I found the West Side Story esque Tunnel Snakes a bit out of place too.

You shutup, sir!

Tunnel Snakes [censored] rule. They're the entire reason Fallout 3 was made. That's why the rest of the game svcked: a severe lack of Tunnel Snakes after the tutorial.

You shutup, sir!

Tunnel Snakes [censored] rule. They're the entire reason Fallout 3 was made. That's why the rest of the game svcked: a severe lack of Tunnel Snakes after the tutorial.

I am so undecided about whether to get FO3 or NV. I′ve seen gameplay of both and I enjoyed watching FO3, but I like those western-guns and... Arrghh!

everything aside from the engine.

FO3 is fun to explore. You enter a random subway or building and you're sure to find a surprise or a good fight.
FO:NV is fun mentally and morally provakative (makes you think and question your own morals, which is fun for some) and it's fun to replay and see how a different character plays differently.

FO3 is fun for a playthrough for sure, but you gotta realize that you can only DISCOVER that random Mexican ghoul with a party hat guarding the unique flamethrower once; afterwards he loses his "LOLWAT" factor.
FO:NV, not everyone enjoys having their morals put into jeoprody, or having to think intensively about every little thing they do.

And the same control layout.
And the same models.
And the same textures.
And the same ghoul models.
And the same super mutant models.

>_>

Not the same super mutant models. The Vault 87 ones have yellowish skin while the Mariposa ones have green skin.

It's the same model, just a different paintjob.
(A model and a texture are not the same thing.)

Ther are Iron Sights.
There is a companion wheel as compared to Fallout 3 where you had to enter dialogue with companions to give orders.
There is a reputation system so if you piss Goodsprings off then they're gonna stay pissed off at you as compared to Fallout 3 where everyone mellowed down after 3 days.
There are 4 main quest lines to follow, 1 which is very very open with it's choices and one which splits into two more choices.
There are over hundreds of quests.
There is a DT system as compared to a DR system, now to explain this, You have 10DR, an enemy shoots a weapon that does 20 DAM towards you, it means that 10% gets reducted from his damage, so his damage becomes 18. With DT on the other hand it's a fixed defense number, so 10DT means that 10 DAM is taken off of the damage dealt to you. So DT means direct decrease in damage where as DR means a % based damage reduction. New Vegas uses DT.

There are multiple ammo types for each weapon and tons of weapon mods.
You get a perk every other level as compared to every level.
The level cap without DLC's is 30, with DLC's it's 50.
Big Guns has been split up into Energy Weapons, Guns and Explosives.
Survival is a new skill which determines how effective food and herbal medicine is and also allows you to craft it.
SPECIAL is a bit more important now.
You get to choose Traits at the start of the game, Traits is not like Perks which only give a positive effect, Traits give a positive effect but also a negative effect.

The gameworld is not sandbox like Fallout 3 is, it has a certain design to follow, but once you learn the game it's easier to cheat this design.
Companions now have longer storylines tied to themselves which helps develop their character in not only story but abilities too.
There are less dungeons than in Fallout 3.

Getting it tomorrow!

See you in the Capital Waste!

See you in the Capital Waste!

This game is a bit smaller and there is less to explore. But New Vegas isn't really about exploring, but there are still some large buildings explore. The most annoying thing I've come across is extreme lag and invisible walls. Let's say you want to climb to a specific area and not take the road or you want to take a shortcut and jump over some huge mountainous rocks, the game most likely won't let you and there will be an invisible barrier blocking your way.

Other than those 2 annoying things, the game is fantastic and worth every penny. The UE is only $50 with all the add-ons. Plus, most bugs are fixed. The story is well written and the quests are too, not to mention most have different results depending on the choices you make during that quest. You can also join certain factions. Depending on which one you join or associate yourself with will effect how other factions treat you and if you can join them as well. You can modify your weapons and buy specific types of bullets. New Vegas brings Damage Threshhold or DT back. DT makes puts armor into the equation more. So wearing heavy armor compared to light has a bigger difference.