Highlights
- Fallout: New Vegas player shares a humorous clip of an NPC stealing an item.
- The game's open-world sandbox allows for unique experiences and moments, even 14 years after release.
- Fans discuss the possibility of a Fallout: New Vegas sequel, but it remains speculative.
A Fallout: New Vegas player online has shared a hilarious clip that shows an NPC rudely snatching an item right out of their hands. For many, Fallout: New Vegas is considered to be the best title in the entire series, and it's moments like this that show why that's the case.
Despite being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, Bethesda-published Fallout: New Vegas features the same dynamic sandbox that defines every other Bethesda title. This sandbox naturally creates many memorable moments in the open world, without feeling forced. This allows players to have a unique experience in the wasteland, making their time with Fallout: New Vegas truly special. It's a testament to how versatile this sandbox is, that players are still discovering new quirks almost 14 years after the game was first released.
Redditor swollyhill shared the hilarious clip, which shows a member of Fallout: New Vegas' NCR snatching a drink from the player's hands, before walking away nonchalantly as if nothing had happened. It's unclear why the NPC goes for this drink in particular, especially considering there's a ton on the shelf next to the player, but this only makes the situation even more humorous. One player in the thread mentioned that they'd had the exact same thing happen to them, leading them to ponder over whether this was a scripted event. However, this doesn't seem to be the case.
Fallout: New Vegas Player Has Item Stolen Out of Their Hands
Gamers in the thread were shocked that Fallout NPCs were actually able to pick up consumables like this, and one user had an interesting explanation. It's apparently a feature remaining from The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion (which shares an engine with Fallout: New Vegas), where NPCs would be marked as "hungry" and seek out a consumable to eat or drink. It just so happens that in this particular clip, the NPC sought out the consumable at the perfect time, resulting in the hilarious moment.
Because Fallout: New Vegas was published by Bethesda rather than developed by it, the game has always stood out as a black sheep in the franchise. With Bethesda seemingly refusing to commit to a new mainline single-player game in the series any time soon, the calls for a Fallout: New Vegas sequel have only intensified, especially with the rise in popularity thanks to the Fallout TV show. While Fallout: New Vegas 2 seems like a pipe dream now, it will be interesting to see if Bethesda hands the franchise off to another RPG developer in the name of speed, as it could result in a New Vegas-esque experience. However, this is purely speculation at the moment.
Franchise Fallout System PC , PlayStation , Xbox Platform(s) PS3 , Xbox 360 , PC Released October 19, 2010 Developer(s) Obsidian Entertainment Publisher(s) Bethesda Genre(s) RPG ESRB M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs How Long To Beat 28 Hours Metascore 84 PS Plus Availability Premium Expand See at Steam
