

There's no real black and white "good" or "bad" here, which I appreciate. Still, regardless of whether or not you give a damn, the ending forces you to make a moral choice that will decide the fate of the park and its inhabitants. The storyline also lost steam after a couple of fetch quests and I eventually stopped caring about what was going on. Basically, everything that can hurt you in the park is something you've seen before, and that's a little disappointing. The Cazador is still the most dangerous and annoying bug of all time (especially in its "Giant" variety here), while the geckos remain hilariously goofy. target practice) aren't particularly interesting. There are two downsides to Honest Hearts - the first is that the animals (a.k.a. Fast travel is also back (it wasn't possible in Dead Money) and that made me very happy. These details make Zion a really fun place to wander around in. The addition of weather patterns is a really nice touch and at night the sky is bursting with stars. Although my feelings would differ if this happened in real life, I was pleasantly surprised when I got caught in a rainstorm. The national park is a beautiful place filled with red cliffs, radiation-free water, plenty of plants to pick and stunning hand-painted murals on the bedrock. If you're like me and prefer to have some backup, you'll be happy to know that you receive temporary companions during your stay at Zion. There are ways to raise the poundage up to 100, but you'll need specific perks or skills to do so. This means no companions (you'll have to tell them to go away yourself, they don't automatically leave you like they do in Dead Money) and 75 lbs of stuff on your back. Some quick notes before you hit the road: you need to travel light. It's a familiar formula of exploration, choice, murder and a decent (but not entirely gripping) storyline. You travel to Zion National Park in Utah with the Happy Trails Trading Group and deal with what's going on there. This adventure is more typical "Fallout" than the last bit of content, Dead Money.

Luckily for me Honest Hearts - the second piece of downloadable content available for Fallout: New Vegas - sheds more light on the legend. Rumors around the desert indicated that he somehow survived this brutal treatment, but nothing ever came of it. As a punishment, Caesar sentenced him to a gruesome death: covered in pitch, lit on fire and tossed off the cliffs of the Grand Canyon.

If you don't remember hearing his story, the Burned Man was one of Caesar's (the founder and leader of Caesar's Legion) best men until he failed him in battle. During my time in the Mojave with Fallout: New Vegas there was one thing I'd hoped to learn more about: the Burned Man.
