Fallout 3 or New Vegas?

[Madmitten]

Does Fallout 3 have the Critical Hit system?

yes
when shooting a sniper rifle of fo3, the recoil affects the bullet travel
so if you aim for the head
you'll hit whatever is 45 degrees above it
unless you try to control it or get a mod for it

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[Domidore66]

Does Fallout 3 have the Critical Hit system?

All the Fallout games have the critical hit system.

You're going to realize after playing both that Fallout 3 will have the better atmosphere, as in it feels like you're walking through a city that's devoid of complex life. Additionally, I liked the story better in Fallout 3 because you are going to restore life to the Capital Wasteland rather than deciding who will control the Vegas Strip and the surrounding area where there is already life, it just means a lot more to me. No sequel will probably beat the storyline in Fallout 2 though. However, Fallout: New Vegas had several things that Fallout 3 should have had. Such as Iron-Sights, and reputation for towns (the karma system was horrible).

[Scream.]

yes
when shooting a sniper rifle of fo3, the recoil affects the bullet travel
so if you aim for the head
you'll hit whatever is 45 degrees above it
unless you try to control it or get a mod for it

I've grown to expect that from most shooting games

All the Fallout games have the critical hit system.

You're going to realize after playing both that Fallout 3 will have the better atmosphere, as in it feels like you're walking through a city that's devoid of complex life. Additionally, I liked the story better in Fallout 3 because you are going to restore life to the Capital Wasteland rather than deciding who will control the Vegas Strip and the surrounding area where there is already life, it just means a lot more to me. No sequel will probably beat the storyline in Fallout 2 though. However, Fallout: New Vegas had several things that Fallout 3 should have had. Such as Iron-Sights, and reputation for towns (the karma system was horrible).

Wait, FO3 was the one with the Karma system? Because I thought I remembered reading about NV having it.

[Unwritten Calender]

NV has the karma system too.

[Madmitten]

Wait, FO3 was the one with the Karma system? Because I thought I remembered reading about NV having it.

yes it has karma
im evil
mostly because when i had to ghouls invade tenpenny tower, i killed roy and his goons soon after

[Domidore66]

FO3 was the one with the Karma system? Because I thought I remembered reading about NV having it.

Fallout New Vegas barely used the Karma system because they preferred the new reputation system, there is a few occasions it is used though, such as during the final battle. Fallout 3, on the other hand, uses it for everything.

yes it has karma
im evil
mostly because when i had to ghouls invade tenpenny tower, i killed roy and his goons soon after

I get that regulators come after to kill you when you are an evil character in Fallout 3, which is what you probably noticed if you played it for a while. what I don't get is that killing them gives you even more bad karma. So trying to get good karma is a whole lot harder.

[Madmitten]

I get that regulators come after to kill you when you are an evil character in Fallout 3, which is what you probably noticed if you played it for a while. what I don't get is that killing them gives you even more bad karma. So trying to get good karma is a whole lot harder.

regulators are badass
they are probably the only npc that can actually kill me in under 30 seconds

[Lørd Tøny]

What doesn't make sense in Fallout: New Vegas is that you almost die from a gunshot wound to the head. I can shoot someone in the face with a missile launcher and they may still live.

All the Fallout games have the critical hit system.

You're going to realize after playing both that Fallout 3 will have the better atmosphere, as in it feels like you're walking through a city that's devoid of complex life.

Yeah but the NPCs don't feel like they are trying to survive a post apocalyptic world.

[Oasis]

I don't have many crashes/bugs in the fallout series. I'd buy the cheapest and wait for them to get cheaper this December.

[Domidore66]

Yeah but the NPCs don't feel like they are trying to survive a post apocalyptic world.

That's because Bethesda's work on the AI is hilariously terrible. If I had a nickel for every funnel story I had with an NPC...

What doesn't make sense in Fallout: New Vegas is that you almost die from a gunshot wound to the head. I can shoot someone in the face with a missile launcher and they may still live.

That oddity is in all of the Fallout games, I don't mind it because I would prefer balance over realism almost any day.

[cucumberdude]

What doesn't make sense in Fallout: New Vegas is that you almost die from a gunshot wound to the head. I can shoot someone in the face with a missile launcher and they may still live.

I've noticed this too. I shot a HUMAN thrice with a rocket launcher and he was still alive. All direct hits.

Anyways, I really loved the FO3 atmosphere but I felt like after a while, it got to be nearly TOO much - kind of lonely and monotonous. I think New Vegas is at the other extreme, it just barely passes as a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Not sure where a good balance really lies.

Either way, both the games are amazing (assuming you are willing to put up with copious quantities of glitches). If (probably 'when') Bethesda makes the next fallout, I will definitely be buying it!

[Littledude]

Anyways, I really loved the FO3 atmosphere but I felt like after a while, it got to be nearly TOO much - kind of lonely and monotonous. I think New Vegas is at the other extreme, it just barely passes as a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Not sure where a good balance really lies.

Either way, both the games are amazing (assuming you are willing to put up with copious quantities of glitches). If (probably 'when') Bethesda makes the next fallout, I will definitely be buying it!

This post pretty much covers it all.

[Oasis]

I've noticed this too. I shot a HUMAN thrice with a rocket launcher and he was still alive. All direct hits.

Anyways, I really loved the FO3 atmosphere but I felt like after a while, it got to be nearly TOO much - kind of lonely and monotonous. I think New Vegas is at the other extreme, it just barely passes as a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Not sure where a good balance really lies.

Either way, both the games are amazing (assuming you are willing to put up with copious quantities of glitches). If (probably 'when') Bethesda makes the next fallout, I will definitely be buying it!

Beautiful.

[Rugged]

Fallout 3.

Fallout 3 all the loving way.

[FrozenEye]

Fallout 3.

New Vegas has no replayability without being extremely annoyed that you do the SAME DAMN THING NO MATTER WHAT FACTION YOU CHOOSE!