Was about to start Dead Money, but then I started the game that will be the focus of the next video. Need to go back and do that, the closure will be incredible.
I think i was the 100th, can't wait to see them reach the 100,000 mark. Great vid, I appreciate when people do proper deep dives. Also, excellent call on the JSawyer mod, I'll never stop wondering what Van Buren would have been like.
@@jimihendricks5602 literally just refreshed to see that, thank you so much. 😌 And yeah, Van Buren will forever be a white whale for me, although I think there's a project out that recreates the alpha in unity? Could be mistaken...
This video auto played for me and i have to say was very suprised with the size of your channel. I watch a lot of random fallout videos and have to say i really enjoyed listening to this. Nice work :)
Surprised to see this is only your first video. Great work man!! I watched all the way through and really enjoyed it!. Since I know you'll see the comment, I think the only thing I might have to say that would help is just to tighten the editing and writing. A third of the video was done by the time the title card came up, which I was personally cool with, but I imagine that pace would drive viewer retention down and make the algorithm less generous. I subscribed! Excited to see what you make next! :)
Great video with a fresh take on NV. Looking forward to more! I also see you have some good taste in TTRPGs. Maybe check out index card rpg or crown and skull by runehammer games!
How could you make this entire video a tease for how much the brotherhood bought your weapons for AND THEN NOT DELIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent this whole video anxiously waiting for what the returns from this journey would be bruh!
@@randomcookieboy I've been waiting for someone to catch this! Basically, what happened was the original recording of the entire walk got corrupted or something happened with how it was being imported into DaVinci Resolve, and about a good ten minutes at the end of the recording where I go to sell all of my stuff had to get cut otherwise the entire video wouldn't render correctly. Live and learn I suppose, but it actually wasn't as much as I had hoped, maybe only a few thousand caps more than The Gun Runners would've given me. 🥲
so impressed with the video! really well put together, very thoughtful, and from just. some random guy youtube showed to me seemingly on a whim. as a reply to this comment, im gonna go on a short rant. the TL:DR is that i agree with you that your experience is awesome and superior to what bethesda is making today.
okay, rant time. absolutely, a smooth frictionless gameplay experience is way less interesting narratively than the alternative. that said, the goal of like, 99% of game developement is to remove friction. that's because there are two kinds of friction. the kind most devs want to remove, I'm going to call "unintended" friction. these are things the devs see getting in the way of the experience they want the player to have. if your loading screens are so long and frequent that your players are giving up, it's wise to remove that unintended obstacle. then, there is intended friction. these are things like being overencumbered or hitting a vendor cap when selling things. the devs recognized a behavior in their games that they wanted to modify, that being item vacuuming players not thinking about anything other than shoot, loot, scoot. but the issue is that if you apply that friction tactlessly, it has the same impact as that unintended friction, of making the game worse. back to starfield as an example of friction gone wrong, the balance of the loot in that game is so out of whack that it isn't uncommon for you to walk back with a backpack full of only the most valuable loot available from an "episode," as you called them, and even if you visited every vendor in the galaxy, you'd soon find no one had any credits to buy your guns. it feels bad to play, and doesn't effectively change the players behavior, because they're already choosing wisely what to pick up, and stopping to sell things when their backpacks are full, but they aren't rewarded by a release in the friction. and then, there's the event you described, somewhere in the middle. the devs didn't WANT you to treck, overencumbered, all the way to the bunker to sell your stuff. that was pure emergent gameplay. and that can't be predicted or planned for, it can only be cultivated by having interacting systems with depth and impact. that's why rimworld works despite being kind of a shit gameplay experience. it cultivates emergent storytelling.
Anyways- yeah I agree that Ultimate Sawyer mod is one of the best experienced I've played. The only real problem I had was the fact it was so annoying to keep you hydrated. 😔 That's genuinely the only problem with it. Otherwise It's one of the BEST mods for New Vegas period.
The Vault 13 Canteen goes some way towards making hydration less of a chore, but I kind of weirdly love scrounging for water. Like finding purified water in a loot table is instant dopamine.
