I clocked 82 hours, and didn't even explore all of the map. I did a lot of pointless shit though, just for kicks.
I agree with your gripes. I didn't even have to buy ammo. So I wasted my money on stuff for my house. I also found the range of weaponry unnecessary, since there is no tactical reason for a given weapon - thje advantages of optimal weapon choice is too small. Of all the "custom weapons", I only found the shishkebab and nuka-granades worth it. The rock-it launcher is funny (decapitating a super mutant with a teddy bear), but that's about it. The NPC's have crap party AI. They ended up getting themselves killed more often than not, and the tactical settings are far inferior to NWN and KOTOR- I'm making the comparison because the party settings are similar. I even ended up sending dogmeat away, cuz I couldn't bear to see him die again.
That said, its a shooter experience unlike any other this year. Easily GOTY for me.
Oh, and I played it on X360. I can't play FPS on PC's anymore - I've lost the dexterity for it. lol.
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