Fallout: New Vegas
Game » consists of 25 releases. Released Oct 19, 2010
The post-apocalyptic Fallout universe expands into Nevada in this new title in the franchise. As a courier once left for dead by a mysterious man in a striped suit, the player must now set out to find their assailant and uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ruler of New Vegas.
What Is The Best Fallout DLC?
I ask because I'm finally getting back into New Vegas after two false starts due mostly to the terrible bugs. So I have played no DLC for either game but am interested in a few. Particularly Point Lookout for Fallout 3 and Old World Blues for New Vegas. But I want to see what the community thinks. And I also think its bullshit that the damn PSN store has not had a sale for these!
Fallout 3: Broken Steel or Point Lookout. While Broken Steel raises the level cap (I don't think Point Lookout does, could be wrong) and fixes the ending I would say go with Point Lookout for the story and small open world.
Fallout New Vegas: I only played Dead Money which was..... decent. It had some really excellent characters but the playing aspect of it was kind of a drag to me. Unfortunately I didn't play the other ones but I think the overall opinion on NV is that Old World Blues is the best.
It was a tough call between Broken Steel and Point Lookout, but I had to go with Broken Steel. The quest line in that is great and Liberty Prime is awesome. Also, Point Lookout loses points because the enemies in the swamp got repetitive and tedious. The new area is great though. Both are well worth playing.
I think all of the Fallout 3 DLC is worth playing, with the possible exception of Mothership Zeta. The premise and setting are good, but it's just not very fun to play.
all of the new vegas stuff is worth it (the fallout 3 DLC was less so, only point lookout was really worth it) the best NV DLC is Old World Blues and Lonesome Road; OWB is super funny and has amazing loot, and Lonesome Road characterizes your character pretty well as well as answering some questions about the other DLC (it's worth playing through Dead Money and Old World Blues before Lonesome Road, as there's an overarching story there).
Also sweet loot in LR as well
@D_Bones: Completing Old World Blues gives you some very valuable perks, especially if you're playing on Hardcore. Very indepth, a ton of story, and almost too much to explore: I left a good deal of the non-critical path untouched.
I played all of the Fallout 3 DLC, and I'm still working to finish New Vegas proper for the first time so I've only played Honest Hearts and Old World Blues.
Broken Steel and Point Lookout are both excellent; PL sticks out more in memory, but I think BS takes the lead, if only because the swamp people in PL are honestly frightening. Mothership Zeta, while not very strong on characters and story, shows you some of the most striking locales.
Between HH and OWB, I think I enjoyed OWB more. Like I said, TONS of story, bizarre characters, and a lot of ground to cover.
@D_Bones said:
Huh can't believe people picked dead money thought people didn't like that one.
@mlarrabee: think its weird we're both playing through this broken ass old game now at the same time. Go figure.
Dead Money is a love it or hate it thing. The story, characters, loot, etc? all pretty great. Playing it? Not so much (it's not really that bad but it is quite a bit more annoying than regular combat). I mean it's still better than any of the fallout 3 DLC (of course I'm biased because I don't like Fallout 3) but eh.
@Animasta said:
@mlarrabee: make sure to play through dead money before playing lonesome road. It'll be silly otherwise
How about Honest Hearts? I always thought there was some sort of chronological threads connecting Dead Money -> Honest Hearts -> Old World Blues -> Lonesome Road.
I'd definitely say that from that entire chronology, though, Lonesome Road tied everything together nicely. It was even better having all the other DLC before it to set up the overarching "conflict" for Lonesome Road.
Too bad they never implemented Ulysses as a vanilla character, though, I think he could've been even more awesome being a factor throughout all of New Vegas's storyline as a rival / potential companion like they originally intended.
Oh no! Someone break the New Vegas Tie! I was leaning towards getting OWB but Lonesome is up there as well. What do i do? Also I know that for some of the DLC it says hey you should be level 15 before entering but when did you guys complete the DLC? After you beat the main story? Just because right now i'm sidemissioning like crazy haven't even confronted Benny yet because I don't want to decide until i'm done the majority of side stuff.
As much as I loved the writing in Old World Blues, I thought the story and atmosphere in Dead Money was superior. Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road were hella disappointing to me.
