Wayne Newton, and Marcus is back! : Fallout: New Vegas

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:28 pm

Wait, so Arcade and the Scribe are companions??!! Hell yeah! I can have an ex-Enclave soldier.

Wait, did I miss one? Is that Kris Kristofferson's charater?

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:29 am

Noticed something in the background, see that mutant behind marcus on the left, to the right of him is what looks like humanoid.
Is that... A trog!?!!?

Looks like another super mutant, but he's wearing a hulked-out vault suit.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:59 am

Wait, did I miss one? Is that Kris Kristofferson's charater?

No, Arcade is Zach Levi's character. Arcade Gannon used to be an Enclave soldier, IIRC.

Kris's dude is Chief Hanlon.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:08 pm

Looks like another super mutant, but he's wearing a hulked-out vault suit.

>_>
Nuh-uh!
For the love of Norman Frempt let the next screenshot be of a Trog!

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:36 pm

Bonus screenshot

http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/08/10/voice-cast-for-new-vegas-announced/

Wow. Amazing. You're making a Fallout 2 super nerd very happy right now! :clap:

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:52 pm

No, Arcade is Zach Levi's character. Arcade Gannon used to be an Enclave soldier, IIRC.

Kris's dude is Chief Hanlon.

He was going to be a former Enclave soldier in Van Buren, but we don't know if that will be his backstory in New Vegas. I wouldn't be surprised if he is an Enclave deserter though, and if he is I hope at least his side quest allows us to obtain some Fallout 2 Enclave power armor.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:55 pm

He was going to be a former Enclave soldier in Van Buren, but we don't know if that will be his backstory in New Vegas. I wouldn't be surprised if he is an Enclave deserter though, and if he is I hope at least his side quest allows us to obtain some Fallout 2 Enclave power armor.

That is exactly what I'm hoping for. But I don't want much more Enclave stuff involved. In any case, it seems like he'll be the companion for me.

God bless the Enclave.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:15 pm

stupid article is stupid
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/08/fallout-new-vegas-increases-its-talent/1

- Zachary Levi's playable character Arcade is a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse who hides a mysterious past.

-- Another newcomer who will be familiar to video gamers is Felicia Day (The Guild), who voices the playable character Veronica, a sarcastic Brotherhood of Steel scribe.

-- A third playable companion is Raul the Ghoul, a mechanic and former gunslinger voiced by Danny Trejo (From Dusk Till Dawn).

Unless I've missed something basic, the companions are not playable. Playable would mean that you could control them instead of your own character. As far as I know you can only give them orders through the companion wheel. What a misleading article.

I think it's a common way that the mainstream press describes companions. Since the player can control them to an extent (i.e. as opposed to regular NPCs) then they're described as "playable" even though they're not actual player-characters. I've noticed that said in relation to e.g. Mass Effect as well.

I'm excited about Felicia Day being on board. Hmm. I wonder if Wil Wheaton can put in an appearance in Fallout 4 ...

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:04 pm

>_>
Nuh-uh!
For the love of Norman Frempt let the next screenshot be of a Trog!

I gotta say, the pics and release have me as excited as a pack of sugar-high schoolgirls.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:56 pm

to anybody that knows the answer that reads this. why is there snow. thats the question i really want answered

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 6:07 pm

to anybody that knows the answer that reads this. why is there snow. thats the question i really want answered

Maybe Jacobstown is in the mountains?

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 4:50 pm

to anybody that knows the answer that reads this. why is there snow. thats the question i really want answered

Jacobstown is probably in northern Nevada where it does in fact snow, believe it or not.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:37 pm

Maybe Jacobstown is in the mountains?

i assumed that. but the only mountain even near there is the rockies . and that seems a bit to far away

» Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:24 am

Well, D.McMurry is in the thread, and apparently he's the world designer according to his profile... maybe he's here to explain the snow?

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:24 am

Maybe Jacobstown is in the mountains?

I can only guess that it is a ski resort near Las Vegas. There are several.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS275&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=ski+resort+near+las+vegas&fb=1&gl=us&hq=ski+resort&hnear=Las+Vegas,+NV&view=text&ei=rIJhTJ6RDo72swPWweGjCA&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=4&ved=0CEgQtQMwAw

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:51 pm

Jacobstown is probably in northern Nevada where it does in fact snow, believe it or not.

ok thanks man. i assumed it was in the northern area of the map.

im guessing its in the north east section. like where raven rock was on the fallout 3 map

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:59 pm

Wow, never expected Kris Kristofferson

Who???

Wait ... Chandler's in F:NV? :blink: Huh, never knew that.

Yeah, didn't you know he's a big Fallout 3 fan? I saw a talk show he was on and he signed five copies he had bought and gave them to the audience or something. He spent 5 out of his 10 minutes talking about the game anyway. So Beth got some add time AND a celeb supporter for free :goodjob:

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:41 pm

I can only guess that it is a ski resort near Las Vegas. There are several.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS275&um=1&ie=UTF-

yeah i mentioned in an earlier comment that it looked like a ski resort. it was just hard to imagine that it snows in nevada. cause most people picture it as a desert ya know

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:33 pm

That is exactly what I'm hoping for. But I don't want much more Enclave stuff involved. In any case, it seems like he'll be the companion for me.

God bless the Enclave.

The wiki says there is a lone enclave eyebot and that is it for them.

Is that snow in the picture?

» Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:27 am

So..... New Vegas is Van Buren : The FPS?

I'm not suprised. they laid out all this stuff for Van Buren that never got used.

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:37 pm

i have learned more on this forum today then i have learned over 2 months on this forum

» Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:16 am

Hell yes. Nice to see Marcus alive.

» Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:41 am

So..... New Vegas is Van Buren : The FPS?

I'm not suprised. they laid out all this stuff for Van Buren that never got used.

What?

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 2:01 pm

Snow covered mountains, 35 miles outside of Vegas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_Peak

» Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:12 pm

What?

I think he's saying that because a lot of the content in F: NV is stuff similar to what was going to be in Van Buren, like the Ceasar's Legion, Arcade Gannon, and all that.