[Lazamataz]

I liked New Vegas because it added a little less bleakness to the whole Fallout genre. They should capitalize on that.

[daltec]

What a testament to these games, that people can see them and enjoy them in different ways. To me, Fallout 3 was a bleak, hostile world. Death was everywhere. Even in the few areas of relative peace, death was just outside the door.

Stepping outside the perspective of your character, that is, and into that of a "normal" person trying to survive. What would happen to the residents of Tenpenny Tower, for example, were they to stray much past the front gate? How about Megaton? Heck, you can see almost certain death from some parts of Rivet City!

But in New Vegas, at least in parts of it, well... one could almost live something of a normal life. Yes, there are the warring factions, and there is a definite sense of dread shared by many people. And danger is never too far away. But in New Vegas, it seems that one can avoid the worst of it, if one is careful and a little lucky.

In Fallout 3, well... not so much!