Awesome conclusion, and I agree with your points. For me Fallout 3 was the better game, because it just felt better structured. When I played New Vegas (and I still do), I felt a little bit lost. You just had a better introduction. For people like me who never played FO1 or FO2, this was a bless. Also, the whole atmosphere jsut felt more realistic. You could really feel the destrcution the war caused. In New Vegas, it just feels unrealistic. They had enough time to overcome many of the obstacles.
On the other hand, the gameplay from Fallout 3 was the problem for me. I don't know what you mean, but I had the same amount of bugs in FO3 like in New Vegas(playing both games on the PC btw) . And from what I've seen from New Vegas now, you indeed have much more choices and you're given much more freedom. But I still think FO3 was the better game IMO, partly because it had this "OMG new Fallout!!" hype effect.
updated: 14.01.2012
playing right now: Xenoblade Chronicles
Hype-o-meter, from least to most hyped: the Last Story, Twisted Metal, Mass Effect 3, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Playstation ViTA
bet with Mordred11 that Rage will look better on Xbox 360.
