Dead Money, on the other hand, is a tense and taut stealth action feast, and it’s not for the easily frustrated.Ī signal on your Pip-Boy alerts you to a new location, wherein you’ll enter the story of the Sierra Madre Casino. However, what it also adds is a terrifying sense of urgency to a game that, otherwise, can be approached relatively leisurely.įallout: New Vegas isn’t a relaxing game by any means – it’s not Flower with guns – but, with a constant supply of ammo, health and meds to collect, there’s always an escape route.

So, when its first DLC was announced soon after its release, we were equally excited and wary.ĭead Money reared its head in December and, let’s cut to the chase, it adds 5 to the original level cap of 30. New Vegas was a deep and complex sprawling epic of a game and, despite its many glitches, wriggled its way into becoming one of our favourite games of the year.