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While we wait for Bethesda to announce a release date for the last DLC for New Vegas, Lonesome Road, a few more reviews for Old World Blues have cropped out, keeping mostly in line with the positive reception it has received so far.
According to Strategy Informer it's "one of the best add-ons for any game ever", 9.5/10.<blockquote>In the end I knocked it down a little because yes, assets do get reused (no matter how imaginatively), it’s very talky in parts (no matter how good the talking) and to be fair there will be Fallout players out there who will hate it just because it chucks realism and grittiness out the window. You will love it though if you chose the Weird Wasteland perk, loved the Vault filled with Garys in 3, or just don’t mind playing through an extremely funny and well-written DLC pack that throws interesting surprises at you all the time, rewards exploration greatly, and packs more imagination and play-time in it than nearly every other full-priced game out there.
Oh, watch out for your brain though. He’s a dick. </blockquote>Stuff, 4/5.<blockquote> Fallout is at its best when you can talk characters around and manipulate the game to achieve your goals without killing anyone, but most of Old World Blues sees you desperately gunning down stupidly tough hordes of monsters and running away from gimpy super-humans.
No matter how interesting the locations, and their little backstories, Fallout isn't a shooter and the combat is unresponsive and annoying.
When you're shooting some bloke in the head five times and he's still running at you swinging a saw, it just gets stupid.
At times you can talk the characters around, negotiate with them and bully them, but it just isn't enough.
Old World Blues is very enjoyable, often hilarious, but less combat would have been better.</blockquote>GamesRadar, 8/10.<blockquote> Like any good story, it’s the characters that make OWB a fun place to play around in, and these are better-written characters than any previous Bethesda Fallout, which are perfectly integrated into the Fallout ethos. It’s like the writers at Obsidian made a careful study of all the Fallout minutia and built a believable set of quests and plot points around characters that were derived from that study. If you love the world of Fallout and would like to get more detail on the backstory and mechanics, you’ll love OWB. But even if you’re a casual fan of the series, or just someone looking for a quality RPG experience in general, you won’t be disappointed. This is one DLC pack that does everything right – hell, it’s even got the challenge level and the number of hours it’ll take to beat it (about 8) down perfectly. Money well spent.</blockquote>Gaming Nexus, B+.<blockquote>Old World Blues was a very fun time for me and I haven’t had this much fun in a Fallout DLC in a while. It’s certainly up there as one of my favorite DLCs of the Fallout universe and one that’s definitely worth the $10 that Bethesda is asking for. I have to admit, Old Worlds Blues has me looking forward to the Lonesome Road, the DLC where you meet the other Courier after hearing more about him in Old World Blues. If you’re wanting a good DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, look no further than Old World Blues. </blockquote>Square-Go, 4/5.<blockquote>Now, as with every other DLC, this expansion offers new perks, weapons and enemies to play with and some of them are quite fun. The humour transcends even to here with some of the weapons being both productive, in terms of turning things squishy, and amazing to look at, whilst doing it. On the other hand, mostly in terms of enemies, impressed wouldn’t be the word of choice. Most items in DLC are recycled from the main title whilst others are just “variations” that seem cheap. This is true for even Big MT and all its surrounding as well - overall they give off no new vibe different from any other parts of New Vegas which really is a shame. With each DLC you want something to really sink your teeth into and bring out the wow factor but unfortunately, this time, it just didn‘t land.</blockquote>Crossplatform Gamer, scoreless.<blockquote>Old World Blues is a nice addition to it’s companion DLC packs, but at the same time adds it’s own voice and feel to the lore of the Mojave and the Fallout universe. Don’t let the comical characters of the Robotic Think Tank or the humorous dialog of the evil Dr. Mobius fool you. Old World Blues is a challenging addition to New Vegas, but is also rewarding to those with the fortitude to survive and explore the mysteries of Big Mountain and the Big Empty.</blockquote>Finally, Front Towards Gamer breaks the mold, calling the DLC "a great concept" that "was executed lazily", 6/10.<blockquote>All in all this DLC isn’t horrible but there is much room for improvement, especially in the questing area of things. I don’t play a lot of RPG’s but when I hear Bethesda’s name tossed around I expect great things. Playing this I feel those expectations weren’t really met and at no point was I really entranced by the DLC as I have been by others. It’s cute and quirky and a failry decent way to kill time but not much more.</blockquote>
According to Strategy Informer it's "one of the best add-ons for any game ever", 9.5/10.<blockquote>In the end I knocked it down a little because yes, assets do get reused (no matter how imaginatively), it’s very talky in parts (no matter how good the talking) and to be fair there will be Fallout players out there who will hate it just because it chucks realism and grittiness out the window. You will love it though if you chose the Weird Wasteland perk, loved the Vault filled with Garys in 3, or just don’t mind playing through an extremely funny and well-written DLC pack that throws interesting surprises at you all the time, rewards exploration greatly, and packs more imagination and play-time in it than nearly every other full-priced game out there.
