Just roll with this one.

When it comes to modern video games they tend to represent a certain experience. Alot of single player games now have a "movie-like" experience. There's a set plot with set characters, but rather than watching it, you're part of it and its alot longer than a movie - think something like Metro 2033, Dead Space, or Splinter Cell for example.

Then you've got your video game video games - run and gun. Not alot of real story just alot of action - think Call of Duty, Diablo 2, or Fallout 3.

So what's different about F:NV? I couldn't put my finger on it, but I've finally decided that F:NV is alot like a TV series that you "experience". It doesn't have the same "Wow! factor" of a "movie," or the same level of action as a "video game". Nope, its alot like a TV series, there's a more or less a set narrative but there's lots of plot diversions, alot of characters, and some action.

It feels to me alot like when I'm watching a movie compared to a TV show. It's more engrossing in the long run and you find yourself strangely addicted to it, Diablo 2 or F3 are addicting game s because there's a ridiculous ammount of action, F;NV isn't as addicting but when I play it I get stuck in it for hours - much the same way I'll pick my way through a dvd season of a TV show. I'll never be completely engrossed in it like a movie, but i'll keep watching it.

I don't know if this makes any sense...

I feel ya. I can understand where you're coming from. Aside from that, imagine a Fallout TV show. I'd watch it every day. Kind of like that weird show where those people need to survive and create their own town, they have to trade, etc. A quintessential example of what this show could be like. In addition, the radiation, mutation, disease! All the parts that make me smile

If there was a Fallout TV Show, then I am going to interested on how they would make Deathclaws (maybe that is easy), or Cazadores, that would be hard to make, imagine an oversized mosquito (I think), in live action. Imagine the NC-"Rmy" (another way of saying NCR Army) in live action.

you mean Colony? that show is horrible, because the people aren't allowed to create makeshift shotguns to fend off intruders and have to resort to shoving them

Yeah, a real fallout TV show would be great. I think it would possibly be better than a movie, movies tend to really water down an established culture... wheras TV shows still have the potential to represent just because there's so much more hours to work with.

Back on topic.. how many of you agree with my OP? just about the general "feel" of the game experience.

Since I don't like watching movies and love tv-series I guess I know why Vegas is so extra great huh?