From a technical perspective, the question is whether there's really anything we can add to original Fallout 3 Face-Off. Thankfully, in a title like this, content is undoubtedly king, and Bethesda/Obsidian have handed in a truly remarkable game. Performance could and should have been better for a sequel of this quality, graphical disparities and limitations should have been sorted out - but weren't, and performance issues that PC gamers have had since the Oblivion days still remain unresolved. It's the exact same engine seen in Fallout 3 and over and above the many reported bugs, it's a real shame that the game looks and feels so old.

It's somewhat remarkable therefore that Fallout: New Vegas has seen no technological improvements over its predecessor whatsoever. The engine that powered The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was substantially upgraded before it resurfaced in Fallout 3, Oblivion 360's paltry 1024圆00 resolution upped to native 720p, anti-aliasing doubled from 2x to 4x MSAA, with overall performance improving too. As the HD console generation has matured, gamers have been spoiled by developers looking to push the hardware in new and exciting directions, using the experience they have gained to make games that look better and play better.īethesda will know exactly what we're talking about.