Well, Skyrim is a bit, well a lot, more serious. Fallout 3, very silly. In this game, there is only one outright funny character and a few more wink wink comedy characters. Nevertheless, this game is great. I have put more then 50 hours in to it. Its just not a competition. I would get Skyrim now and SR3 later. In SR3, its a lot more out right craziness, you just don't get the same.... well awesomeness then you would in Skyrim.