I feel NV better captures the spirit of Fallout 1 and 2 , the mods for NV are better , and overall I enjoyed the characters and story more then F3's.

Fallout: New Vegas more fractions to join, great mods, ironsights , hardcore mod, weapon mods and not forced story.

i would have to say New vegas because the cazador keeps me up at night

Gameplay = fallout NV
improved crafting, ADS, weapon mods, hardcore mode

Meaningful Story = Fallout 3
Emotional, you actually see what happens after the main quest (broken steel) unlike NV

Role playing story = NV
4 different factions to side with and a bunch of small factions

Post apocalyptic world design = Fallout 3
Humanity is barely able to rebuild, mutants everywhere, someone trying to save people (3dog, BOS) and a big bad main antagonist (enclave)

Better Fallout world design = Pick your poison
There is a difference between Fallout and post apocalyptic
Because NV represents humanity coming back together a little bit

Less linear World design = Fallout 3
NV makes you go south then east then north(Primm then nipton then novac)
They stop you by The goodsprings north road (cazadors, deathclaws, raiders) quarry junction (deathclaws) and primm pass (deathclaws)
Fallout 3 lets you go wherever for the most part

Characters = NV
It kinda sucks that President Eden was a ROBOT
Also in NV you have the president of the NCR, the head of the legion, returning characters (marcus, dr henry, etc) and in NV you have CEO of RobCo (Mr House)

Enemy variety = NV
Fallout 3 seems like raiders and super mutants everywhere

I really seem like someone from NMA

Just my honest opinion
Nothing against Fallout 3, i love it
I just think NV is the all around better game

Fallout 3 seemed too dull to me, yeah I know it's a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland but still, Fallout NV had a better atmosphere I think

Fallout 3 : better side quests, better noticeable places.
FAllout New Vegas : better main quest, with the REAL possibility to choose a side, possibility to have a real harcore system.

Hope there will be all of these in FO4

Fallout 3 for me, I just find New Vegas and Mojave a bit empty for such a huge map.

LanPaKing wrote:

Fallout 3 for me, I just find New Vegas and Mojave a bit empty for such a huge map.

Well, you ARE comparing the Mojave Desert to a (big?) city.

For me, New Vegas is the superior Fallout. It's much more closely tied with the original games, with factions and characters returning from the previous games. Mechanically I find that it has more to offer as well, with modifiable weapons and different ammo types. In my opinion the story is also better than 3's, since you aren't shoehorned into working with one group and the writing is much better.

The only thing that I can say I liked about 3 more than NV was the setting. Vegas is cool and all, but there's nothing like walking through the Capital Wasteland.

For me Fallout 3 has that lonesome feeling to it cause u cant find a lot of people out in the waste and Fallout New Vegas doesn't have that but it as more things to do and that's what fallout 3 lacks not by locations but in items so I have to go with Fallout New Vegas

SaturnCeleste wrote:

Any chance for you to include a 'both' option?  I love them equally!

I'd go with that option as well