User blog comment:Wagnike2/Fallout 3 vs. Skyrim/@comment-4534710-20111123230509/@comment-4113369-20111124141901

D.C. was the only "tight" part of the Capital Wasteland, the rest was ridiculously open. The Mojave Waseteland was much more cramped, thanks in part to unscalable mountains and the game's attempts at railroading the player until New Vegas was reached. Both games have their pros and cons, but the Mojave was definitly not the "Open Wasteland" of the two.