Meanwhile my lonely ass been sitting over here absolutely loathing Fallout: New Vegas since its release. I did not like that game. I probably would today if I got over myself and tried playing it again.
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That's a hell of a take, but I can kind of get it. It was definitely a mess at launch, and was a very different vibe from 3, which might rub you the wrong way if it's not what your preference is.
I do enjoy the shit out of it personally. Different strokes and everything though.
Oh it's not a game I've ever called bad (or maybe I have in a fit of nerd rage, but never meant it), it's just a game that has never appealed to me after my first playing of it. I loved Fallout 3 because it allowed me to get my rocks off on one specific thing I love. Exploring a fucked up, post-apocalyptic, dystopian world. I loved sifting through the rubble and going into places no human has set foot in for a very long time. Exploring. Fallout 3 offered a lot of this. There were scattered settlements and a couple big cities but mostly just fucked up areas with monsters and secrets.
Then there was New Vegas. I do need to play it again to enjoy it for what it is, because I did enjoy it for what it was when I played it a while ago. I was just resentful because your options for exploring desolate areas are pretty far and few between. Most locations on the map have people already there of one faction or another or just a straight up town with bars, shops, etc. It is a great game for building those connections and the questy stuff and I do enjoy that type of game. But I was so hoping for more of the exploration that I got so let down I've just been avoiding the game ever since.
Fallout 3 is a post apocalyptic adventure game. New Vegas is a post post apocalyptic role playing game. I enjoyed the hell out of them both but largely for different reasons.
I enjoyed New Vegas, I started on FO4 and it feels a bit meh i have'nt reached that far yet, maybe I should give FO3 a spin?
Fallout 4 is the worse Fallout 3, imo.
The shooter gameplay is definitely better in 4, the crafting system is pretty neat too. The story is like a weird reversal of the Fallout 3 story, with stakes that don't feel as real as Fallout 3.
None of that matters, though. It's a Bethesda game, and people don't really play those for the main story. Here's what really matters. The world of Fallout 3 is so dense, the side quests so memorable, that if you're the type of player who loves seeing what's over that next hill I think it would be a disservice to NOT recommend Fallout 3 to you.
Depends what you're looking for, don't play FO3 if you want a great main story, if you're going in for the exploration and side quests, it's a lot of fun with some great things to find.