I'm torn between Point Lookout and Honest Hearts. PL added a whole new area, a very cool one, and it was very fun playing it. But Honest Hearts has one of my favourite, and probably one of the most memorable Fallout characters ever, added to your game. Joshua Graham. Nuff' said.
My vote went to Honest Hearts.
I really liked Point Lookout I thought it nailed what made the base game great and had a amazing tone. I have not played the fallout new vegas DLC but I hear Old World Blues is really good as well.
I loved Honest Hearts. It added a really great new area and it was an interesting look into an aspect of Fallout that's not really touched on much in any of the other games (the tribals).
Old World Blues and Point Lookout were great as well though.
Point Lookout is easily the best DLC for Fallout 3. I never messed with The Pitt or Mothership Zeta, but I never got the impression that they were very good DLC anyways. I haven't played any of the New Vegas stuff though.
I haven't played any of the New Vegas DLC, but I've played all of Fallout 3's, and Point Lookout is fantastic.
Ended up getting OWB and am loving it. Didn't expect it to be as big as it is. Also the writing which I was expecting to be alright is actually great. The weapons are also decent and a good excuse to get my energy weapons up. Honestly I haven't gotten far in the main story of New Vegas (screw picking a side that early) but have played a LOT of the side missions (44 hours worth) and OWB is by far the most exciting piece of content so far. So I guess my last question is keep my DLC thoughts pure and don't get another one? Or should I get the next best one?? Which would be *blank. Please bombers help me decide!! Buy more or stay?
Didn't play the Fallout 3 DLCs as I never finished the main game. But I finished New Vegas and all of it's DLC and therefore my vote goes to Old World Blues... Really enjoyed the writing in this one and the 50s SciFi stuff.
Edit: Oh the OP already decided on Old World Blues (this should teach me to refresh the thread before I send my reply...). Regarding the new question, Lonesome Road was pretty interesting regarding the courier background... But I didn't enjoy the other New Vegas DLCs as much as I enjoyed Old World Blues...
@D_Bones said:
Ended up getting OWB and am loving it. Didn't expect it to be as big as it is. Also the writing which I was expecting to be alright is actually great. The weapons are also decent and a good excuse to get my energy weapons up. Honestly I haven't gotten far in the main story of New Vegas (screw picking a side that early) but have played a LOT of the side missions (44 hours worth) and OWB is by far the most exciting piece of content so far. So I guess my last question is keep my DLC thoughts pure and don't get another one? Or should I get the next best one?? Which would be *blank. Please bombers help me decide!! Buy more or stay?
Well, it depends if you want to keep playing New Vegas or go back to Fallout 3. I know I personally prefer to keep playing the same game rather than jumping around, so here's my opinion on the remaining FNV DLC (note, though, that Old World Blues was my favorite, so you might be disappointed with the others...I probably would have recommended going in order if you intend to play all the DLC, but I suppose it really doesn't matter too much):
Dead Money - In this DLC, you don't get to keep any of your items, so this DLC for me was as close to "scary" as Fallout goes for me...but more like a Minecraft scary where it felt actually dangerous, since you had to rely on the resources around you and the skills you had. I know other people had complaints about this DLC, but I really enjoyed the characters and story...it made me question and challenge the strength/skills of my character in ways the game had not before.
Honest Hearts - There were some cool bits throughout this DLC, but it wasn't as thrilling as the others.
Lonesome Road - I had only been disappointed with this DLC since I had anticipated a completely different back story between the Courier and Ulysses...but it was still pretty fun. I'd recommend that you get more into the actual main story of FNV before you play this one. I think you'll find it more meaningful that way.
I haven't played all the Fallout 3 DLC, so I can't recommend any of those (but I really love that game, too, so I'll go back and play them). Also, though, wait until you finish OWB before you buy any others.
Although Broken Steel's content is good, the perks really are uncreative on their part. Almost Perfect is the only perk from the DLC worth taking. I'd say Old World Blues, personally due the new perks and traits, as well as the nice content. Nuclear Anomaly lowers the condition of your armor and even kills you if you're playing on Normal or higher. Old World Blues adds a ton of new perks as well as is the only new DLC to add traits. The content is good and it's even really funny in my opinion. The new items are also interesting.
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