Comparing F3 to NV is difficult. F3 is a better Bethesda-style dungeon crawler/walking simulator, and I would say more polished and graphically better. The game was definitely more "Epic" than NV. But ...
Fallout: New Vegas console commands form the best shortcut to quick HUD adjustments, weather changes, quest progression boosts, character alterations, and free items. Surviving the wasteland is tough ...
@ coolbeans - I can't even remember the story of New Vegas. It was just all over the place to the point of confusion. I just remember being glad it was over.