Fallout: New Vegas is a masterpiece of writing, RPG mechanics, exploration, and has the added bonus of caring about the damn Fallout canon.
Fallout 3 feels like watered-down and less interesting Fallout.
Fallout: New Vegas is a masterpiece of writing, RPG mechanics, exploration, and has the added bonus of caring about the damn Fallout canon.
Fallout 3 feels like watered-down and less interesting Fallout.
Psychotic and I consistently agree on all things Fallout, except that I liked Dead Money. He pretty summed up my opinion on the matter.
I absolutely loved Fallout 3 to bits and completed every inch of it. Then I played NV, and 3 just stands out in its inferiority.
That was a pretty good video. As a writer and creator New Vegas probably spoke to me in ways I didn't realize, but now that it's painted in front of me, I can't help but agree. Completely. I never even finished Fallout 3. Then again, I never finished Vegas. But I go back to Vegas all the time. Tons of fun and super interesting. Never had any interest of going back to Fallout 3 after having my fill
I liked Dead Money more when I replayed it as my melee/unarmed character and went through the Ghost People like a hot knife through butter. Or a knife spear through flesh, whichever. It is absolutely the wrong DLC to play on a Guns/Energy Weapons character. As much as I like the ambience, I still think the BLEEP BLEEP YOU DIE FOR NO REASON or LOL DO YOU LIKE SOME POISON GAS? trout is poor game design though.Originally Posted by Quin
Didn't really like the bleep bleep either, but I didn't so much mind the gas as it had reasonable justification. Would have been much better if there was an item to combat it, though. Give the players the taste of this poison cage, sure, but then give them the means to explore it fully afterwards.
It was better than Lonesome Road at least. Still undecided in relation to Honest Hearts.
Don't worry, Quinny, I'm on your side with Dead Money, too.
I always wondered why Fallout 3 got so thrashed in comparison to New Vegas until I recently gave Fallout 3 a real chance and have so far played through a majority of the game. Spuuky has summed up my thoughts accurately. New Vegas is the obvious superior between these two games.
Lonesome Road was so god damn stupid. Listening to Ulysses drone on and on and smurfing on.
Honest Hearts was okay, but I don't see myself ever playing it again. It was carried almost entirely on how awesome the Burned Man was.
Big Mountain was hilarious.
Dead Money was the best though. Terrific characters, and go was that guy a terrific villain. Lonesome Road would have been so much better had it been that guy, escaping the Casino alive, and not smurfing Ulysses.
I still have not gotten around to giving New Vegas a proper play through. I was going through what could have been the height of my fascination with video games when Fallout 3 came out. I had recently purchased my next-gen consoles and felt as if I was discovering video games all over again. For those and other nostalgic reasons, I voted Fallout 3.
But I'm going to play New Vegas soon, I swear.
I like Honest Hearts because you get Joshua Graham's armour at the end and it looks utterly fantastic. I always complete it first.
I guess it's alright enough to play through. It's New Vegas' Mothership Zeta. Nothing special, but decent enough to not regret buying it.
Lonesome Road is surely NV's Mothership Zeta. An unsatisfying conclusion with more potential than it had.
Ah. Haven't actually played it yet.
I really need to get the Ultimate Edition again.
Glad to see this thread is full of correct answers. Also that video about Tristram Shandy is very good, I always link people to that when I explain to them why NV blows FO3 out of the water. His other videos are good too. Smart guy.
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