1st Time Fallout. Should I play New Vegas or 4?

[Tumultulous]

I heard New Vegas has a better story but 4 plays better. Should I just deal with the jank of New Vegas THEN play 4? Or would it just be better to just play 4? I don't think main story matters all that much to me if the side stories and whatnot are good. I just wanna know what would give me the best experience

[Docsprock]

Play whichever you want. Play them both. I have concurrent games for FO3, FONV, FO4, etc.

This is probably controversial, but I think the younger people prefer FO4 because they cannot get over the graphics of FONV.

I play FO4 because I like the settlement building, and I play FONV because I like the storytelling.

[Shadow]

I say both. In fact I think if you play New Vegas, then F4, it will make you better appreciate what both games have to offer.

[dollars202]

play the one with older graphics first. that way you won't be as put off by it.

[Nitemares]

They are different games and appeal to different players.

F4 has a "looter/shooter" mentality baked right in, with easy to skip dialogues, can't be locked out of any quest (until final faction chapters). And "holds you hand" through out the game just by game design choices (admittedly, this not a bad thing in itself)

FNV is an RPG. It tells a story and has lots of repeatability because its an RPG and doing one thing can lock you out of another part of the game. However, its also a lot "rougher" of a game and has way more "jank"to it because of the 18 month development cycle, and very outdated engine they had to work with. It also looks gawd awful compared to fallout 4.

So... What do you want to play?
Looter/shooter? or RPG?
what matters more?
Looks or Story?

[CyFiver]

Originally posted by dollars202:

play the one with older graphics first. that way you won't be as put off by it.

Yeah as you step up from NV and into Fo4 and the semi-buggy/crashy mess it is. lol

[Aigle1705]

for a first it doesnt matter too much.
if each wouldnt take like a 150h id say both. :D

among all the fallout games, fallout4 is the goofball,
its what justcause is for indiana johnes.
like just in the tv show you get a power armor like 10min into the game.
in older games thats endgame gear

f4 is a ♥♥♥♥ ton of fun, but immersion n lore wise its doesnt make much sense.

new vegas is true to the original games. lore wise and flora/fauna wise.
NV is not as crowded as f4,
population wise, in f4 you gotta question wether the nukes ever droped at all.

[NecroMaster]

Both

[Pronoun Paladin ☯]

For the best experience I think it's important to show why so many people enjoy the series. Fallout 4 wasn't a bad game but it didn't have the strength in storyline/quests/lore that Fallout New Vegas has. Fallout New Vegas is janky but this will make you enjoy Fallout 4 all the more as it clears up much of the jankiness and adds neat mechanics like settlement building although it somewhat lacks in storyline. Also you'd be starting on dated graphics and upgrading to Fallout 4 which has MUCH better graphics, which I think is easier to do then going from good graphics to poor graphics.


It's also worth playing both game DLC"s.

[PeaceMaker]

Originally posted by TumultulousTTV:

I heard New Vegas has a better story but 4 plays better. Should I just deal with the jank of New Vegas THEN play 4? Or would it just be better to just play 4? I don't think main story matters all that much to me if the side stories and whatnot are good. I just wanna know what would give me the best experience

New Vegas = Main meal.
Fallout 4 = desert.

New Vegas first cos Fallout 4 will make you too lazy (and think New Vegas can't possibly be better) to go back to New Vegas and then you'll miss out on all the really good stuff hidden within it.

[Douchebag Extraordinaire]

Start NV first, if you don't like it because it's janky, move on to FO4. NV is a masterpiece but it's not for everyone and FO4 is kind of the opposite, where it's catered to a lot more people (less RPG, more streamlined mechanics).

[💜 Jonni]

NV is the far, far superior game but the extremely outdated graphics and engine would be a slap in the face if you play it after 4. I would say start with NV for that reason.

[Empukris]

Play FO4 if used to ARPG or modern RPG more. If you are more of an classic RPG or cRPG player go play FO1 and FO2. If you are somewhere in between play FONV first.

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by Nitemares:

They are different games and appeal to different players.

F4 has a "looter/shooter" mentality baked right in, with easy to skip dialogues, can't be locked out of any quest (until final faction chapters). And "holds you hand" through out the game just by game design choices (admittedly, this not a bad thing in itself)

FNV is an RPG. It tells a story and has lots of repeatability because its an RPG and doing one thing can lock you out of another part of the game. However, its also a lot "rougher" of a game and has way more "jank"to it because of the 18 month development cycle, and very outdated engine they had to work with. It also looks gawd awful compared to fallout 4.

So... What do you want to play?
Looter/shooter? or RPG?
what matters more?
Looks or Story?

"Looter shooter" elements aren't mutually exclusive with being an RPG. Both are RPGs. Both have decent stories ( Though, yes, NV is better ). I'd describe the distinction as more "hard core" vs "casual".

[K I L 0]

FONV = Story & RPG
FO4 = Graphics & Gunplay, barely any rpg which is dumb.

[Good Old Jim]

Id play New Vegas first, its a "better" game but for me the graphics and AI etc... are rough. I remember LOVING the game when I played it years ago at its release. But I tried to play it again in recent years and it was more jaring going from F04 to NV