Finally knuckled down and finished New Vegas Bounties III for the first time in many years. I have to say, it bothered me less than it did that first time, maybe because I was more sympathetic to the story being told than I was the first time, and find the idea of a villain who well and truly beats you no matter what you do kind of an interesting idea, even if the execution is a bit shit.
The biggest flaw with the mod is simply that there is no good way to defend or explain yourself at all. The whole beginning, where Virgil, who is totally NOT Marko by the way and NO you can't see through this paper thin alias and just kill him right away, tries to show you the horrid consequences of your actions in the first two mods by showing you the fallout from killing who you killed then guilt tripping you over it.
Oh, yeah, I shouldn't stop murderers and rapists because they have families too. Boo hoo.
One option that lets you poke a hole in that argument that isn't written to characterize you as a sociopathic retard would be nice.
And if it was JUST Marko I could probably look past it since there is a very specific dynamic he's clearly going for here, but it happens all the time. Choosing to kill Glanton over saving the kids gets you REAMED by Randall but you can't just say "Hey, Glanton routinely butchers children. I sacrificed seven to save potentially hundreds down the line. He will literally never stop killing tribals, ever."
On a good note though, finding Brookshire in the NCR embassy and telling him "I'd kill you in front of the fucking president you piece of shit, I don't care where we are." Was immensely satisfying. More games should let you murder guys of that particular line of employment.
Anyways, still a good mod. I can't complain too much given the writing is still leagues better than most quest mods I've played.