I see no reason why it can't be both the story and the mechanics that play a role in NV's staying power. However, I think you won't see many videos go in depth about the systems because its not as upfront as the story is - I know people that don't even understand what DT was (and how it worked) after several play throughs. This may not seem like a big deal - but it is. There is a reason why despite the not as compelling of a story or as much "system friction" Fallout 4 still does much better than NV in terms of bringing in new players. In fact, I would not introduce my casual friends to Fallout NV, I would start them with 4. Despite me liking NV much more. Is one better than the other? Maybe. However, every Fallout game has a role to play - even Brotherhood of Steel (just so I can remind a few mouth breathers at No Mutants Allowed that Interplay was not a safe haven for the series).
I KNOW YOURE GONNA SEE THIS BECAUSE THERES 12 COMMENTS GET STORMBRINGER PLEASE GET STORMBRINGER KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THE ELRIC RPG AND BASK IN THE YOUNG KINGDOMS BASK IN MELNIBONE TRAVEL TO NADSOKOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE Also sick video bro I don’t wanna go without saying this is real fucking sick of you my dude 👍
@@Bearvalid is this... is this the Chaosium TTRPG? I've wanted to get into Michael Moorcock for years, taking this as a sign. Also glad you liked the video!
@@teddy_lastname no idea walked into my dads friend’s bathroom and he had a copy of a game called stormbringer based on Elric just get it dude it’s worth it Michael moorcock Is one of the best fantasy writers ever
the game engine is just so awful it makes playing this game difficult. 1 and 2 are good but turn based is quite slow. 4 is ok, but everything else about it is bad
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You haven't properly walked over there until you've walked from the Sierra Madre with 37 gold bars
Was about to start Dead Money, but then I started the game that will be the focus of the next video. Need to go back and do that, the closure will be incredible.
@@teddy_lastname oops didn't put a spoiler warning on a 14year old game...
i always in love with the message of fallout nv : it's letting go. It's a lesson i always said to my self
Begin... Begin again tonight....
This guy drank the same "pop off on your first video" juice that Leo Vader and Quinn Curio did
was watching the video thinking its a channel with thousands of subs just to see it has 3. Great video mate ill be your 4th sub
@@sampeetXD thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I think i was the 100th, can't wait to see them reach the 100,000 mark.
Great vid, I appreciate when people do proper deep dives. Also, excellent call on the JSawyer mod, I'll never stop wondering what Van Buren would have been like.
@@jimihendricks5602 literally just refreshed to see that, thank you so much. 😌 And yeah, Van Buren will forever be a white whale for me, although I think there's a project out that recreates the alpha in unity? Could be mistaken...
This video auto played for me and i have to say was very suprised with the size of your channel. I watch a lot of random fallout videos and have to say i really enjoyed listening to this. Nice work :)
Holy shit, keep this going, dude! The production quality of this vid is outstanding for someone's first video. You just got a fan!
8 minutes before the title drop? Now that's a kick in the head
Surprised to see this is only your first video. Great work man!! I watched all the way through and really enjoyed it!.
Since I know you'll see the comment, I think the only thing I might have to say that would help is just to tighten the editing and writing. A third of the video was done by the time the title card came up, which I was personally cool with, but I imagine that pace would drive viewer retention down and make the algorithm less generous.
I subscribed! Excited to see what you make next! :)
John always out there with the Wrong Fallout takes
@@potatoskinz5 it was just that one time, he's a good guy.
How is this your first video? This is incredible!
The Algorithm sent me here.
Loved to hear from someone else who loves New Vegas as much as I do!
This video was fantastic! Subbed, excited to see the future of your content!
Me too, this guy is going to have a great view to sub ratio.
@@Rangersquad4417 thank you!! 🫂
Great video with a fresh take on NV. Looking forward to more! I also see you have some good taste in TTRPGs. Maybe check out index card rpg or crown and skull by runehammer games!
Great content! :) Love me some F:NV! keep up the good work!
Fallout New Vegas' 14th birthday today!!
@@JuicyJam *withers away, my bones left to litter the wasteland*
How could you make this entire video a tease for how much the brotherhood bought your weapons for AND THEN NOT DELIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent this whole video anxiously waiting for what the returns from this journey would be bruh!
@@randomcookieboy I've been waiting for someone to catch this! Basically, what happened was the original recording of the entire walk got corrupted or something happened with how it was being imported into DaVinci Resolve, and about a good ten minutes at the end of the recording where I go to sell all of my stuff had to get cut otherwise the entire video wouldn't render correctly. Live and learn I suppose, but it actually wasn't as much as I had hoped, maybe only a few thousand caps more than The Gun Runners would've given me. 🥲
You're a natural at this kind of video dude
@@jameswilkes4506 working on the next one right now, so seeing this means a lot. Thank you, really appreciate it.
