Happy Fun Wasteland Adventure (A Fallout: New Vegas log)

[Ythan]

I love all the extra shit you get to start with now I forgot about that. Good luck!

Ninja oh nice there's more

[Ythan]

Yay north!

[Ythan]

Also rip powder gangers lol

[Ythan]

Also, turns out that Victor talks in what is known as a western accent, rather than a southern one. As a non-American, I can't really tell the difference.

Fascinating. I know Texan is considered a Southern accent but anything else I'd expect to hear in New Vegas is not. I'm not good at identifying accents though so I'm not sure what his would be.

[Ythan]

Also yay Eddie.

[Ythan]

Smell that air!

[Ythan]

Didn't expect him to live! For now I guess.

[Ythan]

So many good characters in Novac (hi Daisy). Also the most easily accessible limb-healing bed I'm aware of from game start in case you kill all the doctors.

[Ythan]

Laughed aloud multiple times reading No Bark's dialogue, which I have already heard many times before.

[Ythan]

N: Folks'll tell you that they seen ghouls up near the rocket factory. Sensationalist hooey, cooked up by superstitious yokels seeing phantoms of their own imagining.
K: Who do you think is actually at the factory?
N: Ghosts. Commie ghosts what don't know they're dead.

This might be my favorite exchange in Fallout.

[Ythan]

Basura (which was an unfortunate name, in Kelsey's opinion, for such a really good dog)

I know right

[Ythan]

I'm glad I destroyed them in Navarro.

Dear old friend!

[Ythan]

Canonically Navarro actually survives to be destroyed by the NCR I think! I assumed there must have been more to it than is seen previously, but it could also be a case of them choosing a particular path as canon.

[Ythan]

Plasma is cooler than lasers there I said it.

[Ythan]

Mr. New Vegas vs Tabitha

[Ythan]

Sadly yes.

[Ythan]

Every Fallout DJ is great but there's always one who gets way more lines and commentary on ongoing events.

[Ythan]

Obsidian's philosophy on roleplaying is that there should be as many different solutions to problems that one would reasonably consider as possible, and this mentality shows up in a lot of New Vegas quests.

Of the things that they do better than Bethesda this is the most important. The quest structure of New Vegas is fantastic while Bethesda continues to rely on railroading and essential characters because idk they think players need their hands held.

[Ythan]

In Fallout 1, maybe you believe that a mafia-type boss is better than an authoritarian who is tough on all crime.

I hear in the original version of the endings the town actually prospers under Gizmo and dries up under Killian. Still nuanced in the final version.

[Ythan]

maybe you don't care about the ghouls

Also there are so many loveable ghouls I can't imagine a player who actually buys into anti ghoul bigotry. But then again I do live in real life so maybe I can if I try.

[Ythan]

There's no real thought behind it, it's just "do you want maximum negative karma so you can have that from the start for your evil playthrough

Trying to be evil in Fallout 3 is actually super disappointing and what really makes these shortcomings obvious I think. I guess that's exactly what you're saying but to elaborate more you can be a good guy and side with the Brotherhood or be a bad guy and side with the Brotherhood until you make a different menu selection at the end of the quest line. All the factions in New Vegas feel very different and I like that they respect me enough to let me decide which ones are my enemies on a game to game basis.

[Ythan]

What do you think would happen when the Enclave showed up after the mutant ending in 1?

[Ythan]

[Ythan]

Super excited for the next episode I didn't think we'd be in Freeside already! Also Tiny, Tiny Babies always makes me laugh.

[Ythan]

Arcade Gannon is hot. Also, fourth option?

[Ythan]

Boone will be pleased. It is a good option for keeping the whole gang together.

[Ythan]

I THINK Arcade leaves if you are too pro legion but Boone leaves if you are too anti ncr but it's been a long time since I've done either.

[Ythan]

[redacted]

Yum.

[Ythan]

Good luck!

[Ythan]

Oh lol I should have looked up invigilate.

[Ythan]

Watch yourself, invigilate.

[Ythan]

Hehe.

[Ythan]

Yaaay.

I love draining casinos. It makes it so easy to start a new game once you know how to get to the Strip quickly. Also can't wait for the Kings, the various greaser gangs are always my favorite factions ever since the Tunnel Snakes.

[Ythan]

Flowers best faction for sure.

[Ythan]

I'm pretty good at getting into the headspace of a faction long enough to enjoy playing a run sided with them but the Van Graffs are pretty gross.

[Ythan]

I mean far from the grossest but gross and boring. Plasma's cool though.

[Ythan]

2) you're reading a log of a playthrough for a Fallout game set in the west coast. If you don't want political commentary, this is the wrong game for you, like, three times over.

Ha yes

[Ythan]

You may not love Zion but I'm looking forward to your commentary on it!

[Ythan]

The two things I care about here are both bear-related lol. I definitely can't unsee it.

[Ythan]

I'm too busy to read but knowing this is waiting will help me get through the day.

[Ythan]

What do you think would happen when the Enclave showed up after the mutant ending in 1?

I still think about this sometimes. Do you think The Master would have discovered, and acknowledged, the Supermutants' infertility at some point on his own? I guess this is entirely speculation but it does seem like it would make a big difference.

[Ythan]

I do think it's likely he'd just keep looking for some sort of workaround until it was too late without someone there to drive the futility home to him.

[Ythan]

Fun fact, turns out this game is memetically popular with trans folks.

[Ythan]

ZOOM! ZOOM!

[Ythan]

mafBlack gang also

[Ythan]

Ugh I'm so excited to be back home can't wait to see what you pick. Got a hunch.

[Ythan]

I predict evacuation!

[Ythan]

I can't wait to get back to civilisation lol, you were entirely right.

[Ythan]

Oh hype I need to read this later.

[Ythan]

Never mind I read it lol. I love Repconn! I'll leave why for next time.

[Ythan]

I forgot Chris was a Boomer lol.

[Ythan]

Oooo cool gonna read this later.

[Ythan]

Oh shit I forgot to read the last one I've got two! What a bounty.

[Ythan]

I forgot about Mr. RADical lol. And I too love the prevalence of radiation in prewar culture.

[Ythan]

A very irradiated two episodes.

[Ythan]

Being evil in Fallout does make me feel bad about how I'm choosing to spend my time. Fortunately in NV it's more about factions than alignment, though some of the factions do tilt pretty seriously one way or the other (mostly the other).

[Ythan]

<3

[Ythan]

Yayyy

[Ythan]

Oh hype gotta read this later

[Ythan]

I barely even remember talking to the guys in Cottonwood, guess I didn't do that very often, lol. So this should be good!

[Ythan]

They really are pretty unlikable but I like that I'm at least given the option.

[Ythan]

Wheeeeere can we gooooo

[Ythan]

I like it. Also here come all the good add-on companions at once.

[Ythan]

maybe you don't care about the ghouls

Also there are so many loveable ghouls I can't imagine a player who actually buys into anti ghoul bigotry. But then again I do live in real life so maybe I can if I try.

I was thinking of Dean when I said this.

[Ythan]

In retrospect I can imagine that the possibility of a ghoul going feral could be pretty frightening. But like look at what the smoothskins get up to.

[Ythan]

Wheeeeere can we gooooo

That answers that

[Ythan]

Let's get it

[Ythan]

Or not actually lol

[Ythan]

The cosmic knives are fun. Iirc don't they canonically come from another dlc area you haven't visited yet?

[Ythan]

Sweeet

[Ythan]

Yay Christine!