Poll: Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas

[Daveman]

Wow, I'm surprised the poll is so even. But, minus the massive bugs, Vegas would definitely win. I found the gameplay better with more balanced skills (as small guns was just stupidly good in 3 and a shitload more opportunities to use speech etc). I preffered the general look of the place more because frankly the same old green and browns really got me down playing fallout 3 to the extent I hated playing it especially compared with Oblivion and New Vegas (that I love) which have loads in common gameplay-wise. I also found the entire story better and I loved Chandler, I mean Benny, and the Legion are such better baddies than the Enclave and actually getting to pick a side right out the bat made me like it more too.

So in conclusion, Ring-a-ding Baby!

New Vegas PC Edition, because Mods are the main reason to get this game imo

I'm using the PC version of both and I will agree that NV gets the better share of mods and it is a lot easier to run said mods without crashing. I still prefer Fallout 3, though.

Also, using console commands can fix most of the bugs like clipping and random factions hating you. The only downside is you can't get any achievements in that gaming session.

 

[Chibz]

I had fun with both games. But I'm voting for 3, because the makers of it didn't lie to (or mislead) me.

I don't understand why people call New Vegas buggy. My version worked great, and never once crashed!

 

[Telumektar]

My PC has some SERIOUS incompatibility issues with both games, NV dind't run for more than 5 minutes without crashing and though Fallout 3 was a bit more stable (but not that stable) it kept corrupting savegames half the times I saved. I had to drop both, a pitty as I was eager to play them.

 

[Savber]

Fallout: New Vegas

The reputation system and the choosing any way to rise to power in New Vegas plot was so much better than the find-your-daddy quests from Fallout 3.

 

[Bek359]

New Vegas has a better story, therefore better game, considering all other elememts are the same.

But they're not the same. The game runs on the same engine, sure, but:

*The encounters are not adjusted to your level in New Vegas
*There are weapon mods and iron sights in NV
*The world maps are very different, especially in the types of areas you go into, i.e. more caves, fewer subway station in NV, less street-to-street warzone-like combat in NV like in downtown DC
*The economy of the games is different,i.e. fully repaired guns and armor can be worth thousands of caps in NV, but not nearly as much in 3, merchants have more caps to buy your stuff with in NV
*Very few craftable weapons in NV (goodbye Dart Gun and Railway Rifle ;_
*New Survival Skill, but Big Guns is merged with Small Guns and Explosives is nearly worthless considering how few skill points and explosive items you get, and how much you can sell them for instead (150 caps base value for a frag grenade? To the merchants you go!)
*No bobbleheads and MUCH fewer skill points in NV, etc.

All of those things should be considered notable differences worthy of consideration. There are things I like better in 3 than in NV, and vice versa.

 

[Bek359]

In Fallout: New Vegas however, if you choose a side (let's say....you choose to work for Mr.House) you do one mission for him and then you see 5 other side missions that you FAILED because you did Mr.House's missions.

The game has the other major factions tell you that if you continue working for Major Faction X they'll refuse to work with you. Yeah, bit dodgy that it just doesn't remove the quests but tells you that you failed them but life's hard, wear a hat.

Fun fact: You're EXPECTED to fail more quests in NV than F3 even had. Sans DLC, of course.

 

[octafish]

Yep. It's the devil himself.

There ain't no devil, there's just God when He's drunk...

OT: New Vegas because it is, you know, a proper Fallout game that feels like a Fallout game. I IS SCIENTIST!

 

[Zoe Castillo]

T----

 

[Jaxek13]

If Fallout 3 had the weapons and weapon mods of new vegas it would be perfect.

 

[Admiral Stukov]

New Vegas was too directed, too much focused on story.

90% of the fun I get out of a Fallout is just walking around blowing stuff up.
I've got other games when I want an engaging story. So FO3 for me.

 

[Javarock]

Yep, Basically at TestECull stated, It is more stable... And one better written... He pretty much hit it on the head

 

[x -- A L P H A prime]

I'm actually having a hard time deciding on this one. While yes I do like the upgrades that they made in New Vegas (the buddy system, iron sights, having faction meters basically overpower fucking karma, and weapon customization) and the fact that New Vegas' story was ENTIRELY better than the shitty one they came up in with Fallout 3, I also liked how Fallout 3 seemed a lot more immersive than New Vegas. Fallout 3 and its DLC made me feel like I actually was some lost Vault dweller set loose in the world. New Vegas kinda just felt like it went "here's a gun, here's a path. Go at it." But I don't know. Each has its pluses and its downfalls.

