Fallout: New Vegas is available for free on the Epic Games Store until June 1st.

In the context: Ask 10 different players what they think of the Bethesda Fallout series (excluding FO and FO2) and you’ll get 10 different answers, both positive and negative. However, most would agree that Fallout: New Vegas was the best of the three first-person shooters – we’ll continue to pretend that Fallout 76 doesn’t exist.

Fallout: New Vegas is often cited by fans as the best game in the franchise, with many attributing the success to Obsidian Entertainment’s return to developer duties. If you haven’t played New Vegas, you have no excuse now because Epic turned it into theirs. free games directory. The Ultimate Edition is usually sold for 20 dollarsbut from now until June 1st at 10:00 AM EST, you can get it for the same price as five finger discount.

Fallout: New Vegas is hard to criticize. From RPG elements to a classic western soundtrack, Obsidian has managed to succeed on all fronts by fixing all of Bethesda’s bugs in Fallout 3.

Unlike FO3 and FO4, which Bethesda hosted in their own backyards in the American Northeast, Obsidian hosted New Vegas in southern Nevada and central California, with the ruined Las Vegas being the main focus. The setting was a welcome aesthetic change and appealed to Westerners familiar with the area.

The dialogue seemed more meaningful in New Vegas, and the interaction with the factions was also significant. Unlike Fallout 3, flagging or helping different gangs has tangible consequences. Bethesda tried to copy this into FO4, but it felt forced.

For example, at the beginning of FO4, Bethesda intentionally pushes players to face the Minutemen faction. The situation is so dire that the player feels compelled to help them – the whole goal is to introduce the game’s faction creation mechanic to Bethesda.

Regardless of your relationship with the franchise, Fallout: New Vegas for free is no problem. Even those who once played it on PS3 or XB360 might want to take advantage of Epic’s offer. The game is old enough that a potato could run it on max settings without breaking a sweat. Plus, 13 years from now, replay will feel like a whole new game.