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Lanius was no match for my understanding of supply chains, and the NCR secured the Mojave. Goodsprings and Primm received protection and merchant traffic, albeit with high taxes. The Followers of the Apocalypse were pushed out of Freeside, and some of them would reconnect with the evacuated Great Khans in Wyoming and help them rebuild. Freeside wasn't too bad off, as the Kings maintained both the NCR alliance and Freeside's independence. The Brotherhood also maintained their NCR alliance, but Veronica still feared their interference in her life and so continued her solitary existence.

I hate to say it, but the more I played this game, the less I enjoyed it. Combat doesn't get any better as enemies become bigger bullet sponges, there are too many quests that are just fetching something without interesting choices or dialogue, and honestly, while the writing is a cut above what you typically get in a video game, I found it unexceptional for the most part.

That said, New Vegas does have one major success, which is a world that feels like everything has a history and a reason for being there. But, I find I appreciate that more when reading through the lore on the internet, rather than actually playing the game. In that vein, I'd like to mention something that I think most lovers of New Vegas's worldbuilding will be interested in: the Van Buren design documents.
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Design_document#Van_Buren
These are the plans for Black Isle's cancelled Fallout 3 from the early 2000s. They cover most of the locations that would have been in the game, along with who the NPCs would have been, what quests they would have given, and the choices the player could make. It's really cool to see the work that went into crafting the world, and there's even some elements that would be repurposed for New Vegas in much different forms. I recommend starting with the Denver document.

2010 wrapup coming soon!

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