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Key · 08-23-2018, 09:17 AM

I don't believe I've done this in this journal yet. It's been on my mind since I created the thread exactly like what I'm going to talk about here. However, I figured since I'm talking about Fallout anyway, I may as well give my thoughts on this particular topic. So...

I know, I've been talking about Fallout a lot recently in this journal, but how can I not? I'm putting more time into Fallout 4 recently than I have in a while. Fallout 76 is on the horizon and I'm very excited for that. And, I have the MB Video Game Classics threads going on and that constantly reminds me of games that I love to death. And speaking of which, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are two treasures in the Fallout franchise that can never be forgotten or mislead.

The thing about these two games is the fact that you are some random lone wanderer, and you're wandering around the post-nuclear war world, be it in Washington D.C. or Las Vegas. What both of these games do exceptionally well is the sense of open-ness, dread, and depression mixed with the technicality of leveling up your character and finding rare weapons. As time progresses, and you play more and more, you start to feel like a super badass. It's genuinely a really fun experience finding all the cool weapons and taking on super mutants and other factions in the process.

On the other hand, both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas have always been the center point of debate in regards to which one is better. Now, there's a lot of ways you could go about this. You can base your opinion on your own experience, or you can base it on how you feel the developers deliver when it comes to how the game is as a whole. I'll probably be going with the former as I always love talking about my own personal experience. A lot of people tend to face these two games off against each other and it's pretty interesting since they are two completely different games. While they've both got the same basic idea and framework, both go about it very differently, and I want to discuss some points.

So starting off with Fallout 3, the minute you drop in, your met with a lot of familiar faces and while the tutorial for this game may not be it's strong suit, the real game starts once you leave your vault. The first time I ever played this game, I had no idea what to expect when I go out into the open world, but god damn was I taken back instantly. I remember vividly that there was a small city near where I exited and I could just tell that everything was completely destroyed by the nuclear bomb. The landscapes and all the beaten down buildings really makes for a depressing but invigorating experience. Then you get to the main attraction, the Washington D.C. Mall. I've been to Washington D.C. before so this one really stuck with me throughout the entire game. The subtle soundtrack they have going here really works with the "you're alone in this world and everything is gone" aspect. I love it. Gives me chills every time I talk about it. It's certainly one of my all time favorite "main attractions" in a game. Has the Lincoln Memorial is bad shape, the Washington Memorial same thing, and just a ton of buildings that looked like they could have been flourishing, but instead were taken out by a nuclear bomb. Then you find the White House, or...what's left of it. Which...is nothing. But that's a cool experience in and of itself. Just getting a sort of sense of what it might be life to live in a post-war Washington D.C. really really stuck with me. It filled my entire body with dread but at the same time, filled it with many hours of enjoyment. I love Fallout 3 for everything that it does right, and it truly made for a remarkable first experience.

Now, I've said it before and I'll say it again, while I love Fallout 3 to death, I do agree with a lot of other people that Fallout: New Vegas is simply the better game in a lot of ways. Let's just start off right away with it's location. Las Vegas. That's ****ing awesome. I love the whole concept of having a post-war sub par Las Vegas filled with casinos run by different kinds of groups of people. Makes for an interesting set of dialogue between you and them. Plus, I just enjoy exploring all the casinos because there is a lot to explore, and a lot to find. Putting that aside for a second, Fallout: New Vegas also feels quite a bit more complete. But that's not necessarily meant to put down Fallout 3. Fallout 3 had everything it needed to have based on the story etc. However, Fallout: New Vegas has a much more in depth story to rely on, and several factions to also explore, so there's much more to do as a compliment to the game. It's doubly interesting because Fallout: New Vegas was the 2nd game I played in the Fallout series. I started with Fallout 3, and yeah, I still admit that Fallout: New Vegas felt like a much more rich and interesting story. Lots of quests to do as well. And, it is kind of nice to not really feel like you're the only person left on earth. Fallout 3 had that but for good reason. I just love finding people in Fallout: New Vegas because they all have their own little quirks. All the little cities like Goodsprings etc really makes for an interesting overall atmosphere with these other people who are fighting to survive just like you. And also, the Kings. So yeah, great game.

And so now at this point I imagine you're probably thinking that I'm going to go with Fallout: New Vegas on this one. However if you've been paying attention, you'd see that in the other thread, I explained the same thing. Fallout 3 takes it every time. Not only because it was my first Fallout game, but I still think it had a much deeper impact on me emotionally while playing it than Fallout: New Vegas did. Again, Fallout: New Vegas is easily the better game, but I gotta give it to Fallout 3 this time.

