wooooot found a fix for the slowdowns
first i changed everything to low settings
then i discovered that it was either the HDR setting or trasparency mapping that was causing the slowdowns :)
i finished the game last night without any technical problems BUT i found the game to be average.
oBLivion was wayyy better.
I can't believe no reviews have knocked the fact that the only friken enemies in the game seem to be SUPER MUTANTS LOL!
I've come across lik 5-10 variations of enemy in the whole game. What a joke!
The reviews r wayyy overrated.
Graphics=7 (nothing to look at cept rocks)
sound=8
gamplay= 8 (vats is fun but gets repetitive after a while)
lastability=7 played it once and couldn't be bothered doing side quest
this game does not deserve 9'ss
I would disagree with the sidequests comment, some of the best missions are the side quests. For example, getting the Declaration of Independence side quest was very hard and satisfying. And rescuing the kidnapped townsfolk at the train railyard was also quite challenging with an enormous brute inside an electrified fence, hello mini-nukes!
The Survival Guide missions are also usually fun.
But I do agree, more enemy variation would have improved the game, I have hardly enountered any wildlife except on missions requiring it. Still a very solid enjoyable game, for me an 8.5.