Fallout 3 vs New Vegas

What should I play

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NV is much better imho. But then I prefer anything Obsidian to Bethesda, just much better at the aspects of the game that matters to me.
 
Looks like FO3 is winning, but only by a little bit, I think I might just go with that for now
 
I see some guys didn't enjoy the story of Fallout3, I thought it was great and memorable. As I am playing NV I have no idea what the story is or the main questline. Or is that the point?
 
bradbear117 said:
I see some guys didn't enjoy the story of Fallout3, I thought it was great and memorable. As I am playing NV I have no idea what the story is or the main questline. Or is that the point?
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The main questline in NV is to go to Vegas and find the guy that shot you in the intro, it unfolds from there.

What I did not like about F3 story was that it was too linear. Don't want to go into that too much as I don't wanna spoil anything for anyone. NV just gave the player way more freedom when it comes to how the story plays out. There are multiple different factions you can join which completely changes the outcome of the game. You can also do the "selfish" thing and finish the game with only your own interests at heart.

The overall writing in NV is also just way, way better than in F3. This is, obviously, because Obsidian's writers are leagues ahead of Bethesda's. I mean these are some of the guys that made/wrote the original Fallout games, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment etc. back in their Black Isle days. Bethesda is known for Elder Scrolls and F3, neither of which are known primarily for their storytelling.

IMO Bethesda knows how to make a good open world game based on exploration, not roleplaying. It's a lot better in F4 than it was in F3 though.
 
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Wlad said:
The main questline in NV is to go to Vegas and find the guy that shot you in the intro, it unfolds from there.

What I did not like about F3 story was that it was too linear. Don't want to go into that too much as I don't wanna spoil anything for anyone. NV just gave the player way more freedom when it comes to how the story plays out. There are multiple different factions you can join which completely changes the outcome of the game. You can also do the "selfish" thing and finish the game with only your own interesest at heart.

The overall writing in NV is also just way, way better than in F3. This is, obviously, because Obsidian's writers are leagues ahead of Bethesda's. I mean these are some of the guys that made/wrote the original Fallout games, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment etc. back in their Black Isle days. Bethesda is known for Elder Scrolls and F3, neither of which are known primarily for their storytelling.

IMO Bethesda knows how to make a good open world game based on exploration, not roleplaying. It's a lot better in F4 than it was in F3 though.
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Oh right, think I may have done a large chunk of the main quest then because I found that guy. Now Im just trying to join the NCR, I really
like their American Army Ranger vibe.
 
I actually quite liked Fallout 3 even though the story may have been a bit silly at times. Coming out of the vault and going to explore other vaults... found it interesting. Fallout 3 also gave a nice background to everything which I'm not sure NV does. Can't remember much of NV.

Just a note when playing FO3... Make sure you play as many of the side quests as possible before following the main story. I messed up somewhere and somehow missed the ending completely cause it was only 10 seconds long. I kept playing for days, even after getting bored, just to try and reach the ending, but it never came. Only after googling it, I noticed that I've completed the game long ago. Apparently you get more of an ending with more side-quests completed.
 
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