Machocruz
Arcane
thesoup said:This. Everyone agrees that F:NV is the better game, but F3 has better grades, for some reason.
Fallout 3 had the shock of the new.
Yes, "new". Remember, the knowledge base of mainstream reviewers and group-think hype-slaves doesn't extend beyond 5 years. They called Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls: 4 "innovative" and "groundbreaking" and even..."revolutionary". They are already saying the same thing about a fifth, similar game that hasn't come out yet.
And the mentality is Against any kind of substantial RPG content that gets in the way of the For "exploration".
And the gaming conspiracy theorist it me thinks it's an effort to keep Bethesda looking better than Obsidian as an RPG developer. They don't like 'upstarts' outshining their sacred cows.