Let me preface this by saying that I haven't been following NV very closely since the teaser trailer was shown, but in the past couple of days I've been reading up on the game to build some anticipation before it is released. I'm currently unable to play my 360 as one of my controllers is lost and my brother has the other one, but when I get a controller I plan on playing through Fallout 3 again. In the meantime, the only way to get excited for NV is to learn as much as I can about the game. Which is why I'm making this topic; I have read a handful of previews, interviews, reports, and FAQs about the game, but I feel like I don't know very much about it. I'm wondering if this is because not much has been revealed, or simply because I'm not looking in the right places.

So I have a few questions to ask, and if you guys could help at all I'd appreciate it. Even a simple "hasn't been announced" will be very helpful, or a link to a preview/interview with some related info. Thanks.

1. How big is the game world [compared to past Fallout games, or a static figure]?
2. How long is the MQ supposed to take?
3. How many perks compared to past Fallout games?
4. How frequently will the player have to eat/drink/sleep in hardcoe mode?
5. How many NPCs are in the game?
6. How many sidequests?
7. What are the best/essential previews, interviews, and articles to read for more information?


Obviously I don't expect any precise figures for most of those questions, but if you can at least answer #7, and maybe any others to the best of your ability, I'd greatly appreciate it. Also I realize some of you regulars here are probably tired of hearing these questions, but I looked through the board a bit and some of these questions don't seem to have been asked lately...

1. Same as Fallout 3's, but more content.
2. Dunno.
3. I believe more than Fallout 3.
4. Dunno.
5. I believe ~2000.
6. A lot more then Fallout 3, but shorter.
7. Best to just go to the Fallout Wiki( http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki ).

Thanks for the fast reply. Any articles on the wiki that you think stand out as being particularly informative? I've read the FAQ, some item pages, and a few other random pages. I want to avoid plot spoilers if possible, and I assume the character pages contain some of those.

All I can add to FalloutFTW's post is that J.E. Sawyer said that he'd be surprised if anyone did a speed run in about 20 minutes, but didn't completely rule it out. He also said that you can skip a massive portion of the MQ (especially at the start) in that same article but I can't remember what it was.