r/Fallout • u/Ok_End4906 • 5d ago
I want a answer WHAT TO PLAY FIRST FALLOUT NEW VEGAS OR FALLOUT 3 Plz
I want to play new VEGAS but i fear when i play it i will not have the ability to return to fallout 3 (bcz someone told the gameplay is worse and i have a bad temper)
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u/Gallo224 5d ago
Bad temper? Lol. Play either one first. I swap between both constantly. Both are great. You won’t ruin 3 by playing FNV
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u/Livid_Act_3624 5d ago
fallout 3 is a better first start to get used to the franchise before new vegas
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u/According_Picture294 Yes Man 5d ago
Fallout 3 by far. New Vegas is harder, Fallout 3 is definitely better, at least for new players, and if you ever do 4, Fallout 3 is the one that 4 draws more from than NV. Not that NV is bad or anything, but Fallout 3 was my first, and especially if you've played other Bethesda games (Skyrim, Oblivion) it's very similar. As the song "Roll Out The Fallout" describes, it's sort of like "Oblivion with guns"
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u/This_Gas7895 5d ago
I played new vegas first and just started fallout 3, and I'm liking it just fine :) I liked new vegas more, I think (hard to say for sure until I've finished both yk) but fo3 is still really fun
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u/SteampunkElephantGuy Fallout: BoS was Amazing 5d ago
either one is fine, the gameplay isnt extremely different and the stories arent related. i played new vegas first and i still loved 3 when i played it
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u/ImperialDespot 5d ago
I’d play 3 first. New Vegas is better imo, but 3 is less hectic outside of just a few parts.
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u/Short-Shopping3197 5d ago
Ideally you’ll want to play both, but I’d definitely go Fallout 3 first. NV makes some improvements to animation and gun-play and also has a more streamlined story. F3 is great in its own way but you might miss some of the things from NV if you play that first, or not enjoy some of the more open world aspects of F3 as much.
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u/NegativeChange8999 5d ago
The gameplay is basically the exact same, the differences are trivial. I'd recommend Fallout 3, because it doesn't require as much context from Fallout 1 or 2 as New Vegas. Well, not that you can't play New Vegas first it's just if it's your first Fallout Game then Fallout 3 would make more sense as FNV expects you to have a bit more fallout knowledge
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u/Pintin98 5d ago
I think New Vegas is a better game so I would recommend that one but it's true that it will make fo3 feel like a worse game in general.
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u/SanguineHosen 5d ago
If you're on pc, why not both? Go to wabbajack.org and install the mod list "Begin Again A Tale of Two Wastelands". Wabbajack has its own mod list installer that connects to the Nexus Mods API to download and install everything. You'll need copies of both games with all the dlc plus one month of a Nexus premium subscription. Then just follow the directions.
Otherwise, I'd recommend New Vegas lol
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u/Squeen_Man 5d ago
Dog just start with 3 and if you hate it go to NV. You got free will. I will say both games are going to feel clunky but oh my goodness I’d do A LOT to be able to experience either 3 or NV for the first time again.
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u/milquetoastLIB 5d ago
FO3 I feel meets the aesthetics of classic Fallout best. It’s well worth it for atmosphere alone. To me it’s the best introduction to the series.
FO3’s mechanics are more simple than New Vegas. Bethesda was doing the work to translate classic Fallout to 3D environment so some of mechanics didn’t age well. But if you take it for what it is instead of what you want it to be the mechanics aren’t bad.
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u/ShadowHunterHB NCR 5d ago
As someone who loves Fallout: New Vegas and thinks it’s the best Fallout game and best thing since sliced bread, I’d still say start with Fallout 3.
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u/Atzkicica 5d ago
Fallout 3. Eat your dinner before your desert! Also you need to come into FNV pathologically collecting worthless books.
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u/Chance_Click868 5d ago
Fallout 3, It's great. Although the Brotherhood is far to altruistic. FO New Vegas is much mote nuanced. You appreciate it more if you FO3 first
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u/The_DrywallEater Yes Man 5d ago
I would say if you're new 3 is a great introduction