compared to oblivion falout 3 was good (with the ending fixed)
Honestly, Fallout 3 was better without Broken Steel "fixing" the ending. Yeah, the original ending was poorly written, but it was a good spot to "end" things. Broken Steel's silly continuation (and all the play balance issues that came from the level cap increase, more perks, and the "harder" monsters) really brought the game down. I don't bother installing the DLC anymore when I play FO3 - the game's better without them. :shrug:
But yeah... Oblivion and FO3, while having some flaws, were good games.