This thought has crossed my mind lately, will I still play Fallout 3 after playing Fallout New Vegas. And I just don't know, I mean I would like to but if the new game is a lot more fun. Then I will probbaly stick with the new game. I am thinking about giving Fallout 3 another play through just incase I never play it again after Fallout New Vegas. How about you, will you still play Fallout 3 after playing Fallout New Vegas?

Can't know in advance. My guess is of course, as Steam throws a monkey wrench into it for me; but also (and either way) it hinges completely on mod-potential.
Ultimately, after I read the book, and play a few hands of poker, it will boil down to which one seems better to mod.

Well... that depends on you but cant say for sure....

i would most likely play New Vegas untill i beat it and explore.

Probably this.

I don't know. I've been playing Fallout 3 on my PS3 for the past two years, but New Vegas seems much more happy and lively. So I may pack up, hit the highway and take Dogmeat with me to New Vegas. And then lose all my wealth to the casinos in the process.

i wouldn't say happy considering your in a hellish vegas...
:facepalm:

Of course I wil play FO3 after the new game comes out. I may hang it up for quite a while since I'll be immersed in FO:NV, but that doesn't mean I'm going to sell my FO3. :fallout:

I know I'll definitely play small amounts of Fallout 3 in phases, but I'll never play it like I do now if Vegas is good. Shame to leave it all behind, but I've seen so much and if there's another FO game there... I don't see why I'd not play that instead.

You don't beat a Fallout game, you live it.

Wise words, have a ghoul mask.

I think I'll play it until I wear my playstation out. I go through phases, my Final Fantasy X phase I ended up with the most l33t team you EVER saw. 198 hours. Yuna was overkilling EVERYTHING. On her own. With a staff. Don't make me go into Auron, I'll just drool everywhere.

So yeah, once my NV phase is over, I can forsee a further 3 phase. XD

Hehe, cheesy yet true. That should be on an advert or something... or 'commercial' as you would say.

I actually forgot to make a point: if, God forbid, New Vegas is crap, I will probably play Fallout 3 until I blow up my Xbox and then until the same happens to my PS3.

*takes away the ghoul mask given to Assassin and burns it*

I needed that for ferals!

Man.. :shakehead:

*spits out coffee* WHAT!!! Did I just hear you NEED that for FERALS! *slaps*

Are you weak? Can you not deal with those mindless zombies? Man up, soldier!

Hehe, this is fun.

Why should I waste bullets on those freaks when I can utilize them on other, more worthy foes?

Tactics, friend. Tactics...

Your knowledge of constructive use impresses me. Wise you are, my good friend.

But still, do you not feel so proud when you kill a ghoul... when you put that disgusting creature in the dirt... oh, it feels so satisfying. When I kill a feral ghoul, I have finally put someone who was once likely evil to rest, and that is a proud feeling.

There is no wrong in this circumstance. Only what you believe in.

I believe in the greater good. If I have 10 rounds left, why waste it on the ferals in the way, when Roy is at the end of the tunnel?

You kill the leader, the soldiers fall into shambles, Art of War.

I don't know. Wait and see I guess. You never know, the game might bomb out.

That is true.

Now it's time for one of my inspirational quotes - I am more afraid of an army of sheep lead by a lion, than I am an army of lions led by a sheep. Hopefully you can see how this relates to our current discussion, and that it proves that I do indeed agree with your beliefs, my friend.

Though, personally, I'd prefer to kill Roy with something more... personal. A sword, perhaps.

Valid point. Roy deserves a more personal touch.

@Chriso- He's lying, he's gonna use it to [censored] Feral Ghouls.


and then his [censored] will rot off. :laugh:

That is a valid question. i have never played F1 or F2, so i do not know what to expect from Obsidian when New Vegas comes out. but since i have had F3 since day 1 of its release, and have played close to 1600 hours of it, unless NV is a total garbage, i most likely will stop playing F3 for a LONG time. i love lots of weapons, lots of places to loot and explore, and lots of unyielding violence :gun: , and many people here have told me that NV will deliver on all of that, so i cannot wait. "bring on the havoc!!" Fallout forever! :fallout:

Too funny man.

I laughed so much my balls fell of and rolled away. <_<

Hehe, you're a sick bastard.

Though, if [censored] the ferals is your true way of killing them, then I have no choice but to accept it. Carry on with your... business.

*chuckles* :disguise:

Well, at least he truly does take the 'beauty is only skin deep' ideal to heart :laugh:

@Holy- I just hope those were balls and not grenades :bonk:

It will depend completely on which has the better gameplay and which world I enjoy more.

As much as I enjoyed Oblivion, it always felt like a postage stamp of a province and the default "bandits with glass armor" was just a really bad design. I probably would have given it up as a bad job entirely if it wasn't for Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul. And once Fallout 3 showed up, I haven't booted up Oblivion in 2+ years now.

In comparison, Fallout 3 gave me:

- A much larger world that didn't feel so much like tempest in a teacup. (I do wish metro stations / tunnels were longer and more accurate to scale.) The world is still small though, and I wish they had spread it out over even a larger land mass. Some of the downtown areas are still pretty tiny, with city blocks that are about 1/3 scale in length.

- Varied locations. Much better interior dungeon designs with enough variety that you didn't feel like it was just one more of the same.

- A vastly improved leveling system that felt natural. Oblivion's leveling system was obtuse - if Fallout 3's leveling system were grafted onto Oblivion, Oblivion would have been vastly improved.

- Areas where monsters start hard and stay hard. You can't beat the main quest at low levels. At least not easily. And there are skill checks that might prevent that (lockpick/science checks). Monsters that start weak and stay weak. Molerats and dogs are a nasty enemy at low levels, at higher levels you can just shrug them off.

- VATS. I love VATS.

- A dash of FPS with weapons that can do damage at distance, without being required to use VATS.

- Lots and lots of little in-jokes and hidden easter eggs (lawn gnomes and teddy bears, for instance). Oblivion was a bit "serious" in tone in comparison. Fate-of-the-world and all that resting on your shoulders.

So, if FO3:NV takes the best of Fallout 3 and improves it slightly, while giving us a bigger world to explore and the same easy mod-ability, it'll probably be a winner.