New Vegas Companions: Part 1

I apologize that due to scheduling and the way I play games, there will be a lot of New Vegas updates and not much of anything else for awhile. But while we're here, why don't we break down who exactly will be traveling with you throughout your journey. The companion system in New Vegas is vastly improved over Fallout 3 and  makes it a much more viable option. Where as before you would watch your companions stumble into fire and get killed near instantly, now they... don't.

We'll start with Ed-E and Veronica as they're the two that are currently carrying all my stuff as I pave the way for the NCR revolution.

Ed-E

There's something poetic about a girl (I'm a girl in this playthrough) traveling the wastes with the robot she found and fixed up herself. Even better that the aforementioned robot starts playing old Envlave audio logs every few days or so. Is that sinister or is that sinister? (hint: it's sinister)
     It's also nice to just have a giant robotic bubble watching your back. Just program the thing to shoot from a distance, take one shot at whatever you want dead, and Ed-E will just laser snipe the thing till dead.
     Having a robot also helps keeps me from feeling too bad from the absence of judgmental eyes staring at me.
Score: 4 of 5


Veronica

If you can get past her straight up lying to you when you first meet her, Veronica is a pretty cool companion. Definitely spent my time as a male in this game trying to impress her... I guess I'm just a romantic at heart. Too bad romance doesn't really exist in nuclear apocalyptic wastelands according to Fallout. -sigh-
     The Brotherhood of Steel remains one of the coolest factions in the Mojave Wasteland and having one of them on your side is certainly welcome. It also might be beneficial to say that Veronica goes crazy with her Power Fist. Like she kills... everything. To put it in perspective, I pissed off the Highway Fort that I picked her up at resulting in 20 people attempting to kill me. After running a bit and killing 2 of them, I looked back to see her successfully punching the heads off of 15 of them...
     You definitely earned that dress that you've been asking for.
Score: 4 of 5

Some Updates

I fell asleep while I was playing New Vegas... I have no idea where I am.

All of my roommates are better than me at NBA Jam.


We're fighting Gideon in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I'm Knives. Michael (as Ramona) takes all of the money.

Michael and I both started Assassin's Creed Revelations months ago and just gave up.

I have the mightiest Tiny Tower by the shear fact of Mark's game imploding. I am now paranoid about protecting it from Michael's ever creeping tower.

I'm holding off on Pokemon Pearl because I got it used and I want to steal all of the former owner's (the name on the save file is Ashley) Pokemon onto Heart Gold. I also think I'm falling in love with Ashley.


Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box makes me feel like an idiot.

Mass Effect one has officially stopped being fun to play no matter how many times I bone Liara. approx. 3.6 playthroughs.


Burnout Crash on the other hand is super fun. "It's like a roulette with cheese!"

Thoughts and Quotes: New Vegas

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition showed up in the mail yesterday and I had a grand ol' time fitting it in between NBA Jam and attempting to give away my old copy of New Vegas (which is turning out a lot harder than it should be).

Roommate: My favorite part is killing that guy.
Me: The guy who just nursed me back from the brink of death?
Roommate: What a prick.

This guy just doesn't give a damn if I steal his stuff... maybe I should just try and take his house.

Me: I hope you get killed by a radscorpion.
Friend: Pshaw, you wish.
*radscorpion appears*
Friend: Ha, I will out duel him!
*giant radscorpion appears*
Friend: Oh dear god! My nightmares have manifested themselves!

I can always successfully make an attractive character in these... I am the best.

Other Roommate: You gonna dominate the wasteland?
Me: Already did that... I think I'm feeling a major surge of NCR patriotism though.
ORM: Oh no, you're "that guy".
Me: That guy? I'm not that guy...
ORM: I hope Caeser's Legion crucifies you good.
Me: Better me than the GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA!

People should really stop handing me weapons. There's like a 20% chance I end up killing them with it.

LOG: NBA Jam

-Hour One__---

Me: Wow, a night off... I could actually play a game if I wanted to. Usually I just fit tv shows in whenever I'm free.

Roommate (Matt): Well then play something!

Me: Good idea.

searches collection

-Hour Two__---

Me: I don't have the will to play any of these! 

RM: Then download something new.

Me: bu... bu... moneys.

RM: ...shut up.

begins searching arcade

-Hour Three__---

continues searching arcade

-Hour Four__---

Me: I don't know what to get!

RM: How the hell do you function when you're by yourself!?

Me: I'm never by myself...

RM: Just pick something!

Me: I'm Still Alive looked cool.

RM: GET THAT THEN DAMNIT!

-Hour Five__---

Me: Why can't I download you???

checks internet

Me: March... 7th... why are you saying people downloaded you if you're not out yet!?

weeps

Me: I'm just going to get NBA Jam...

-Hour Six__---

Me: Play me!

RM: no.

Me: PLAY ME!

RM: NOO.

-Hour Seven__---

Me: Stop shoving me.

RM: I'm not doing that.

Me: I see you doing it! At least tell me how!

RM: I'm not doing that!!

Me: Asshole.

Other Roommate (Mark): Lemme play!

-Hour Eight__---

ORM: Asshole.

RM: I'm not an asshole.

Me: Rematch!

RM: I don't want to play anymore.

Me: Then stop winning!!

AGH

I just want everyone to know that I hate my busy-ness.

I don't choose to only play Tiny Tower... it is seriously the only thing I have time to play.

*Loads Gun*