Fallout : New Vegas is what Fallout 3 should have been and what Fallout 4 failed to be : a true-to-its-roots game upgrading the possibilities of its great ancestors while not mincing the RPG aspect.
As always you have a truckload of weapons to murder overtly or sneakily your foes, plus a good chunk of locations to explore (and, fortunately, not as many soulless caves/camps/dungeons like in Skyrim) and a ton of quests to complete, many of them sporting multiple interesting ways to achieve them (watch Mark Brown's 'Anatomy of a Side Quest : Beyond the Beef' for example).
The simplistic karma system from 3 switches for a more reasonable faction reputation and you gain perks on a sensible pace now. Different styles of play and different endings, plus a real freedom to travel through the Mojave gives New Vegas a great reaplayability value.
It even has some decent DLCs ! I'm looking at you, Old World Blues and Dead Money.

Sure there are some flaws (graphics are dated, clipping is all around, the skill checks are juste mandatory levels to reach, some bugs are still lying around etc.) but for that price, even if you don't know anything about the Fallout franchise, if you love open worlds, you should give New Vegas a try.

Fallout : New Vegas is what Fallout 3 should have been and what Fallout 4 failed to be : a true-to-its-roots game upgrading the possibilities of its great ancestors while not mincing the RPG aspect. As always you have a truckload of weapons to murder overtly or sneakily your foes, plus a good chunk of locations to explore (and, fortunately, not as many soulless caves/camps/dungeons like in Skyrim) and a ton of quests to complete, many of them sporting multiple interesting ways to achieve them (watch Mark Brown's 'Anatomy of a Side Quest : Beyond the Beef' for example). The simplistic karma system from 3 switches for a more reasonable faction reputation and you gain perks on a sensible pace now. Different styles of play and different endings, plus a real freedom to travel through the Mojave gives New Vegas a great reaplayability value. It even has some decent DLCs ! I'm looking at you, Old World Blues and Dead Money. Sure there are some flaws (graphics are dated, clipping is all around, the skill checks are juste mandatory levels to reach, some bugs are still lying around etc.) but for that price, even if you don't know anything about the Fallout franchise, if you love open worlds, you should give New Vegas a try.