Mesina2 wrote...
Fast Jimmy wrote...
Well, you also have to think that the Mojave DIDN'T get nuked. It was just a regular desert set in the FO universe. So it could be more "lush" than other areas.
Actually it did got nuked, but very little as most nukes got destroyed before making an impact.
I think like 4-7 managed to hit out of like 50?
So what if it got nuked? It has been 200 years since the bombs fell, the radiation is probably mostly gone by then. I don't understand why FO3's way feels better, I personally think it does not. There is nothing in FO3 like the Strip or like Freeside, the factions are severely lacking in variety, character and number. FO3 only has raiders and super mutants, it doesn't really have "factions", they are just generic enemies plus the Enclave and the BoS of which, only the BoS is actually friendly.
Instead in New Vegas you've got Boomers, Kings, Vipers, Jackals, NCR, Legion, Khans, Fiends and the Brotherhood of Steel, and most of them can either be enemies or allies depending on what you do. FO3 may have a lot of space but even then, is there a lot to find in that space? Not really, I for one think that it is Fallout 3 which is lacking in atmosphere not New Vegas. Every time I go anywhere in New Vegas it feels great, instead when I had to go somewhere in the Capital Wasteland sometimes it felt boring and more of a chore than something extra.