NCR, House, or Yes-Man: Which one should a rookie side with first?

[The Everygamer]

So... I'm pretty green when it comes to Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout in general. As such, I would like to hear some imput on who I should side with first: New California Republic, Mr. House, or Yes-Man. I will never side with those Legion animals, you can't make me!

Also... how do I side with the NCR or Yes-Man should I choose to side with them?

[Salamand3r-]

NCR is the canon "good" ending, and it's the most fully fleshed-out. I think that's what most people probably choose the first time through. Doesn't mean it's the best or anything, but if there is ever a sequel to New Vegas, that's probably the ending the story will assume.

[kashu]

I'd recommend siding with the NCR on your first playthrough as they're the ones with the most side quests, the other factions are also really fun to play, but their questlines are shorter so they're better for subsequential playthroughs.

What part are you on? you'll get invited to talk with an NCR representative at one point in the game (not saying when since I don't want to spoil you if you haven't gotten there yet)

[Mofuji]

The NCR have taken the worst aspects of the old world and made it their own. It's run by incompetent fools that will destroy itself as it stretches its supply routes ever thinner, while fighting literally anybody that doesn't want any part of them.

The Legion is a cult of personality that will rip itself apart when Caesar dies. And besides that, Caesar is a hypocrite that prattles on about how unimportant the individual is, and how technology is banned, yet he has his own auto-doc and, as I said, the only reason the Legion exists is because of himself.

Mr. House at least has a plan, but it comes at the end of a robot army, when greasing palms fails, anyway. The independent route is just the same thing, only without the plan and money.

[LegendaryThunder]

Originally posted by Salamand3r-:

NCR is the canon "good" ending, and it's the most fully fleshed-out. I think that's what most people probably choose the first time through. Doesn't mean it's the best or anything, but if there is ever a sequel to New Vegas, that's probably the ending the story will assume.

The bible has them outright failing to revolution shortly after.

[psychotron666]

Mr House..listen to his plans and you realize he may not be the best option for the Mojave, but he's the best option for humanity as a whole.

[The Everygamer]

Originally posted by kashu:

I'd recommend siding with the NCR on your first playthrough as they're the ones with the most side quests, the other factions are also really fun to play, but their questlines are shorter so they're better for subsequential playthroughs.

What part are you on? you'll get invited to talk with an NCR representative at one point in the game (not saying when since I don't want to spoil you if you haven't gotten there yet)

Right about to have myself a Ghost Town Gunfight, helping the people of Goodsprings with their Powder Ganger problem.

[kashu]

Originally posted by The Everygamer:

Originally posted by kashu:

I'd recommend siding with the NCR on your first playthrough as they're the ones with the most side quests, the other factions are also really fun to play, but their questlines are shorter so they're better for subsequential playthroughs.

What part are you on? you'll get invited to talk with an NCR representative at one point in the game (not saying when since I don't want to spoil you if you haven't gotten there yet)

Right about to have myself a Ghost Town Gunfight, helping the people of Goodsprings with their Powder Ganger problem.

Oh you're still in the tutorial!

Don't worry about who to side with yet then, keep playing and it will happen naturally at one point in the main quest.

By the way, your reputation with Caesars legion and the NCR gets reset at one point, but only if it's negative, if it's positive or neutral it'll remain how it is, its there in case you messed up/didn't know what you were doing/still weren't sure who to side with.

Anyways, have fun.

[RACHMANOVSKI]

Form your own opinion by playing the game, dude.

It's supposed to be Role playing game, not ask forum what is this game.

[Orgasmatron]

As was said before all options are viable (although the legions-route suffers from some cut-content and comes out shorter than the others). Just explore the world and form an attitude towards it's factions, then go with what feels natural for you.
This is part of what makes New Vegas so great: The devs are not signaling a single conclusion, you have some real agency. Exploring it was always a lot of fun to me.

[Salamand3r-]

Originally posted by LegendaryThunder:

Originally posted by Salamand3r-:

NCR is the canon "good" ending, and it's the most fully fleshed-out. I think that's what most people probably choose the first time through. Doesn't mean it's the best or anything, but if there is ever a sequel to New Vegas, that's probably the ending the story will assume.

The bible has them outright failing to revolution shortly after.

The Fallout Bible was written before New Vegas was even conceived, and is not even remotely canon at this point.