My Opinion on FONV

[DeusExElysium]

Actually you are forced to take revenge.

 

At least on Benny. The game does not let you side with Benny at all.

 

You can free him and let him go, I wouldn't consider that revenge.

 

That's why you bring Boone with you to the fort, and kill Caesar and all his skirt wearing mongoloids before setting Benny free. :wink:

[Greslin]

Actually you are forced to take revenge.

 

At least on Benny. The game does not let you side with Benny at all.

 

You can free him and let him go, I wouldn't consider that revenge.

Well not really. If you free him you get attacked by Ceaser instantly and Benny pretty much dies within a second.

 

That's not revenge though, he's killed by Caesar, the action of the player was one of forgiveness.

I suppose if you consider getting you both killed a act of forgiveness that is true.

 

Even still, that is the only option you have that is remotely forgiving. It didn't even let you chase Benny down his escape path, or even talk to him seriously at all.

Benny didn't want to work with you, so that wasn't surprising. Remember, he was a rehabbed tribal groomed by House into sort of a retroconned image of a old Vegas mobster, but at heart he's still a tribal. His plan was to share Vegas with no one, least of all the guy he shot in the head.

 

And no, you're not forced to take revenge on Benny. You're certainly encouraged to do it, but not forced. Alas though, revenge is what the Legion respects in this situation, and Benny's their prisoner. If Caesar had simply said, "oh aw shucks, if you vouch for the guy, he's okay - let him GO!", that would have been idiotically out of character.

 

Face it. Benny's story was that of arrogant hubris, biting off more than he could chew, fancying himself as the smartest guy in the room right up until he discovered hard that he was merely an amateur among masters. And that he also wasn't the star of the show. He was always going to end badly.

[Falconian]

I liked both FO3 and NV but I liked NV a lot more.

 

The main story in F3 is short, involves a lot of boring running back and forth, fetch quests...

You have much more control on the story in NV, and there are dozens of possible interpretations.

NV's storytelling, factions and villains/heroes are very deep and realistic, while FO3 has bland writing and the villains/heroes are unrealistic, they look like they are coded to make you advance in the game and nothing else.

I'm not sure how can the OP find NV "bland", I have played all Bethesda-like games and NV has by far the best writing (yes, Obsidian made NV I know).

 

The boldest thing you notice in Beth games is that you're always a superhero that determines the state of the entire game and after you end the game everyone sings kumbaya holding hands.

In NV no matter the choice you make, whoever you give the lead of Nevada to will do bad things, no kumbaya that's for sure.

[minngarm]

See I started with FO3, still have yet to play 1 and 2 but I do intend too. I find FO3 had more depth and immersion than NV, but I do still enjoy both games, for me NV has better gameplay as it adopted most of the mods that started in FO3.

 

As for Skyrim its amazing visuals for a game world of that caliber, the game plays great other than the menus, and the annoying compass icons instead of (or at least with lacking) immersion descriptions. But the storylines are only mildly interesting too me.

 

Anyways too recap I disagree that FO3 is inferior in plot and immersion to NV, but agree that NV plays better. As for playing NV like Fo3, well if you say that too me, I do, and they both play well the same, but I use mods on both so they are very similar for me.