Walk speed has been reduced to a stationary lean forward. Players whined about the effects of radiation in Fallout 3, so this time around you will begin the game with a near-lethal dose of radiation that renders you blind. If it is the slightest bit undercooked, the main character will die. If it is overcooked or poorly seasoned, it will disappear without being eaten. Food must be manually prepared by the player following actual recipes and cooking methods. You must eat and drink every three minutes to stay alive. There is a Repair skill, but using it causes your character to strike his throat repeatedly with the Pip Boy until its dull corner punctures a hole in his jugular. If you die in the game, not only do you lose your character but you die in real life AND all the savegames for other titles on your system are deleted.Īll items - including equipment, inventory and bottlecaps - degrade by 1% each time you take a step. Taking aim at these masochists, Fallout: New Vegas' hardcore mode looks to present some serious challenges.

Nearly every game has a subset of people bemoaning the lack of a Hardcore mode, where death is permanent and the difficulty is cranked to 11.

That, or proudly proclaiming all of the above on internet forums. If there's one thing video game players love, it's being badass, unstoppable gamelords that blow through every supposed 'challenge' thrown their way in record time with a cocky grin on their Gamer Grub-encrusted mouths while weaker nerds toil in obscurity.

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