Super Mutants and Nightkin. What's not to get? One is orange, and the other is blue and tends to be invisible half the time. I haven't gotten to the point where they explain the difference if there is one, but I honestly don't care. I shoot them and they die, the relationship is mutual.
Cesar's Legion and NCR are pretty well defined. The former is a group of slavers who want to take over Hoover Dam and New Vegas, and the ladder has it and wants to keep it. Pretty simple stuff, although I haven't gotten far enough to read in to that either.
And what about the Khans? They're a gang. Just like The Kings and the Powder Gang. Roll with it. If you really want to learn about them, they probably have plenty of backstory for you to go hunt down.
It's not confusing for me and I haven't touched any Fallout game other than 3 and New Vegas.
Well, that'd be a personal problem with it feeling too similar. I think this wasteland is different enough from DC. DC had that war torn feel to it, like the whole region was unstable and about to fall apart, while the Mojave Wastes feels like it's more settled and stable, just with a huge power struggle overshadowing it. There are tons of towns scatted across the wastes opposed to the 4 or 5 big ones in DC (Megaton, Tenpenny Tower, Rivet City, Underworld, and The Citadel are the big ones. If you really want to, you might also count Paradise Falls or Cantabury Commons), and overall, it has a really different feel to it, which is probably why you don't feel the amazement as seeing the ruins in DC. Because here, it's much more structured and orderly.
Dude, I don't know what wax you had in your ears, but the radio is awesome. Sure, Mr. New Vegas can't hold a candle to Three Dog, but he's a likable enough DJ, and the songs are excellent. "Blue Moon", "I've Got Spurs", "Ain't that a Kick in the Head?", "Big Iron", "Heartaches by the Numbers", and the list goes on. The songs are just as enthralling as they were in Fallout 3 (Although I was disappointed by the ommitting of "Sing, Sing, Sing").
I respect your opinion, but I think you're looking at this at the wrong angle by trying to compare it to Fallout 3. For all intensive purposes, just pretend it's a giant DLC for Fallout 3. It fixes a lot of problems, adds a ton of content, and goes to a whole new wasteland.
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