For those who want to know what it’s like to stalk the desert of post-apocalyptic Las Vegas as a creature of the night, it’s now possible to do so thanks to a recentFallout: New Vegasmod that implements anOblivion-style vampirism perk. With itsstressful open-world settingand highly praised writing, Obsidian Entertainment’s take on the long-running RPG series stands out as one of the bestFalloutgames ever, according to a lot of fans. Many are still holding out that the studio will make a follow-up.
Sadly, despiteObsidian’s CEO wanting to do aFallout:New Vegassequel, nothing has come of it so far. With the developer working onAvowedandThe Outer Worlds 2, an opportunity for the team to dive back into theFalloutuniverse could be a long way off. That’s if the studio even decides to, of course. However, the 2010 release is still celebrated to this day. While the game as it stands was enough to receive accolades, the fact that the modding community is still hard at work releasing new content for it shows that there’s still a lot of love for the game.
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A recent mod forFallout: New Vegaseven incorporates elements from another RPG, specificallyThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. As seen by The Gamer, Nexus Mods user seldalore has released “Wasteland Vampirism - Vampirism and Vampire Race,” a mod for the nuclear-themed title that, as the name suggests, adds vampirism. Anyone who decides to become one of these bloodsuckers will have a number of perks to go with it, such as +100 to health, additional carry weight, more action points, and the ability to breathe underwater. However, as with vampires in general, players exposed to sunlight will suffer.
While this could easily be described as a similar feature toSkyrim’s vampirism, the reason why seldalore’s mod is described as being in line withOblivion’s vampire traitmay well be due to both games using the Gamebryo engine. In any case, it’s interesting to see vampires in a setting outside of fantasy games.
While releases likeFallout 4andOblivionare known for having thebest Bethesda step-out moments,New Vegasis still lauded for its introduction. The chance to embody the Courier, who was left for dead in a shallow grave and set out to seek revenge, is a story that pulled a lot of players in. With such stellar writing, it’s no wonder people are still playing and modding the game more than 12 years after launch.
Fallout: New Vegasis available now for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
