Fallout 3 was soul wrenching, it was creepy, it made me question my morales, it made me think deeply, I got engrossed, tried to put myself in the characters shoes, it triggered me into wondering how I would have felt. Even the music and the colour scheme added to the overall experience for me. Nothing was too alive, the people were broken. The surroundings were deserted, depressing, hopeless and dusty. I could sense peoples desperation in the final moments, I could sense the broken minds and the suffering. It made me think "what if this had actually happened?" and it made me realise how real the possibility of something like that happening is. It made me wonder how I would live in that world. All of those things helped to make Fallout 3 great. New Vegas just didn't have that 'magic'.
Did I mention that Fallout 3 is my favourite videogame of all time and I consider it a masterpiece?
I am just praying that Fallout 4 brings back that 'magic'.