I preferred FO3 to New Vegas to be honest, something most people show surprise at when I tell them. I just think the atmosphere is much better, not to mention the story and the ending. New Vegas was a brilliant game, don’t get me wrong, but my expectations were really high from FO3 and it didn’t really live up to them. Didn’t stop me from putting 130 hours into it though.
Pleasantly surprising games…I would say Skate in want of a better example. I played the Tony Hawks games since they started coming out, and I thought the series was getting stale…I did think Skate would just be a poor Tony Hawks clone, but I was really(and pleasantly) surprised.