Poll: Fallout: New Vegas or Portal 2

[laggyteabag]

I honestly didn't enjoy NV, it was too big, and I just felt underwhelmed by the whole experience, I'm sure that there are many mods out there that can make the game more enjoyable, but as its own game, its kind of boring.

Portal 2 however, is a seriously fun game, that I cannot recommend enough, its got some of the best writing that I have seen in a game in a while, and its got some brilliant puzzles. Its also got a map editor, so you can make and release your own custom maps to the community.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

New Vegas is brilliant and will last you a lot longer than Portal 2, especially with the DLC.


They're both worth playing, but if I had to choose only one, I'd go with New Vegas.

Pretty much this, you will get a lot more bang for your buck with Fallout: New Vegas. However, however... New Vegas doesn't have Wheatley and Wheatley is one of the best characters in anything, ever.

 

[Bloodtrozorx]

I may be wrong here and if so don't be offended but judging by the age of those games it can be assumed you don't get new games often. If that assumption is accurate I would recommend Fallout: New Vegas. The reasons being that F:NV is a great game with a lot to see and many many hours of replay value (I just started my 6th character) whereas Portal 2 is a fantastic game it is also very short on replay value and you may find yourself shelving it sooner rather than later. Of course I could have assumed wrong and thus made myself out to be a douche so...

 

[I.N.producer]

New Vegas. According to steam, I've put 462 hours into New Vegas, but I only put 20 into Portal. I just started my sixth(?) character in New Vegas, but I haven't touched Portal 2 since I beat it and the online part the first time.

 

[BartyMae]

I recommend Portal 2 over New Vegas. Simply a sweeter experience...and I could never get over New Vegas's non-appealing graphics and it's rather poor shooting mechanics.

 

[Versuvius]

Do you want a puzzler with no replay? (You know all the puzzles) or an RPG that has infinite replayability and modability? (Fuck you, fan made puzzles etc).

Fallout: NV without a doubt.

 

[Vigormortis]

Firstly, I'm noticing a lot of people missing the part where the OP said he was playing on the 360. So many of the New Vegas recommendations; of which are based on the suggestion of getting certain mods to make the game better; are not only pointless but invalid.

Secondly, as much as I want to recommend Portal 2 (as it is a VASTLY superior game in almost every regard), I simply can't. Namely, for the same reason most people are pointlessly recommending New Vegas.

That reason? You're playing on the 360.

Why does that matter? Well, if you were on the PC I'd recommend Portal 2 in a heartbeat. This is because Portal 2 on PC just received the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC. This DLC added both a superb, and surprisingly robust, in-game map maker/editor as well as a community share feature. As such, with this new edition, you'll end up getting a lot more play time out of Portal 2 than you would New Vegas.

However, seeing as the console builds can't really get this feature, I'd have to suggest New Vegas. Which is a shame, really. Portal 2 is a much better game.

(One quick caveat. I notice a lot of people saying "New Vegas over Portal 2 because you get more play time out of it." This is a load of crap. More play time =/= better play time. Just because a game has you playing for a longer period of time does NOT mean that it's play experience is automatically better. I hear the same thing with people claiming one story is better than another because it's longer and has a lot more dialog. Something that just doesn't make sense. Saying that it's a simple matter of quantity, though, DOES make sense. Which again, without the PTI DLC, is something Portal 2 doesn't have over New Vegas.)

 

[VeryOddGamer]

Huh, I didn't know this thread was still alive (pun unintended). Well, anyway, I got NV, because replay value and the amount of content is quite important to me. I'll get Portal 2 a little later. Thanks for weighing in, guys.

 

[Arakasi]

Huh, I didn't know this thread was still alive (pun unintended). Well, anyway, I got NV, because replay value and the amount of content is quite important to me. I'll get Portal 2 a little later. Thanks for weighing in, guys.

I hope you got the Ultimate Edition.
The DLCs (or at least 2 of them) are brilliant.

 

[VeryOddGamer]

Huh, I didn't know this thread was still alive (pun unintended). Well, anyway, I got NV, because replay value and the amount of content is quite important to me. I'll get Portal 2 a little later. Thanks for weighing in, guys.

I hope you got the Ultimate Edition.
The DLCs (or at least 2 of them) are brilliant.

Yeah, I said I would in the OP. Nobody seems to notice that.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Portal 2 is a very easy and a very short game. I really don't understand why so many people praise it as something godlike. The puzzles are so easy a 5 year old could solve them. One can argue that it's about the story, but even if that is the case, you'll play the game once and never again. It has no replay value at all.

New Vegas is a great game. And it will consume a lot of hours. It is definitely worth every cent.

 

[Galletea]

Well if you're debating which to get, then you must be strapped for cash, in which case portal is not going to get you value for your moolah, so get New Vegas and save up for something while you spend your hours killing adorable giant lizards.