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SinZinDetta on 22 April 2011
LilNjGanGsta said:

Hey guys, ive been thinking of buying this game for a while. I havent played a fallout game before, but i am into rpg's somewhat. So is New Vegas worth it for 20 bucks at gamestop or should i save the money instead?



Yes



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Seece on 22 April 2011

Wish I could tell you, Machina lent it to me last year and I've still to play it (sorry machina .......)



 

Seece on 22 April 2011
Machina said:
Seece said:

Wish I could tell you, Machina lent it to me last year and I've still to play it (sorry machina .......)

Worried you might actually agree with my review after all? I think that's why you keep putting it off ;)

Only reviews of yours I've agreed on are the ones I've half written



 

Attoyou on 22 April 2011

Get fallout 3 First,if you like it go for new vegas. i think you will love them.



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snyperdud on 22 April 2011

It's a decent game imo. But, Fallout 3 is infinitely better than New Vegas was.

So if you have the option to get Fallout 3 for the same price or cheaper, get Fallout 3.



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candy2500 on 22 April 2011
Fallout 3. (GOTY) you get the full game and all DLC with it.
their is a few things New Vegas has that i wish was in Fallout 3 but not much. i just felt the developers had a better handle on Fallout 3 and was a more complete game.


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TRios_Zen on 22 April 2011
PearlJam said:
TRios_Zen said:
LilNjGanGsta said:

Hey guys, ive been thinking of buying this game for a while. I havent played a fallout game before, but i am into rpg's somewhat. So is New Vegas worth it for 20 bucks at gamestop or should i save the money instead?

IMO, Fallout 3 was superior in every way, but if you are intent on buying Fallout: New Vegas instead of Fallout 3, then I would say yes, that it is worth $20.

Fallout 3 is better though...(and game of the year edition might be just as cheap).

It depends on how you look at things.

If you are a Fallout fan, you very well might hate Fallout 3 and love New Vegas. I played Fallout 1 & 2, and Fallout 3 has no business being called a Fallout game. It's more of a generic Wasteland (think Book of Eli) with some SCIENCE! and Mad Max shit thrown in there for good measure. Still a great game, but it really is "Oblivion with Guns" and more for Bethesda fans than Fallout fans.

Fallout New Vegas is more of a real Fallout game, and more of a real RPG as well.

Fallout 3 has better graphics, and it isn't as glitchy but it suffers in other areas.

New Vegas has better companions, voice acting, dialogue options, moral choices (not always black & white, or good & evil), faction system that seperates Karma from Reputation. More balanced leveling sytem with less perks.

New Vegas also has better enemy placement, forcing you to avoid certain areas until you're more powerful. It has better Armor, and more clothing  and armor in general.

You also need all the expansions in F3 to even come close to matching the variety Weapons that you get in New Vegas.

Overall, they are both awesome. Fallout 3 is simpler and easier to get into. New Vegas is a little harder, more complicated, and better in many ways.

We can agree to disagree here, but I do disagree.

Regardless, we CAN agree that they were both very good games and I would recommend anybody play them both.  I stand by my original assessment however that Fallout 3 was the superior experience. ; )