Fallout 3 vs Fallout: New Vegas
Compare Fallout 3 vs Fallout: New Vegas side by side on Watch Gameplay.
| Attribute | Fallout 3 | Fallout: New Vegas |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Combined scorecritics and players, blended • Source: IGDB (differs) | ||
| Released (differs) | October 2008 | October 2010 |
| Main Story | 53h | 53h |
| Completionist (differs) | 175h | 95h |
| Mature Content | Yes | Yes |
| Should You Play It? | ||
| Great fit if you want | A big world that rewards wandering off the pathScarcity to manage, not just enemies to beatThe option to take it quietlyTo make your own fun in the space | A big world that rewards wandering off the pathScarcity to manage, not just enemies to beatThe option to take it quietlyTo make your own fun in the space |
| Think twice if you want | A tightly guided path from one scene to the nextTo never think about hunger or suppliesSomething you can finish in a weekend | A tightly guided path from one scene to the nextTo never think about hunger or suppliesSomething you can finish in a weekend |
| What it feels like | Exploration-heavyOpen-endedCharacter-drivenPatience-rewardingCombat-focusedSolo | Exploration-heavyOpen-endedCharacter-drivenPatience-rewardingCombat-focusedSolo |
| Gameplay | ||
| Genres | ShooterRole-playing (RPG) | ShooterRole-playing (RPG) |
| Themes | ActionScience fictionSurvivalStealthSandboxOpen world | ActionScience fictionSurvivalStealthSandboxOpen world |
| Modes | Single player | Single player |
| Perspective | First personThird person | First personThird person |
| Availability | ||
| Platforms | PlayStation GamingXbox GamingPC Gaming | PlayStation GamingXbox GamingPC Gaming |
| Makers | ||
| Developer (differs) | Bethesda Game Studios | Obsidian Entertainment |
| Publisher (differs) | Bethesda Softworks | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Engine | Gamebryo | Gamebryo |
| Series | Fallout | Fallout |
| Watch on Watch Gameplay | ||
| Wallpapers (differs) | 7 | 11 |