Great job on the video man
Subbed now, cool to see the start of another great essay-format analyst on UA-cam :)
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so impressed with the video! really well put together, very thoughtful, and from just. some random guy youtube showed to me seemingly on a whim.
as a reply to this comment, im gonna go on a short rant. the TL:DR is that i agree with you that your experience is awesome and superior to what bethesda is making today.
okay, rant time.
absolutely, a smooth frictionless gameplay experience is way less interesting narratively than the alternative. that said, the goal of like, 99% of game developement is to remove friction. that's because there are two kinds of friction.
the kind most devs want to remove, I'm going to call "unintended" friction. these are things the devs see getting in the way of the experience they want the player to have. if your loading screens are so long and frequent that your players are giving up, it's wise to remove that unintended obstacle.
then, there is intended friction. these are things like being overencumbered or hitting a vendor cap when selling things. the devs recognized a behavior in their games that they wanted to modify, that being item vacuuming players not thinking about anything other than shoot, loot, scoot. but the issue is that if you apply that friction tactlessly, it has the same impact as that unintended friction, of making the game worse.
back to starfield as an example of friction gone wrong, the balance of the loot in that game is so out of whack that it isn't uncommon for you to walk back with a backpack full of only the most valuable loot available from an "episode," as you called them, and even if you visited every vendor in the galaxy, you'd soon find no one had any credits to buy your guns.
it feels bad to play, and doesn't effectively change the players behavior, because they're already choosing wisely what to pick up, and stopping to sell things when their backpacks are full, but they aren't rewarded by a release in the friction.
and then, there's the event you described, somewhere in the middle. the devs didn't WANT you to treck, overencumbered, all the way to the bunker to sell your stuff. that was pure emergent gameplay. and that can't be predicted or planned for, it can only be cultivated by having interacting systems with depth and impact. that's why rimworld works despite being kind of a shit gameplay experience. it cultivates emergent storytelling.
Console players after hearing that the best way to play is with a mod:
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@@oliverz108 💅
Here before your view and subscriber counts explode!
Fallout New Vegas is the greatest game of all time IMHO. Great video!
Anyways- yeah I agree that Ultimate Sawyer mod is one of the best experienced I've played. The only real problem I had was the fact it was so annoying to keep you hydrated. 😔 That's genuinely the only problem with it. Otherwise It's one of the BEST mods for New Vegas period.
The Vault 13 Canteen goes some way towards making hydration less of a chore, but I kind of weirdly love scrounging for water. Like finding purified water in a loot table is instant dopamine.
@@teddy_lastname I cannot disagree with that. Finding water gives you a massive sigh of relief, and it does make you consider buying it from venders.
I see no reason why it can't be both the story and the mechanics that play a role in NV's staying power. However, I think you won't see many videos go in depth about the systems because its not as upfront as the story is - I know people that don't even understand what DT was (and how it worked) after several play throughs.
This may not seem like a big deal - but it is. There is a reason why despite the not as compelling of a story or as much "system friction" Fallout 4 still does much better than NV in terms of bringing in new players. In fact, I would not introduce my casual friends to Fallout NV, I would start them with 4. Despite me liking NV much more.
Is one better than the other? Maybe. However, every Fallout game has a role to play - even Brotherhood of Steel (just so I can remind a few mouth breathers at No Mutants Allowed that Interplay was not a safe haven for the series).
Should have been tilted Jsawyer Ultimate Edition review
I KNOW YOURE GONNA SEE THIS BECAUSE THERES 12 COMMENTS
GET STORMBRINGER
PLEASE GET STORMBRINGER
KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THE ELRIC RPG AND BASK IN THE YOUNG KINGDOMS BASK IN MELNIBONE
TRAVEL TO NADSOKOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE
Also sick video bro I don’t wanna go without saying this is real fucking sick of you my dude 👍
@@Bearvalid is this... is this the Chaosium TTRPG? I've wanted to get into Michael Moorcock for years, taking this as a sign. Also glad you liked the video!
@@teddy_lastname no idea walked into my dads friend’s bathroom and he had a copy of a game called stormbringer based on Elric just get it dude it’s worth it Michael moorcock Is one of the best fantasy writers ever
the game engine is just so awful it makes playing this game difficult. 1 and 2 are good but turn based is quite slow. 4 is ok, but everything else about it is bad