Before someon says get both im in college so i don't have the luxury of buying multiple games. And i like both styles of gameplay of MW3 and BF3 so which one do you recommend, or a different game entirely?

Skyrim will give you at least 100 wonderful hours in a fantasy world beyond dreams. Favorite for GOTY 2011.

If you are a war-guy BF3 is a great alternative as it will give you 100 hours on the best virtual battlefield in history.

Uncharted. Hands down. Or skyrim (for pc).

Uncharted 3 will be the best game of the year, but if you want a shooter, then BF 3, MW 3 or R3 are the ones to choose from

Resistance 3 will give you a more over the top shooter with silly guns (+ couch (I think...) campaign co-op), CoD will give you a tightly scripted, but fun and explosive campaign (+ great couch co-op spec ops) and Battlefield 3 will seemingly try to kind of copy CoD, but end up left between CoD and something more sane according to the latest previews (and no local co-op), but will generally offer the most open game

I'll be buying both Battlefield 3 and Uncharted 3, Battlefield for the incredible multiplayer, Uncharted for the incredible single player :D

Skyrim looks amazing,. but for me im holding off till the new year so after when i have a bit more time to play a longer more in depth game. Me personally Im going with BF3.

While the beta is buggy for all platforms I cant stop playing it. Caspian border is just amazing and really show what the series is all about. The amount of unlocks will provide many many hours of enjoyment for myself. The only concern anyone should have is whether or not DICE and EA has sorted out their netcode so the game doesnt lag.

Uncharted 3 looks amazing but i tried the multiplayer beta and it really wasn't my cup of tea. but thats my opinion...others of course loved it.

MW3. I interested in the story for single player but to be honest. I wasnt a fan of MW2 multiplayer and while i did enjoy Black ops, I spent most of my time on zombies. I cant see buying this game for myself..it doesnt excite me like COD4 did.

RAGE. I really dont see why people are so excited for this game. i dont know but it doesnt grab me, I loved Borderlands but like i said..i dont see much with this game. Im just odd i guess.

If you have a lot of friends you play with online then you may want to see what their getting. While battlefield could be an amazing game (who knows they could mess it up) i personally feel this game is the best when playing with friends.If your friends are playing COD then you going to be left out.

well that was long winded...lol

Uncharted 3 for me is looking like the game of the year, so I'll go with that. Skyrim would come next. I'm tired of short FPS SP and repetitive online so MW3 and BF3 are now way down my purchase lists.

Personal I would get either Uncharted 3(If I had a PS3) or Skyrim. If you really want a shooter I would probably go with MW3. BF3 has been extremely disappointing for me after playing the beta and what I've heard about the campaign. Unless you decide to get BF3 for the PC I would just go with MW3. I'm not getting either games btw. 

At the moment, I'm sticking with Homefront. No, its not a revolutionary game with a massive fan base, but its a solid game which is very enjoyable unless your a graphics whore etc who looks for minor issues that are unnoticeable to most, that as a result make the game 'unplayable'.
Its also good if your in the thread starters positions as its rather cheap now.