ItвЂ™s a little ham-fisted compared to the elegant way in which Fallout 3 masked these standard pre-game choices, and the awe of entering the sun-bleached wasteland doesnвЂ™t rival Fallout 3вЂs spectacle of leaving the vault. Nowhere near as clever or impressive as Fallout 3вЂs opening act, here you simply answer a few questions, pick stats and choose your visual appearance. ItвЂ™s here where New VegasвЂ™ character creation comes in.

ItвЂ™s a world filled with interesting places, characters and stories, and although also home to some issues, I was instantly addicted all over again.

No sooner had I created my new character and set off into the wasteland, than I was totally absorbed in a new Fallout tale spanning a huge desolated world. However, when I managed to get hold of our review copy and sat down with it, I began to wonder why IвЂ™d not been more hyped about it. Whatever the reason, New Vegas just didnвЂ™t stoke my fire. Then again, it could be the change in developer, with Obsidian recently spawning the horrid Alpha Protocol into the world, and often releasing buggy, unpolished reworkings of other companiesвЂ™ titles. Perhaps it was the fact that Fallout 3 was so good, I couldnвЂ™t imagine another iteration topping it. I must have sunk well over 250 hours into BethesdaвЂ™s masterpiece, yet I was strangely lacking the expected level of excitement for the release of New Vegas. I must admit, despite being an enormous fan of Fallout 3, I was surprisingly nonchalant about the sequel.

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