 

[Lerasai]

Fallout NV was fun, but with Fallout 3 I was more invested in the story and for me that's what makes me want to continue playing. I felt more connected to the world in FO3 rather than shot in the head and dropped right into it with no background to speak of and no real motivation. I didn't want to kill Benny the way I wanted to save the PC's father in FO3.
Plus, I absolutely hated running around New Vegas, which should have been a fun experience but it just felt to me like running through a maze of same-y looking architecture and through identical entrances and exits. I got lost so often.

Though, I do adore the intro to NV. <3
"From where you're kneeling, it must seem like an 18-carat string of bad luck. But the truth is, the game was rigged from the start."

 

[Xealeon]

new vegas hardcore mode could have been harder. you had to eat and drink but only like once a week or something.

on that note, when I try to play on hardcore mode, for some reason my character dies of thirst within about 2 in-game hours. I couldn't play it because my sleep deprivation went up but sleeping even 1 hour would make me critically thirsty and not decrease my sleep enough to help.

I personally prefer my own brand of Fallout 3 Hardcore: turn the HUD off and never fast-travel. If you think Fallout 3 wasn't hard enough, try it out.

 

[end_boss]

So I've played through both of the recent Fallout games (sans DLC) and after playing New Vegas for a while I realized that I wasn't having as much fun as I had playing Fallout 3. True, New Vegas has a better story line and characters in my opinion but I found the Mojave Desert really boring compared to the Capital Wasteland. Also, even though they fixed a bunch of the problems that I had with Fallout 3 like adding true ironsights and weapon mods I always found the overall gameplay in Fallout 3 to be better. I talked to a few of my friends and some said that I was right and Fallout 3 was the better game and some said New Vegas was better so I was just wondering, what's you opinion?

I only wish Fallout 3 had weapon mods and the ability to use weapons of similar types for repair parts, the way New Vegas does. Other than that, I found Fallout 3 to be more balanced, more immersive, more open in terms of reputation (couldn't do anything without someone hating you for it in New Vegas), and a lot more fun to explore. New Vegas had some better writing and the amazing character of Yes Man, a couple fun sidequests and a more epic finale, but otherwise, Fallout 3 gets more of my vote.

 

[badiie05]

really? hehe fallout 3 cannot be compared to new vegas..
well thats my opinion, new vegas was too buggy for me and kept freeing which ruined my experience and gave me a real hard time

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Tesla cannon, gauss rifle. No more need be said. Til Vegas gets em, I'll stick with 3 GOTY edition.

Telsa Beaton Prototype Cannon - Crashed Vertibird

It's Orange...its amusing

YCS/186 - Not Wild Wasteland

Uses 4 not 5 ammo and has a brown "camo" on it - VERY FREAKIN FACERAPE


OT:

Fallout 3 + Fallout New Vegas - I enjoy them both

 

[Snotnarok]

As much as I blasted New Vegas when it came out (some people took offense to that but I stand by it because it was a pile of shit and glitches, still kind of is) it's a lot better than Fallout 3 in a lot of ways and I haven't even gotten 50% of the way through.

In terms of gameplay it's leaps and bounds better and I'm sure it'll only get better as time goes with modders. FO3 did have an amazing ending but, I dunno it wasn't challenging (even when doing a run without going to any towns) and that's not been a problem with NV.

 

[russkiimperial]

I think it breaks down like this: If you played Fallout 1 and 2 before 3 then you probably liked Vegas better because it is actually a successor storywise to those games. If you only played Fallout 3 and prefer Bethesda's big open world-exploration then you will like 3 better.

Having played the originals I really apprecited how they tie in the events of the first two games into the most aspects of the game. In a way the whole atmosphere and feel of New Vegas is quite different and more rewarding if you know the characters, plot, locations of the original titles (wasteland omelet comes to mind).

Also, I hate to say it but it's not a true fallout game if there aren't a ton of glitches when it comes out. Such as the programmer's curse of having so many non linear ways to accomplish everything.

 

[Composer]

=/ i felt that new vegas was just a reskin of fallout 3