Skyrim in a direct comparion is obviously a improved on graphics and gameplay mechanics and such, but at the time Fallout 3 blew me away. I preferred the desolate wasteland atmosphere and the use of new Bethesda mechanics combined with old classic Fallout mechanics. I hated some of its flaws and missed design choiced, but the modding community added a lot (though admittedly, that isn't a good statement on the game itself and doesn't speak for its true quality as made by Bethesda and on consoles).
Personally, I'm also disappointed Bethesda didn't take some cues from New Vegas and the modding community that Fallout 3 fostered. The companions and characters aren't nearly as fleshed out as the ones Obsidian made for New Vegas, with the same "similar voices" issue (though not as bad as in Oblivion), and I miss a lot of things they could have taken like Hardcore mode (I'm up to my eyeballs in food, drink and unnecessary sleep), companion quests and personalities, and a bit more depth in features like marriage (which is mostly a way to get an NPC to stay at your house for a lover bonus and some additional coin). Its also buggy as hell and combat could be better, but these are nit picks.
Hopefully these issues do get patched, solved in DLC, or get a little mod boost, and they don't keep me from loving it.
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