The first one definitely felt more balanced and I think your observation is what I meant when I said the second game is lighter on story. I think if the game were longer, just another hour or two, they could’ve done more with the story. Gameplay is good for both though!
You’ll get your wish of more Fallout games around about the same time that Bethesda is absorbed into Microsoft around the year 2029 when ES6 performs about as well as Starfield did.