#fallous

[ask-three-dog]

hey there three dog, ive got a serious question. do i come off as a raider? i mean, yes i get off on sliceing people up and occassionally eating them. but i try my hardest to make sure they deserve it. thats not raider like behavier right?

"Not sure, kiddie. Sounds a bit like a raider, but if you're not doing it to any ol' person, I can't say for sure. How many chems are you on? That's one of the raider trademarks."

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Fallout: New Vegas Honest Hearts Review

Honest Hearts is the newest DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. The story brings you to a new location, the Zion National Park in Utah, and you'll be introduced to key characters from the original story that you never met. The most significant being the Burned Man. While the new area is awesome, Your stay is surprisingly short. Is this the DLC we expected after the awesome Dead Money? No. But is it by any means bad? No.

Gameplay

Gameplay is exactly the same as New Vegas obviously since this is DLC. For those who don't know what that means, New Vegas is basically a first person shooter with RPG elements. You have a health bar, an EXP bar, and an Action Points bar. You use your Pip Boy to select weapons and other items. If this means nothing to you then you shouldn't be reading this review, you should be playing Fallout 3.

Graphics

While you would think that graphics too would be the same as the full New Vegas game this surprisingly proves untrue. The Zion Valley is non radiated so that orange hazy film that you probably still hate by now is gone! The National Park is beautiful, strongly resembling the Grand Canyon. The crystal clear, pure waters are a welcome site and at night the stars glimmer peacefully in the sky. It's something new to Fallout and it felt like the breath of fresh air the game was desperately in need of. 

Story

Story is definitely a strong point to this DLC, luckily but it isn't exactly the strongest. In a few words, you have to escort a caravan to the park, they are instantly killed and you are thrown into a battle between a team of two local tribes, one lead by the Burned Man, and one rogue squad trying to join Caesar's Legion. It's a pretty basic story all in all. You are introduced to the two tribes and then instantly sent on a quest. While the quest is fun I feel like the story could have been helped by more small missions to learn what each tribe is all about. The story only took me three hours to complete. At the price of $10.00 i'm not complaining but I did feel like I wanted more at the end. There was so much potential with this new area and I wish I could have stayed longer.

Sound

The sound is another thing standard to Fallout games. There are eerie guitar rhythms and fast paced battle tones. The gun sound effects are still awesomely satisfying and it feels great to hear the blood curdling scream of an enemy being blown apart thanks to that trusty Bloody Mess perk. If you've been playing the game for more than ten minutes prior to starting the DLC you'll know exactly what I mean.

Gameplay: 9

Graphics: 8.5

Story: 7.5

Sound: 8.8

Average Score: 8.5

-Jimmy Champane