Oh, watch out for your brain though. He’s a dick. </blockquote>Stuff, 4/5.<blockquote> Fallout is at its best when you can talk characters around and manipulate the game to achieve your goals without killing anyone, but most of Old World Blues sees you desperately gunning down stupidly tough hordes of monsters and running away from gimpy super-humans.
No matter how interesting the locations, and their little backstories, Fallout isn't a shooter and the combat is unresponsive and annoying.
When you're shooting some bloke in the head five times and he's still running at you swinging a saw, it just gets stupid.
At times you can talk the characters around, negotiate with them and bully them, but it just isn't enough.
Old World Blues is very enjoyable, often hilarious, but less combat would have been better.</blockquote>GamesRadar, 8/10.<blockquote> Like any good story, it’s the characters that make OWB a fun place to play around in, and these are better-written characters than any previous Bethesda Fallout, which are perfectly integrated into the Fallout ethos. It’s like the writers at Obsidian made a careful study of all the Fallout minutia and built a believable set of quests and plot points around characters that were derived from that study. If you love the world of Fallout and would like to get more detail on the backstory and mechanics, you’ll love OWB. But even if you’re a casual fan of the series, or just someone looking for a quality RPG experience in general, you won’t be disappointed. This is one DLC pack that does everything right – hell, it’s even got the challenge level and the number of hours it’ll take to beat it (about 8) down perfectly. Money well spent.</blockquote>Gaming Nexus, B+.<blockquote>Old World Blues was a very fun time for me and I haven’t had this much fun in a Fallout DLC in a while. It’s certainly up there as one of my favorite DLCs of the Fallout universe and one that’s definitely worth the $10 that Bethesda is asking for. I have to admit, Old Worlds Blues has me looking forward to the Lonesome Road, the DLC where you meet the other Courier after hearing more about him in Old World Blues. If you’re wanting a good DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, look no further than Old World Blues. </blockquote>Square-Go, 4/5.<blockquote>Now, as with every other DLC, this expansion offers new perks, weapons and enemies to play with and some of them are quite fun. The humour transcends even to here with some of the weapons being both productive, in terms of turning things squishy, and amazing to look at, whilst doing it. On the other hand, mostly in terms of enemies, impressed wouldn’t be the word of choice. Most items in DLC are recycled from the main title whilst others are just “variations” that seem cheap. This is true for even Big MT and all its surrounding as well - overall they give off no new vibe different from any other parts of New Vegas which really is a shame. With each DLC you want something to really sink your teeth into and bring out the wow factor but unfortunately, this time, it just didn‘t land.</blockquote>Crossplatform Gamer, scoreless.<blockquote>Old World Blues is a nice addition to it’s companion DLC packs, but at the same time adds it’s own voice and feel to the lore of the Mojave and the Fallout universe. Don’t let the comical characters of the Robotic Think Tank or the humorous dialog of the evil Dr. Mobius fool you. Old World Blues is a challenging addition to New Vegas, but is also rewarding to those with the fortitude to survive and explore the mysteries of Big Mountain and the Big Empty.</blockquote>Finally, Front Towards Gamer breaks the mold, calling the DLC "a great concept" that "was executed lazily", 6/10.<blockquote>All in all this DLC isn’t horrible but there is much room for improvement, especially in the questing area of things. I don’t play a lot of RPG’s but when I hear Bethesda’s name tossed around I expect great things. Playing this I feel those expectations weren’t really met and at no point was I really entranced by the DLC as I have been by others. It’s cute and quirky and a failry decent way to kill time but not much more.</blockquote>
