I loved Fallout 3.  It was an amazing adventure set in the Fallout universe with tons to do, a huge map to explore, an overwhelming number of quests, and a fairly decent combat system.  I put over 200 hours into it, and never even touched the last 2 pieces of DLC (even tho I did buy them, and should do that at some point).
 
Saying that, I also played through Fallout 1 and 2 several times over the years, and Fallout 3 never felt like a Fallout game.  It felt like Bethesda knew how to make a great open world game set in the Fallout universe, but not really how to make a Fallout game.  Fallout New Vegas feels like a Fallout game.  It has the quirky characters, the always present feeling of a world tearing itself apart at the same time it's trying to rebuild itself, it has the humor that Fallout 1 and 2 had, but that Fallout 3 seriously lacked.  It has quest lines that feel more integrated into the world you're exploring, and that are more engaging and branch out in a way that makes more sense.
 
At the end of the day, I think despite it's many, many technical issues, New Vegas embraces what Fallout fans really wanted out of a Fallout game, the roots of where the universe began and answers to questions that carry over from the original 2 games in the series.  Yes, the game seems pushed out for a cash grab at the expense of not enough testing, and obviously it was, but at the same time, assuming those issues are corrected, I think Fallout New Vegas is way more of a game that I can get behind as Fallout lore than Fallout 3 ever was.

It's nice to see a positive piece on Fallout:NV amidst all of the Bethesda crap, and all of the people saying this game is so buggy that it's unplayable.
 
Thank you.

Yes. I am waiting for Bethesda to update the game until I play it, I just don't want to end up with a faulty save file, so until then this post makes me excited to play it. Besides, I have Castlevania to play before New Vegas.

They're flipping out about this game over at Duck and Cover.
 
I've only played through Fallout 2, the first Fallout has a very strange graphical glitch that hinders me in a way that I can't play the game. But, from what I've played of Fallout: New Vegas, it has the charismatic charm that the former Fallout games had, which Fallout 3 really didn't.
 
Fallout 3 was a much more serious game, not really having fun with itself, that's not to say it was a bad game, it was a excellent game, but it didn't feel like a Fallout game.
 
I totally agree.

Reading these also make me excited, because I never got the chance to play the first few Fallout games, and I actually thought that Fallout 3 was a serious game.  It'll be nice to see a little bit of humor injected into this iteration.  I'm about 2 hours into the game, and I'm absolutely loving it.  (No glitches, either).

I haven't gotten it yet, but this just made me a million times more excited for it. Thank you.

This is good news. Fallout 3 was lacking in personality. I am so excited to get NV.

Well this makes me more interested in New Vegas, I found Fallout 3 a bit to dry and  too doom and gloomy.

" @Dylabaloo: Doom and Gloom in a post-apocalyptic wasteland?  Surely you jest! "

I'm having fun.  Haven't encountered too many bugs except the monsters getting stuck in terrain. 

Don't forget about the music! I've heard a few more modern versions of some Fallout 1 and 2 ambient music as I've wondered the Mojave desert.

" Don't forget about the music! I've heard a few more modern versions of some Fallout 1 and 2 ambient music as I've wondered the Mojave desert. "

" @Driadon said:

" Don't forget about the music! I've heard a few more modern versions of some Fallout 1 and 2 ambient music as I've wondered the Mojave desert. "

If you're geeky like me, you can totally go into the install directory under  \Steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\Data\Musicand copy the mp3s out to listen to them anywhere you want.  You can also access the New Vegas music under  \Steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\Data\Sound\songs\radionv "

" @Krakn3Dfx: Yup, Fallout New Vegas is way more like Fallout 1 and 2 than Fallout 3. Also, Fallout 2 had a bunch of bugs too, so it's even more like it than everyone realizes! :D  Lovin' the game so far! "

" @Dylabaloo: Doom and Gloom in a post-apocalyptic wasteland?  Surely you jest! "

Am I the only one who enjoyed the grim change of pace in Fallout 3?

Fallout New Vegas is superior in almost every way from Fallout 3 (Tho, some elements, like story, is debatable with each player). The only problem is the... well, problems.

" Fallout 3 was a much more serious game, not really having fun with itself. "

" Am I the only one who enjoyed the grim change of pace in Fallout 3? "

"Technical issues aside..." 
 
Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!"

" "Technical issues aside..."  Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!" "

" @RsistncE said:

" "Technical issues aside..."  Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!" "

Sounds like she'd be even better for it. "

Ignoring? Try embracing.

" "Technical issues aside..."  Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!" "

This goes to show that Fallout should be Obsidian's. The bugs are unfortunate, but for me at least, it does not stop it from being a great game. 

 This guy has a great semi-review of the game, it was originally in French, so keep that in mind, this is a translation.
 
 http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.canardpc.com%2Fshowpost.php%3Fp%3D3671139%26postcount%3D3496

" @RsistncE said:

" "Technical issues aside..."  Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!" "

Ok....but it's still a woman right?   I'm in. "

" @RsistncE said:

" "Technical issues aside..."  Isn't this like saying, "Man, my wife may have 3 tits, a dick and 4 eyes, but damn is she a good ride!" "

Sounds like she'd be even better for it. "

I 100% agree. I loved me some Fallout 3 but this, I dunno, its just so much better to me.

It all boils down to how much you really love fallout, i've had the game lock up on me three times and had to manually restart my console but dammit do i love me some fallout

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Am I the only one who enjoyed the grim change of pace in Fallout 3? "

I liked it. "

It crashes a lot, and I experienced that my companion got stuck inside a wall. Oh yeah, I've also gotten stuck in the world.
 
Thank got for autosaving. This game does have a lot of issues. But it is indeed fun.

good news.  i'll definitely pick up the game when the DLC comes out and some of the bugs are worked out.

Fallout 3 was a much more serious game, not really having fun with itself, that's not to say it was a bad game, it was a excellent game, but it didn't feel like a Fallout game.  I totally agree. "

For me, the difference isn't between serious and not serious.  There's definitely a mix of both in each game.  What I like about New Vegas is that it seems a lot less linear than Fallout 3.  In Fallout 3, you could be good or evil, but the actual story played out pretty much exactly the same way no matter what you chose.  In New Vegas, I feel like my choices have a huge impact on the overall plot.  I've already had a couple of instances where I had to stop and take a break from the game while I tried to decide the best way to resolve a situation.  It definitely has that Dragon Age thing going on where you're constantly making difficult, but very meaningful choices about how to proceed.

" They're flipping out about this game over at Duck and Cover."  

Ive only played 3 hours but so far so good and no bugs for me :)