08-23-2018, 09:17 AM	#558 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	I don't believe I've done this in this journal yet. It's been on my mind since I created the thread exactly like what I'm going to talk about here. However, I figured since I'm talking about Fallout anyway, I may as well give my thoughts on this particular topic. So... I know, I've been talking about Fallout a lot recently in this journal, but how can I not? I'm putting more time into Fallout 4 recently than I have in a while. Fallout 76 is on the horizon and I'm very excited for that. And, I have the MB Video Game Classics threads going on and that constantly reminds me of games that I love to death. And speaking of which, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are two treasures in the Fallout franchise that can never be forgotten or mislead. The thing about these two games is the fact that you are some random lone wanderer, and you're wandering around the post-nuclear war world, be it in Washington D.C. or Las Vegas. What both of these games do exceptionally well is the sense of open-ness, dread, and depression mixed with the technicality of leveling up your character and finding rare weapons. As time progresses, and you play more and more, you start to feel like a super badass. It's genuinely a really fun experience finding all the cool weapons and taking on super mutants and other factions in the process. On the other hand, both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas have always been the center point of debate in regards to which one is better. Now, there's a lot of ways you could go about this. You can base your opinion on your own experience, or you can base it on how you feel the developers deliver when it comes to how the game is as a whole. I'll probably be going with the former as I always love talking about my own personal experience. A lot of people tend to face these two games off against each other and it's pretty interesting since they are two completely different games. While they've both got the same basic idea and framework, both go about it very differently, and I want to discuss some points. So starting off with Fallout 3, the minute you drop in, your met with a lot of familiar faces and while the tutorial for this game may not be it's strong suit, the real game starts once you leave your vault. The first time I ever played this game, I had no idea what to expect when I go out into the open world, but god damn was I taken back instantly. I remember vividly that there was a small city near where I exited and I could just tell that everything was completely destroyed by the nuclear bomb. The landscapes and all the beaten down buildings really makes for a depressing but invigorating experience. Then you get to the main attraction, the Washington D.C. Mall. I've been to Washington D.C. before so this one really stuck with me throughout the entire game. The subtle soundtrack they have going here really works with the "you're alone in this world and everything is gone" aspect. I love it. Gives me chills every time I talk about it. It's certainly one of my all time favorite "main attractions" in a game. Has the Lincoln Memorial is bad shape, the Washington Memorial same thing, and just a ton of buildings that looked like they could have been flourishing, but instead were taken out by a nuclear bomb. Then you find the White House, or...what's left of it. Which...is nothing. But that's a cool experience in and of itself. Just getting a sort of sense of what it might be life to live in a post-war Washington D.C. really really stuck with me. It filled my entire body with dread but at the same time, filled it with many hours of enjoyment. I love Fallout 3 for everything that it does right, and it truly made for a remarkable first experience. Now, I've said it before and I'll say it again, while I love Fallout 3 to death, I do agree with a lot of other people that Fallout: New Vegas is simply the better game in a lot of ways. Let's just start off right away with it's location. Las Vegas. That's ****ing awesome. I love the whole concept of having a post-war sub par Las Vegas filled with casinos run by different kinds of groups of people. Makes for an interesting set of dialogue between you and them. Plus, I just enjoy exploring all the casinos because there is a lot to explore, and a lot to find. Putting that aside for a second, Fallout: New Vegas also feels quite a bit more complete. But that's not necessarily meant to put down Fallout 3. Fallout 3 had everything it needed to have based on the story etc. However, Fallout: New Vegas has a much more in depth story to rely on, and several factions to also explore, so there's much more to do as a compliment to the game. It's doubly interesting because Fallout: New Vegas was the 2nd game I played in the Fallout series. I started with Fallout 3, and yeah, I still admit that Fallout: New Vegas felt like a much more rich and interesting story. Lots of quests to do as well. And, it is kind of nice to not really feel like you're the only person left on earth. Fallout 3 had that but for good reason. I just love finding people in Fallout: New Vegas because they all have their own little quirks. All the little cities like Goodsprings etc really makes for an interesting overall atmosphere with these other people who are fighting to survive just like you. And also, the Kings. So yeah, great game. And so now at this point I imagine you're probably thinking that I'm going to go with Fallout: New Vegas on this one. However if you've been paying attention, you'd see that in the other thread, I explained the same thing. Fallout 3 takes it every time. Not only because it was my first Fallout game, but I still think it had a much deeper impact on me emotionally while playing it than Fallout: New Vegas did. Again, Fallout: New Vegas is easily the better game, but I gotta give it to Fallout 3 this time.