Hi so Im planning on getting into the Fallout series and hopefully liking it. The only Bethesda game I've ever played is Skyrim and I do plan on getting into Oblivion but that'll be later as I want to try Fallout now. But I don't know which game to get first. I am curious about New Vegas but are you able to go back to Fallout 3 after playing it or should I just get Fallout 3 first? Thanks for your feedback.
I played 3 first and it was very addictive. However, I'll never play it again after playing New Vegas, though. There is no iron sights and there's only about 7 or 8 things you can craft in F3. New Vegas has tons more stuff to craft and a new skill added for doing so and also boasts a level cap of 50 instead of 30. If you want a more dated dungeon crawler with a few things to do, get 3. If you want a less cluttered environment with 10x the amount of quests, choices, consequences and weaponry, NV is a sure bet. I don't recommend you play NV first because it makes 3 feel too ghetto and non-canonical, because it is.