3, and more overall reactivity. We made a change to the dialogue editor that allowed our designers to create hierarchical dialogues. It would have been impossible for us to write as much as we did had we not made the investment in the tool early in development.

PC Gamer: What are your favourite new items and weapons that we’ll discover in New Vegas?

Larry Liberty: I really like the Ballistic Fist – it’s essentially a tiny shotgun grafted onto a gauntlet. It’s activated by a pressure plate when impacting a target. Perfect for the unarmed fighters among us. Euclid’s C-Finder has the single coolest weapon effect in the game. It’s a space-based mega-weapon that has its own quest line. Spears are really fun for Melee fighters. We’ve added the ability to throw weapons, and in the case of the spear you can literally pin limbs to walls, with or without the victim. If you prefer a more traditional, conventional FPS weapon, the Light Machine Gun is fantastic. It has a high rate of fire, and with the right ammo type can handle most enemies rather easily.

Ballistic fist sounds pretty unique.

Ballistic fist sounds pretty unique.

First thing I thought when I read about the Ballistic fist, was that it'd be a great weapon to give Veronica. I do love that unarmed characters are getting more options.

Also interesting how they have taken steps to prevent players from getting infinite money from the casinos.

The throwing spears interest me a lot more now, knowing they can pin enemies or limbs to walls or floors.

Also interesting how they have taken steps to prevent players from getting infinite money from the casinos.

It wouldn't have been very smart of the casino owner to allow someone to take all of their money.They would have to try and keep some money.

While fumbling to reload my Anti-Materiel Rifle, I saw Veronica, armed with a Ballistic Fist, go toe-to-toe with a deathclaw. It was like watching Clash of the Titans.

Shotgun glove?
...
First weapon in a DLC will be the explode-o glove, when it hits impact the glove releases a mininuke.

I'm not really against it or for it.
Kind of a "meh" weapon for me.
Just seems kinda lazy.
...We do still have to reload the glove... Right?

Euclid's C-Finder is the weapon you use to tell ARCHIMEDES-II where to fire.

I would guess after each successful hit, yeah, that′s how it was done in Tactics.

Wow, seems... Unpractical...
*Hit*
*reload for a couple of secs*
*Hit*
*reload for a couple of secs*

Or... Is it one shell? Two? Four?

Wow, seems... Unpractical...
*Hit*
*reload for a couple of secs*
*Hit*
*reload for a couple of secs*

Or... Is it one shell? Two? Four?