re: I want to try a Fallout game on the PC, should I get 3 or New Vegas?

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Fallout 3 is TES:Oblivion in the post-apocalyptic future

Fallout: NV is a first person Fallout experience

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Basically this. It really depends on what you enjoy in your games. Fallout NV is closer to Fallout 1 and 2 in style.

Both are very good games though. F3 probably has more straight up wow moments and feels a bit larger, but many of the places are recycled much like the Elder Scrolls games. It also doesn't give you as much choice long term in the game, which kinda goes against the Fallout premise.

NV has better individual quests IMO, and is a better game overall. But I much prefer the gameplay of the older Fallout games to Bethesda games, even though I enjoy both.