Plot: somebody stole the package I was going to deliver and shot me to do it so I have to not only find that person (or persons) and take revenge on them (????? Why?), but I have to recover the package and deliver it, mainly because, if I don't, I'll get in trouble with the company I work for.
Heart: Where? I have absolutely no reason to care about any of the NPCs or the Factions at all. I'm a friggin' courier for goodness sake, just wanting to recover the package that I failed to deliver and, hopefully, kill the guy who shot me and left me for dead.
Motivation: Ah! And now the rub. Why? Oooo! A guy stole my package and left me for dead. Hey, everybody thinks I'm dead, you'd think that would be an opportunity to move-on, but, no, I need to get all obsessive about it and work on a "revenge fantasy". The NPCs are terrible people or pie-in-the-sky morons. And the factions: don't even get me started on the factions. Not a one of them is worth anything. I mean honestly, unless I really, really want to keep a bunch of [censored]s and idiots safe, why would I care in the least about Vegas.
Sorry. I enjoyed playing NV, but, the final straw for me was. Here I am trying to be a good person and trying to stop a horrible bunch of slavers so they start sending hit squads after me. Cool. Makes sense. I do keep killing their members after all. Oh! Wait! Now that I've arrived in New Vegas, all is forgiven and we can have a fresh start. Why? You know I loathe you. You know I want all of you dead. Now your forgive me? And who really cares about all the "Families" and factions. You're all just a bunch of incompetent buffoons that, apparently, have absolutely no control of your own people.
Sheesh.
Don't get me wrong though. Good game: stupid premise, plot and storyline, but, good game otherwise.