Honestly the dialog options in F1 and F2 weren't all that much better. There's only so much you can do with written dialog and one line of space per option.
The one thing F3 has going against itself is that the story is an almost carbon copy of Fallout 1 and 2 combined. But that could easily be attributed to Bethesda wanting to introduce a new crowd to the franchise and retelling the story in a 3D setting.
Dialog has always felt a little flimsey in Fallout, but I attribute that mostly to the unnatural stance and look of people you're talking to and the main character not having a voice. It makes any dialog feel weird, no matter how good it is written. I do honestly hope that the main character in F4 will have a voice, hopefully with customization much like in Saints Row where you can pick different voice types and pitches and such. It would bring a little more depth to conversations.
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