Fallout New Vegas be a great compromise between the older turn base game of the past , and Bethesda 's new first person take on the setting . it combine the upgrade in technology , with the stronger writing of the original game . one of the big problem I always have with `` Fallout 3 '' be that it be miss a lot of the trademark humor of the original game , and everything seem a bit `` off '' for the world . with `` New Vegas '' Fallout again feel truely like Fallout , have member of the original team do the writing , develop the npc , and so on be a good idea . this installment also seem to better empathize the rpg element of the game as it be a bit more difficult to create a `` perfect '' character who can do everything , especially early on . what be more there be more `` hard '' stat requirement for certain thing make it so that only very specific type of character be go to have certain option . it encourage thought , specialization , and of replay the game to experiment a bit more than the previous installment do . I can however see how those who be not into rpg , or shooter fan who feel `` Fallout 3 '' be too rpg-like be go to feel the opposite however . the voice act for this installment be also pretty good , include both Michael Dorn -lrb- `` Worf '' , `` from Star Trek : the next generation '' , and a voice-actor veteran from Fallout 2 reprise he role from that game -rrb- , and Felicia Day -lrb- from `` the Guild '' , and `` Doctor Horrible 's Sing along Blog '' -rrb- in the role of one of the companion who can join you on you travels ... both of whom do a decent job . I also feel that the general cast of voice actor and the backround chatter be better than other `` Gamebryo '' game like `` oblivion '' and `` Fallout 3 '' in general . what prevent I from give this game a full 5 star be both the requirement of use `` Steam '' for DRM , and the number of bug . give that this engine be use for both `` oblivion '' and `` Fallout 3 '' and this paticular game be under development for 2 year , I really do not see much of a excuse for some of the problem this game have accross all platform . overall , I think the bug be exagerrate by enraged fan , who be both irritated with the track record of `` Obsidian '' and how nobody have manage to clean up this engine despite it be use for three game -lrb- and on the verge of retirement -rrb- , however they be present and can be quite annoying . nothing you unlikely to be able to deal with by save with some frequency -lrb- as most player will do anyway -rrb- , but you still go to probably reload a few time due to improper spawning of something , or get a differant `` level up '' perk from the one you select somehow . these thing be be fix both quickly and successfully it seem , but the bottom line be that there be no excuse for this . if you get this game a month or two after release chance be the bug complaint be go to be a non-factor , since they really be do a solid job of fix the game -lrb- which be why I still go with a pretty high rating -rrb- . it be still unexcusable condition for a release though . the bottom line be to not expect this game to be `` forever break '' because of the initial report . in just the time it be be out there have be vast improvement .