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Not a big fan of this one.
Despite having numerous criticism of both Dead Money and Honest Hearts, I find it easy to say this was my least favorite of the three to play.
On a positive note, the dialogues of the characters, specifically the Think Tank machines and Dr Mobius, were really fun. The irony of these supposed ultra intelligent scientists being incredibly out of touch with the real world was a really fun thing to explore when talking to them. Each of the scientists had really unique characteristics that separated each one from one another. Definitely a highlight of this DLC. The main story was generally interesting and the quests were fairly interesting. Exploring the characters, though, was definitely the best part.
The world, on the other hand, really fell flat for me. Now admittedly this is really personal preference, but I hate how empty the Big Empty is. There's no passive NPCs outside of the Think Tank and Mobius' lab, there's no followers to bring along on the journey (I refuse to count the talking suit), and most of the remaining world is filled with killer robots and psychotic lobotomites. I didn't like exploring this empty area. It just didn't speak to me in the same way the Mojave or even the Zion Canyon did. The side-quests were particularly monotonous, and without interesting exploration they fell extremely flat. I wanted to get them over with more so than enjoy the ride.
Old World Blues wasn't for me, I understand that, but it doesn't mean my enjoyment was hindered any less. It still had its bright spots, but its the worst New Vegas DLC, not including Lonesome Road, which I have yet to pick up quite yet. I would recommend this, as I've said with the previous two DLCs, to those who purchased the original game and enjoyed it. I wouldn't search for it otherwise.
Despite having numerous criticism of both Dead Money and Honest Hearts, I find it easy to say this was my least favorite of the three to play.
On a positive note, the dialogues of the characters, specifically the Think Tank machines and Dr Mobius, were really fun. The irony of these supposed ultra intelligent scientists being incredibly out of touch with the real world was a really fun thing to explore when talking to them. Each of the scientists had really unique characteristics that separated each one from one another. Definitely a highlight of this DLC. The main story was generally interesting and the quests were fairly interesting. Exploring the characters, though, was definitely the best part.
The world, on the other hand, really fell flat for me. Now admittedly this is really personal preference, but I hate how empty the Big Empty is. There's no passive NPCs outside of the Think Tank and Mobius' lab, there's no followers to bring along on the journey (I refuse to count the talking suit), and most of the remaining world is filled with killer robots and psychotic lobotomites. I didn't like exploring this empty area. It just didn't speak to me in the same way the Mojave or even the Zion Canyon did. The side-quests were particularly monotonous, and without interesting exploration they fell extremely flat. I wanted to get them over with more so than enjoy the ride.
Old World Blues wasn't for me, I understand that, but it doesn't mean my enjoyment was hindered any less. It still had its bright spots, but its the worst New Vegas DLC, not including Lonesome Road, which I have yet to pick up quite yet. I would recommend this, as I've said with the previous two DLCs, to those who purchased the original game and enjoyed it. I wouldn't search for it otherwise.