Fallout 3 Vs. Fallout: New Vegas, Comparisons and Debates... Options

[Diamandis]

Woo! Another Fallout thread! Sorry guys

Buuuuuut, on a few fallout related threads I've seen people make comparisons about both games; what people think one does better or what one does a lot worse.

I thought it would be nice to have a thread where our opinions could be put tidily in one handy place

For me, three of my preferences:

I love the way NV does Companions compared to 3. Not only does the companion wheel make things a lot easier, but it is actually fun travelling with a companion. They actually have things to say, back story wise and you feel like you are travelling with a friend In a way. In 3 they are kinda just there. I find it hard to connect with the companions as they are so one dimensional.

Also, prefer the Star Cap hunt in NV compared to the Nuka Cola challenge (sorry mirocu ). I just find it more of a challenge finding the caps as the Quantums in 3 seem to easy to find.

BUT one thig 3 does have the edge on over NV are player housing. Bethesda have always done a great job with what their player housing has to offer, and Fallout 3 is no exception. In NV the player houses (if you can call them that) just never feel like home. They seem bland.

[McBadgere]

I think Fallout 3 is my fave...But that doesn't mean I didn't love, and put a goodly amount of hours into New Vegas...

I prefer wandering the Wasteland, and prefer the locations to explore...

But New Vegas has some of the cooler characters...Even from the start, Doc Mitchell is a blast, and I hate the fact that he's barely used after that...

Anyways...

I actually prefer the post-Dead Money BoS bunker house in New Vegas to the Megaton one...Just feels better...

There are many things that I don't like about both games, but I think the list is longer for New Vegas...Biggest minus being the fact that I can't do the MQ because it stops the game...I know that Fo3 was like that before Broken Steel, but at least I can still do stuff with the same character...There's no point finishing off a character that I've spent 100+ hours building up...

I love both games, but for me, Fallout 3 feels like the better game...

Although ED-E is a constant in NV, and that BoS bint (whose name I've currently forgotten) was an excellent laugh when I did the whole BoS thing, I've never used the other companions so I can't compare the two on that score...

I do love the Brotherhood of Steel in the two games...Do like me a good Knightly order... ...Not sure if anyone's noticed or not... ...

Aaamywho...

Yeah, Fo3...Top game...

New Vegas...Not far behind though...



EDIT...PS...I really should have waited before answering this...My brain is obviously still work-addled...Apologies... ...

This post has been edited by McBadgere: Jun 6 2013, 01:33 PM