New Details On Fallout New Vegas — The Hardcore Mode Sounds Hardcore

Fallout New Vegas details have found their way on the interwebs. It’s funny though, because if spoiler details exist, they will always find their way online. That’s just how it works.

Anyway, check out the game details below.

• It’s a first-person view game, using the same engine as Fallout 3
• A new “Hardcore mode” will be available, in which (among other things) stimpacks heal over time, ammo has weight, and players can suffer from dehydration.
• The story focuses on a conflict between three factions: the New California Republic (a nation from Fallout 2), “Caesar’s Legions,” based on the Vegas strip, and the residents of New Vegas.
• The player is not a Vault Dweller but a courier who is rescued by a friendly robot.
• Super Mutants resembling those from Fallout 2 make an appearance, including the unique (and stealthy) Nightkin.
• A “reputation system” measuring faction friendliness operates beside the karma system.
• Some story points and locations seem to have been lifted from the old “Van Buren” demo, including the Hoover Dam.
• Followers can be managed via a context-sensitive menu containing commands such as “follow,” “stay” and “attack.”

Excited yet?

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*Note: Image from Fallout 3